Cloudflare Integration

Cloudflare Integration

BlitzPress integrates directly with the Cloudflare API for DNS management, CDN configuration, and cache purging.

Connecting Cloudflare

From your server settings in the panel, enter your:

• Cloudflare Email — the email on your Cloudflare account
• Global API Key — found at Cloudflare Dashboard → My Profile → API Tokens → Global API Key

BlitzPress validates the credentials by listing your zones. Once connected, all site operations can auto-manage DNS.

Automatic DNS Setup

When you create a site with Cloudflare connected, BlitzPress will:

1. Find the Cloudflare zone for your domain (or auto-add it)
2. Create an A record pointing your domain to the server IP
3. Create a CNAME record for www.{domain}
4. Initially set to DNS Only (gray cloud) for SSL verification
5. After SSL is issued, automatically enable Cloudflare Proxy (orange cloud)

Auto-Purge on Publish

The evo-cf-autopurge mu-plugin automatically purges Cloudflare’s cache when you:

• Publish or update a post/page
• Switch themes
• Activate or deactivate plugins
• Update WordPress options

This ensures visitors always see fresh content without manual cache clearing.

Cloudflare Settings

From the panel, you can also control:

• Development Mode — bypass Cloudflare cache temporarily (useful when making design changes)
• Security Level — adjust WAF sensitivity (Low / Medium / High / Under Attack)
• Cache Purge — purge all or specific URLs