File Changes Not Reflected in Browser

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Issue Summary

I made several edits to a page-template in my theme then saved the file and refreshed my browser to find the changes were not reflected in the browser.

Troubleshooting Questions

  • Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular?
    • This was only experienced on one site, it was only tested in one site.
  • Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser?
    • Perhaps, but that was not one of the steps I took to resolve this problem.

Replication

Change a file and refresh the browser.

System Details

  • Which version of Local is being used?

    • V 6.1.8+5621

  • What Operating System (OS) and OS version is being used?

    • macOS Big Sur 11.6

Things I’ve tried:

  1. Review local log for errors - no errors present.

  2. Stop and restart site in Local - no change

  3. Stop site, quit local, reopen local, restart site - no change

  4. Stop site, quit local, close Chrome, reopen local, restart site - no change

  5. Check site in Safari - issue repeated safari

  6. Stop site, quit local, restart computer, open local, start site - issue persisted

  7. Compare files in editor to files in finder - files match and nothing looks out of the ordinary.

  8. Review Local Community Support and Bug topics for similar issues - none found

  9. Change different php file x2 - no change detected from these files either.

  10. Pull ico file from WP Engine to Local - I was hoping this would reload things under the hood, but the files were still not showing as updated in the browser.

  11. Log in to site - saw the changes I expected when I navigated to the front end.

  12. Log out of site - saw the same “stuck” (pre changes) file on the site.

  13. Log back in and continue work on file.

I am curious if anyone else has experienced this issue and if so, how they were able to resolve it.

I am able to continue working while logged in for now.

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Brief update:
After just a few minutes of working with the file, I am experiencing the issue even when logged in.

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Another brief update. Additional things I’ve tried:

Purged OP cache in WP Rocket

Deactivate the WP Rocket plug-in, stop the site, and restart the site.

Checked theme editor and confirmed changes are not present

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That seems like a theme level issue, and from the description, it seems like it’s due to caching. Is there any change if you try viewing the site with a different browser?

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Another update. More things I’ve tried:

Turn Router Mode in advanced settings to localhost.

Copy theme files to a safe location on my machine. Uninstall Local.

Reinstall local.

Uninstall local, delete local site folder, empty trash

Reinstall local.

Disconnect site, delete site, pull site from WP engine to local.

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Hello @ben.turner, thank you for your question.

Yes. I primarily use Chrome for development so I viewed the site in Safari to see if the issue was persistant. I see the same unexpected behavior in Safari as I experience in Chrome.

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Another Update. More things I tried:

Move theme files to a safe location and pull entire site from develop including DB.

Disconnect site, delete site, remove local application, remove local sites folder, remove local folder from library: https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/uninstalling-local/

Redownload, reinstall local, reconnect with new API key to WP Engine.

Test that file changes are detected by theme from pull - they are! YAY!

Override existing theme files with reserved theme files.

Test that file changes are being detected - Yes so far! YAY success!

I found this article about caching issues for another user that is very similar to my problem, but they were able to confirm it was an issue with their theme. However, I am not using the same theme and the problem seems to be resolved without any change to my theme files. I am fairly certain that the issue was somewhere in Local caching, but I was unable to discover it.

I will keep this post updated if there are any further developments to share. Thank you for reading :slight_smile:

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