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by Mikel King 4.4 (4 reviews)

AJAX Heartbeat Tool

Provides a method of turning the WordPress heartbeat off as well as change some settings.

AJAX Heartbeat Tool ranks #10,295 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #918 of 5,310 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.4/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2021. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.7 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 13 Aug, 2021
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#918 of 5,310 in Utilities & Tools Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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88%
Review 4.4 out of 5
4.4 (4 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4
4 reviews
Overall 88%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for AJAX Heartbeat Tool. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who manage multi-editor CMS environments. It solves performance problems caused by the WordPress heartbeat feature clobbering site performance when multiple editors are logged in simultaneously.

  • Disables admin-ajax.php on most pages
  • Allows admin-ajax on post edit
  • Allows admin-ajax on quick edit
  • Disables heartbeat autostart
  • Sets heartbeat interval to 60 seconds

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about AJAX Heartbeat Tool

AJAX Heartbeat Tool has 300+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
AJAX Heartbeat Tool holds a 4.4 out of 5 star rating based on 4 user reviews on WordPress.org.
AJAX Heartbeat Tool is developed by Mikel King and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
AJAX Heartbeat Tool requires WordPress 3.8 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 5.7.
AJAX Heartbeat Tool has been downloaded 12,918+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of AJAX Heartbeat Tool is trunk. It was last updated on August 13, 2021.
Yes. AJAX Heartbeat Tool is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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