Template:Purge button/doc
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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Purge button
(see that page for the template itself). It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
{{Purge button|left}}or{{Purge button}}
{{Purge button|center}}
{{Purge button|right}}
See also
- Help:Purge#Templates
{{Purge}}{{Purgebox}}{{Purgepage}}{{Purgeurl}}
Need
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Purging a page clears the server cache and forces the most current revision to appear. Your browser cache may also need to be refreshed. |
The Purge is a way to force an update to the server's cache a wiki page. Some of the biggest reasons it is needed:
- You would like to see the most recent version of a file after you upload a new version
- A template on the page has been updated
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Purge clears the page's server cache, and the page is rebuilt. After purging, you may want to try first to refresh the page
using your web browser.
Some pages use transclusion to incorporate subpages or templates. If you can't see the transcluded pages properly, purging might help. However purging does not apply new categorization and "what links here" changes from templates; in these cases a null edit is required.
Anyone can request that a purge be performed, including anonymous editors. Issuing the command is not harmful to the operation of the website, but consumes a small amount of additional processing power to rebuild the page.
This template only has one variable.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| Alignment | 1 | no description | Unknown | optional |