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Caching in

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· Wednesday, May 21, 2025 · 8 comments

As part of the ongoing attempt to figure out why comments are not always immediately seen and counts can be off, I have (as far as I can tell) turned all caching off on the site. I say “as far as I can tell” because there are many different places where caching (saving compiled, static versions of our dynamically generated WordPress pages) occurs: in/via WordPress, on our web server, and on your browsing devices.

Here’s my ask: if you are still running into problems, can you comment on this thread with:

  • A description of what you are experiencing
  • The browser you are using
  • The type of device you are using
  • For extra points: if you can, clear your browser cache and let me know if it’s still an issue

Once we run for 24 hours without a cache and no major issues, I’ll begin slowly reenabling things.

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Matt Bernius
About Matt Bernius
Matt Bernius is a design researcher working to create more equitable government systems and experiences. Matt's most recent work has been in the civic tech space, working as a researcher and design strategist at Code for America and Measures for Justice. Prior to that he worked at Effective, a UX agency, and also taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell. Matt has an MA from the University of Chicago.

Comments

  1. CSK says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 09:37

    Thanks so much for all your efforts on behalf of the site.

    ETA: This posted immediately on a Chrome laptop.

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  2. Mister Bluster says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 09:37

    The only way that I can check how OTB is behaving today is to make this post.

    Today in History.
    I’m sure that we all remember this event:

    American Christian radio host Harold Camping stated that the rapture and Judgment Day would take place on May 21, 2011, and that the end of the world would take place five months later on October 21, 2011.
    WikiP

    ETA: Success! This comment posted with no delay!

  3. Scott says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 10:06

    Recommendation for my OTB friends: When you post a comment, just walk away. Don’t keep posting, don’t keep refreshing, just be patient. You may slap your laptop around if that makes you feel you are doing something useful. But it is to your advantage if you make the posting process make you a better person.

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  4. Matt Bernius says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 10:11

    @Mister Bluster:
    That is an awesome use of this thread. TY for testing.

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  5. JohnSF says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 10:43

    @Mister Bluster:
    Today in History:
    On May 21 996, Otto III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

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  6. Mister Bluster says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 11:02

    @Matt Bernius:..

    Always glad to help.
    I have noticed that when I open the other two threads today that I sometimes have had to reload the page to make the comment count current.

    ETA: Acidental alliteration.

    ETA: MacBook Air/Chrome

  7. Mister Bluster says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 11:09

    @JohnSF:..996…

    I hesitate to post events way back when as I am never sure what calendar was in use at the time. Not to mention that I am too lazy to check it out.

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  8. Kathy says:
    Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 12:37

    All seems to be posting normally now.

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