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:''Note: purging may take a few minutes, though it usually happens immediately.''
:''Note: purging may take a few minutes, though it usually happens immediately.''


There are two ways to purge your cache:
There are several ways to purge your cache:


From any wiki page:
From any wiki page:
# At the end of the URL in the address bar of your browser, add the text <code>?action=purge</code>
# At the end of the URL in the address bar of your browser, add the text <code>?action=purge</code>
# Press [Enter] or click "Go" to tell the browser to go to that revised URL>
# Press [Enter] or click "Go" to tell the browser to go to that revised URL
# The page should be refreshed in a short time  
# The page should be refreshed in a short time


Similarly, from any wiki page:
Similarly, from any wiki page:
# Click the "edit" tab
# Click the "edit" tab
# In the address bar in your browser, at the end of the URL, where you see <code>&action=edit</code>, replace "edit" with "purge," so it now reads <code>&action=purge</code>
# In the address bar in your browser, at the end of the URL, where you see <code>&action=edit</code>, replace "edit" with "purge," so it now reads <code>&action=purge</code>
# Press [Enter] or click "Go" to tell the browser to go to that revised URL
# Press [Enter] or click "Go" to tell the browser to go to that revised URL
# The page should be refreshed in a short time  
# The page should be refreshed in a short time
 
When logged on:
# Hover over the down pointed triangle next to the search box
# Click "Refresh"
# The page should be refreshed in a short time


== How It Works ==
== How It Works ==