Wix Studio preview in Chrome only updates correctly after completely closing Wix Studio and restarting the browser

Description

I am experiencing a persistent preview issue in Wix Studio when working in Google Chrome. Changes are often not reflected correctly in preview. The problem is not fixed by refreshing the page, clearing the cache, or opening the preview link in an incognito window.

The only way to see the correct current version is to fully close Wix Studio, completely quit Chrome, reopen Chrome, log in again, reopen Wix Studio, and then check the preview.

This makes responsive design work extremely slow, because I cannot reliably tell whether a change actually worked or whether the preview is still showing an outdated state.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Wix Studio in Google Chrome

  2. Make layout or responsive changes

  3. Open or refresh the preview

  4. Notice that the preview still shows an outdated or incorrect version

  5. Clear cache or open the preview in incognito mode

  6. Observe that this still does not fix the issue

  7. Fully close Wix Studio

  8. Fully quit Chrome

  9. Reopen Chrome and log in again

  10. Reopen Wix Studio and check preview again

  11. The correct version is now displayed

Expected result

Preview should reflect the latest changes immediately, or at least after a normal refresh.

Actual result

Preview often continues to show an outdated state until Wix Studio is fully closed and Chrome is completely restarted.

What I already tried

  • normal refresh

  • hard refresh

  • clearing browser cache

  • opening the preview link in an incognito window

None of these steps solved the problem.

Environment

  • Wix Studio

  • Google Chrome

  • macOS

Question

Is this a known issue in Wix Studio with Chrome, and is there any workaround besides fully closing Wix Studio and restarting the browser?

This is odd! I’ve not come across this myself - a simple refresh is usually good enough for any changes to be refelcted.

If this is still happening for you, I’d recommend opening a bug report for it - Wix Studio - How to report a bug