PluginStatsauto-live-reload-webpack-plugin weekly downloads statistics
By pmwmedia · npm · Webpack plugins
Webpack plugin that allows pages and resources to be automatically reloaded without using DevServer
auto-live-reload-webpack-plugin has 34 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 46.9% over the past 30 days.
It ranks #1784 of 2,251 tracked npm listings by weekly downloads.
Over 90 days, weekly downloads changed by -60.5%.
PluginStats has 121 daily observations since Jun 19, 2026; the latest is from Oct 17, 2026.
About auto-live-reload-webpack-plugin
Auto Live Reload Webpack Plugin
This Webpack plugin can be used to reload the web page automatically when Webpack recompiled any bundle like HTML pages, JavaScript, or stylesheets. It works even on any custom server. DevServer is not required. The plugin is especially helpful when running Webpack in watch mode.
Install
Options
| Option | Values | Default |
| host | host name or IP address as string | localhost | | port | any number between 0 - 65,535 | 0 (= random) | | enabled | true or false | true |
Host
The host can be any legal host name or IP address. If you run your server and client on the same machine, you can keep the default value localhost.
Port
The port can be any legal port number between 0 - 65,535. If set 0 as port, a random available port will be used.
Enabled
By default, live reloading is enabled. If enabled is explicitly set to false, the plugin creates live reload files with a no-op. This means that the live reload files are present, but will not trigger any reloads. This can be helpful if you don't need live reloads, but your server requires that the files are present and contain valid JavaScript.
Getting Started
1. Install the plugin:
2. Add the plugin to your entry point in webpack.config.js or webpack.config.ts:
Multiple entry points can share the same instance of AutoLiveReloadPlugin and the same entry point for autoAutoLiveReloadPlugin.clientEntryFile(). In opposite to tiny-lr based Webpack plugins, multiple live reload files are supported in the same HTML page.
Example
You can find a fully working minimal example project in the demo folder.
Credits
Inspired by the awesome zsimo/handmade-livereload-webpack-plugin, enhanced and redeveloped in Typescript by Martin Winandy.
Description from the npm listing.
- browser
- livereload
- plugin
- server
- webserver
- watch
- webpack
- webpack-plugin
Where auto-live-reload-webpack-plugin sits in the listing
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
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Recent observations
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Data source
Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.
Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/auto-live-reload-webpack-plugin. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.