Transients Manager
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 98 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Provides a familiar interface to view, search, edit, and delete Transients.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 66/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “transient”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
66 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 578.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 744 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 38 reviews, smoothed to 4.49★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 744 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pippin williamson | #2 | #2 | up 2 |
| mordauk | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| transients | #7 | #8 | down 2 |
| transient your tag | #12 | #10 | down 4 |
| cron your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tool your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 8 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
- One page off on “transient”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “cron” and “tool” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “mordauk” and “pippin williamson”. #2 and #2 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 26.3K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.7 · 18 Oct 2024
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.6 years ago; the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Farzad1.2y ago
Just Perfect 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jihad Sinnaour2.3y ago
Useful dev tool
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pandammonium3.6y ago
This is invaluable for developing plugins with WP transients. It’s an easy-to-use plugin that does one thing well. It works in WP 6.1.1, although it contains some code deprecated in PHP8.2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alan Fuller4.5y ago
I find this plugin very useful when testing to search and delete specific transients
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Beren5.0y ago
Worked perfectly to find and delete stale Jetpack transients! Running on WP 5.8.1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Earnie Rhyker5.0y ago
Super useful development tool indeed!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ osama12336.1y ago
thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drinkmaker6.3y ago
I needed to catch a floating bug on my site. It became clear that this was somehow related to transient options.The first to turn up this plugin. And I was not wrong. Plugin solves its narrow task and does it excellently. If you need to do anything with transient options in WordPress – this plugin is what you need. Thank you so much for your work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.7 Fix: Security fix 2.0.7
- — Version 2.0.6 Improved: Product Education 2.0.6
- — Version 2.0.5 Improved: Support for PHP8.2 and below 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.3 Misc: The plugin is tested up to WordPress 6.0 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Fixed: “Delete All” bulk action works again Fixed: Add “Delete All” button to table actions Improved: More value types now visible in List Table (up to 100 characters) 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Fix: PHP fatal error when guessing JSON value type 2.0.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Provides a familiar interface to view, search, edit, and delete Transients."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPForms, Stripe, Google Analytics, Easy Digital Downloads.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,998 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "cron" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-04-14 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1048 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2018-03-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2017-11-30 7K+ → 8K+ up after 141 days in tier
- 2017-07-12 6K+ → 7K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2017-04-22 5K+ → 6K+ up after 128 days in tier
- 2016-12-15 3K+ → 5K+ up after 255 days in tier
- 2016-04-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 13 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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