
WordPress Heartbeat API: What It Does and When to Slow It Down
The Heartbeat API keeps pinging your server while someone has wp-admin open. Here is what it is for, what you lose by turning it off, and how to limit it safely.
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The Heartbeat API keeps pinging your server while someone has wp-admin open. Here is what it is for, what you lose by turning it off, and how to limit it safely.

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