Title: cannot get caching working
Last modified: March 13, 2022
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# cannot get caching working
* Resolved [tas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasiek/)
* (@tasiek)
* [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-caching-working/)
* Hi,
* I can see `cf-cache-status: HIT` on many assets, but never on first html request.
* Its always:
* ```
cache-control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0
cf-cache-status: BYPASS
```
* Also, in log I can see that pages that are not supposed to be cached, are being
preloaded.
* ```
[2022-03-13 19:42:26] [preloader::task] Preloading URL https://vfxtricks.com/my-account/
[2022-03-13 19:42:30] [preloader::task] Preloading URL https://vfxtricks.com/checkout/
```
* Here is my .htaccess
* ```
# BEGIN LSCACHE
# END LSCACHE
# BEGIN NON_LSCACHE
# END NON_LSCACHE
# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# END WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
Header always set Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests;
# php -- BEGIN cPanel-generated handler, do not edit
# Set the “ea-php74” package as the default “PHP” programming language.
AddHandler application/x-httpd-ea-php74 .php .php7 .phtml
# php -- END cPanel-generated handler, do not edit
# BEGIN WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache" and "END WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
Header unset Set-Cookie "expr=resp('x-wp-cf-super-cache-active') == '1'"
Header always unset Set-Cookie "expr=resp('x-wp-cf-super-cache-active') == '1'"
ExpiresActive on
ExpiresByType application/xml "access plus 0 seconds"
ExpiresByType text/xsl "access plus 0 seconds"
Header set Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=0"
Header set Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=0"
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)?/wp-content/wp-cloudflare-super-page-cache/vfxtricks.com/debug.log(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
Header set Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=0"
# END WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache
```
* > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/1Vzqi1a)
* > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/zbeDsqu)
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* Plugin Contributor [iSaumya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isaumya/)
* (@isaumya)
* [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-caching-working/#post-15456150)
* Hi [@tasiek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasiek/),
From what I can see
on your website is that, the plugin is not able to work properly on your website.
Something is conflicting with the plugin on your website. It might be some other
page caching plugin you have or some other page caching solution you have at
the server level.
* Please note that you cannot use more than one page caching solution on one site.
So, it is highly recommended that you disable all other page caching solution(
both at the plugin level and at the server level) to ensure the plugin can do
it’s job properly.
* While check the response headers of your webpages I can see that there are no
response headers that are addeded by the plugin which implies that the plugin
is not able to handle your response headers and something else is overwriting
the plugin’s ability.
* When the plugin is working you are supposed to see a few `x-wp-cf-super-cache`
custom headers in the response header (example: [https://i.imgur.com/9Tr8tkJ.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/9Tr8tkJ.jpeg))
which is missing in your case.
* Also when I checked the response header of your home page I can see that the `
cache-control` is set to `no-transform, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate`
which is not done by this plugin or any of it’s associated code. As if the plugin
would have been doing it then there would have been an extra `maxage=0` which
is not present here.
Screenshot: [https://i.imgur.com/iPZ0vmy.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/iPZ0vmy.jpeg)\
* Now when I checked the “Toolbox” page there are no `cache-control` header to
begin with.
Screenshot: [https://i.imgur.com/eRZ0Q1V.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/eRZ0Q1V.jpeg)
* Same situation on your Terms page.
* So, now you need to figure out what caching solution is doing these things. If
you have server level page caching, contact your host to disable that.
* Moreover, first delete this plugin, then delete all other page caching plugins
you have. And make sure all of it’s traces have been properly deleted. Make sure
there is no `advanced-cache.php` file inside the `/wp-content/` folder. There
is no `mu-plugin` related to page caching or modifying response header.
* Then you feash install this plugin and set it up.
* Thread Starter [tas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasiek/)
* (@tasiek)
* [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-caching-working/#post-15458504)
* Hi,
* Thank you for many clues.
* 1. I dont have any caching/performance plugin installed.
2. I switched back
to Google DNS from Cloudflare 3. I reinstalled Super Page Cache plugin
* Things look different, but still not good.
* 1. Now I do have `cache-control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age
=0`, which means this plugin is writing it. Why no cache?
2. I dont see any
cf headers in response. 3. css/js assets are not cached by cf anymore, no headers.
* Is it required to use CF DNS ? Previously I followed youtube tutorial, but I
realized it was not necessary to mess with dns.
* This part of setting is very confusing to me, it looks like /* means not to cache
any page. I cannot edit it out, it always comes back.
* > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/yW5KSGk)
* Thanks
* Thread Starter [tas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasiek/)
* (@tasiek)
* [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-caching-working/#post-15459225)
* I was so wrong about not using CF DNS, its part of adding website process in
CF Dashboard.
Im back to using CF DNS.
* The main question is, how to remove /* from “Prevent the following URIs to be
cached” settting?
* I think this is causing all my pages from being cached.
* > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/yW5KSGk)
* Thread Starter [tas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasiek/)
* (@tasiek)
* [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-caching-working/#post-15459335)
* ok, I finally got it working.
I use woocommerce, in Third Part tab, WC section,
if Cart is cheked, it will append /* to the blocked URLs.
* Once I uncheck it its all good.
* > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/MMtr94r)
* It that a bug or a feature?
I need to do much more testing now with pages being
cached.
* Thanks for help
- This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by [tas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasiek/).
* Plugin Contributor [iSaumya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isaumya/)
* (@isaumya)
* [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-caching-working/#post-15459732)
* Hi,
First of all, I can now confirm that Cloudflare caching is properly working
on your site: [https://i.imgur.com/RFjEUSo.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/RFjEUSo.jpeg)
Please make sure that: 1. inside your Cloudflare Dashboard, under the page rule
section you only have 1 page rule that is added by this plugin (the cache everything
page rule). Beside that there are no other page rule that might be modifying
the cache behaviour. 2. Inside the CF dashboard > Caching tab > Settings – Bowser
Cache TTL is set to “Respect Header” 3. Inside CF Dashboard > Caching > Enable
Tiered Cache 4. Make sure there are no other page rule or worker modifying the
cache behaviour of this site as it will all be handelled by the plugin itself.
5. Make sure you enable the option inside the plugin settings under the cache
tab to add the browser cache rules: [https://i.imgur.com/Fn67zDl.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/Fn67zDl.jpeg)
* > The main question is, how to remove /* from “Prevent the following URIs to
> be cached” settting?
* – Now coming to the second question. That `/*` is what causing all the issue
bypassing everything. That `/*` is not added by the plugin automatically. No
matter what settis you enable or disable. I also tested again to double check
this. There is no way the plugin is automatically adding the `/*` as I have tested
across many sites. It might be possible it is mistakenly been typed by you or
someone while setting up the plugin.
- This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by [iSaumya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isaumya/).
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