Title: Clearing the Cloudflare cache doesn’t work?
Last modified: January 28, 2020

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# Clearing the Cloudflare cache doesn’t work?

 *  Resolved [eitanc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eitanc/)
 * (@eitanc)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clearing-the-cloudflare-cache-doesnt-work/)
 * Hi,
    I use the latest Hummingbird and WP versions and I have integrated the plugin
   with Cloudflare. I understood that clearing the cache using the plugin option
   from the admin bar should also clear the cache in CF, but it doesn’t happen. 
   Only if I go to the CF admin site and to the cache purge – it works. At the plugin
   UI I see it is integrated with CF, without any warnings.
 * Any ideas?

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 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clearing-the-cloudflare-cache-doesnt-work/#post-12376695)
 * Hi [@eitanc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eitanc/),
 * Clear Cache button in admin bar is applied to Page Caching and Cloudflare connection
   refers to Browser Caching.
    Can you try going to Hummingbird > Caching > Browser
   Caching page and in the bottom right you will see another Clear Cache button,
   try that out and let us know if that cleared CF cache.
 * Cheers,
    Predrag
 *  Thread Starter [eitanc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eitanc/)
 * (@eitanc)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clearing-the-cloudflare-cache-doesnt-work/#post-12376761)
 * OK, this did the trick.
 * So, I ask you to please:
 * 1. Enhance the admin bar option to also include a browser/CF cache purge menu
   item. I think it will help a lot.
 * 2. Explain better the differences between the page and the browser cache features
 * 3. In the cache settings – that the “File Change Detection” will also have a 
   parallel option so post and pages content change (the text stored in the WP DB)
   will also trigger a purge of the local and CF cache. This will be a great automation
   benefit!
 * 4. Security – to setup the CF API you ask for the global API token of CF, which
   is the “strongest” API token they have for an account. I found a CF cache purge
   extension for Chrome, that claim to enable the purge of all CF cache using only
   a custom permissions API token. I think you should change your plugin to limit
   the risk by changing the token you ask for to be such a custom token.
    See at
   [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cloudflare-purge-plugin/nbpecchpcfacahhekolpaofpmogkmmok?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cloudflare-purge-plugin/nbpecchpcfacahhekolpaofpmogkmmok?hl=en)
   [https://www.cf-purge.com/token-setup.html](https://www.cf-purge.com/token-setup.html)
 * Thanks!!!
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clearing-the-cloudflare-cache-doesnt-work/#post-12383414)
 * Hi [@eitanc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eitanc/),
 * 1. You won’t be able to clear browser cache from a button in the plugin. You 
   can do that from the browser settings. However, clearing cache in Cloudflare 
   is possible. But that won’t really do anything for the users, because their browser
   cache won’t be cleared with that action.
 * 2. Browser cache and Cloudflare cache is only applicable to static assets (images,
   css, js files). And content part (one in WP DB) is handled by page cache.
 * 3. Post and page content is auto cleared on page/post update, don’t think there’s
   a need for an extra option.
 * 4. Thanka! That’s sounds like a really good suggestion. I will check if that’s
   possible.
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clearing-the-cloudflare-cache-doesnt-work/#post-12571743)
 * Hello [@eitanc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eitanc/)
 * I hope you are doing well!
 * We haven’t heard back from you for a while now so we’ve marked this ticket as
   resolved. If you do have any followup questions or require further assistance
   feel free to reopen it and let us know here.
 * Kind regards,
    Nastia

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