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Getting failure when using filemtime() with wp_enqueue_style
It's because you're retrieving it via URL, but filemtime() requires a path. Use get_stylesheet_directory() instead. That returns a path:
function pro_styles()
{
wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style', ...
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Any reason why wp_cache_set not to work?
As of WordPress 6.3, both WP_Query and WP_User_Query automatically cache requests. The original question example is outdated since get_posts() uses WP_Query.
The wp_cache_*() functions are non-...
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Is get_option() faster than accessing get_transient()?
The TLDR: For 99% of people they're the same thing and just as fast as each other. This is micro-optimisation and not worth your time.
Today I run a test over my db to explore the speed difference ...
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Is it possible to completely stop WP_Query retrieving posts?
At the moment, it is not possible.
When 'pre_get_posts' runs, is too late to stop WP_Query to perform a query.
WordPress itself, when you try to query a taxonomy that does not exists, adds AND (0 = ...
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Using get_posts vs. WP_Query
Edit: WP Core has changed since the question and answer were written. While I still believe it's better to use WP_Query for other reasons, the suppress_filters rule should be gone from WPCS/VIPCS now
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Forcing reload of editor-style.css
I couldn't get toscho's answer to work for the current version of WordPress (4.7.2), and that seems to be because the TinyMCE init array has a cache_suffix set to 'wp-mce-' . $tinymce_version.
So ...
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Is define('WP_CACHE', true) needed for object caching?
No, including this constant with a value of true loads advanced-cache.php. Object-cache.php is loaded and used automatically.
See https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/
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How can I cache WordPress Rest API Response
You should create a new instance from WP_REST_Response to set the Cache-Control value.
<?php
register_rest_route('wp/v2', '/your_endpoint', array(
'methods' => 'GET',
'callback' => '...
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Nginx FastCGI_Cache Vs PHP Caching
Nginx is really good at concurrency (PHP not so much) so you should try a bit more than 180 requests per second. Maybe 500, or 1000 depending on your server resources and network throughput.
The ...
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Getting "Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_cache_get() in option.php" after updating a cache plugin
I solved deleting the w3tc cache plugin from ftp
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Is there a get_post(s) filter that can alter/replace the output completely?
If you look towards the end of the query process (which starts with the pre_get_posts filter), there is a filter called the_posts (not to be confused with the_post). This allows you to modify the ...
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Getting failure when using filemtime() with wp_enqueue_style
Just to expand on Jacob Peattie Answer for people that have CSS file in a custom plugin, you can use
filemtime( plugin_dir_path(dirname(__FILE__)).'plugin-folder/css-file-path.css' )
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Wordpress transients for a shortcode
I add it the transient name to a variable to handle it easier.
Next, I check if the return value from the get_transient is false and update the variable name and the transient.
You can try this one:
...
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Is get_option() faster than accessing get_transient()?
If no object caching is found, get_transient calls get_option twice, once or the expiry interval and one for the value, therefor it is not going to be faster.
get_option performance by itself will be ...
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How can I free up the memory used by update_post_meta?
It turns out that it was due to Query Monitor, a plugin that records info about each query. Every time update_post_meta ran, Query Monitor would store some data about the query, which eventually added ...
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Usage of Direct Database Call Without Caching Error
I agree with @Tom J Nowell:
I'd suggest you remove it, or better yet just say "all rights reserved".
But in the quest for answers, here's a suggestion using an option field to cache the years:
/*...
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wp_transients | wp_object_cache VS SESSIONS & Cookies?
set_transient() using wp_cache_set() and mysql database. WP Cache API using $GLOBAL(global session for application).
Cookies and Session saves data only for one current user(cookies in browser, ...
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Should i clear the plugin cache for cache busting?
The main obvious problem with your scheme is that when someone wil try to reload an old page it will get all kinds of 404 when requesting the JS and CSS since those files are not on the server anymore....
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Automatically Refresh WordPress Stylesheet
"Quick" fix: Right Click -> view page source ( ctrl+U ), find .css file you changed, open it in new tab and reload ( you should see change in place you've made it )
ONLY in development mode add php ...
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Want to enforce the visitor to load the new version of your stylesheets and scripts
Sounds like you are talking about cachebusting. Changing the querystring makes the browser interpret the URL as a new resource. Unless you want to change the entire filename there really isn't a ...
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Why my browser keeps loading old version of custom JavaScript files in \divi\js?
First get datetime stamp of your js file's last modification, and use it as fourth parameter of wp_enqueue_script function:
$path = 'full path to your script file');
$handle = 'your_handle';
$src = '...
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Wordpress transients for a shortcode
Use this instead of the line in wich you define $days (your second line):
$transient = get_transient( 'your_transient_key' );
if( !$transient ):
$days = file_get_contents( 'json_file' );
...
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Will cron job run if page loaded is being served from cache?
It depends on the plugin and the cache method you are using. For example, as far as I remember, WP Super Cache offers two different cache methods:
PHP Cache
HTML Cache
Using the first method creates ...
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How to stop WP API endpoint from caching?
If you have access to your request header you can add the line.
Cache-Control: private or Cache-Control: no-cache. This will force well-behaved hosts to send you fresh results.
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Wordpress REST API, Expired Nonce from Cache results in 403 forbidden
Based on the authentication documentation here - a nonce key needs to be passed with each request.
So if the nonce key is being cached on the frontend beyond its lifespan, you will need to hook ...
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Local PC cache stays filled with old WordPress Site data
Unsurprisingly so since you tell browser to cache everything for 1 month by default (ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month").
You should limit long caching times to static resources and leave pages ...
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Files cached as CSS or PHP?
A great deal of this will depend on your server configuration, but:
Will WP Super Cache cache the css.php output?
Extremely unlikely. If your file simply generates CSS from a few variables, then no.
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How do you avoid caching during development?
What worked for me running Wordpress on a Bitnami stack under Windows was to edit my php.ini file and restart my server.
In the [opcache] section change the opcache.revalidate_freq to 1
opcache....
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Nonces and Cache
I know this question is ancient, but no, it's not very secure.
Anyone with knowledge of the AJAX endpoint would be able to generate valid nonces, which defeats the purpose in the first place.
That ...
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