wp transient <command>

Adds, gets, and deletes entries in the WordPress Transient Cache.

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By default, the transient cache uses the WordPress database to persist values between requests. On a single site installation, values are stored in the wp_options table. On a multisite installation, values are stored in the wp_options or the wp_sitemeta table, depending on use of the --network flag. When a persistent object cache drop-in is installed (e.g. Redis or Memcached), the transient cache skips the database and simply wraps the WP Object Cache.

Examples

# Set transient. $ wp transient set sample_key "test data" 3600 Success: Transient added. # Get transient. $ wp transient get sample_key test data # Delete transient. $ wp transient delete sample_key Success: Transient deleted. # Delete expired transients. $ wp transient delete --expired Success: 12 expired transients deleted from the database. # Delete all transients. $ wp transient delete --all Success: 14 transients deleted from the database. 

Subcommands

NameDescription
wp transient delete

Deletes a transient value.

wp transient get

Gets a transient value.

wp transient list

Lists transients and their values.

wp transient patch

Update a nested value from a transient.

wp transient pluck

Get a nested value from a transient.

wp transient set

Sets a transient value.

wp transient type

Determines the type of transients implementation.

Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase.