Transients Manager
At risk: no release in 24 months (last release 18 Oct 2024).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Transients Manager still maintained?
- No. Last release 18 Oct 2024, over 2 years ago. 18 Oct 2024 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Transients Manager, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Transients Manager removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Transients Manager safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.0.7). Not on the exploited list. 22 Oct 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Transients Manager update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.7. No one-star spike after it. 18 Oct 2024 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| mordauk | 11 May 2014 to 30 Jul 2020, 28 commits |
|---|---|
| johnjamesjacoby | 16 Dec 2021 to 12 Dec 2023, 5 commits |
| justinahinon | 2 Aug 2022 to 2 Aug 2022, 2 commits |
| johnnytee | 9 Oct 2024 to 9 Oct 2024, 4 commits |
| _smartik_ | 18 Oct 2024 to 18 Oct 2024, 1 commits |
5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 18 Oct 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q3 2025.
| 5 star | 38 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.0.7).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2024 | Transients Manager <= 2.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | Patched before disclosure |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 722 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,332 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,660 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,382 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,466 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,577 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,604 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,367 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,421 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,651 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,376 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,673 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,530 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,781 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,532 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,352 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,594 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,828 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,776 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,044 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,137 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,836 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,079 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,959 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,337 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,319 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 425 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Syed Balkhi |
| Added | 11 May 2014 |
| Last updated | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | cron, tool, transient |
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Questions
Is Transients Manager still maintained?
No. Last release 18 Oct 2024, over 2 years ago.
Who owns Transients Manager, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Transients Manager removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Transients Manager safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.0.7). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Transients Manager update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.7. No one-star spike after it.