Anti-Cache Kit vs Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation

Anti-Cache Kit is a development tool for WordPress developers and designers who need to bypass all caching and optimization mechanisms during development, testing, or troubleshooting. Development tool only. Do not leave active on production sites. Key features Cache and optimization management Automatically detects, flushes, and deactivates 20+ cache plugins Removes cache drop-ins (object-cache.php) so caches that keep working through a drop-in actually stop Deactivates optimization plugins that interfere with debugging (Perfmatters, FlyingPress, WP Asset CleanUp, and more) Never deactivates Query Monitor, the debugging tool you need while troubleshooting Clears object cache (Redis, Memcached) and OPcache Clears hosting-specific caches (SiteGround, Cloudflare, Kinsta, and Varnish on demand) Prevents browser caching for administrators Server-level cache prevention Injects .htaccess rules via the WordPress markers API, no backup file needed Disables SiteGround cache via environment variables Sets no-cache, no-store headers at server level for all visitors Disables ETags and mod_expires to prevent conditional caching Sends CDN/proxy bypass headers (X-Accel-Expires, Surrogate-Control) Detects nginx and Caddy and skips rules that would not apply there, offering an equivalent nginx snippet to copy instead Cleanly removes only its own rules on deactivation, leaving the rest of .htaccess untouched Debug mode activation Enables WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and SCRIPT_DEBUG (errors go to wp-content/debug.log) Sets WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY to false so errors are logged, not shown on screen Disables WordPress cache (WP_CACHE = false) Comments out conflicting definitions with visible markers instead of deleting them Wraps its own definitions in markers and reverts them on deactivation, preserving any WP_DEBUG, WP_CACHE or SCRIPT_DEBUG you had set yourself Modifies wp-config.php with the WordPress Filesystem API, validates the result before writing, and never keeps a copy of your credentials on disk Maintenance mode Optional status page for non-logged visitors Quick toggle from admin bar Customizable via filter hook Self-contained output with aggressive cache prevention headers (503, no-store, Surrogate-Control) Safety and environment Detects production sites with wp_get_environment_type() and shows a dismissible warning, plus a red dot in the admin bar Status panel reflects the real state: debug constants, server rules, detected environment, and whether wp-config.php is writable Removes its options and any leftover backup directory from older versions on uninstall Supported cache plugins WP Rocket W3 Total Cache WP Super Cache WP Fastest Cache LiteSpeed Cache SiteGround Optimizer WP Optimize Hummingbird (WPMU DEV) Breeze (Cloudways) Autoptimize Cache Enabler Surge Redis Object Cache Powered Cache Comet Cache Swift Performance Nginx Helper NitroPack SpinupWP Docket Cache Object Cache Pro Supported optimization plugins Perfmatters FlyingPress WP Asset CleanUp Object Cache 4 Everyone DietPress (WPO Tweaks) Clearfy Cache EWWW Image Optimizer ShortPixel Image Optimizer Supported hosting caches SiteGround (via .htaccess environment variables and plugin API) Cloudflare (both new and legacy namespaces) Kinsta Varnish (opt-in, best-effort PURGE/BAN when detected) Generic hosting cache systems Developer Information Hooks and Filters ayudawp_anticache_maintenance_data – Filter to customize maintenance page data (heading, status, message, retry) ayudawp_anticache_cache_plugins – Filter to modify the list of supported cache and optimization plugins ayudawp_anticache_purge_varnish – Filter to force the opt-in Varnish purge on or off (return true or false) Constants AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_VERSION – Plugin version AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_PLUGIN_DIR – Plugin directory path AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_PLUGIN_URL – Plugin directory URL AYUDAWP_ANTICACHE_PLUGIN_BASENAME – Plugin basename for hooks Code examples Customize maintenance page: add_filter( 'ayudawp_anticache_maintenance_data', function( $data ) { $data['heading'] = 'My Site Name'; $data['status'] = 'Updating...'; $data['message'] = 'We are deploying a new version. Back in a few minutes.'; return $data; } ); Add a custom cache plugin: add_filter( 'ayudawp_anticache_cache_plugins', function( $plugins ) { $plugins['my-cache/my-cache.php'] = array( 'name' => 'My Cache Plugin', 'type' => 'cache', ); return $plugins; } ); Support Need private support or custom development? Do you need one-on-one help, priority troubleshooting, or a custom feature, integration, or tweak built specifically for your site? I offer private support and custom development. Just contact me and tell me what you need. Need help or have suggestions? Official website WordPress support forum YouTube channel Documentation and tutorials Love the plugin? Please leave us a 5-star review and help spread the word! About AyudaWP We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. We create tools that solve real problems for WordPress site owners while maintaining the highest coding standards and accessibility requirements.

This super lightweight plugin is intended primarily for developers, designers and site administrators that need to allow clients to preview the site before being available to the public or to temporarily hide it while undergoing major updates. Any logged-in user with WordPress administrator privileges will be allowed to view the site regardless of the settings in the plugin. The exact privilege can be set using a filter hook – see FAQs. The behaviour of this can be enabled or disabled at any time without losing any of the settings configured in its settings pane. However, deactivating the plugin is recommended versus having it activated while disabled. When redirect is enabled, it can send a different header types. A list of IP addresses can be set up to completely bypass maintenance mode. This option is useful when needing to allow a client’s entire office to access the site while in maintenance mode without needing to maintain individual access keys. Access keys work by creating a key on the user’s computer that will be checked against when maintenance mode is active. When a new key is created, a link to create the access key cookie will be emailed to the email address provided. Access can then be revoked either by disabling or deleting the key. Whitelisted User Roles – user roles who see the site, instead of under maintenance page Whitelisted Users – users who see the site, instead of maintenance page Animations : Animation on the web is not only fun, but engaging in such a way that it has converted site visitors into customers even before will be available to the general public and it will make them eagerly await its launch. You can either choose your animation from the library or upload your own; this animation will be shown in front of your site when it is undergoing maintenance. Notes : ✔ This plugin will override any other maintenance plugin you use. ✔ All settings are auto-updated , you don’t need to save anything . WP-CLI Commands : Note : before you begin run these commands make sure you have wp-cli installed on your server and your are in your WordPress site Root folder ✔ To install the plugin via wp-cli : sudo wp plugin install maintenance-coming-soon-redirect-animation --allow-root ✔ To activate it : sudo wp plugin activate maintenance-coming-soon-redirect-animation --allow-root ✔ To deactivate it : sudo wp plugin deactivate maintenance-coming-soon-redirect-animation --allow-root ✔ To uninstall it : sudo wp plugin uninstall maintenance-coming-soon-redirect-animation --allow-root Note : before you can uninstall the plugin you have to deactivate it first ✔ To Update the plugin : sudo wp plugin update maintenance-coming-soon-redirect-animation --allow-root