Delete Expired vs SQLite Cache — WordPress

SQLite Cache vs Delete Expired Transients

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

SQLite Cache

4.0·2reviews·10+installs

wordpress

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1. Listing metadata

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	Delete Expired Transients	SQLite Cache
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Description	2287 / 5000 chars46% used	1959 / 5000 chars39% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	webaware	andreyk
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At a glance

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Feature comparison between Delete Expired Transients and SQLite Cache
Metric	Delete Expired Transients	SQLite Cache
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 13	2
Active installs	5,000+	10+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

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%
translation7×1.99%
translation team7×1.99%
english6×1.70%
expired transients6×1.70%
options5×1.42%
database4×1.14%
delete4×1.14%
options table4×1.14%
table4×1.14%

SQLite Cache

On first request to a given URL whole html code of a page is being stored in the SQLite database. On next requests to the same page WordPress core will not be loaded at all but the content of a page will be retrieved from the the SQLite storage therefore duration of PHP execution decreases in dozen of times. Many sites on the same webserver may use common SQLite storage. Compatible with WordPress Multisite. Requires PHP SQLite PDO. In comparison with plugins generating static html pages this plugin does not create multiple directories and html files but stores all generated pages in one file. Moreover, many wordpress sites on the same webserver may use common SQLite storage. Keeps 404, 301, 302, 304 HTTP statuses, optionally supports ETag, Expires, Content-Length, Content-Type (with charset) headers. As the cache script doesn’t load the WordPress core where does it save it’s settings? To get the plugin working you need to define the SQLite storage location in the index.php of the wordpress installation directory (note, not in wp-config.php but index.php). Besides of the SQLite file, this directory contains general settings file (compression setting) and a subfolder for per domain settings. In the admin area (plugin setting page) and to remember after deactivation where the cache located, litecache_path WordPress option is used. How the plugin handles URLs with and without `www.` prefix? The presence of www. prefix is defined in Settings – General. The plugin stores with_www parameter in domains/yourdomain.ini file in the cache directory and redirects requests correspondingly; these redirects are being processed before cache usage. Is it WordPress Multisite compatible? Yes, but for subdomains mode only (blogname.example.com), not for example.com/blogname. A superadmin of a multisite network has access to the first setting form (cache location), blog admins have access to the second form and purge form.

Top keywords

sqlite7×2.23%
wordpress7×2.23%
cache5×1.59%
php5×1.59%
file4×1.27%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Delete Expired Transients or SQLite Cache?

Delete Expired Transients has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 13 reviews) compared to SQLite Cache (4.0★ from 2 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Delete Expired Transients or SQLite Cache?

Delete Expired Transients holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.0★). 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, Delete Expired Transients or SQLite Cache?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Delete Expired Transients has the deeper published review base (13 vs 2), 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?

Delete Expired Transients typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (13 reviews). SQLite Cache typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 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 Delete Expired Transients and SQLite Cache?

Migration support varies by app and category. Delete Expired Transients and SQLite Cache 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 SQLite Cache" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

SQLite Cache vs Delete Expired Transients

SQLite Cache

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Which is faster to set up, Delete Expired Transients or SQLite Cache?

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

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