HTML review page with embedded base64 images still shows old images after the files were replaced
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💡 Embedded images are snapshots - rebuild the page after any asset change; version linked images.
Problem
After replacing GIF files on disk, the review HTML page kept showing old versions.
Confirm it is this problem
grep -c 'data:image' page.html > 0 and page mtime older than assets.
Not this when / boundary
Server serves stale files (check with curl).
Root cause
Images were embedded as base64 data URIs at build time, so the page is a snapshot; replacing files changes nothing until it is rebuilt. With linked images, browser cache gives the same symptom.
Fix
- Check for
src="data:image/...;base64,. - Re-run the page generator after replacing files.
- For linked images use
x.gif?v=<mtime>.
How to verify
Page newer than all assets and shows the new frames.
What did not work
Hard refresh (data URIs don't use cache).
Verified scope
Oct 2026
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