ℹ️ If you are using Boost, you also have plenty of options inside our portal to fine-tune your cache, speed, and security settings. We recommend checking out our Enterprise Settings page.
First, the good news: you rarely need to clear cache yourself
BigScoots Cache clears the right cache for you automatically. When you publish, edit, or delete a post or page, or change a comment, menu, or widget, the plugin clears that page and the pages connected to it (like its category pages, author page, and blog page). By default, it also clears the cache when you update WordPress, a theme, or a plugin.
So if you've just edited a post, give it up to 30 seconds and check again before reaching for a button.
Where to find the cache clearing options
You can clear cache from two places:
The top toolbar. While logged in to WordPress, hover over BigScoots Cache in the black bar at the top of the screen.
The plugin's settings page. Click BigScoots Cache in the toolbar (or find it in your WordPress menu) and use the buttons at the top of the page.
Every option is safe. None of them will harm your website, delete any content, or break your site. After you click one, please allow up to 30 seconds for it to take effect.
Why are there several options instead of one?
When the cache is cleared, the next visitor to each page has to wait while your server builds it again. Clearing everything at once means every page has to be rebuilt and every image and file fetched from your server again, which can make your site a bit slower for a short while. Smaller options let you clear only what changed and keep everything else fast.
The options, from smallest to biggest
Clear Cache for This Page Only
Clears the page you are looking at, plus the pages that list it, such as its category and tag pages, the author page, your blog page, and your RSS feeds.
Where to find it:
In the toolbar, while viewing a published page or post on your site, or while editing one.
In Posts or Pages, hover over a title and click Clear Cache for This Page Only (administrators only).
Use it when: one post or page isn't showing your latest change.
Clear Cache for Specific URLs
Lets you paste one or more web addresses (one per line) and clears only those. This is handy for a single image, stylesheet, or page.
Enter the full address, starting with https://. For example:
https://www.example.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/photo.jpg
https://www.example.com/wp-content/themes/demo-theme/style.css?ver=1.2.3
The part after a ? (like ?ver=1.2.3) is ignored, so every version of that file is cleared.
Tip: clear a whole folder at once. An address that ends in a folder also clears everything inside that folder. So instead of listing these three files one by one:
https://www.example.com/wp-content/themes/demo-theme/css/first-file.css?ver=123
https://www.example.com/wp-content/themes/demo-theme/css/second-file.css?ver=123
https://www.example.com/wp-content/themes/demo-theme/css/third-file.css?ver=123
You can enter just the part they share:
https://www.example.com/wp-content/themes/demo-theme/css/
Entering just your domain (like https://www.example.com/) clears only your home page, not the whole site. To clear everything, use one of the Entire Site options below.
Use it when: you replaced an image or file and still see the old version, or you want to refresh one section of your site.
Clear Page Cache for Entire Site (HTML Only)
Clears every page on your site, but leaves images, CSS, and JavaScript files in place. On the settings page, this is the Clear Page Cache – For All Pages (HTML Only) button.
Use it when: a change affects many pages at once, such as a new menu item, a footer edit, or a site-wide banner.
Clear Cache for Entire Site (Including Images and CSS/JS)
The biggest option. It clears every page and every image, CSS, and JavaScript file. It also clears your server's stored copy of your site's code (OPcache) and its database cache (Redis object cache). On the settings page, this is the Clear Everything button.
Use it when: you changed your site's design (CSS), or you uploaded new images over old ones with the same file name and still see the old ones.
Because everything has to be rebuilt afterwards, your site may be a little slower for a short while.
Options you may also see
Clear Opcache
On the settings page. This clears only your server's stored copy of your site's code (PHP OPcache). It does not touch your pages or images.
Use it when: you edited a theme or plugin file directly, and the change isn't showing up.
Clearing cache for logged-in users (Boost only)
If you're on Boost and have turned on caching for logged-in users, you'll see two more options. In the toolbar, they're listed under the others; on the settings page, open the User Cache tab.
Clear Page Cache for Your Logged-in User clears the cached pages saved for your own account.
Clear Page Cache for Specific Users clears them for the users you choose. Enter each user's ID on its own line. To find a user's ID, go to Users, click another user's name, and look for
user_id=in your browser's address bar.
Use it when: a member, customer, or student isn't seeing an update that only applies to their account.
Common questions
I don't see any cache clearing options.
I don't see any cache clearing options.
Only administrators can clear the cache by default. An administrator can allow other user roles (for example, Editors) under Select user roles allowed to purge the cache in the plugin's settings. You also won't see them if caching is turned off. If the options are missing only from the toolbar, check that Remove purge option from toolbar is switched off in the plugin's settings.
Cache clearing is not available on my staging site.
Cache clearing is not available on my staging site.
That's expected. Staging sites are not cached, so there's nothing to clear.
I'm not sure which option to pick.
I'm not sure which option to pick.
Clear Cache for Entire Site (Including Images and CSS/JS) will always make your changes visible. But it's best to start with the smallest option that fits, so the rest of your site stays fast.
If you have any questions about clearing cache or about WordPress in general, please reach out to our support team. We're happy to help.