Force browser css update
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Topic: Force browser css update
Posted By: mwdarr
Subject: Force browser css update
Date Posted: Dec 22 2018 at 1:52pm
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When I update an existing web page on my site the formatting is usually wrong for routine users. I pinned this down and it is because their browser has cached the css file. Browsers have ways to force css to reload. The usual recommendation is to change the css file name. There has to be a way to do this but I cannot find out how to get Openelement to change the css file name or update it in a way that will force browsers to reload. I know I can tell the users to do a ctl-F5, but this is very clumsy. Users should never have to do anything other than pull up the page. Any thoughts. ------------- Maurice Darr |
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Posted By: digizar
Date Posted: Dec 24 2018 at 5:39pm
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Just rename the .html source file, the .css will follow.
Or ask the domain provider how to disable caching. One.com .htaccess: #FreeScript Header add "disablevcache" "true" ------------- ___________________________________ Ask questions only if there is no answer yet. https://blumendigi.com |
Posted By: Albano
Date Posted: Jan 11 2019 at 11:32am
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mwdarr wrote:Posted By: digizar
Date Posted: Jan 11 2019 at 1:08pm
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Why should I re-rename them?
As you change the *.html source file name, automatically the *.css will also be renamed. Otherwise it would not make any sense, and would cause inferno. Well, you have to upload that couple to the server. And to tell the server, to discard the current cache. So it fetches both new names. Keep on mind though, that OE uses a data bank to keep track of all files and their relations. It is NOT possible to simply change the file name in the explorer or on the server. You have to do that inside OE-Site Explorer. And upload that new version, preferrably as complete version.
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