Force Refresh

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Force Refresh is a simple plugin that allows you to force a page refresh for users currently visiting your site.

Author:jordanleven (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:6.3
WordPress version tested:6.9.1
Plugin version:2.16.1
Added to WordPress repository:08-10-2017
Last updated:10-03-2026
Rating, %:100
Rated by:12
Plugin URI:https://github.com/jordanleven/force-refresh
Total downloads:131 923
Active installs:4 000+
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Force Refresh is the best plugin for requesting browsers to refresh their page. Perfect for single-page applications or pages that bring in feeds, this simple plugin will allow you to force a page refresh for users currently visiting any page of your site.

Features

  • Support for both parent and child themes.
  • Allows an admin to simply click a button to request browsers to refresh their page. This is done within your selected customized client-side refresh interval.
  • Ability to add refreshing capabilities to any role using the “Invoke Force Refresh” capability.
  • Ability to refresh on a per-page or post basis.
  • Customizable client-side refresh intervals, including the ability to customize any refresh interval between 30 seconds and four hours.

Feature Requests and Bug Reports

  • Please report any bugs you encounter under the Support tab.
  • Feature requests can be made on GitHub. Force Refresh is an open-source plugin, and PRs are welcomed!
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