Delete Expired vs Purgify – Transient — WordPress

Delete Expired Transients vs Purgify – Transient Purge

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Delete Expired Transients

5.0·13reviews·5,000+installs

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	Delete Expired Transients	Purgify – Transient Purge
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Description	2287 / 5000 chars46% used	1257 / 5000 chars25% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	webaware	Deepak Rajpal
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Feature comparison between Delete Expired Transients and Purgify – Transient Purge
Metric	Delete Expired Transients	Purgify – Transient Purge
Rating	5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 13	1
Active installs	5,000+	10+
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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%

Purgify – Transient Purge

Purgify – Transient Purge gives you a fast, accessible way to clear WordPress transients without leaving the screen you’re on. Features Admin Toolbar menu — clear transients from any admin screen or front-end (if logged in as admin) with one click. Settings page (Tools → Purgify) — dedicated page with both clear actions and documentation. Result notice — after clearing, an admin notice tells you exactly how many transients were deleted, with an expandable list of every key that was removed. Two clear modes: Clear All — removes every transient regardless of expiry. Clear Expired — removes only transients whose expiry time has passed (safe, routine cleanup). Nonce-protected actions — all actions are protected against CSRF. Translations ready — ships with translations for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Italian. Lightweight — no external dependencies, no database tables, no options stored. When should I clear transients? After updating plugins or themes whose caches are stale. When debugging unexpected cached content. As routine maintenance to keep the options table clean (use Clear Expired). After migrating or restoring a database. Privacy This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data.

Top keywords

clear8×4.42%
transients5×2.76%
admin4×2.21%
actions3×1.66%
clear expired2×1.10%
clear transients2×1.10%
database2×1.10%
expired2×1.10%

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Which has better reviews, Delete Expired Transients or Purgify – Transient Purge?

Delete Expired Transients (5.0★, 13 reviews) and Purgify – Transient Purge (5.0★, 1 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 Delete Expired Transients or Purgify – Transient Purge?

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, Delete Expired Transients or Purgify – Transient Purge?

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?

Delete Expired Transients typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (13 reviews). Purgify – Transient Purge typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 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 Purgify – Transient Purge?

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

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