Best reload plugins for WordPress
The most popular reload plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Force Refresh leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Easy Auto Reload (1K+) and Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) (100+). All 7 plugins tagged “reload” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 reload plugins
- 1.
Force RefreshThe most installed reload plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Easy Auto Reload1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)100+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 4.
Css Live Reload60+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 5.
LH Fresh Content10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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Reloadify Frontend SyncFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “reload”
Force Refresh
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,555by jordanleven1 month ago
Force Refresh lets you request page refreshes for visitors viewing your site, whether you want to refresh the whole site or a single page.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Easy Auto Reload
Up in the last 7 days:5#5,765by 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:7#14,304by 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
- 0/day
Css Live Reload
Down in the last 7 days:110#19,829by Moshe Harush7 years ago
Reload all CSS Files resources on your page by just one click (if surfing via mobile Phone - shake it) without refreshing the page.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LH Fresh Content
Down in the last 7 days:2,264#46,511by shawfactor4 years ago
LH Fresh Content checks if the page visitted is stale (or has been updated) and updates it in the background or alerts the visitor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reloadify Frontend Sync
Up in the last 7 days:2,177#66,332by 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
- 11/day