Best heartbeat control plugins for WordPress
The most popular heartbeat control 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 Fixora Heartbeat Manager (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “heartbeat control” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 heartbeat control plugins
- 1.
Heartbeat ControlThe most installed heartbeat control 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.
Fixora Heartbeat ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “heartbeat control”
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
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