Versioning css/javascript in Wordpress

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I 'm trying to grasp the concept of versioning css/js files.

www.prelovac.com/vladimir/adding-version-to-theme-css-file

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/base.css?version=1234" type="text/css" />
This method will actually prevent the file from being cached, period! This is bad.

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What is the best practice of doing this in Wordpress? I'm confused...

Iseqqavoq · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-13 10:20:47Z

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There is a plugin up on the WordPress Plugin Repository now that handles versioning of stylesheets and scripts automatically. You can find it at: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/versions/

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Simon Scarfe · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-02 10:24:41Z

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That's not how it works in my experience. Browsers do cache based on GETs. To test this, go to the author's url (http://static.prelovac.com/style.css?1266235697) with firebug enabled. First request should give you "200 OK", now refresh and you get "304 Not Modified".

If you're not convinced, you can always try this method

answered Aug 2, 2010 at 10:24

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