Wordpress CSS and JS Version Numbers Not Working

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I am trying to figure out why the version number query string is not being included in any of my JS or CSS files that I set. I have looked through all documentation and tried different methods. I have even tried just removing the version and Wordpress won't add it's own version. Was hoping to get any other ideas to try from someone so I can cache break Cloudflare easier.

wp_enqueue_style( 'theme-stylesheet', get_template_directory_uri() . '/assets/css/style.css', false, '1.0' );

wp_register_script( 'theme-scripts', get_template_directory_uri() . '/assets/js/blacklab.min.js', array( 'jquery' ), '1.0.2', true );
wp_localize_script( 'theme-scripts', 'localVar', $stream_info );
wp_enqueue_script( 'theme-scripts' );

What's strange is if I had a version to the end of the file path it works by adding that and the version number I put in. wp_enqueue_style('theme-stylesheet', get_stylesheet_uri() . '?v=1.4', false, '1.4' ); — Cole
– Cole, Commented Apr 23, 2016 at 0:55
That shows up in the head section as style.css?v=1.4&ver=1.4 — Cole
– Cole, Commented Apr 23, 2016 at 0:56

I'm Joe Too · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-23 15:39:48Z

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Odds are that you have a plugin or theme function that is removing the query variable. It's impossible to guess where it might be without seeing your code, but if it was built properly, you should be able to search your plugins and theme folders for:

remove_query_arg: Which is the function used to remove the ver string.
script_loader_src: The hook which is often used to run the above function.

answered Apr 23, 2016 at 15:39

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Arik Over a year ago

In my case, a plugin called "Child Theme Configuratior" was the culprit.

Muhammad Osama · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-16 15:33:30Z

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There are some plugins which removes the query strings.

In my case, it was W3 Total cache.

This option can be found in W3 Total cache's browser cache section

answered Feb 16, 2021 at 15:33

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