Questions tagged [caching]
The caching tag should be used when asking about how SE caches web pages and data. Also for when encountering any perceived errors/bugs that you think have to do with caching.
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Are SEDE results ever cached on client side, or solely on server side?
I know that SEDE query results are cached on the server side. I wonder if in some cases they are also cached on the client side.
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How can one see when a query was cached in SEDE?
Query results in SEDE are cached:
How can one see when a query result was last cached in SEDE?
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Why does the active homepage sometimes show questions that haven't been bumped in a long time?
Just now I saw these old, inactive questions at the top of the "active" homepage here on MSE:
At the bottom are extremely old and dormant posts ("Modified 2 years, 6 months ago", ...
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Some questions show a tag that nobody put there
I ran into this post (74102654 on SO) as a review audit. It has the dart tag, though it's not related to Dart. I was about to comment about it, but thought to check its revision history (which at the ...
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What is the refresh frequency of the Stack Exchange API?
I'm using the Stack Exchange API and noticed that a comment that I added just now was not being reflected in the API.
Is there a refresh frequency for the API? If so, what is it?
I was not able to ...
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Review queue sizes are incorrect
The review queue sizes on the /review page on Stack Apps (and maybe other sites as well) are off. When I visit https://stackapps.com/review/ in a private browser window (or while logged in with a ...
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Do the automated deletion scripts not run on questions that aren't viewed that often?
A couple days ago, someone posted a bug report that a question that qualified for a Roomba automatic deletion criterion wasn't deleted despite qualifying for at least three weekly runs of the script ...
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Extreme caching issue allowing answers to closed questions [duplicate]
4 hours ago (at 15:53:08UTC today), I closed this question over on CodeGolf.SE. We've discovered before that it's possible to answer a few minutes "under the line" due to caching before, ...
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Google cache returns the mobile version of a question
Sometimes I use google to access a cached version of a question on a Stack Exchange site. However, when I do so, it returns the mobile version of the site, which removes some information and therefore ...
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Still 1 rep despite no longer being suspended [duplicate]
After serving a one month suspension, I am now able to post questions and answers but little else.
As can be seen in the screenshot below, I only have 1 rep. My badges and the number of edits are ...
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Are question timestamps “before x min” cached on Stack Exchange sites?
I was reading once that the Stack Exchange sites are using caching heavily.
Checking the HTML source of a site, when logged-in and when being an anonymous visitor, shows in both cases (example):
<...
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User with one badge, but can't see any in user page?
I'm a Home Improvement reviewer, and spend a lot of time greeting new users using the wonderful SE-AutoReviewComments to give boilerplate encouraging comments. One of my big questions is whether they'...
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How can I avoid the Data Explorer cache?
In Stack Exchange Data Explorer, I noticed that after a query is executed, it is stored in the cache (I think). How do I disable this feature?
For example, when I run this query, it should generate a ...
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Why is there such a long delay between casting votes and them registering on your summary tab?
I go into the Home tab and look over many different questions. On some, I vote but I have noticed a significant delay between voting and the vote registering in my Profile/Summary page.
For example, ...
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What is it about the "Ask Question" button that makes it update my Area51.meta profile?
In Area 51, if my main profile gets some form of update, like an avatar or reputation change, I have to wait a while for my Discussions profile to update (sync) due to caching.
However, I can just ...
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