Nginx has a built-in FastCGI cache, which acts as a reverse proxy cache at the webserver layer. The Cache Sniper for Nginx WordPress plugin lets you purge this cache from within WordPress. Here are some key features: Purge the entire cache from the menu bar Manually purge individual pages Manually purge homepage cache Configure pages to purge automatically when updated Configure pages to purge automatically when comments are created/updated/deleted. Configure Settings via WP CLI For more info on using this plugin with a pre-configured Nginx stack running in AWS, follow this link.