Force Refresh
An open-source WordPress plugin, with 4,000+ active installs, that refreshes visitors' browsers after a site update.
Force Refresh is an open-source WordPress plugin that gives site owners a reliable way to request or schedule browser refreshes for visitors currently viewing their site.
The plugin started in 2017 as my fix for a simple problem with single-page applications: when a new version is deployed, connected browsers may keep running stale client-side code until users manually refresh. Force Refresh closes that gap with one-click site-wide refreshes, scheduled refreshes, targeted page/post refreshes, configurable polling intervals, and role-based permissions.
The plugin has grown into a maintained WordPress.org project with 4,000+ active installations, a custom Vue-powered admin interface, troubleshooting tools, release notes, and an optional static file polling mode for reducing server load on higher-traffic sites.