WP Auto Reload Widgets
by Axepro · Admin & Utilities
Wp Auto Reload Widgets plugin allow you to refresh all of widgets in period of time. Set time in seconds and automatically refresh.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈98 estimated
Momentum
-11%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Update recency scores 1/100. Last updated 2701 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 5.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2701 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2701 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto reload widgets your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| autoload widgets your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| automatic widget reload your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| autorefresh text widget your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| autorefresh widgets your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 147 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 24 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ my23rdwish8.0y ago
I tend to shy away from plugins that are old and unsupported. But in this case, I couldnt really forsee a constant need for an update. considering its application is very simply… refresh! I works really well and I love how I can break it down to select widgets.. thank you for this great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wgalway8.7y ago
Thanks man!! I been wanting to rewrite the code to allow my widget to refresh and you did all the work for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ariangreatzone10.7y ago
Great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.4y ago
This plugin is an absolute most-have!, very useful, also worth noticing is that the developer team is active and helpful. Thanks so much for this. Very recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ddhservices11.5y ago
I’ve been looking for something to do this on and off for a while now. Works great! Thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vijayakumar11.6y ago
WP auto reload widgets plugin working fine with latest version of WordPress with woocommerce store. Previously i used some custom script to reload the related products. but now it is very helpful to load the related products on my store. thank you so much. tested at 24-06-2019 I have test the same plugin on another website to auto load the widget. Its still working with latest wordpress version. Amazing plugin This topic was modified 7 years ago by Vijayakumar. Reason: i used the same plugin on anothe website that contain latest wordpress version. its working fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gordboy11.7y ago
I have a text widget with PHP in, that makes a list from a database of events. I need to show all the events in the next 24 hours, accurate to the nearest minute. So this plugin is great, I just set the refresh to 30 seconds, and it is close enough. Boy did this save me time and effort. I was thinking of editing header.php and loading my own jQuery ajax script. Now I just Wash and Go 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KevinX11.8y ago
This is great, works nice =) I am reloading my shoutbox like a chat. I dont know how much performance it takes (i reload it every 3 seconds) but it feels ok
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Wp Auto Reload Widgets plugin allow you to refresh all of widgets in period of time. Set time in seconds an..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 323 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("autoload widgets", "automatic widget reload", "autorefresh text widget", "autorefresh widgets" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 100+ → 90+ down after 923 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 200+ → 100+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2023-10-12 100+ → 200+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2023-08-18 200+ → 100+ down
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