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CloudFront Search Cache Preventer

Sends HTTP headers to force CloudFront and browsers NOT to cache search results. Prevents SEO spam cache poisoning.

by Peter Mosier 2025-Nov 24 · github.com/petermosier/cloudfront-search-cache-preventer

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/petermosier/cloudfront-search-cache-preventer/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/petermosier/cloudfront-search-cache-preventer ↗

CloudFront Search Cache Preventer | Wordpress Custom Plugin | PHP

Sends HTTP headers to force CloudFront and browsers NOT to cache search results. Prevents SEO spam cache poisoning.

Version 1.0

Created for the website https://untamedframes.ca to prevent AWS CloudFront from caching search page results.

This is a Wordpress custom plugin (PHP).

⚙️ Installation: How To Upload this Custom Plugin to Wordpress

Reminder: The plugin name and version are stored in the header of the .PHP file, so the file names below are merely suggestions to keep things tidy.

Reminder: If using Wordpress Bitnami Multisite you can only add plugins from Network Admin

  1. Copy the untamed-search-no-cache.php file to a new folder on your computer. A good (but not mandatory) folder name is untamed-search-no-cache
  2. Zip up that folder. A good (but not mandatory) name for the zip is untamed-search-no-cache-v10.zip
  3. In Wordpress Plugins page: Add Plugin > Upload Plugin > Choose File
  4. Activate the Plugin. If using Multisite, you can either Network Activate for all sites, or enable individually on a particular site's Plugin page.