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title: "Refresh a Beacon"
slug: "refresh-a-beacon"
updated: 2026-08-06T15:17:17Z
published: 2026-08-06T15:17:17Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/refresh-a-beacon"
---

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# Refresh a Beacon Segment

Beacons are configured to expire after a certain period of time. Once the set count or the time duration is complete, the beacon no longer appears. However, if you want a Beacon to reappear to your end-users, you can refresh the segment.

For example, you might want to make a Beacon appear every time there is a release. In that case, you can configure the Beacon to appear with every release by refreshing the segment. This saves the Content Creator's time to create a Beacon segment every time there is a release.

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When the Beacon is refreshed, it appears to all users of the segment, including those who have already interacted with it.

Use the following steps to refresh a Beacon segment:

1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click **Widgets**. ![ia_left_nav_widgets](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_left_nav_widgets.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T08%3A27%3A34Z&se=2026-11-12T09%3A27%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=egqYttIwlOdwXn26rnfAOy6DOJ%2F2SGzy2ITmpm3tHMI%3D)
2. Click **Beacons**. ![ia_widget_beacons](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_widget_beacons.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T08%3A27%3A34Z&se=2026-11-12T09%3A27%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=egqYttIwlOdwXn26rnfAOy6DOJ%2F2SGzy2ITmpm3tHMI%3D)

1. Hover your cursor over the Beacon segment you want to refresh, and then, click the **Refresh** icon. ![CLM_DB_Beacon_refresh icon](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/CLM_DB_Beacon_refresh%20icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T08%3A27%3A34Z&se=2026-11-12T09%3A27%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=egqYttIwlOdwXn26rnfAOy6DOJ%2F2SGzy2ITmpm3tHMI%3D)
2. In the confirmation pop-up, click **Refresh**. ![refresh_beacon_new](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/refresh_beacon_new.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T08%3A27%3A34Z&se=2026-11-12T09%3A27%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=egqYttIwlOdwXn26rnfAOy6DOJ%2F2SGzy2ITmpm3tHMI%3D)