Best auto refresh plugins for WordPress
The most popular auto refresh plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Auto Reload leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) (100+) and Auto Refresh Post & Page (80+). All 5 plugins tagged “auto refresh” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 auto refresh plugins
- 1.
Easy Auto ReloadThe most installed auto refresh plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)100+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Auto Refresh Post & Page80+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
Live Data Display30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Reloadify Frontend SyncFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “auto refresh”
Easy Auto Reload
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,770by Ivijan-Stefan Stipic10 days ago
Auto-refresh your WordPress pages on user inactivity. Keep sessions alive, nonces fresh, and engagement high with this lightweight plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)
Up in the last 7 days:5#14,301by perron5 months ago
Instantly reloads the browser when theme or plugin files are edited, or when content is saved.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Auto Refresh Post & Page
#17,906by Aasim Ghaffar3 months ago
Auto refresh posts and pages on a schedule — full reloads or seamless AJAX updates, countdown timers, role exclusions and smart pausing.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Live Data Display
Down in the last 7 days:232#24,629by berkux2 months ago
Load JSON data via API, display it on your WordPress site, and auto-refresh it at custom intervals — without reloading the page.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Reloadify Frontend Sync
Down in the last 7 days:8,940#71,105by Shaoun Chandra Shill11 days ago
Auto refresh WordPress frontend across browsers after saves in Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg, and more. Includes server and image optimization.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day