Transient Cleaner vs Core Web Vitals & — WordPress

Transient Cleaner vs Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

Name: Transient Cleaner
Rating: 5 (23 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Transient Cleaner

5.0·23reviews·1,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Transient Cleaner	Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster
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Description	3021 / 5000 chars60% used	3115 / 5000 chars62% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	David Artiss	Mohammed Kaludi
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2. Categories & rankings

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

Transient Cleaner

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Transient Cleaner and Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster
Metric	Transient Cleaner	Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	3.9 ★
Total reviews	★ 23	15
Active installs	1,000+	1,000+
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Keyword	Transient Cleaner	Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster
faq	#385	Not ranked

5. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Transient Cleaner

Clean expired transients from your options table. The original and best! Transient housekeeping was added to the core of WordPress after version 5.8. However, I have decided to open up this plugin to all versions to allow for manual transient cleaning. Longer term I am working on a new version of the plugin, designed specifically for all WordPress releases. Tested up to PHP 8.2 Fully complies with WordPress coding standards Compliant with the stronger WordPress VIP coding standards, as well as compatibility with their platform Community plugin – visit the Github page to get involved with the latest code development, request enhancements and report issues “Transients are a simple and standardized way of storing cached data in the WordPress database temporarily by giving it a custom name and a timeframe after which it will expire and be deleted.” Unfortunately, expired transients only get deleted when you attempt to access them. If you don’t access the transient then, even though it’s expired, WordPress will not remove it. This is a known “issue” but due to reasons, which are explained in the FAQ, this has not been adequately resolved. Why is this a problem? Transients are often used by plugins to “cache” data (my own plugins included). Because of this it means that expired data can be left and build up, resulting in a bloated database table. Meantime, this plugin is the hero that you’ve been waiting for. Simply activate the plugin, sit back and enjoy a much cleaner, smaller options table. It also adds the additional recommendation that after a database upgrade all transients will be cleared down. The Settings Screen Within Administration -> Tools -> Transients an options screen exists allowing you to tweak when you’d like cleaning to happen, including the ability to perform an ad-hoc run, and when you’d like the to be automatically scheduled. You can even request an optimization of the options table to give your system a real “pep”! Running in Lite mode A “lite” mode is available. By activating this the options screen will no longer appear and default settings will be used. The advantage? Improved performance to Admin and, especially if you’re running multi-site, no chance of anybody “tinkering” with the settings. To activate, use the following… define( 'TC_LITE', true ); This should be added to your wp-config.php file. Using hooks If you’re the type of odd person who likes to code for WordPress (really?) then I’ve added a couple of hooks so you can call our rather neat cleaning functions… housekeep_transients – this will clear down any expired transients clear_all_transients – this will remove any and all transients, expired or otherwise Acknowledgements I’d like to thank WordPress Developer Andrew Nacin for his early discussion on this. Also, I’d like to acknowledge the useful article at Everybody Staze for ensuring the proposed solution made sense, and W-Shadow.com for the cleaning code. Iconography is courtesy of the very talented Janki Rathod.

Top keywords

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options5×1.00%
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Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

Core Web Vitals (CWV) is the new ranking factor Google announced that “Core Web Vitals” are going to be a significant ranking signal for websites. In fact, Core Web Vitals or the page experience signal is going to become a requirement for a page to appear in Google’s Top Stories. Features Flush Cache: Using this option you can choose on which events ( WordPress Update,Switching Theme,Post/Page Deletion ) you want to clear website cache. Auto Clear Cache: Clear you website on regular intervals , this helps you to keep your website cache updated. Webp images: If images are slowing down your website, then converting them to WebP format can improve your page load speed test scores. Lazy Load: Lazy loading allows your website to only load images when a user scrolls down to a specific image, which reduces website load time and improves website performance. Minification: If you are trying to achieve 100/100 score on Google Pagespeed or GTMetrix tool, then minifying CSS and JavaScript will significantly improve your score. Remove Unused CSS:Unused CSS is any CSS code added by your WordPress theme or plugins that you don’t really need. Removing this CSS code improves WordPress performance and user experience. Google Fonts Optimizations: You may start noticing external resources like fonts affecting Google PageSpeed + load times. This is where loading Google Fonts locally comes into play. Delay JavaScript Execution:You can delay JavaScript based on user interaction. This can be a great way to speed up the paint of the page for Google PageSpeed when something isn’t needed right away. Especially heavy third-party scripts like Google Adsense, Google Analytics etc. Cache: Caching is one of the most important and easiest ways to speed up WordPress! it reduces the amount of work required to generate a page view. As a result, your web pages load much faster, directly from cache. Support We try our best to provide support on WordPress.org forums. However, We have a special team support where you can ask us questions and get help. Delivering a good user experience means a lot to us and so we try our best to reply each and every question that gets asked. Bug Reports Bug reports for Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster are welcomed on GitHub. Please note GitHub is not a support forum, and issues that aren’t properly qualified as bugs will be closed. Credits PHP CSS Parser library used https://github.com/sabberworm/PHP-CSS-Parser – License URI: https://github.com/sabberworm/PHP-CSS-Parser?tab=MIT-1-ov-file (PHP-CSS-Parser is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.) CSS from HTML extractor library used https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor – License URI: https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor?tab=License-1-ov-file (CSS from HTML extractor is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.) WebP Convert library used https://github.com/rosell-dk/webp-convert – License URI: https://github.com/rosell-dk/webp-convert?tab=MIT-1-ov-file (WebP Convert is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.)

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Transient Cleaner or Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

Transient Cleaner has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 23 reviews) compared to Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster (3.9★ from 15 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Transient Cleaner or Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

Transient Cleaner holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Transient Cleaner or Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Transient Cleaner has the deeper published review base (23 vs 15), 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?

Transient Cleaner typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (23 reviews). Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (15 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 Transient Cleaner and Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

Migration support varies by app and category. Transient Cleaner and Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster 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 Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Transient Cleaner vs Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

Transient Cleaner

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. Search rankings

4. Activity in the last 90 days

Transient Cleaner · 1 changes

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster · 2 changes

5. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Transient Cleaner or Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

Should I choose Transient Cleaner or Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

Which is faster to set up, Transient Cleaner or Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

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

Can I migrate data between Transient Cleaner and Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster?

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