The invention discloses an intelligent switch and an intelligent control method. The intelligent switch comprises a shell, a switch button, a fluorescent sheet and a standard 5-hole socket are arranged on the top panel of the shell, and the standard 5-hole socket is connected with a null line and a live line of a mains supply. The intelligent switch further comprises a core layer plugboard, a logic layer plugboard and an application layer plugboard, wherein the core layer plugboard comprises an ESP8266-WROOM-02 module, an LED indicating lamp D1, and an interface P1, the LED indicating lamp D1is connected with the No 6 pin of the ESP8266-WROOM-02 module, and the interface P1 is connected with the No 8 pin of the ESP8266-WROOM-02 module. According to the intelligent switch and the intelligent control method, the three-layer plug-in structure in the intelligent switch is convenient to maintain and replace. The core layer plugboard, the logic layer plugboard and the application layer plugboard are connected in sequence and are arranged in the shell at the same time, and the remote pulse switch control function and the port detection function are guaranteed.