would be a nice place to start, or a very simple job. I think a nice one to clear the cache on would be on_page events excluding on_page_view because your cache would effectively be rendered useless. I would then pair it down to on_page_add or on_page_move depending on how things are cached with page-list blocks, autonav, things like that.

Just simply use

Did you find an easy way to have the cache files cleared out every so often automatically? I have over 1700 cache files built up in a matter of a few days, and they are a problem on my server... I can't take the time to manually clear them every few days... any help appreciated. I'm running 5.6.0.2, there may be better caching function in later versions but I'm stuck on this one for the time being due to a coding issue/incompatibility.

I have a free job in the marketplace 'Cache Vac'. It provides a variety of methods for clearing out the cache.

http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/cache-vac/...

Thanks! Where do I go for information on how to run it automatically every so often?

You can do any of

a) install nontab scheduler (free addon) to run all jobs together regularly from within the site.

b) install flexjob scheduler (one of my paid addons) to run each job on a specific schedule, again from within the site.

c) use cron (its a native linux utility) to run each job on a specific schedule (depending on your host, there may be control panel help for setting it up)

Excellent, thank you!

Any idea if newer versions of Concrete5 create smaller numbers of cache files? It's great to have a way to get rid of them, but it doesn't relieve the issue of probably over 1,000 files being created due to the cache...

d) If your server doesn't have adequate Cron, you can use online cron job service like http://www.easycron.com