Transients Manager vs Converter for Media
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| Feature | Transients Manager v2.0.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Converter for Media v6.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2024 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Transients Manager | Converter for Media · Converter for Media PRO ($) |
| Pros | View, search, edit and delete transients from Tools; Bulk delete of expired or persistent transients; Toolbar button to pause transient writes | Converts uploads to WebP on the server with GD or Imagick; Optional Cloudflare cache rules and cache purge; Core WebP conversion works without a licence |
| Cons | A developer tool; deleting transients can break features; Shows cross-promotion notices for other plugins; Offers to install other plugins from the admin | AVIF output and cloud conversion need the PRO licence; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin and plugin list; Cloud conversion sends images to a vendor API |
| More features | ||
| Other features | List all transients in the database, Search transients by name, Edit the name, expiration and value of a transient, Bulk delete of expired, persistent or all transients, Toolbar button to pause transient writes, Cross-promotion notices for other plugins | Local WebP conversion with GD or Imagick, Serve WebP through rewrite rules, Convert on upload, Cloudflare cache rules and purge, AVIF output format ($), Cloud conversion through the vendor API ($), PRO access token validation ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | WordPress.org plugin directory | Cloudflare, Converter for Media API ($), Deactivation survey endpoint |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api-converter.mattplugins.com, data.mattplugins.com, api.cloudflare.com |