Updating HTML articles

I've got a couple HTML articles included in my app, and for the sake of testing/proofing purposes I have to import them then update the contents as I get changes. I've noticed that when I'm specifically changing CSS files, the updates tend not to always show up right away. Now, though, I've changed some image files that apparently are stuck in their cached state, which is definitely not correct.
I've tried deleting the article from the Folio and re-importing it, even going as far to update it on the content viewer app on my iPad betwen deleting and reimporting, to no avail. Deleting the issue from the iPad and redownloading it does not work. The only thing that works is deleting the Content Viewer from the iPad entirely, reinstalling it, and redownloading the Folio.
Is there a way to fix this? As a tech person I can figure this out, but I'm going to be tearing my head out trying to explain it to normal folk.

One thing you can do, as kind of a workaround, is to add a query parameter to your URL.
So, for example, if you have a reference to a CSS file like so:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css">
just put a query parameter on it like so:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css?123">
You can do the same thing with straight HTML or JavaScript file references as well.
Using a time epoch would be the best strategy, I think, as it ensures uniqueness.
And, by the way, don't thank me, thank Chris Coyier. That dude is a genius!
Strack

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