Description
Heartbeat Manager allows you to optimize your WordPress site’s performance by limiting or completely disabling the Heartbeat API calls.
The WordPress Heartbeat API uses AJAX calls (admin-ajax.php) to provide real-time information, such as when other users are editing a post or to show real-time notifications (like in WooCommerce). While useful, on many sites, especially E-commerce stores with high traffic, these frequent calls can put a significant strain on the server’s CPU.
This plugin allows you to granularly control this behavior via a simple settings card in Settings > Heartbeat Manager.
Key Features:
- Backend Frequency Control: Increase or manage the « beat » interval while inside the WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Flexible Frontend Management: Choose whether to keep the Heartbeat API active on the public site or disable it completely.
- Integrated Testing Guide: Includes a built-in step-by-step Vademecum in the sidebar to verify your settings via browser Developer Tools.
- Lightweight & Translation Ready: Clean, lightweight code that is fully internationalized and ready for translation using the standard
levelnetwork-heartbeat-managertext-domain.
Developed by sonofgod80 (LevelNetwork.it) to maximize site fluidity.
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Installation
- Upload the
levelnetwork-heartbeat-managerfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > Heartbeat Manager to configure the values.
FAQ
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Will disabling the Heartbeat API break my site?
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No, it will not break your site’s core layout. However, completely disabling it on the frontend might affect real-time updates from third-party plugins that rely on it (e.g., live notification badges or certain real-time WooCommerce cart dynamic updates). If you notice issues, you can change the setting from « Disabled » to a higher time interval (e.g., 60 or 120 seconds).
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What is the recommended setting for an E-commerce store?
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For maximum performance under high traffic, we highly recommend setting the Backend interval to 60 or 120 seconds, and setting the Frontend to « Disabled ». This drastically reduces the number of background AJAX requests (
admin-ajax.php) hitting your server.
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1.0.1
- Enhancement: Fully internationalized (i18n ready) with default language set to English.
- Enhancement: Added a comprehensive step-by-step « Plugin Vademecum & Testing Guide » section in the admin sidebar.
- Fix: Completely refactored prefixing (changed short
hm_to uniquelnhm_) across all constants, options, classes, and variables to ensure 100% compliance with WordPress.org guidelines and avoid collisions. - Fix: Greatly improved logic for handling frontend heartbeat intervals (disabling via inline script, changing frequency via standardized localization).
- Fix: Added missing escaping (
esc_attr,esc_html) and proper sanitization (intval) for better security. - Feature: Added « Settings » and « Donate » links directly beneath the plugin name in the plugins list.
- Dev: Cleaned up CSS and separated layout structures to avoid class name conflicts with WordPress core.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Granular heartbeat control and dedicated UI.