Description
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!
Screenshots
Under Tools, you’ll find all settings for Force Refresh. 
You can choose from popular refresh intervals or specify a custom one. After clicking, “Refresh site”, you’ll receive confirmation that you’ve requested connected browsers to refresh. 
To refresh a single page or post, locate the “Force Refresh” section under any page. 
Want to see the latest features? Clicking “View Release Notes” will display the most recent features and fixes for Force Refresh. 
If you’re having trouble, clicking on “Troubleshooting” will allow you to view the current settings for Force Refresh and allow you to enter Debugging Mode — an enhanced browser console logging mode that can be used to diagnose issues.
Installation
Upload the Force Refresh plugin to your site, and then simply activate it. To force a refresh, just navigate to “Tools”, click on “Force Refresh” and click the button that says, “Refresh Site.”
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Force Refresh” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
2.16.2
Released on April 8, 2026
##### Changes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.16.1
Released on March 10, 2026
##### Fixes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.16.0
Released on February 24, 2026
##### Changes
* Update minimum PHP version to 8.2.
#### 2.15.0
Released on February 24, 2026
##### Changes
* Update minimum WordPress version to 6.3.
#### 2.14.0
Released on November 29, 2025
##### Changes
* Add support for WordPress 6.9.
#### 2.13.2
Released on August 29, 2025
##### Changes
* Resolve issue activating plugin on PHP 8.2.
#### 2.13.1
Released on August 9, 2025
##### Fixes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.13.0
Released on April 21, 2025
##### Changes
* Add support for WordPress 6.8.
#### 2.12.1
Released on January 12, 2025
##### Fixes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.12.0
Released on October 28, 2024
##### Changes
* Add support for WordPress 6.7.
#### 2.11.1
Released on September 15, 2024
##### Fixes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.11.0
Released on July 7, 2024
##### Changes
* Add support for WordPress 6.6.
#### 2.10.2
Released on May 27, 2024
##### Fixes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.10.1
Released on March 24, 2024
##### Fixes
* Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
#### 2.10.0
Released on March 24, 2024
##### Changes
* Add support for WordPress 6.5.
Changes
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Update error message when missing build files.
2.9.4
Released on February 10, 2024
Changes
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Resolve issue loading icons.
2.9.3
Released on December 9, 2023
Changes
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Resolve issue viewing release notes.
2.9.2
Released on November 17, 2023
Changes
- Add missing refresh interval in admin message.
- Fix button text in Refresh from Admin Bar.
- Resolve infinite refreshing on search pages.
- Resolve issue requesting page refreshes.
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Resolve saving Refresh from Admin Bar options.
2.9.1
Released on November 10, 2023
Changes
-
Fatal error when loading Force Refresh.
2.9.0
Released on November 10, 2023
Changes
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Add support for WordPress 6.4.
2.8.3
Released on September 9, 2023
Fixes
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Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
2.8.2
Released on August 9, 2023
Changes
- Displaying multiple periods in release notes.
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Issue with typed returns in PHP 7.4.
2.8.1
Released on August 5, 2023
Fixes
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Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
2.8.0
Released on August 5, 2023
Changes
- Add link for leaving reviews.
- Add support for custom refresh intervals.
- Add support for viewing plugin release notes.
Changes
- Issue dismissing admin notifications.
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Issue with logo animations.
2.7.0
Released on July 26, 2023
Changes
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Add support for WordPress 6.3.
2.6.1
Released on March 4, 2023
Fixes
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Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
2.6.0
Released on June 11, 2022
Changes
- Add troubleshooting page link to admin page.
Changes
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Update directions for sites with no name.
2.5.2
Released on January 23, 2022
Changes
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Address issue with production build.
2.5.1
Released on January 23, 2022
Changes
- Update Heath troubleshooting section.
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Update WordPress version requirements.
2.5.0
Released on January 8, 2022
Changes
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Alert user when plugin is outdated.
2.4.0
Released on December 4, 2021
Changes
- Add additional debug logs.
- Add support for troubleshooting screen.
Changes
- Exit force refresh if success is false.
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Remove nonce for client-side calls.
2.3.0
Released on March 7, 2021
Changes
- Address issue with default refresh intervals.
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Update button text in Admin Bar.
2.2.0
Released on November 29, 2020
Changes
- Add support for WordPress 5.5.3.
- Update Admin UI to use Vue instead of Handlebars.
Changes
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Address issue with encoded post names.
2.1.6
Released on September 29, 2020
Changes
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Issue with refresh interval being ignored.
2.1.5
Released on September 17, 2020
Changes
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Address issue running plugin in PHP 7.2.
2.1.4
Released on September 16, 2020
Changes
- Address refresh loop bug when activating.
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Issue displaying default refresh intervals.
2.1.3
Released on September 16, 2020
Changes
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Address refresh permissions issue.
2.1.2
Released on September 7, 2020
Fixes
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Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
2.1.1
Released on September 7, 2020
Fixes
-
Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
2.1.0
Released on October 19, 2018
Changes
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Add support to request refreshes on custom post types.
2.0.0
Released on October 11, 2018
Changes
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Move from Xamin to LightnCandy for HTML templates.
1.1.2
Released on February 28, 2018
Fixes
-
Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
1.1.1
Released on February 28, 2018
Fixes
-
Performance enhancements and bug fixes.
1.0.0
Released on October 5, 2017
Changes
- Initial release.