Blogging at Blogsome is getting easier and more exciting I guess. Previously I used to have this cache problem a lot. Let me explain it in brief …

Say you create a page (thats where I face this problem a lot) or a post in your blog. Now when you attempt to make certain changes and republish, you cant seem to see the changes in reality! You may wonder if this has something to do with your browser. Well yes it may be.

How to clean browser cache?

Whatever be your browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) just press Ctrl + F5. There are other ways (pretty hectic yet useful) to clean the browser cache .. just take the help of Google/Yahoo to find it. Now does that solve your problems? Yes?? Gr8! If not, read on ..

How do I clean server cache of my blog at Blogsome?

Previously I used to do this. I used to rename the page from /page-name-1/ to /page-name-2/and republish, open the page in my browser, rename the page from /page-name-2/ to /page-name-1/ and republish it. Grrr .. too hectic and often it didn’t work too smartly.

But now I have a simpler way to clean the server cache of of my blog hosted at Blogsome!

Now, I simply ..

1. log in to my account
2. Go to Manage tab
3. Click on Hacks tab
4. There you will find the following line .. If you make a change to your blog and it doesn’t take effect (which shouldn’t happen very often) try clearing the cache. (Screenshot) Yup you guessed it right .. I just have to click on the clearing the cache button! Thats it!!

NOTE: If that doesn’t solve your probs, keep experimenting or simply post your probs in the famous Blogsome forums (famous cuz I have learnt a lot simply reading the old posts).

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Want to know more about web cache? Read this doc.