Cloudflare cache rules vs page rules: where caching config lives now

TL;DR: Within Cache Rules, for non-terminating actions the last change made wins (later rules overwrite earlier ones in the same phase). ## The migration trap Teams with old Page Rules for caching ("Cache Everything" on # Cache Rules are the current caching config Page Rules are deprecated. For caching behavior, the current product is Cache Rules, which control cache eligibility, edge TTL, and browser TTL per request match. ## Execution order matters Rules features execute in a fixed order: Single Redirects, URL Rewrite, Configuration Rules, Origin Rules, Bulk Redirects, Managed Transforms, Request Header Transforms, Cache Rules, then Snippets.

Fix

1. Within Cache Rules, for non-terminating actions the last change made wins (later rules overwrite earlier ones in the same phase). ## The migration trap Teams with old Page Rules for caching ("Cache Everything" on. Expected: this specific failure stops.

2. ) add a Cache Rule and assume both apply. Expected: this specific failure stops.

Details

Cache Rules are the current caching config Page Rules are deprecated. The listed products take precedence over Page Rules: if a Cache Rule and a Page Rule both match, the Cache Rule wins. /static/* They do not: on conflict the newer product wins, and on non-conflict both can stack in surprising ways.

When to use

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When not to use

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Compatibility

Cloudflare cache rules vs page rules.

Edge cases

• For caching behavior, the current product is Cache Rules, which control cache eligibility, edge TTL, and browser TTL per request match. ## Execution order matters Rules features execute in a fixed order: Single Redirects, URL Rewrite, Configuration Rules, Origin Rules, Bulk Redirects, Managed Transforms, Request Header Transforms, Cache Rules, then Snippets.

Verified against the live docs: Page Rules deprecated status, Cache Rules purpose, execution order (Cache Rules after transforms, before Snippets), precedence over Page Rules, first-match-wins for terminating actions. Refs: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/how-to/cache-rules/, https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/page-rules/, https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/url-forwarding/