by WP Media 4.2 (68 reviews)

Heartbeat Control

Name: Heartbeat Control
Rating: 4.2 (68 reviews)
Author: WP Media

Allows you to easily manage the frequency of the WordPress heartbeat API.

Heartbeat Control ranks #558 among WordPress.org plugins with 70,000+ active installations, a 4.2/5 rating from 68 reviews, and was last updated Aug 31, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.3.13 (Current: 7.1.3)

v2.0.1 Current Version v2.0.1

Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 31 Aug, 2023

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 1% by installs Downloads -39.1% this week No update in over a year

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#558

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Active Installs

70K+

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KW Avg Position

36.7

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Downloads

1.2M

+117 today

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (68 reviews)

Next Milestone 80K

Total Progress 93.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

68 reviews

Overall 84%

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.1
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2023
Requires WP: 3.6+
Tested Up To: 6.3.13
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: WP Media

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 68
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

admin-ajax heartbeat heartbeat api heartbeat control server resources

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who leave the admin panel open for long periods, such as while writing or editing posts. It solves the problem of high CPU usage and server performance issues caused by frequent Heartbeat API AJAX requests, which can even lead to hosting account suspensions.

Limit heartbeat frequency
Completely stop heartbeat activity
Rules for Dashboard
Rules for Frontend
Rules for Post Editor

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Heartbeat Control

All options are located within Settings > Heartbeat Control.

If you commonly leave your WordPress admin up for long periods of time, especially while writing or editing a post, the repeated POST requests can cause high resource usage. To avoid this, the heartbeat can be modified or even disabled to lower your server resource usage.

You can report any security bugs found in the source code of the site-reviews plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment and take care of notifying the developers of this plugin.