Best admin-ajax plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin-ajax plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Heartbeat Control leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control (1K+) and Amuga Ajax Log (20+). All 4 plugins tagged “admin-ajax” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 admin-ajax plugins
- 1.
Heartbeat ControlThe most installed admin-ajax plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 68 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 2.
Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Amuga Ajax Log20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 4.
Fixora Heartbeat ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “admin-ajax”

Heartbeat Control
#562by WP Media3 years ago
Allows you to easily manage the frequency of the WordPress heartbeat API.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.2(68)
- Downloads
- 166/day

Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control
Down in the last 7 days:37#6,714by Codeloghin1 month ago
An enhanced solution to optimize the performance of your WordPress website and automatically achieve the best Heartbeat API values.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Amuga Ajax Log
Up in the last 7 days:450#25,822by Asheboro6 years ago
Amuga Ajax Log is a tool built for troubleshooters who need to know what is hitting admin-ajax.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fixora Heartbeat Manager
#58,013by Fixora Labs1 month ago
Manage WordPress Heartbeat frequency in admin, editor, and frontend to reduce admin-ajax CPU load.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day