PluginScout

reBusted!

by Simon Prosser · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2 Tested up to WP 6.7.7

reBusted! has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 36,083 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 10, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

reBusted! at a glance

Active installs
6,000+
Total downloads
36,083
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is reBusted! well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.7.7, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 11 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Safe to leave running on live sites
  • Only refreshes browser cache for a file if it has been modified
  • Resolves Content Delivery Network (CDN) issues. No need to purge CDN cache
  • Multisite compatible
  • “Just works” – no configuration necessary

reBusted! reviews and ratings

11 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

11 reviews

5★
11
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Do the job as described, good work!

    I use it on different hosting platforms, and it works perfectly.

    carlostalaga

  • A must

    This is a great tool for advanced developer. It saves you from manually versioning your css/scripts or devising your own versioning solutions based on system time which would reload css/js every time, slowing a page load. This ensures only changed styles/scripts are reloaded. Five stars!

    Lovro Hrust

  • Lo máximo

    muy bueno, simple y poderoso

    juvesu

  • Just works

    Activate and relax. Must use plugin on all our sites.

    Taco Loco

  • Works very well

    It does the job. You upload or do changes to the css, js of the site, and with just pressing the F5, everybody gets the new changes.

    mcostam1985

  • Saved my day.

    The style.css just wouldn't update any more, nothing I did helped. Version numbers, flushing caches, tried all the tricks I found in the net. The domain and site owner wouldn't answer my msgs. After hours of frusration I installed this, and.. aaaaahh! Like sunshine after a year of rain. Thank you for this plugin. Great work.

    rika13

reBusted! alternatives

Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with reBusted!.

All reBusted! alternatives

Details

Force browsers to load the most recent file if modified.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • browser cache
  • clear
  • Client
  • debug
  • develop

More from Simon Prosser

Version
1.2
Last updated
Oct 10, 2024
First published
Feb 15, 2018
Requires WordPress
3.4
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

reBusted! FAQ

What does reBusted! do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, reBusted! offers Safe to leave running on live sites, Only refreshes browser cache for a file if it has been modified, Resolves Content Delivery Network (CDN) issues. No need to purge CDN cache, Multisite compatible and “Just works” – no configuration necessary.

How many active installs does reBusted! have?

WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for reBusted! as of September 7, 2026.

Is reBusted! still maintained?

The last release was on October 10, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is reBusted! free?

reBusted! is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.