Reset Featured Content Cache on WordPress.com

themezee-featured-content-cache-reset.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: ThemeZee Featured Content Cache Reset
Plugin URI: https://themezee.com
Description: Resets the transient caching for featured posts on WordPress.com
Author: ThemeZee
Author URI: https://themezee.com/
Version: 1.0
Text Domain: themezee-featured-content-cache-reset
License: GPL v3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
*/

// Exit if accessed directly.
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit;
}

if ( ! function_exists( 'themezee_featured_content_cache_reset' ) ) :
	/**
	 * Invalidates the WordPress.com Transient Cache for Featured Posts
	 *
	 */
	function themezee_featured_content_cache_reset() {
		delete_transient( 'featured_content_ids' );
	}
endif;
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'themezee_featured_content_cache_reset' );