Why can’t I see my changes on the frontend?

If you’ve updated a page in WordPress but don’t see the changes on the live site, the issue is usually caching. This article shows you how to use your browser’s Inspect tool, perform a hard refresh, and clear WordPress cache (including the Breeze plugin).

Prerequisites

• Access to your WordPress dashboard
• A modern web browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari recommended)

Step 1: Use Inspect to check your changes

1. Right-click anywhere on the page and select Inspect.
2. Press Ctrl+F  (Windows) or Cmd+F  (Mac) to open the search box.
3. Search for text or code you recently updated.

• If your update appears in the code but not visually → the cache needs clearing.
• If your update doesn’t appear in the code → the page may not have been saved correctly.

Step 2: Hard refresh the page

Browsers often serve cached versions of a site. To force a reload:

• Windows: Hold Ctrl and click the refresh button, or press Ctrl + Shift + R.
• Mac: Hold Cmd and click the refresh button, or press Cmd + Shift + R.

Step 3: Clear browser cache via refresh button

In Chrome and some other browsers:

1. Right-click choose inspect and then hold the refresh button in the browser toolbar.
2. Select Empty Cache and Hard Reload.

Step 4: Clear WordPress cache

If your site uses caching, clear it inside WordPress:

• For clients hosting with us (Breeze plugin)
  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. In the top admin bar, click Breeze.
  3. Select Purge All Cache.

• For other caching plugins (e.g., WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache)

  Look for a Clear Cache or Purge Cache option in the admin bar or plugin settings.

Step 5: Clear CDN cache (if applicable)

If your site uses a CDN (like Cloudflare), log in to the CDN dashboard and purge the cache there as well.

Troubleshooting

• I still don’t see changes after clearing all caches.

  Try checking the site in an incognito/private window or on another device.

• My changes don’t appear in Inspect.

  Re-check that you clicked Update in WordPress before leaving the editor.

• Site looks broken after clearing cache.

  This is temporary. Refresh again after a few minutes — the cache will rebuild.

Need more help?

If this didn’t solve the problem, please raise a support ticket.