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 and flushes 16+ cache plugins
Deactivates optimization plugins that interfere with debugging (Perfmatters, FlyingPress, WP Asset CleanUp, and more)
Clears object cache (Redis, Memcached) and OPcache
Clears hosting-specific caches (SiteGround, Cloudflare, Kinsta)
Prevents browser caching for administrators

Server-level cache prevention

Automatic timestamped backup of .htaccess before any modification
Injects .htaccess rules to disable 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)
Automatically restores original .htaccess on plugin deactivation

Debug mode activation

Automatic timestamped backup of wp-config.php before any modification
Comments out conflicting definitions with visible markers instead of deleting them
Enables WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and SCRIPT_DEBUG (errors go to wp-content/debug.log)
Disables WordPress cache (WP_CACHE = false)
Safely modifies wp-config.php using WordPress Filesystem API
Restores original wp-config.php from backup on plugin deactivation (plain copy, no processing)
Timestamped backups are kept for reference until the plugin is deleted

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)

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

Supported optimization plugins

Perfmatters
FlyingPress
WP Asset CleanUp
Object Cache 4 Everyone
Zero Config Performance (WPO Tweaks)
Clearfy

Supported hosting caches

SiteGround (via .htaccess environment variables and plugin API)
Cloudflare (both new and legacy namespaces)
Kinsta
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

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;
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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.