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{{tl|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}} produces a link that will clear the cache and rebuild page from the wikitext.
== Purpose ==
== Purpose ==
For efficiency in service, [[MediaWiki]] [[cache]]s 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 Depending on the exact sequence of actions editors follow, one may view an out-of-date version of a given page.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 [[Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits|transclusion]].
For efficiency in service, [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Cache|cache]]s 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 Depending on the exact sequence of actions editors follow, one may view an out-of-date version of a given page.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 [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits|transclusion]].
{{tl|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.
{{tl|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.
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== Examples ==
== Examples ==
'''Code''':
'''Code''':
* <tt><nowiki>{{purge}}</nowiki></tt>
* <code><nowiki>{{purge}}</nowiki></code>
* <tt><nowiki>{{purge|Purge this page's server cache.}}</nowiki></tt>
* <code><nowiki>{{purge|Purge this page's server cache.}}</nowiki></code>
For efficiency in service, MediaWikicaches 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 Depending on the exact sequence of actions editors follow, one may view an out-of-date version of a given page.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.
