Title: simply_static_page issues
Last modified: November 2, 2024

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# simply_static_page issues

 *  Resolved [Arkadiusz Rzadkowolski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fliespl/)
 * (@fliespl)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply_static_page-issues/)
 * I have tried to update from 2x version to 3x recently.
 * I have noticed in web charles proxy that SS started including simply_static_page
   query string. This changed behaviour of our site. And increased update significantly,
   cause it does multiple requests now.
 * [https://ss.codeone.pl/ss-2024-11-02-11-13-55-1730542435-82mCezbn.png](https://ss.codeone.pl/ss-2024-11-02-11-13-55-1730542435-82mCezbn.png)
 * Can’t simply static just use custom headers internally instead of query string?

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 *  Plugin Author [patrickposner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patrickposner/)
 * (@patrickposner)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply_static_page-issues/#post-18112775)
 * Hey [@fliespl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fliespl/),
 * thanks for your suggestion!
 * We used the URL parameter instead of a custom header for a couple of reasons:
 * **Cache Busting:**
 * A significant portion of our user base uses shared hosting plans, and what’s 
   even worse is that they use Litespeed instead of Apache/NGINX.
 * The problem is that you can’t bypass the cache with a custom header here, which
   has resulted in hundreds of complaints that the static site isn’t updating at
   all.
 * The URL parameter solves as a mechanism to prevent that.
 * **Wrong usage of Custom Headers:**
 * We noticed that many plugins use custom headers for things like license validation,
   but most of them simply overwrite the existing headers passed via the http_request_args
   filter we are using internally.
 * That’s why we opted to use the query string instead of custom headers.
 * However, I could see this being offered as an alternative via filter.
 * Our development is happening publicly on GitHub, so feel free to provide a PR
   with your suggested changes, and we will review and merge it: [https://github.com/Simply-Static/simply-static](https://github.com/Simply-Static/simply-static)
 * Cheers,
   Patrick

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 * Last reply from: [patrickposner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patrickposner/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply_static_page-issues/#post-18112775)
 * Status: resolved