Who should use WP Heart Throb?

WP Heart Throb is a B2B product built for wordPress site administrators and developers.

Is WP Heart Throb free?

Yes — WP Heart Throb is free to use.

What platforms does WP Heart Throb run on?

WP Heart Throb runs on the web.

Is WP Heart Throb still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to WP Heart Throb?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Better Comments, Environment Variable Settings Summary, and AndroidLocalize.

Who develops WP Heart Throb?

WP Heart Throb is developed by John James Jacoby.

When did WP Heart Throb launch?

WP Heart Throb first shipped in 2016.

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WP Heart Throb

Name: WP Heart Throb
Author: John James Jacoby

wordpress.orgOther dev tools

WP Heart Throb is a WordPress plugin that adds a toolbar indicator for monitoring the WordPress Heartbeat API. It beats periodically and throbs at the API interval to show that the connection remains active.

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Overview

4 features

WP Heart Throb is an Other dev tools project. It focuses on helping WordPress administrators verify that the Heartbeat API connection is active. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site administrators and developers. It is available for free. It ships for the web.

Behind WP Heart Throb is John James Jacoby, and it first shipped in 2016. Key capabilities include toolbar indicator, heartbeat monitoring, and one-second pulse. The interface is available in English and Thai. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Toolbar indicator
Heartbeat monitoring
One-second pulse
Connection status

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 16:44 UTC
WP Heart Throb verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about WP Heart Throb

What is WP Heart Throb?: WP Heart Throb focuses on helping WordPress administrators verify that the Heartbeat API connection is active. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who should use WP Heart Throb?: WP Heart Throb is a B2B product built for wordPress site administrators and developers.
Is WP Heart Throb free?: Yes — WP Heart Throb is free to use.
What platforms does WP Heart Throb run on?: WP Heart Throb runs on the web.
Is WP Heart Throb still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to WP Heart Throb?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Better Comments, Environment Variable Settings Summary, and AndroidLocalize.Better Comments Environment Variable Settings Summary AndroidLocalize
Who develops WP Heart Throb?: WP Heart Throb is developed by John James Jacoby.
When did WP Heart Throb launch?: WP Heart Throb first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Thai
First seen: 9 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site administrators and developers
Model: B2B
Solves: Helping WordPress administrators verify that the Heartbeat API connection is active.

Registered as

WordPress.org: wp-heart-throb

Developer

John James Jacoby

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: wp-heart-throb-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-heart-throb

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