Performant Transients for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Peter Wilson
Performant Transients is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Peter Wilson.
AppRanks data: Performant Transients ranks #0 in Performance on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Performant Transients is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Performance category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Peter Wilson — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Performant Transients works
This is a utility plugin for backporting a minor performance improvement scheduled for inclusion in WordPress 6.6 to earlier versions.
In WordPress 6.4 the function wp_prime_option_caches() was introduced to allow for multiple options to be queried in a single database call.
On sites without a persistent cache, temporary transients are stored in two options. One containing the transient itself, the other containing the timeout. These are stored as _transient_[transient name] and _transient_timeout_[transient name].
In WordPress 6.6 and later, these options are primed by a single database call using the priming function. This plugin can be used on WordPress 6.4 and 6.5 to backport the functionality.
While a mild improvement on sites making limited use of transients, this can significantly reduce the number of database queries on sites running plugins making heavy use of transients.
Category rankings
As of Jul 10, 2026- Performance#0of 760Top 1%
- Transients#0of 8Top 1%
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Where Performant Transients stands in the Performance category
Performant Transients ranks #0 of 760 apps in the Performance category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Performant Transients?
Performant Transients is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked daily by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Performance category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Peter Wilson.
Who uses Performant Transients?
Performant Transients is actively installed across WordPress stores tracked by AppRanks. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Performance category on WordPress.