Forum Page Refresh After Back Button - Solve Old Version

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Using the back button on a forum can sometimes display an outdated version of the forum page, showing posts from the previous day. This issue arises because the browser relies on cached pages, which may not reflect the most current content. Refreshing the page forces the browser to load the latest version, correcting the display. Users can avoid confusion by regularly refreshing the page after navigating back. This behavior highlights the importance of understanding browser caching in online forums.
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When I'm finished reading a thread and use the back button to go back to the forum page, I sometimes see an "old" version of the forum page. Like a day old; where the most recent posts are the ones that were current (at the top of the list) a day ago. If I hit the refresh, then the forum page looks like it did before I entered the thread I had backed out of.
 
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