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Adds an optional $prefix parameter to delete_expired_transients() to allow
scoped cleanup of expired transients when not using an external object cache
or when $force_db is enabled.

This enables plugins to safely clean up only their own expired transients.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64553

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@@ -1629,55 +1631,84 @@ function set_transient( $transient, $value, $expiration = 0 ) {
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* @since 4.9.0
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* @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.
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* @param bool $force_db Optional. Force cleanup to run against the database even when an external object cache is used.
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I believe global documentation should not be removed.

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Thanks for the note — I’ve restored the @global wpdb documentation and pushed an update.

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I’ve restored the @global wpdb documentation and pushed an update.

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