Clear all Caches / Flush all Caches

If you are experiencing odd errors or the site seems unresponsive to some changes you have made, you may need to clear or flush the site caches. This is like the "turn it off and back on again" of a Drupal site and is a highly suggested step in troubleshooting. They do the same thing and if one does not work to resolve your issue, it is unlikely that the other will.

Clearing the Site Caches

1. Hover on Configuration -> Development in the top bar menu.
2. Click "Performance" in the menu that opens from Development.
   View ScreenshotScreenshot of the "Performance" menu option circled in red in the CMS
3. Click on the "Clear all Caches" button.
4. It will take a moment for this process to complete. When it is complete you will see a green banner that says "Caches cleared"

Flushing the Site Caches

1. Hover on the Drupal logo in the upper left hand corner of the window directly next to the "Content" menu.
   View ScreenshotScreenshot of the Drupal logo circled in red in the CMS
2. While hovering a dropdown menu should open, click on the "Flush all Caches" link in the dropdown menu.
   View ScreenshotScreenshot of the "Flush all Caches" menu option circled in red in the CMS
3. It will take a moment for this process to complete. When it is complete, you should see a blue or green banner that says "All caches cleared."