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version 1.3.0
Licence: GNU/GPL GNU/GPL

With Cache Cleaner you can clean your cache fast and easily via a link in your Joomla! Administrator.

If you use Cache Cleaner, please post a rating and a review at the Joomla! Extensions Directory.

Description

With Cache Cleaner you can clean your cache fast and easily via a link in your Joomla! Administrator!

If you are editing an article - for instance - and want to see the changes in the frontend, you first have to clean the cache.

Normally this means having to go to the Joomla! Cache Manager, select all cache types and delete them. This is very irritating and needs a lot of clicks and waiting time.

Cache Cleaner gives you a quick link in the top right of your Joomla! Administrator (status bar) which will clean all cache by simply clicking on it. It doesn't need to reload the page either, because it uses ajax to do this in the background.

PS: I know, I know, there is next to no documentation besides what you see here. Sorry... still have to write more on this. If you have any questions, please just ask me via the forum.

Browser Cache?

Cache Cleaner only cleans the cache in your website, saved by Joomla! or a 3rd party extension.

It does not clean the browsers cache (because it is impossible to do). So you will still have to clean your browsers cache manually if you need it cleaned.

FAQ's

Will Cache Cleaner clean JRE cache too?

  • Yes, it will

Can I clean the cache from the frontend?

  • Yes, you can
    You can set a secret word in Cache Cleaner's System Plugin settings. Then you can use that in the url to clean the cache, like:
    http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php?cleancache=your_word
    http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php?option=com_content&...&cleancache=your_word
    So you can just add it to any url (within your website of course). The second url is an example of a url that already contains a '?'. So then you need to use a '&'.

Will Cache Cleaner clean the browsers cache too?

  • No, it will not!
    Cache Cleaner does not clean the browsers cache (because it is impossible to do). So you will still have to clean your browsers cache manually if you need it cleaned.

Screenshots

Cache Cleaner link

Cache Cleaner link

Cache Cleaner status

Cache Cleaner status

Cache Cleaner module settings

Cache Cleaner module settings

Cache Cleaner system plugin settings

Cache Cleaner system plugin settings

Vids

ContiCreative.com has made a 10 Minute Joomla Tips podcast on some of the NoNumber! NºNumber!NºNumber! extensions, including Cache Cleaner:

Installing

The package installs/updates all necessary extensions, like components, module and plugins. (If the package contains plugins, they will be published after install, so you won't have to do that by hand.)

The package makes use of a special installer. This checks to see if it needs to install the extension(s) or update them. So you can just run this package through the Joomla installer without having to uninstall the older version.

You might experience problems during install for certain setups. In that case you can install the extension(s) manually. Please read the INSTALL.txt in the package...

If you run into any problems, please report this on the forum or let me know via the contact form.

Need more help?

Need more help?

If you need more help, please take a look in the forum.
If you can't find your answer there, please post your question. I am very willing to help!

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Changelog

Changelog

  + = Added    ! = Removed    ^ = Changed    # = Fixed
 
28-Jul-2010 : v1.3.0
  + Added ability to clean custom defined folders
  + Added ability to overrule interval/automatic settings for cleaning of folders
  ^ Changed settings layout a bit
 
24-Jul-2010 : v1.2.5
  + Added tooltip to the clean cache link
  ^ Changed way version and license information are displayed (now via ajax)
  ^ Changed way versions and licenses are checked (no more base64)
 
07-Jul-2010 : v1.2.4
  + Added ability to change the text shown as link in the status bar
  + Added option to also clean the tmp folder when cache is cleaned
 
23-Jun-2010 : v1.2.3
  # Fixed issue with code looping, causing page timeouts
 
22-Jun-2010 : v1.2.2
  ^ Improved code (=faster)
  # Fixed issue with auto cleaning on interval on admin login screen
 
18-May-2010 : v1.2.1
  # Fixed issue with auto cleaning on interval
 
17-May-2010 : v1.2.0
  + Added options to clean cache automatically on interval (so many seconds)
  + Added options to clean cache on save/apply
  + Added check to see if system plugin is enabled (graceful fail)
  ^ Improved check to see if cleaning has been successful
 
20-Feb-2009 : v1.1.3
  + Added extra info in tooltip (on hover over icon) and option to turn that off
  + Added ability to clean cache from cmslib cache folder
  + Added option to turn of 3rd party cache cleaning (for CMSLib and JRE Cache)
  # Fixed issue with errors about registry for php 5.0.5
 
09-Feb-2009 : v1.1.2
  ^ Changed the License Code check (now controlled by the License Manager)
  # Fixed issue with frontend cache cleaning not working
  # Fixed issue with database error preventing cache cleaning on some setups
  # Fixed location of Joomla! DTD files
  # Fixed issue with deprecated syntax for php 5.3
 
20-Jan-2010 : v1.1.1
  + Added ability to add &cleancache=1 to admin url
  ^ Moved plugin functions to helper file
  ^ Change css (to prevent underline on icon only)
  # Fixed javascript error preventing cache to be cleaned (bug introduced in v1.1.0)
 
19-Jan-2010 : v1.1.0
  + Added Commercial License Code support
  ^ Moved elements to seperate global plugin (also used by other extensions)
 
17-Dec-2009 : v1.0.0
  + First stable release
  + Added option to hide icon or text in toolbar
  + Added support for APLite admin template
  ^ Added message when cache is cleaned on frontend
  ^ Cleaned up code
  ^ Changed file encoding to UTF-8
  ^ Improved checks to see if cache cleaning is succesful
  # Fixed some style issues
  # Fixed issue with error on uninstallation
  # Fixed issue with problems with paths in some setups (double slash)
 
10-Aug-2009 : v0.1.0
  + First release

Commercial License

is completely free and you DON'T need a Commercial License Code to use it.

However, if you use the extensions on websites you make for / sell to your customer, I would appreciate it if you purchase a License Code.
The License Code will remove the license message from the extensions administrator screens.

Note: If you don't want to pay for the License Code and want to continue to use the extension for free, please do. You will just have to ignore the license message in the administrator.

Note: If you have donated before and feel you should get some reduction on the price, please contact me about it... we'll sort it out :)

more information...

Here you can see the difference between the use of the extensions without and with Commercial License Code.

WITHOUT Commercial License Code WITH Commercial License Code
Full version download yes YES yes YES
Full functionality yes YES yes YES
Message in administrator license_invalid license_valid
Encrypted no NO no NO
Free updates yes YES yes YES
Free support yes YES yes YES
Free RSS news subscription yes YES yes YES
Free holiday to Barbados no NO no NO

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  • Are you going to use this extension on a commercial website? Please consider buying a License Code

Are you using multiple NoNumber! NºNumber!NºNumber! extensions?
Install the NoNumber! NºNumber!NºNumber! Extension Manager to easily keep them up-to-date.

Packages
Cache Cleaner (v1.3.0)184 KB26 hours ago
 
Language Packs
Cache Cleaner (v1.2.0) - Language Pack - example (en-GB)2.6 KBMay 17
 

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