3. Workers not applied
Response
Hi there, José Miguel from Cloudflare Support!
I know it can be confusing when things work in the debugger but not live — been there myself. This usually happens when the Worker isn't attached to a route that matches real traffic.
Check the “Triggers” section in the dashboard and make sure you've set a route like
Check the “Triggers” section in the dashboard and make sure you've set a route like
example.com/*.
Let me know if that helps or if you'd like a hand checking the setup.
Thought Process
How I approached this question
I don't have direct experience deploying Workers through the Dashboard — my answer is based on research and Cloudflare's official documentation. I reviewed several key sections to confirm the relationship between Worker triggers, routes, and proxied traffic.
Key Concepts Researched
- Workers only run on requests that match an explicitly defined route.
- The DNS record must be proxied for the Worker to execute.
- The Debugger tool runs in isolation and doesn't confirm full deployment behavior.