Cookie Tasting vs Delete Expired — WordPress

Cookie Tasting vs Delete Expired Transients

Name: Cookie Tasting
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Cookie Tasting

5.0·1reviews·10+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Cookie Tasting	Delete Expired Transients
Tagline	—	—
Description	2105 / 5000 chars42% used	2287 / 5000 chars46% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Tarosky Inc.	webaware
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2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Cookie Tasting

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At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Cookie Tasting and Delete Expired Transients
Metric	Cookie Tasting	Delete Expired Transients
Rating	5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	1	★ 13
Active installs	10+	5,000+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Cookie Tasting

This plugin sets user cookie when user is logged in. You can use cookie as data store, so you can use it as UI resource. Visibility This plugin adds class to html element. ct-logged-in The current user is logged in. ct-not-logged-in The current user is anonymous. You can control elements visibility with CSS. .some-element{ display: none; } .ct-logged-in .some-element{ display: block; } From JavaScript You can use Global Object CookieTasting for utility. CookieTasting.userName() Returns user name. If not logged in, returns ‘Guest’. CookieTasting.lastUpdated() Returns timestamp of last log in check. If this equals 0, it means that user is anonymous. Besides that, this plugin checks periodically log-in status. You can handle it with jQuery. jQuery( document ).on( 'cookie.tasting', function( event, response ) { if ( response.login ) { // User is logged in. // If you use React... setAttributes({ name: CookieTasting.userName() }) } else { // User is not logged in. } } ); If you use react or something, updated the status with setState(). Check Before Action If you manage cached WordPress and customizing your own theme, It’s a good idea to implement dynamic UI components with JavaScript. You can check user’s credential just before important actions. // Click action for button. $('.read-more').click( function( e ) { e.preventDefault(); // Check cookie before do something. CookieTasting.testBefore().then( function( response ) { // Now user has fresh information. // Load premium contents. loadPremiumContents(); }).catch( function( response ) { // This user is not logged in. // Redirect them to login page. window.locaion.href = '/wp-login.php'; } ); } ); Plese remember adding dependency for cookie-tasting-heartbeat to your script. Handle UUID By default, this plugin set UUID for each user. This will be… Unique for each logged in user and will be saved as user_meta. Also kept for anonymous user. So you can use it for Google Analytic’s User ID View. const uuid = CookieTasting.get( 'uuid' ); // For Google Analytics. ga( 'set', "userId", uid );

Top keywords

user16×5.26%
logged7×2.30%
cookietasting6×1.97%
check4×1.32%
function4×1.32%
response4×1.32%
anonymous3×0.99%
cookie3×0.99%
returns3×0.99%
user is logged3×0.99%
uuid3×0.99%
action2×0.66%

Delete Expired Transients

Delete old, expired transients from the WordPress options table (wp_options), to prevent them from bloating your database and even slowing down your website. Unless you are using an object cache (like memcached), WordPress stores transient records in the options table. Many transients are given an expiration time, so in theory they should disappear after some time. In practise, because old transients are only deleted when requested again after they’ve expired, many transients stay in the database. After a while, there can be thousands or even millions of expired transients needlessly taking up space in your options table, depending on what your plugins are doing. Delete Expired Transients schedules a daily task to delete any expired transients from the options table. It performs this operation with a single SQL query, and then runs a second query to find any orphaned expiration records and deletes them too. There are a few other plugins around that clean up expired transients. This one is written for fast performance, set-and-forget scheduled housekeeping, and maximum compatibility. It uses the PHP time to determine whether transients are expired, not the database time (which can be different). It does only one job, and it does it well with the minimum of resources. Now optimised for WordPress Multisite. Translations Many thanks to the generous efforts of our translators: English (en_CA) — the English (Canadian) translation team English (en_GB) — the English (British) translation team English (en_ZA) — the English (South African) translation team French (fr_FR) — the French translation team Hungarian (hu_HU) — the Hungarian translation team Norwegian: Bokmål (nb_NO) — neonnero Norwegian: Nynorsk (nn_NO) — neonnero Russian (ru_RU) — the Russian translation team Spanish (es_ES) — the Spanish translation team If you’d like to help out by translating this plugin, please sign up for an account and dig in. Contributions Translate into your preferred language Fork me on GitHub Privacy Delete Expired Transients does not collect any personally identifying information, and does not set any cookies. It removes some old information from the database, potentially reducing a website’s exposure to leakage of personally identifying information.

Top keywords

transients10×2.84%
expired8×2.27%
team7×1.99%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Cookie Tasting or Delete Expired Transients?

Cookie Tasting (5.0★, 1 reviews) and Delete Expired Transients (5.0★, 13 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Cookie Tasting or Delete Expired Transients?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Delete Expired Transients does carry the larger published review base (13 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Cookie Tasting or Delete Expired Transients?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Delete Expired Transients has the deeper published review base (13 vs 1), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Cookie Tasting typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). Delete Expired Transients typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (13 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Cookie Tasting and Delete Expired Transients?

Migration support varies by app and category. Cookie Tasting and Delete Expired Transients both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Cookie Tasting" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Cookie Tasting vs Delete Expired Transients

Cookie Tasting

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Delete Expired Transients

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3. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Cookie Tasting or Delete Expired Transients?

Should I choose Cookie Tasting or Delete Expired Transients?

Which is faster to set up, Cookie Tasting or Delete Expired Transients?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Cookie Tasting and Delete Expired Transients?

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