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Package magento2-cache-bust
Short Description Absolute Commerce Cache Bust extension for Magento 2
License proprietary
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Absolute Cache Bust
With Absolute Cache Bust for Magento 2 you can ensure your customers are viewing the latest version of your images, CSS and JavaScript files. This extension can be used with or without a CDN, and will also bust local versions of assets in your customers web browser cache. Find more information at https://abscom.co/cachebust.
Version Compatibility
- For Magento 2.2.x and later please use version 3.x.x of this extension.
- For earlier Magento versions, please use version 2.x.x of this extension.
Installation
The best way to add the extension is via composer.
Once the extension has been added, update Magento 2 in the normal fashion.
Web Server Configuration
Some web server configuration is required in order for requests to yoursite.com/static/version12345/some/asset.js
to resolve correctly.
The intention is for the web server to ignore the segment /version12345/
and process the request as if it were not there.
Add the following to the appropriate location in your web server configuration.
Nginx
For the static cache busting, Magento already has the following in the recommended nginx configuration:
For the media cache busting, add the following to your nginx configuration:
Apache
For the static cache busting, Magento already has the following configuration in pub/static/.htaccess
:
For the media cache busting, update pub/media/.htaccess
with the following:
CORS
Since Magento 2.2.x you will also need to configure your web server to allow CORS requests through, otherwise you may see errors like:
- ... OPTIONS ... 405 ()
- Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
- Response for preflight has invalid HTTP status code 405
- Request header field x-requested-with is not allowed
- No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present
- Access has been blocked by CORS policy
You can find out more about the required configuration here: https://absolutecommerce.co.uk/cors-in-magento-2
Usage
Once installed and configured, there are various ways to bust your Magento 2 websites cached assets.
Admin Panel Buttons
In the Magento Admin Panel go to System > Cache Management
and you will see a new section at the bottom called Cache Busting
.
Clicking these buttons will update the dynamic element /version12345/
with a new value and then flush the appropriate Magento caches, so on their next visit your customers will download the assets afresh.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
In the Magento CLI tool you will see some new commands available, which can be used to automatically bust your cache during a deployment for example.
Help / Support
Need help or custom development? Find us at https://absolutecommerce.co.uk. For terms and conditions and license information, please visit https://abscom.co/terms.