From 7f76c5c9c1ed51e08e934f2e04817efa6770a0b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hamid Reza Mohammadi <mohammadi.hr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:56:55 +0330
Subject: [PATCH] caching fixes

---
 GanjooRazor/Utils/AnonymousPageOutputCachePolicy.cs | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/GanjooRazor/Utils/AnonymousPageOutputCachePolicy.cs b/GanjooRazor/Utils/AnonymousPageOutputCachePolicy.cs
index 11f69e16..4b383a27 100644
--- a/GanjooRazor/Utils/AnonymousPageOutputCachePolicy.cs
+++ b/GanjooRazor/Utils/AnonymousPageOutputCachePolicy.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ namespace GanjooRazor.Utils
             context.AllowCacheStorage = !isPersonalized;
             context.Tags.Add("ganjoor-public-page");
 
+            // Vary the cache entry by every query string key. Without this, the cache key is
+            // just the bare path - so /Search and /Simi (which read the actual search/rhythm
+            // term, poet, category, page number etc. entirely from the query string, not the
+            // path) would collapse every distinct search onto ONE shared cache entry, and every
+            // visitor would get back whichever stranger's search happened to be cached. This is
+            // the same "vary by any query by default" line ASP.NET Core's own DefaultPolicy sets
+            // - it's not automatic for a standalone custom policy like this one, it has to be set
+            // explicitly.
+            context.CacheVaryByRules.QueryKeys = "*";
+
             // Short TTL: a poem/poet/category edit needs to reach anonymous visitors within
             // minutes, not be pinned for the site's whole lifetime. Tune per page type later if
             // needed (e.g. shorter for recently-active pages, longer for old archived poets).