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Refreshing a Web Page Can Be a Game-Changer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A couple of weeks ago our Start page<\/strong><\/span><\/a> stopped working correctly. The reason? The service we were using to display the news feeds on the page stopped providing their service. So, we had to find a new service to take the RSS news feed and covert it so it could be displayed on our Start page<\/a>. Using an RSS to HTML converter ensures the content on our Start page is automatically updated every day and sometimes more often than that.<\/span><\/p>\n Many of you wrote and said the page was broken – even after we fixed it. The reason those folks were seeing a broken page even though it was fixed is that they were seeing a version of the page stored on their computers in their browser’s cache. Browers show cached pages stored on your computer so the pages load faster.<\/span><\/p>\n So here’s a tip you can use anytime a web page or website looks different than it usually does or if it does not seem to be working. In these situations, simply refreshing the page can often be the solution.<\/span><\/p>\n So, what exactly is refreshing a page?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n When you refresh a page, you’re essentially telling your browser to fetch the latest version of the webpage from the server. This can be helpful for a few reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n Fixing glitches: Sometimes, websites can experience temporary glitches or errors. Refreshing the page can often resolve these issues and get you back to browsing smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n Seeing the latest updates: Websites are constantly being updated with new content, features, or design changes. Refreshing ensures you’re always viewing the most up-to-date version.<\/span><\/p>\n Clearing the cache: Your browser stores a cache of webpages to speed up loading times. However, sometimes the cache can become outdated or corrupted. Refreshing clears the cache and forces your browser to fetch a fresh copy of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n How to refresh a page:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Most browsers have a refresh button, usually represented by a circular arrow, located near the address bar. If you don’t see a refresh button, you can click the “Reload” option in your browser’s menu. Or y<\/span>ou can press the F5 key while you’re on the page or right-click on the page and choose “Refresh” or the Refresh icon on the right-click menu.<\/span><\/p>\n So, if a page isn’t loading properly, if a page appears broken, or if a page<\/span> looks different than you remember, try refreshing the page. Also, refresh the page if you want to be sure you are seeing the version latest version.<\/span> The next time you encounter an issue with a web page, give it a quick refresh. It might just solve your problem and save you some time and frustration too. And thank you so much for using our Start page.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Refreshing a Web Page Can Be a Game-Changer A couple of weeks ago our Start page stopped working correctly. The reason? The service we were using to display the news feeds on the page stopped providing their service. So, we had to find a new service to take the RSS news feed and covert it so it\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1462,1433,1678,4519],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29146"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29152,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29146\/revisions\/29152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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