Anti-Cache Kit

Description

Anti-Cache Kit is a development tool for WordPress developers and designers who need to bypass all caching and optimization mechanisms during development, testing, or troubleshooting.

Development tool only. Do not leave active on production sites.

Key features

Cache and optimization management

• Automatically detects and flushes 16+ cache plugins
• Deactivates optimization plugins that interfere with debugging (Perfmatters, FlyingPress, WP Asset CleanUp, and more)
• Clears object cache (Redis, Memcached) and OPcache
• Clears hosting-specific caches (SiteGround, Cloudflare, Kinsta)
• Prevents browser caching for administrators

Server-level cache prevention

• Automatic backup of .htaccess before any modification
• Injects .htaccess rules to disable SiteGround cache via environment variables
• Sets no-cache, no-store headers at server level for all visitors
• Disables ETags and mod_expires to prevent conditional caching
• Sends CDN/proxy bypass headers (X-Accel-Expires, Surrogate-Control)
• Automatically restores original .htaccess on plugin deactivation

Debug mode activation

• Automatic backup of wp-config.php before any modification
• Enables WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY
• Disables WordPress cache (WP_CACHE = false)
• Safely modifies wp-config.php using WordPress Filesystem API
• Automatically restores original wp-config.php on plugin deactivation

Maintenance mode

• Optional status page for non-logged visitors
• Quick toggle from admin bar
• Customizable via filter hook
• Self-contained output with aggressive cache prevention headers (503, no-store, Surrogate-Control)

Supported cache plugins

• WP Rocket
• W3 Total Cache
• WP Super Cache
• WP Fastest Cache
• LiteSpeed Cache
• SiteGround Optimizer
• WP Optimize
• Hummingbird (WPMU DEV)
• Breeze (Cloudways)
• Autoptimize
• Cache Enabler
• Surge
• Redis Object Cache
• Powered Cache
• Comet Cache
• Swift Performance

Supported optimization plugins

• Perfmatters
• FlyingPress
• WP Asset CleanUp
• Object Cache 4 Everyone
• Zero Config Performance (WPO Tweaks)
• Clearfy

Supported hosting caches

• SiteGround (via .htaccess environment variables and plugin API)
• Cloudflare (both new and legacy namespaces)
• Kinsta
• Generic hosting cache systems

Developer Information

Hooks and Filters

• ayudawp_anticache_maintenance_data – Filter to customize maintenance page data (heading, status, message, retry)
• ayudawp_anticache_cache_plugins – Filter to modify the list of supported cache and optimization plugins

Constants

• AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_VERSION – Plugin version
• AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_PLUGIN_DIR – Plugin directory path
• AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_PLUGIN_URL – Plugin directory URL
• AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_PLUGIN_BASENAME – Plugin basename for hooks

Code examples

Customize maintenance page:

add_filter( 'ayudawp_anticache_maintenance_data', function( $data ) {
    $data['heading'] = 'My Site Name';
    $data['status'] = 'Updating...';
    $data['message'] = 'We are deploying a new version. Back in a few minutes.';
    return $data;
} );

Add a custom cache plugin:

add_filter( 'ayudawp_anticache_cache_plugins', function( $plugins ) {
    $plugins['my-cache/my-cache.php'] = array(
        'name' => 'My Cache Plugin',
        'type' => 'cache',
    );
    return $plugins;
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Need help or have suggestions?

• Official website
• WordPress support forum
• YouTube channel
• Documentation and tutorials

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About AyudaWP

We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. We create tools that solve real problems for WordPress site owners while maintaining the highest coding standards and accessibility requirements.