Cannot replace ebook with new entry

  • Resolved danblanks

    (@danblanks)


    1 week, 4 days ago

    On occasion, I need to replace an ebook with an updated version. I tried replacing the old EPUB entry in my Media collection with the updated version. However, the old version of the ebook is still displayed instead of the new one. I selected the Clear Cache button, but it didn’t fix the issue. As a workaround, I have to rename the new entry and use the new name in the shortcode. But I don’t understand why I can’t simply replace the old entry in the Media collection.

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  • Plugin Author Francesco Martini

    (@wrcisco)

    1 week, 4 days ago

    How do you update the epubs in your media collection? Do you upload a new file with the same name directly inside your server or do you use some plugin to update it in the WordPress dashboard? As far as I know, vanilla WordPress doesn’t allow media files to be directly replaced.

    Thread Starter danblanks

    (@danblanks)

    1 week, 3 days ago

    I should have added that I deleted the old epub file entry from the Media library, then I dropped in the new version of the epub file. Using the same filename shows the old file instead of the updated epub file.

    I finally figured out a solution. I suspected this was a caching issue, but neither the Clear Cache nor Cache/Purge All buttons fixed the display. I also tried to clear the cache by adding several question marks to the URL. None of that worked.

    Then I found out about the hard refresh triggered by Ctrl-F5. That did the trick.

    Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

    Let me add that I am a retired GUI programmer. I appreciate a well-designed graphical interface like this. Very nicely done.

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