If you have turned your website live, but still see the under construction page or have replaced the header image, but still see the old header, you will need to clear your browser’s cache.
What is a browser cache?
To speed up load times and conserve resources, web browsers downloads and stores copies of pages, images (such as your website header), and other content you've visited, so that it need not be downloaded again later. Occasionally the browser shows out-of-date content—making it necessary to bypass the cache, thus forcing your browser to re-download a web page's complete, up-to-date content.
Clearing your browser's cache
Internet Explorer
Use one of the following:
- Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.
- Hold the Ctrl key and click the "Refresh" button on the toolbar.
Google Chrome
On Windows, use one of the following:
- Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.
- Hold the ⇧ Shift key and press the F5 key.
- Hold the ⇧ Shift key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar.
- Hold the Ctrl key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar.
On Mac OS X:
- Hold both the ⌘ Cmd and ⇧ Shift keys and press the R key.
On Linux:
- Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.
Firefox and other related browsers
These instructions work for Firefox, SeaMonkey, Netscape 6, and other related browsers.
On Windows and Linux, use one of the following:
- Hold both the Ctrl and ⇧ Shift keys and then press R.
- Hold the ⇧ Shift key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar.
- Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.
On Mac OS X, use one of the following:
- Hold both the ⌘ Cmd and ⇧ Shift keys and then press R.
- Hold the ⇧ Shift key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar.
Safari
For version 4 and newer:
- Hold down the ⇧ Shift key and click the Reload toolbar button.
For version 3 and older:
- Hold down the ⌘ Cmd key and press R. This kind of "regular" reload will usually bypass the cache.
Opera
Use one of the following:
- Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.
- Hold the ⇧ Shift key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar.
- Hold the Ctrl key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar.
- Hold the ⇧ Shift key and press the F5 key.
