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stuttter/wp-heart-throb
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Adds a beating heart to your toolbar

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WP Heart Throb
==============

[](#wp-heart-throb)

Shows a beating heart in your toolbar for each tick of the heartbeat API

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.

Installation
============

[](#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.

### Where can I get support?

[](#where-can-i-get-support)

- Basic:
- Priority:

### Can I contribute?

[](#can-i-contribute)

Yes, please!

###  Health Score

22

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LowBetter than 23% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f8b3e78da513af70d22b0a942297a300eef15e3ce8080e877c054ebb83e24d82?d=identicon)[jjj](/maintainers/jjj)

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Top Contributors

[![JJJ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/88951?v=4)](https://github.com/JJJ "JJJ (10 commits)")

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