https://elite.mistflux.co.uk/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Help%3APurge 2026-11-01T18:28:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.46.2 https://elite.mistflux.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Help:Purge&diff=134674&oldid=prev 2026-10-31T19:44:54Z

<p>Add local editing help and repair template-index policy and help links; retain index layout</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== What purging does ==<br /> A purge asks MediaWiki to refresh the cached rendering of a page. It can help when a page still shows an older rendering after a template, transcluded page or other dependency has changed. Purging does not edit the page, alter its revision history, or necessarily update every search index, external cache or derived list.<br /> <br /> == Request a purge ==<br /> If the page tools provide a purge control, use it and follow any confirmation screen. Depending on the site&#039;s URL format, a purge request may also be made by adding &lt;code&gt;?action=purge&lt;/code&gt; to the page URL, or &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;action=purge&lt;/code&gt; when the URL already has a query string. For example: &lt;code&gt;https://example.org/wiki/Page?action=purge&lt;/code&gt;. Use the local wiki&#039;s actual address; do not copy the example host. A confirmation is a safeguard, so check the page name before proceeding.<br /> <br /> == If the display is still stale ==<br /> Reload the page and check the underlying source and dependencies. A purge is not a fix for incorrect wikitext, a broken template or an unavailable extension. If the problem persists, provide maintainers with the page title, what changed and what remains outdated. Do not repeatedly purge unrelated pages.</div>

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