Title: Heartbeat Controller
Author: Abdur Rahman
Published: <strong>Juliol 28, 2025</strong>
Last modified: Juliol 28, 2025

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# Heartbeat Controller

 By [Abdur Rahman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devabdurrahman/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/heartbeat-controller.1.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/heartbeat-controller/#installation)
 * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/heartbeat-controller/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/heartbeat-controller/)

## Description

“Heartbeat Controller” helps you reduce server load by managing WordPress’s built-
in Heartbeat API. WordPress uses the Heartbeat API to make frequent background requests
to `admin-ajax.php`, which can overwhelm your server especially on shared or VPS
hosting.

This plugin provides a clean, user-friendly interface that lets you:
 – ✅ Enable
or disable Heartbeat API – ✅ Adjust Heartbeat frequency (interval in seconds) –
✅ Control behavior per section: Dashboard, Post Editor, Frontend – ✅ Instantly
apply changes without code

Ideal for performance-conscious site owners and developers.

🛠 No need to write a single line of code. Everything is controllable through the
WordPress admin.

### Features

 * Control WordPress Heartbeat activity from the admin panel
 * Apply settings independently for:
    - Admin Dashboard
    - Post/Page Editor
    - Frontend (theme side)
 * Choose from:
    - Allow (default WordPress behavior)
    - Disallow (disable AJAX polling)
    - Modify frequency (set custom interval, e.g., 60 seconds)
 * Built-in protection to prevent unsafe frequency (minimum 15s)
 * Lightweight and developer-friendly
 * Clean UI that follows WordPress standards

### About the Developer

Created and maintained by “Abdur Rahman”, a WordPress developer passionate about
performance, custom plugins, and helping businesses scale through fast and secure
websites.

🔗 [Visit My Portfolio](https://devabdurrahman.com)

Need a custom plugin? Reach out for collaborations or freelance projects!

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Heartbeat Control Settings Panel

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to “Settings > Heartbeat Control” to configure options.

## FAQ

### What is the Heartbeat API?

The Heartbeat API is used by WordPress to send periodic requests (every 15–60 seconds)
to `admin-ajax.php` for tasks like auto-saving posts, syncing data, and showing 
logged-in user activity.

### Why should I control it?

Frequent AJAX calls from the Heartbeat API can cause high CPU usage and slow down
your site, especially if you or your users keep multiple admin tabs open.

### Is it safe to disable the Heartbeat API?

Yes, but some features like autosave or post locking won’t work. For most sites,
it’s safe to disable or reduce the frequency in the Dashboard or Frontend.

### Will this plugin work with caching plugins?

Yes! This plugin complements performance optimization tools like WP Rocket, W3 Total
Cache, or LiteSpeed Cache.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Heartbeat Controller” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Abdur Rahman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devabdurrahman/)

[Translate “Heartbeat Controller” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/heartbeat-controller)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/heartbeat-controller/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/heartbeat-controller/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/heartbeat-controller/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/heartbeat-controller/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Initial release
 * Allows full control over Heartbeat API in Dashboard, Post Editor, and Frontend

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **8 mesos ago**
 *  Active installations **700+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/heartbeat-controller/)
 * Tags
 * [admin-ajax.php](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-ajax-php/)[autosave](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/autosave/)
   [heartbeat](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/heartbeat/)[heartbeat api](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/heartbeat-api/)
   [performance](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/heartbeat-controller/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Abdur Rahman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devabdurrahman/)

## Support

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