Title: Setting Cache-Control Last modified: September 1, 2016 --- # Setting Cache-Control * Resolved [Mwalimug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwalimug/) * (@mwalimug) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/) * Apparently my cache control is set to 30 days–a Cloudflare tech told me: “I see your origin headers set the max-age = 2592000” * I don’t have any idea how the cache got set to such a ridiculous level, and no idea how to change it. Can anyone help? * Thanks! Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530294) * It looks like you’re using Wp Super Cache. You can set its cache expiry time under its Advanced settings tab. * If that still isn’t working for you, I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-super-cache](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-super-cache) so the plugin’s developers and support community can help you with this. * Thread Starter [Mwalimug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwalimug/) * (@mwalimug) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530333) * We’re not using WP Super Cache or indeed any cache plugin at this point. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530352) * This is currently line 993 of the source output of `fanboynation.com` * `` * Thread Starter [Mwalimug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwalimug/) * (@mwalimug) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530436) * Ah. I should have mentioned the site. * FanboyNation does have WP Super Cache installed. FangirlNation, which is the site I’m worried about, doesn’t. * I wonder if installing it would override whatever is going on with the origin headers. * Thread Starter [Mwalimug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwalimug/) * (@mwalimug) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530442) * I’ve tried installing it to see if that helps. * No one I’ve talked to seems to know what the origin headings are or where to modify them. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530443) * WordPress doesn’t add them on its own, so if you aren’t already using a caching plugin, maybe there’s a server-level cache, like Varnish. * Thread Starter [Mwalimug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwalimug/) * (@mwalimug) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530473) * And our host swears they have no access to our origin headings. * So–anyone know who does? * It looks like adding Super Cache to FGN may have solved the problem (I hope!) but now I’m curious as well. * [kobashicomputing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kobashicomputing/) * (@kobashicomputing) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530474) * Are you 100% sure that Cloud Flare isn’t using its own services to optimize your content? Your web page source is minified. Also, they specifically state that they do on their website under [this link](https://www.cloudflare.com/features-optimizer/). * Look where it says “Cache header optimization”… * **Cache header optimization** * > Automatically adjusts the cache header instructions so browsers will correctly > cache the resources of a site to minimize the need for new requests. * Or did you set your own Page Rules from you CloudFlare account? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530476) * I have to agree with the above. * One other possibility is that you had once used a caching plugin, and its .htaccess remnants were still around. * Thread Starter [Mwalimug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwalimug/) * (@mwalimug) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530514) * I’m quite sure CloudFlare isn’t messing with things–they’re the first people I asked & checked. They said the origin header was overriding the setting I had there. * I can’t figure out how an old cache plugin would have left things set to 30 days, but fortunately, the addition of Super Cache seems to have fixed the real problem. * Though I’d still like to know who sets origin headers where… * And thanks to everyone who took the time to check on this & provide their thoughts! * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530519) * You’re welcome! Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘Setting Cache-Control’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-cache-control/#post-7530519) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics