Delete Expired Transients
by webaware · Performance
Also makes 12 other plugins · 152.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Delete old, expired transients from WordPress wp_options table
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5K estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache” and “wp options” for “delete” and “old”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delete” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wp options” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “old” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 69 average across 1,809 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 123.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,105 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 56 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| expired your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| transients your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| transient your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| delete | #6 | #10 | up 2 |
| old | #19 | #16 | up 3 |
| memcached | #17 | #16 | down 1 |
| delete page | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| cache delete | #12 | #14 | 0 |
| delete all | #17 | #21 | down 3 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp options your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 34 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache” and “wp options” for “delete” and “old”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delete” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wp options” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “old” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.0.7 · 12 May 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 5K.
Install history since 24 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ganohr3.6y ago
easy to use. 簡単に利用できる。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wolkoff688.1y ago
Subj! 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ G8.2y ago
Still works great, perfect on Multisite…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Perrorist9.2y ago
Just installed and left it to do its magic. After a while I checked the options table and sure enough almost all the transients had been deleted. Couldn’t ask for more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sojasoja9.5y ago
This is a great plugin, effective, simple and direct, plus great support, amazing job!!!! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SVTX9.8y ago
Very useful plugin! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Peake10.3y ago
Given the preponderance of MySQL-backed transient storage installations, this or something like it really should be part of Codex.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ linux4me210.9y ago
Now and then, I run across a plugin that is simple, well-designed and fills a need painlessly and efficiently. Delete Expired Transients is just such a plugin. I have a client whose site uses the Diverse Solutions dsIDXPress plugin, which was bloating the options table in the database with thousands of records containing expired transients. Delete Expired Transients cleaned out the options table and keeps it cleaned out. Thanks for a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 100 languages, 12 at 90% or more
Plus 76 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,343 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-31 5K+ → 4K+ down after 826 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2024-07-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-07 6K+ → 5K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 5K+ → 6K+ up after 26 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Transient Cleaner 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - F Flush Transients 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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