Title: WP Heart Throb Author: John James Jacoby Published: Onwa-isii 23, 2016 Last modified: Onwa-atö 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-heart-throb/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1561035) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-heart-throb/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1612191) # WP Heart Throb By [John James Jacoby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-heart-throb.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/#description) * [Reviews](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/#installation) * [Development](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/) ## Description Use this plugin to monitor the heart-rate of your WordPress installation. WordPress uses an API called “Heartbeat” to monitor certain conditions and report to the user if something went wrong. If your login cookie expires while you’re writing a post, for example, Heartbeat will open a modal window and allow you to log in again. This plugin adds a small menu item to the WordPress toolbar that does the following things: * Beats every 1 second to remind you about the API * Throbs every interval of the Heartbeat API to confirm connection is active Future versions of this plugin could add a drop-down to this menu with more information. ## Screenshots [⌊Toolbar⌉⌊Toolbar⌉[ Toolbar ## Installation * Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer. * Activate in the “Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the “Activate” link. * No further setup or configuration is necessary. ## FAQ ### Where can I get support? * Installation and usage: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/ * Bugs and enhancements: https://github.com/stuttter/wp-heart-throb/issues ### Where can I find documentation? https://github.com/stuttter/wp-heart-throb/ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b386c3be63ad40515532f06f0a3f8fc3c5a9c760da75708f03eff64f35cd66d4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Cool plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cool-plugin-462/)󠁿 [shawfactor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shawfactor/) Onwa-isii 2, 2020 Very cool, could be even cooler though with some additional front end features. But I might make a pull request on github. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa35f6184a788a91c7797325d6a986e4c2a62da1077b5cff66cb31b91125d13b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great concept. I love it.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-concept-i-love-it/)󠁿 [Mosche](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mosche/) Onwa-isii 24, 2016 1 reply It's a great concept. Not useful per se in relation to site functionality. But a cute and nice thing to have if you spend lots of time on the back end of WordPress. It's just a tiny little bit extra that helps make it slightly more pleasant to do your work with WordPress. Plus it doesn't take up much room and I haven't experienced any conflict with anything else. 5 stars [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Heart Throb” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/) * [ Stuttter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuttter/) “WP Heart Throb” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-heart-throb/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Heart Throb” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-heart-throb) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-heart-throb/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-heart-throb/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-heart-throb/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-heart-throb/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 – 2026/09/16 * Avoid an undefined-array-key warning when Heartbeat data omits the plugin key * Require PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.4 or newer * Declare compatibility with WordPress 7.1 * Add automated regression tests and contributor tooling #### 1.0.1 – 2017/01/03 * Improved throb animation #### 1.0.0 – 2016/12/23 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **3 days ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/) and [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-heart-throb) * Tags * [heart](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/heart/)[jquery](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/jquery/) * [Advanced View](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/) * [ Stuttter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuttter/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-heart-throb/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9Q4F4EL5YJ62J)