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Purge

This template is used in system messages, and on approximately 448,000 pages, or roughly 1% of all pages. Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Misplaced Pages user interface. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template uses Lua: Module:Purge (sandbox)

{{Purge}} produces a link that will purge the page's cache and rebuild it from the wikitext.

Purpose

For efficiency in service, MediaWiki caches pages. Depending on the exact sequence of actions editors follow, one may view an out-of-date version of a given page. This happens most often on heavily-edited pages and on pages which contain an instance of transclusion.

{{Purge}} adds to any page a link that, when clicked, not only reloads the page, but clears the server cache, forcing the page to be completely rendered "from scratch". This is not a one-time solution; generally, editing a page is itself sufficient to purge cache. Rather, it is a measure taken in anticipation of the frequent need to purge.

Examples

When you are linking to a section, purging that page will cause you to lose the section link.

TemplateData

TemplateData for Purge

• Internal link templates
• Misplaced Pages formatting templates