WordPress plugin comparison

Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) vs Merge + Minify + Refresh

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

by perron

100+ installs4.3

Merge + Minify + Refresh

by launchinteractive

3K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Merge + Minify + Refresh has more active installs: 3K+, against 100+ for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).
On a typical day, Merge + Minify + Refresh is downloaded about 48 times, Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) about 6.
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.2 from 68 reviews.
Merge + Minify + Refresh was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.0 for Merge + Minify + Refresh.
Merge + Minify + Refresh has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers).

Merge + Minify + Refresh leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)	Merge + Minify + Refresh
Popular rank	#14,234	#3,669
Active installs	100+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	124	989
Rating	4.3(6)	4.2(68)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.9.0
Search multiplier	×0.36	×0.60
Last release	5 months ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.0	8.2

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