⚡ Cache Toolbar for Magento 2

Clear cache in one click — from any page, without navigating to System → Cache Management.

The problem

You save a config. Magento says "cache invalidated". You navigate to System → Cache Management. Select cache types. Click Flush. Go back to where you were.

That's 6 steps for something that should take 1.

The solution

A smart status bar appears automatically when your cache is outdated — with a single Smart Clear button that clears the right types instantly, without leaving the page.

[image: Cache toolbar]

Clearing cache...

[image: Clearing cache]

Cache cleared...

[image: Cache cleared]

Magento's default "cache invalidated" system message is suppressed — no duplicate warnings.

Features

• Smart Clear — clears only the cache types that are actually invalidated, from your configured list
• Full Clear — clears all cache types and flushes the cache pool when you need a clean slate
• Zero-delay detection — cache status is checked server-side on every page load, bar renders immediately with no AJAX flicker
• Suppresses Magento's default warning — no more duplicate "Cache Types are invalidated" messages
• Keyboard shortcut — Ctrl+Shift+C triggers Smart Clear from anywhere in the admin
• Auto-dismiss — success message disappears after 3 seconds, stays out of your way
• Configurable — choose which cache types Smart Clear targets via Stores → Configuration
• ACL-aware — toolbar only renders for admin users with cache clear permission
• Accessible — toolbar message uses aria-live and role="status" for screen reader support

Installation

composer require pronko/magento2-cache-toolbar
bin/magento module:enable Pronko_Core Pronko_CacheToolbar
bin/magento setup:upgrade

Configuration

Stores → Configuration → Pronko → Cache Toolbar

Configuration settings:

[image: Settings]

Compatibility

Smart Clear vs Full Clear

Promotional banner

This module ships with an optional promotional banner for Fast Admin — a faster Magento admin interface by Pronko Consulting.

The banner is fully optional — disable it at:
Stores → Configuration → Pronko → Cache Toolbar → Show Promo Banner → No

[image: Fast Admin]

The banner is a static HTML element with a link. No analytics, no tracking, no external requests.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• Magento 2.4.4+ / MageOS 2.4.6+
• pronko/magento2-core ^1.0 (installed automatically by Composer)

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.

License

Open Software License 3.0 (OSL-3.0)

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Changelog

1.1.2 — 2026-05-29

Fixed

• SuppressCacheOutdatedNotification plugin now falls back to Magento's native cache invalidation message for admins who lack the Pronko_CacheToolbar::cache_clear ACL permission — previously those admins received no notification at all

1.1.1 — 2026-05-29

Changed

• ACL: added translate="title" to all resource nodes for i18n readiness
• ACL: shortened role-tree leaf titles (Clear Cache via Cache Toolbar → Clear Cache, Cache Toolbar Configuration → Configuration) — no permission or id changes

1.1.0 — 2026-05-28

Added

• ViewModel Pronko\CacheToolbar\ViewModel\Toolbar replaces the custom Block class
• Human-readable cache type labels in toolbar message ("Configuration" instead of "config")
• Error handling in SmartClear and FullClear controllers with PSR logger writing to var/log/pronko.log
• Request deduplication in JS — rapid clicks no longer fire multiple simultaneous requests
• aria-live="polite" and role="status" on toolbar message for screen reader support
• pronko/magento2-core dependency — shared admin tab, parent ACL resource, and logger

Changed

• ACL resources restructured under Pronko_Core::pronko parent resource owned by Pronko_Core
• Pronko Consulting admin tab definition moved to Pronko_Core

Removed

• Block/Adminhtml/Toolbar.php — replaced by ViewModel (breaking change)

1.0.3 — 2026-05-27

Added

• i18n/en_US.csv with all translatable strings

Changed

• Toolbar message updated from "Cache outdated" to "Cache invalidated" to align with Magento terminology

1.0.2 — 2026-05-26

Fixed

• PHP version constraint corrected to >=8.1.0 to match Magento 2.4.4+ support
• Added magento/module-admin-notification as an explicit Composer dependency
• Added Magento_AdminNotification to module load sequence
• Controllers now implement HttpPostActionInterface

1.0.1 — 2026-05-25

Fixed

• ACL resources restructured under a Pronko Consulting parent group

1.0.0 — 2026-05-17

Added

• Smart Clear button — clears only the invalidated cache types in one click
• Full Clear button — clears all cache types and flushes the cache pool
• Cache status bar appears automatically on page load when cache is outdated
• Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+C to trigger Smart Clear from any admin page
• Configurable Smart Clear cache types via Stores → Configuration → Pronko → Cache Toolbar
• Auto-dismiss success message after 3 seconds
• Fast Admin promo banner — shown after first Smart Clear, dismissible for 30 days