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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Adding a New Web Page Write the HTML

Posted by chanjong kim
chanjong kim
2,315 Points

img from placeimg.com does not change when I refresh the webpage.

Hi, unlike speaker's webpage, mine does not have an image from imgplace.com to change to a random picture eventhough I refresh the webpage I am working on. Is it how it is?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

The image is probably being cached in your browser. You may be able to force it to re-fetch by hitting Ctrl + F5 on Windows or Cmd + Shift + R on a Mac.

Another trick I've used is to add a fake query string to the image URL to prevent the browser from using the cached version with a line of JavaScript:

document.querySelector("img").src += "?nocache=" + Math.random();

Note that this particular script will only affect the first image on the page.

Anthony Jones
Anthony Jones
2,662 Points
Anthony Jones
Anthony Jones
2,662 Points

This worked for me using a chromebook. Ctrl + refresh button.