Heartbeat Controller
Control WordPress Heartbeat API to reduce load. Allow, disable, or set custom frequency for Dashboard, Post Editor, and Frontend.
The facts
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Jul 2025
- Added
- Jul 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.2
- Tested up to
- WP 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Downloads
- 4,359
Our analysis
AI-assistedHeartbeat Controller is a WordPress plugin designed to manage the Heartbeat API, which can cause high server load due to frequent background requests. It allows you to enable or disable the API, adjust its frequency, and control its behaviour across different sections of your site, such as the admin dashboard and post editor.
This plugin is suitable for performance-conscious site owners and developers who want to optimise server performance without writing code. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing settings directly from the WordPress admin panel.
Best for: This plugin is best for site owners and developers looking to optimise performance on WordPress sites.
What it does well
- ✓Reduces server load by managing Heartbeat API
- ✓User-friendly interface for easy control
- ✓Allows custom frequency settings
- ✓Controls behaviour per section of the site
- ✓No coding required to apply changes
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on user ratings
- •No details on specific performance improvements
Verdict
Heartbeat Controller offers useful features for managing server load, but lacks detailed user feedback and performance metrics.
From the developer
Abdur Rahman's own description of Heartbeat Controller, lightly tidied.
“Heartbeat Controller” helps you reduce server load by managing WordPress’s built-in Heartbeat API. WordPress uses the Heartbeat API to make frequent background requests to admin-ajax.php, which can overwhelm your server especially on shared or VPS hosting.
This plugin provides a clean, user-friendly interface that lets you:
– ✅ Enable or disable Heartbeat API
– ✅ Adjust Heartbeat frequency (interval in seconds)
– ✅ Control behavior per section: Dashboard, Post Editor, Frontend
– ✅ Instantly apply changes without code
Ideal for performance-conscious site owners and developers.
🛠 No need to write a single line of code. Everything is controllable through the WordPress admin.
Features
- Control WordPress Heartbeat activity from the admin panel
- Apply settings independently for:
- Admin Dashboard
- Post/Page Editor
- Frontend (theme side)
- Allow (default WordPress behavior)
- Disallow (disable AJAX polling)
- Modify frequency (set custom interval, e.g., 60 seconds)
About the Developer
Created and maintained by “Abdur Rahman”, a WordPress developer passionate about performance, custom plugins, and helping businesses scale through fast and secure websites.
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