Comparison · generated on request
Force Transient Refresh vs Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Force Transient Refresh | Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers) | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Clear all transients by adding a query string parameter (?ftr) to whatever URL you are trying to load. Not for use in production. | Instantly reloads the browser when theme or plugin files are edited, or when content is saved. |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100+ |
| Rating | — | 4.3★ (6) |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Current owner | Zach Wills | perron |
| Added to directory | 06 Jun 2015 | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Tested up to | WP 4.2.39 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | false | 7.0 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Force Transient Refresh · Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)