Cachebuster

Front-end devs: stop fiddling with the address bar every time you need fresh-baked server goodness.

What is Cachebuster?

Cachebuster is a Chrome extension that allows front-end developers to easily append cache-busting querystrings to URLs. It adds a 'cachebuster' querystring key to the current tab's URL, using the POSIX time as a value, providing fresh server content without the need to manually modify the address bar.

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By: https://www.niftinessafoot.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 335 ▼ -4

Rating: 5.00 (5)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-13)

Creation date: 2018-04-22

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting

Size: 10.87K

Email: co*****@niftinessafoot.com

URLs: Website

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# 45484 ▼ 494

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#1190 in Developer Tools ▼ 1 #156 in query keyword 6 ▼ 2

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Extension summary

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Automagically append a query string to the address bar, forcing a hard refresh from the web server. Click the extension icon or use the default shortcut ⌥R.

Invoke the cache busting as often as you need—the updated URL replaces the old and keeps the browser history unpolluted. Existing query params and anchors are preserved, too.

Only does what is says on the tin. No analytics. No special permissions. No tricks.