Who is Force Refresh for?

Force Refresh is a B2B2C product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.

Is Force Refresh free?

Yes — Force Refresh is free to use.

What platforms does Force Refresh run on?

Force Refresh runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Force Refresh still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 31 commits in the last 90 days.

Who develops Force Refresh?

Force Refresh is developed by jordanleven.

How long has Force Refresh been around?

Force Refresh first shipped in 2017.

Is Force Refresh open source?

Force Refresh has a public GitHub repository.

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Force Refresh

Name: Force Refresh
Author: jordanleven

wordpress.orgDeveloper Tools

Force Refresh is an open-source WordPress plugin that lets site administrators trigger page or site-wide refreshes for currently active visitors. It supports scheduling multiple refreshes, configurable intervals, and permission controls. It is particularly useful for live blogs, dashboards, and any site where content must stay current without requiring users to manually reload.

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Overview

5 features

Force Refresh is a Developer Tools project. Visitors seeing stale content on dynamic sites, single-page applications, or live feeds without manual refresh. It is built as a B2B2C product for wordPress developers and site administrators. Force Refresh is free to use. Force Refresh is available on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Force Refresh is jordanleven, and it first shipped in 2017. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 31 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are browser refresh requests, scheduled refreshes, and page-specific updates.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Browser refresh requests
Scheduled refreshes
Page-specific updates
Role-based permissions
Open source

Built with & integrations

Framework

Vue

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 6Active maintenance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed5 Aug · 20:37 UTC
Force Refresh verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Force Refresh

What does Force Refresh do?: Visitors seeing stale content on dynamic sites, single-page applications, or live feeds without manual refresh. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who is Force Refresh for?: Force Refresh is a B2B2C product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.
Is Force Refresh free?: Yes — Force Refresh is free to use.
What platforms does Force Refresh run on?: Force Refresh runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Force Refresh still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 31 commits in the last 90 days.
Who develops Force Refresh?: Force Refresh is developed by jordanleven.
How long has Force Refresh been around?: Force Refresh first shipped in 2017.
Is Force Refresh open source?: Force Refresh has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 6
First seen: 5 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress developers and site administrators
Model: B2B2C
Solves: Visitors seeing stale content on dynamic sites, single-page applications, or live feeds without manual refresh.

Registered as

GitHub: jordanleven/force-refresh
WordPress.org: force-refresh

Developer

jordanleven

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 6
Forks: 2
Open issues: 5
Last commit: 5 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 31
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master
Latest release: v3.1.2 · 2 Aug 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 90.8
Indexed: 5 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 5 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: force-refresh-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 5 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-refresh

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