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We have an embed that shows latest posts on the home page. 

{embed="/embeds/.sidebar_articles}

This works. But when I go to change anything in it, such as filtering the posts or even just making a text change nothing updates on the live website. 

{if segment_1 == "section"}

    {if segment_3 == ""}

            {!-- ============================================

            DISPLAY A LIST OF MOST READ ARTICLES FROM THE
            CURRENT CATEGORY. FOR HOME PAGE- DISPLAY ACROSS
            ALL CATEGORIES.

            ============================================= --}

            <div class="art-preview">
            {exp:channel:entries
                channel="sections"
                limit="3"
                dynamic="off"
                {if segment_2}category="{segment_2_category_id}"{/if}
                orderby="view_count_one" }

                {if count == "1"}
                    {if segment_2 == ""}
                    <h3>Most read stories</h3>
                    {if:else}
                    <h3>Popular in <span data-source="{segment_2}">{segment_2_category_name}</span></h3>
                    {/if}
                {/if}
                <a href="/section/{segment_2}/{url_title}">
                    <div class="preview">
                    {if article_cover_image}
                        {exp:ce_img:pair src="{article_cover_image}" width="160" height="160" crop="yes"}
                        <img src="{made}" alt="">
                        {/exp:ce_img:pair}
                    {if:else}
                        <img src="http://placehold.it/160x160">
                    {/if}
                        <h4>{title}</h4>
                        <div class="meta">Last edited {edit_date format='%d/%m/%y'}</div>
                        {!-- <div class="lead"> {article_lead} </div> --} 
                    </div>
                </a>
            {/exp:channel:entries}                          
            </div> <!-- /art-preview -->


    {if:else}

            {!-- ============================================

            DISPLAY A LIST OF ENTRIES FROM THE SAME CATEGORY
            AS THE CURRENT ARTICLE.

            ============================================= --}

            <div class="art-preview">
            {exp:channel:entries
                channel="sections"
                limit="3"
                dynamic="off"
                {if segment_2}category="{segment_2_category_id}"{/if}
                url_title="not {segment_3}"}

                {if count == "1"}<h3>Related</h3>{/if}

                <a href="/section/{segment_2}/{url_title}">
                    <div class="preview">
                    {if article_cover_image}
                        {exp:ce_img:pair src="{article_cover_image}" width="160" height="160" crop="yes"}
                        <img src="{made}" alt="">
                        {/exp:ce_img:pair}
                    {if:else}
                        <img src="http://placehold.it/160x160">
                    {/if}
                        <h4>{title}</h4>
                        <div class="meta">Last edited {edit_date format='%d/%m/%y'}</div>
                        {!-- <div class="lead"> {article_lead} </div> --}
                    </div>
                </a>

            {/exp:channel:entries}                      
            </div> <!-- /art-preview -->

    {/if}

{if:else}


            <div class="art-preview">
            {exp:channel:entries
                channel="sections"
                limit="3"
                dynamic="off"
                {if segment_1 == ""}orderby="view_count_one"{/if}}

                {if count == "1"}
                    {if segment_1 == ""}
                    <h3>Most read stories</h3>
                    {if:else}
                    <h3>Latest News</h3>
                    {/if}
                {/if}
                <a href="/section/{categories}{category_url_title}{/categories}/{url_title}">
                    <div class="preview">
                    {if article_cover_image}
                        {exp:ce_img:pair src="{article_cover_image}" width="160" height="160" crop="yes"}
                        <img src="{made}" alt="">
                        {/exp:ce_img:pair}
                    {if:else}
                        <img src="http://placehold.it/160x160">
                    {/if}
                        <h4>{title}</h4>
                        <div class="meta">Last edited {edit_date format='%d/%m/%y'}</div>
                        {!-- <div class="lead"> {article_lead} </div> --}
                    </div>
                </a>
            {/exp:channel:entries}                          
            </div> <!-- /art-preview -->


{/if}

I've tried pasting this code direct into the template, it shows up but again doesn't show any changes made.

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  • In what way do you change the code: FTP or do you change the code in the template file in the cms? Is cache enabled on .sidebar_articles?
    – Balloonatic
    Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 8:47
  • I'm doing it through the CMS. Not sure if cached is enabled as the developer has set it to DO NOT CHANGE
    – Evegate
    Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 9:07
  • To check the cache goto the template itself (.sidebar_articles), open up the Preferences Accordion at the bottom and let us know the state of the "Enable Caching" field. Also (appologies if you've tried this, you don't say) are you sure it's not browser cache? Go InPrivate/InCognito or Force refresh (Ctrl+F5) a few times just in case its your browser caching it!!
    – Blatant
    Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 10:08
  • Caching is not enabled. I've checked the site in another browser after the change but nothing changes. Have also force refreshed as you suggested
    – Evegate
    Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 11:09
  • You can try to check the option "save revision as File" and update.
    – Balloonatic
    Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 11:15

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Your embed tag syntax looks wrong, missing closing quotes, also you don't need the first slash:

Wrong
{embed="/embeds/.sidebar_articles}

Correct
{embed="embeds/.sidebar_articles"}
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  • Thanks. Balloonatic had already spotted that. Corrected and didn't change anything. Just tried removed slash and it brings an error warning up saying it is needed
    – Evegate
    Commented Jul 23, 2015 at 8:05

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