WordPress plugin comparison

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

Easy Auto Reload

by Ivijan-Stefan Stipic

1K+ installs5.0

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

by perron

100+ installs4.3

At a glance

Easy Auto Reload has more active installs: 1K+, against 100+ for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).
On a typical day, Easy Auto Reload is downloaded about 22 times, Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) about 6.
Easy Auto Reload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
Easy Auto Reload was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).
Easy Auto Reload is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).
Easy Auto Reload has been around longer: since 2021, against 2023 for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).

Easy Auto Reload leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Auto Reload	Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)
Popular rank	#5,773	#14,234
Active installs	1K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	474	124
Rating	5.0(1)	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.63	×0.36
Last release	11 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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