Title: Automatic cache purging for WordPress content
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: November 19, 2025

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 1. [Caching](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/)
 2. [Page cache](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/page-cache/)
 3. [Purge the page cache](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/page-cache/purging/)
 4. Automatic cache purging for WordPress content

#  Automatic cache purging for WordPress content

By default, updating or publishing a WordPress page or a post of any kind (built-
in post or custom post type) will automatically clear the following caches in [the page cache](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/page-cache/):

 * The single post/page URL
 * The comments feed URL for that post/page
 * The term archive URL for all terms associated with the post
 * The term archive feed URL for all terms associated with the post
 * The home page
 * The [page for posts](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/create-a-static-front-page/#how-to-create-a-static-front-page)(
   if it is set)
 * The RSS feed

When a term is created, updated, or deleted in WordPress, the following caches are
cleared by default:

 * The term archive URL for all terms associated with the post
 * The term archive feed URL for all terms associated with the post

Switching to a different active theme will purge the entire page cache for the WordPress
site.

Last updated: November 19, 2025