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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.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 admin-ajax plugins

  1. 1.
    Heartbeat Control

    The 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. 2.
    Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Amuga Ajax Log

    20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  4. 4.
    Fixora Heartbeat Manager

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 4 plugins tagged “admin-ajax”