Cache Exclude List

// Cache Exclude List / Kiri Vadivelu / 2026

function cache_exclude_list() {

    // Array of slug fragments to exclude from cache

    $excluded_slugs = [

        '/red/',

        '/green/',

        '/blue/',

    ];

      // Ensure its a non-empty array

    if ( ! is_array( $excluded_slugs ) || empty( $excluded_slugs ) ) {

        return;

    }

    $uri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

    foreach ( $excluded_slugs as $fragment ) {

        if ( str_contains( $uri, $fragment ) ) {

            if ( ! defined( 'DONOTCACHEPAGE' ) ) {

                define( 'DONOTCACHEPAGE', true );

            }

            return; // stop after first match

        }

    }

}

add_action( 'template_redirect', 'cache_exclude_list' );