PluginSift

Transients Manager vs Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Transients Manager

Transients Manager

5(38)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View Transients Manager
VS
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG

Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG

3(2)

30 active installs

Free

Updated 10 years ago
View Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Transients Manager has a higher user rating (5/5 from 38 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 30). Both are free WordPress plugins. Transients Manager has accumulated 528K+ total downloads while Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG has 2.5K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Transients Manager
◄
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG3/5
Total Reviews
38Transients Manager
◄
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG2
Active Installs
20K+Transients Manager
◄
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG30
Total Downloads
528K+Transients Manager
◄
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG2.5K+
Support Resolution
N/ATransients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYGN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoTransients Manager
◄
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG10 years ago
First Released
2014Transients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG2015
Age
12 yearsTransients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG11 years
WP Requires
5.3+Transients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG3.0.1+
PHP Requires
5.6.20+Transients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYGfalse+
Business Model
FreeTransients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYGFree
Latest Version
2.0.7Transients Manager
Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG1.3.1

Rating Breakdown

Transients Manager

5/5(38 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG

3/5(2 reviews)
5
50%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
50%

Recent Reviews

Transients Manager Reviews

by Farzad

Useful

Just Perfect 😀

by Jihad Sinnaour

Excellent!

Useful dev tool

by pandammonium

Works with WP 6.1.1

This is invaluable for developing plugins with WP transients. It’s an easy-to-use plugin that does one thing well. It works in WP 6.1.1, although it contains some code deprecated in PHP8.2.

Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Transients Manager or Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG more popular?
Transients Manager has 20K+ active installations while Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG has 30. Transients Manager is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Transients Manager or Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG?
Transients Manager has a 5/5 rating from 38 reviews, while Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG has a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews.
Are Transients Manager and Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG free?
Transients Manager is free and Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Transients Manager or Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Transients Manager was last updated 1 year ago and Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG was last updated 10 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.