Title: Plugin does not dynamically update Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Plugin does not dynamically update * Resolved [einfohound](https://wordpress.org/support/users/einfohound/) * (@einfohound) * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/) * I have installed plugin and set it up, but when I publish a new post, what is displayed in the widget does not update. If I go into the widget are and just“ Save” the widget again, the new post will show. * The same applies to any changes that might have been made to existing posts. The updates do not show in the widget area unless I go save it again. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/recent-posts-widget-extended/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/recent-posts-widget-extended/) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Author [satrya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satrya/) * (@satrya) * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3354992) * Hello, * Yes it’s normal because the plugin uses custom cache, it will expired in 12 hours 🙂 * [bwhontwerpers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bwhontwerpers/) * (@bwhontwerpers) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355280) * Is there any way we can modify this cache expiration timeout? * Plugin Author [satrya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satrya/) * (@satrya) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355282) * [@bwhontwerpers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bwhontwerpers/) please open new thread. Actually you can’t change the cache time, you only need to re-save the widget and the cache will removed * [alby270](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alby270/) * (@alby270) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355283) * That’s kind of tedious to have to re-save the widget every time in order for it to refresh itself just so it shows the most recent post… * Thread Starter [einfohound](https://wordpress.org/support/users/einfohound/) * (@einfohound) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355284) * You don’t have to…it will dynamically update itself every 12 hours. It is not a big deal. * [artgeek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artgeek/) * (@artgeek) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355288) * Running into this same issue; a 12-hour cache is actually a big deal for sites that update periodically throughout the day. * Plugin Author [satrya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satrya/) * (@satrya) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355289) * I’m sorry, but please read the descriptions once again. * > The recent posts widget extended uses Transients API for delivering cached > to optimize your site performance when used the widget. * The cache is just to optimize your site. Maybe in the next release, I’ll provide an input box to set up the cache time. * [ACarlsson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acarlsson/) * (@acarlsson) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355293) * If anyone want to skip the cache thing you can do like me. * In the plugin folder on line 52 in the file includes/widget-recent-posts-extended. php * replace this * ``` if ( false === ( $rpwewidget = get_transient( 'rpwewidget_' . $widget_id ) ) ) { $args = array( 'numberposts' => $limit, 'cat' => $cat, 'post_type' => $post_type ); $rpwewidget = get_posts( $args ); set_transient( 'rpwewidget_' . $widget_id, $rpwewidget, 60*60*12 ); } ?> ``` * with this * ``` /* if ( false === ( $rpwewidget = get_transient( 'rpwewidget_' . $widget_id ) ) ) { */ $args = array( 'numberposts' => $limit, 'cat' => $cat, 'post_type' => $post_type ); $rpwewidget = get_posts( $args ); /* set_transient( 'rpwewidget_' . $widget_id, $rpwewidget, 60*60*12 ); } */ ?> ``` * [carrie@wack.co.za](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carriewackcoza/) * (@carriewackcoza) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355295) * Thank you ACarlsson! Just what I needed. 🙂 * [artgeek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artgeek/) * (@artgeek) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-dynamically-update/#post-3355296) * Brava, ACarlsson. I had actually just edited down the time of the cache, but I think this is actually a better solution. 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