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Heartbeat Control v1.0.0

Control the WordPress Heartbeat API per screen and the autosave interval. Pro adds per-role settings and a post lock timeout.

Start a 14-day free trial → Get the free version

No credit card for the trial. Pro from $1.58/mo, billed annually. 14-day money-back guarantee.

Every open WordPress tab sends a background "Heartbeat" request to admin-ajax.php, by default about once a minute. On busy sites or modest hosting those requests add up. Heartbeat Control lets you slow Heartbeat down or switch it off where you do not need it, and choose how often the editors autosave.

Free

$0 forever

  • Separate rules for the **admin dashboard** (every admin screen except the post editor), the **post editor** and the **front end**.
  • For each screen: keep the WordPress default, set a custom interval from 15 to 300 seconds, or disable Heartbeat.
  • Disabling loads a tiny stand-in instead of the Heartbeat script, so scripts that expect Heartbeat keep working but no requests are sent.
  • Autosave interval for the block editor and the classic editor (leave it empty to keep the WordPress value).
  • A "Heartbeat Control" section in Tools > Site Health > Info listing the active rules, handy for support.
  • Settings under Settings > Heartbeat Control.
Download free

Heartbeat Control Pro

$19 per year, single site

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Per-role settings
  • Post lock timeout
Try Pro free for 14 days

Screenshots

Settings > Heartbeat Control with a rule for each screen and the autosave interval
Settings > Heartbeat Control with a rule for each screen and the autosave interval
Pro: per-role Heartbeat rules and the post lock timeout
Pro: per-role Heartbeat rules and the post lock timeout
The Heartbeat Control section in Site Health > Info
The Heartbeat Control section in Site Health > Info

Pro pricing

One licence covers updates and support for a year. Pick the number of sites you run it on.

Single site

$19/year

$1.58 per month, billed annually

Buy Single site

5 sites

$38/year

$3.17 per month, billed annually

Buy 5 sites

25 sites

$76/year

$6.33 per month, billed annually

Buy 25 sites

Checkout and licensing run on Freemius, our merchant of record. 14-day money-back guarantee. Prices in USD; any applicable tax is shown at checkout.

Requirements

WordPress 6.4 or newer (tested up to 7.1), PHP 7.4 or newer. Works with the block editor and the classic editor.

Installation

  1. Download the free version or start the Pro trial above. Freemius emails you the zip and, for Pro, your licence key.
  2. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip and activate it.
  3. Pro: paste the licence key when the plugin asks for it, or later under the plugin's Account screen.

Stuck? Open a support ticket and include your WordPress and PHP versions.