{"id":1629,"date":"2020-06-07T22:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T14:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&p=1629"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:01:46","slug":"what-cloudflare-development-mode","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/what-cloudflare-development-mode","title":{"rendered":"5 Essential Benefits of Cloudflare Development Mode You Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cloudflare<\/h3>\n

What does Cloudflare Development mode mean?<\/h3>\n

Development Mode allows you to\u00a0temporarily suspend\u00a0Cloudflare<\/a>\u2019s edge caching and minification features. The expiration period for Development Mode is 3 hours.<\/p>\n

Development mode is useful if you are making changes to cacheable content (like images, css, or JavaScript). It would like to see those changes right away.<\/p>\n

You will find the Development Mode option by selecting the \u2018Caching\u2019 option from the top bar menu.<\/p>\n

Development Mode will be find at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/strong>: Development Mode does not clear the edge cache for your site .It simply to suspends the use it while Development Mode is enable. If you need to specifically clear the cache you should use the Single File Purge or Full Cache Purge functions.<\/p>\n

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Please refer to the following article to know more.
\nKnowledge Base: Cloudflare: Powerful Ways to Secure and Enhance Your Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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