Forum:PurgeButton

The ability to purge a page and force it to update can be very useful when a page has gotten stuck and hasn't updated after you've uploaded a new version of a file or made another change. Usually the only way to do this is to add action=purge, which isn't very convenient. Luckily, there's a JavaScript tool to add a useful link to purge a page.

The PurgeButton adds a "Purge" option to page controls. A "Purge" refreshes both Wikia's caches and your browser's cache. It is also possible to change the text of the link that appears in the drop down menu. So instead of "Purge", the text can be changed to "Refresh". This screenshot gives an example of how it would be: http://images.wikia.com/dev/images/5/5b/Purgetab.jpg 06:40, April 22, 2013 (UTC)

And what's wrong with F5 or the refresh button on the task bar? 06:41, April 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Unlike the F5 and the refresh button it bypasses your browser's cache and wikia's caches. When a new file is added or a new update has been made, for example, as a result of your browser's and wikia's cache it takes longer to update. However, wikia created a way for things to update faster. It can be done by adding "action=purge" to the end of the url. However, it's not very convenient so the developers created a button that can be used to purge things more efficiently. 08:33, April 22, 2013 (UTC)

First of all, never make a forum here without our forumheader template.

Second, a button is kind of unnecessary since you can simply force a page to refresh by editing it but changing nothing. It's quick, easy, and I do it all the time. Better not to have a new button that confuses people for a while. 14:21, April 22, 2013 (UTC)

The button may even slow down some pages, as it's one more extra thing to load. Sorry, but it just seems unnecessary. 14:23, April 22, 2013 (UTC)

I agree with the above, it's just purely unecessary. WU out -  14:40, April 22, 2013 (UTC)

It isn't needed.Really. 14:59, April 22, 2013 (UTC)

Can you give an example of a Wiki that uses it? 18:01, April 26, 2013 (UTC)