[UX] Add a button for clearing css/js cache and theme registry to the appearence page

We had a forum post that highlighted how people new to Backdrop get frustrated when they are not able to see their theme changes right away. Even when someone mentioned looking for theme update/refresh options they were unable to find the "Flush CSS/JS cache" link.

css:js

I would like to propose that we add a button to the top of the Appearance page for clearing the CSS/JS cache.

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-- PR: https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/pull/3054

GitHub Link:

https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/4289

GitHub Issue #:

4289

Create a theme from existing website

I've updated the Zulip link in both places I found it. No need to post again, unless you have something new to say. We'll pull together feedback from all the sources.

Posted 3 days 7 hours ago by (stpaultim) on:

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Should we post here again, what we posted over there? Or would that unnecessarily duplicate things? The link to a Zulip thread in this initial post leads to an internal one, but there's...

Posted 3 days 10 hours ago by (indigoxela) on:

[UX] Add a button for clearing css/js cache and theme registry to the appearence page

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