WordPress plugin comparison

Customizer Refresh vs Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)

Customizer Refresh

by kolakube

10+ installs

Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)

by perron

100+ installs4.3

At a glance

Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for Customizer Refresh.
On a typical day, Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) is downloaded about 6 times, Customizer Refresh about 5.
Customizer Refresh has no reviews yet.
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) was updated more recently: Jun 10, 2026, against Jun 3, 2018 for Customizer Refresh.
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Customizer Refresh.
Customizer Refresh has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).

Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Customizer Refresh	Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)
Popular rank	#40,050	#14,304
Active installs	10+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	114	128
Rating	No ratings	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.36
Last release	8 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	7.0

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