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Disable Heartbeat API on Dashboard Screens

Shared by Yusuf mudagal · May 3, 2026 · @admin_enqueue_scripts

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#Performance

Stops the WordPress Heartbeat script on dashboard pages where live locking and autosave updates are not needed.

add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'wpfolks_disable_dashboard_heartbeat' );

function wpfolks_disable_dashboard_heartbeat( $hook_suffix ) {
    if ( 'index.php' === $hook_suffix ) {
        wp_deregister_script( 'heartbeat' );
    }
}