Title: static file headers
Last modified: May 19, 2020
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# static file headers
* Resolved [yastychef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yastychef/)
* (@yastychef)
* [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-file-headers/)
* How can I disable the Static browser file cache settings (via headers)?
* The browser’s static file cache header is currently enabled.
How can I undo
this?
* The Numbers have dissapeared to reduce it down to zero.
I have no control about
it anymore now.
* Since I have turned it on, I have an displaying error on my page on the backend
side and I want to turn it off to see if it is the reason.
* What can I do?
* I also tried deleting and re-installing the plugin, but it reamains enabled the
same way.
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* [Marc Lacroix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcusig/)
* (@marcusig)
* [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-file-headers/#post-12862527)
* Hi there,
* If the cache headers were added via WP-Optimize, and the setting has disappeared(
it shouldn’t), you’ll have to remove them from your website’s `.htaccess`.
* You can remove the section within the comments `# BEGIN WP-Optimize Browser Cache`:
* ```
# BEGIN WP-Optimize Browser Cache
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/html "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/png "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/webp "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access 1 month"
ExpiresDefault "access 1 month"
Header set Cache-Control "public"
Header set Cache-Control "public"
Header set Cache-Control "private"
Header set Cache-Control "private, must-revalidate"
#Disable ETag
FileETag None
# END WP-Optimize Browser Cache
```
* Though the setting itself shouldn’t disappear.
* > Since I have turned it on, I have an displaying error on my page on the backend
> side and I want to turn it off to see if it is the reason.
* Could you share a screenshot of the error?
* Marc.
* Thread Starter [yastychef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yastychef/)
* (@yastychef)
* [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-file-headers/#post-12864858)
* Thanks for the reply,
well I honestly dont understand much of what u´re talking
about, I cannot code and dont speak php.
* Here is a screenshot:
[https://www.yasty.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-20-at-14-00-35.jpg](https://www.yasty.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-20-at-14-00-35.jpg)
As you see there is no option anymore to turn it off. So I cannot find out it
is the reason for my error.
* I dont know if this is the reason for the problem, but it happended after I turned
that on.
* Either my page builder doesent load anymore or the elements like texts multiply
by 4 in the backend.
* [Marc Lacroix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcusig/)
* (@marcusig)
* [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-file-headers/#post-12865234)
* I doubt that browser caching is the issue, but Here’s how to disable browser
caching, when the option is gone from the admin (which shouldn’t happen):
–
using a FTP client (e.g. Filezilla) or a file browser on your hosting solution,
browse to the root of your website. – Make a backup of that file, just in case
something goes wrong. – In there, you’ll find a file named `.htaccess`, which
contains the browser cache instructions. – Choose to edit this file (you might
have to download it). – Delete what’s between `# BEGIN WP-Optimize Browser Cache`
and `# END WP-Optimize Browser Cache`, as well as those two lines. – Save the
file (if you had to download the file, upload it back on the server).
* That’s enough to deactivate the setting.
* Note that if [https://www.yasty.de](https://www.yasty.de) is the site you have
the issue with, the setting will still appear enabled, because Cloudflare is
enabled, and provides browser cache.
* [Marc Lacroix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcusig/)
* (@marcusig)
* [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-file-headers/#post-12865261)
* Also after opening your browser’s console ([how to](https://documentation.concrete5.org/tutorials/how-open-browser-console-view-errors)),
you may want to share some screenshots of the issues (not WP-Optimize settings),
and any error displayed in the console. This could help diagnose the problem.
* Marc.
* Thread Starter [yastychef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yastychef/)
* (@yastychef)
* [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-file-headers/#post-12870081)
* Hey Thanks Marc for your advice,
well yes that is the domain and now I have
turned cloudflare off for a while and the setting (to turn static file header
off) appeared again.
* Obviously WPoptimize didnt cause the displaying error, cause it is still there.
* Probably is has to do with cloudflare.
* So okay, there is something now that keeps me busy and I dont know what it is.
* However thanks
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