Best admin-ajax.php plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin-ajax.php plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Heartbeat Controller leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of LH Javascript Error log (10+) and Admin Ajax dot php? No Thank You! (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “admin-ajax.php” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 admin-ajax.php plugins
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Heartbeat ControllerThe most installed admin-ajax.php plugin, with 1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
LH Javascript Error log10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 3.
Admin Ajax dot php? No Thank You!10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 3 plugins tagged “admin-ajax.php”
Heartbeat Controller
Up in the last 7 days:23#5,598by Abdur Rahman1 year ago
Control WordPress Heartbeat API to reduce load. Allow, disable, or set custom frequency for Dashboard, Post Editor, and Frontend.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
LH Javascript Error log
Up in the last 7 days:1,495#38,307by shawfactor5 years ago
Log Javascript errors from your browser to your wordpress error log.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Ajax dot php? No Thank You!
Down in the last 7 days:5,267#43,706by postpostmodern9 years ago
Changes the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint to /ajax/
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day