When you make changes to a WordPress website, you may not always see those changes immediately. Cached files can continue serving an older version of your pages, styles, scripts, or other content.
Siteligent's cache management tools let you detect and clear supported caching systems from your dashboard instead of having to log in to each caching plugin separately.
This is particularly useful after:
Updating a plugin or theme
Changing CSS or JavaScript
Updating page layouts
Making other front-end changes
Troubleshooting a page that appears broken or outdated
How Siteligent Clears Caches
When you use Clear Cache in Siteligent, the platform communicates with your WordPress site through the authenticated endpoints provided by the Siteligent Connector.
The process works in three stages:
Siteligent checks your WordPress installation to detect which supported caching systems are active.
It sends the appropriate cache clearing request, either to clear all detected caches or to target a specific caching system.
The Siteligent Connector executes the appropriate native cache clearing operation on your site and records the action in the site's activity logs.
This allows Siteligent to use the caching system's own clearing mechanism rather than simply deleting arbitrary cache files.
Supported Caching Plugins
Siteligent can detect and clear caches from a wide range of commonly used WordPress caching and optimization plugins, including:
WP Rocket
W3 Total Cache
LiteSpeed Cache
WP Super Cache
WP Fastest Cache
Autoptimize
Cache Enabler
Comet Cache
Cloudflare Super Page Cache
Redis Object Cache
NitroPack
Breeze
FlyingPress
Nginx Helper
SiteGround Optimizer
Hummingbird
Swift Performance
Powered Cache
WordPress Core Object Cache
Siteligent uses the appropriate native clearing mechanism for each supported system.
For example, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, and other plugins have their own cache-clearing APIs or functions, which Siteligent can invoke through the Connector.
Managed WordPress Hosting Caches
Caching isn't always handled by a WordPress plugin. Some hosting providers maintain server-level or edge caches that can continue serving an older version of your website.
Siteligent can also detect and clear supported hosting-level caches for several managed WordPress environments, including:
Kinsta
Flywheel
Raidboxes
WP Engine
WPServeur
Cloudways
These integrations allow Siteligent to work with the hosting environment's native cache-clearing mechanisms where supported.
When to Clear Your Cache
Clearing the cache is often one of the first things to try when a change you've made isn't appearing correctly on the live website. For example, if you've updated a site's CSS but the old styling is still being displayed, there may be cached versions of the page or assets being served.
Similarly, after installing or updating a plugin, clearing the relevant caches can ensure visitors receive the latest version of the site's files and generated pages.
Clear Cache Before Troubleshooting Further
If a website suddenly shows a broken layout after an update or configuration change, clear the site's caches before assuming that the update itself caused the problem. A cached version of the page can make a healthy website appear broken, especially when CSS, JavaScript, or generated page content has changed.
If clearing the available caches does not resolve the problem, you can continue troubleshooting using Siteligent's other diagnostic tools, such as Debug Mode, the Debug Log Viewer, and PHP Error Monitor.