add_action( 'wp_scheduled_delete', 'delete_expired_db_transients' ); function delete_expired_db_transients() { global $wpdb, $_wp_using_ext_object_cache; if( $_wp_using_ext_object_cache ) return; $time = isset ( $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME'] ) ? (int)$_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME'] : time() ; $expired = $wpdb->get_col( "SELECT option_name FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE option_name LIKE '_transient_timeout%' AND option_value < {$time};" ); foreach( $expired as $transient ) { $key = str_replace('_transient_timeout_', '', $transient); delete_transient($key); } }