Online Active Users
by Nikul Valani · WordPress.org page · Website
Online Active Users has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 32,194 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Online Active Users at a glance
Is Online Active Users well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- View real-time online active user status in WordPress admin dashboard
- Green dot indicator for online users and red dot with last seen for offline users
- Display active users count in the WordPress admin bar
- WooCommerce support to track logged-in customers
- Shortcode support for displaying active users on posts, pages, or widgets
- Display online active users list table with user info
Online Active Users reviews and ratings
49 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
49 reviews
- 5★
-
41
- 4★
-
4
- 3★
-
3
- 2★
-
0
- 1★
-
1
-
Not for me
I need to know the logged-in users plus the guests and the bots, every visitor...and what page they are visiting... Sorry
Alain Aubry -
Great idea -unusable
Sadly it outputs a message and dashboard box wanting a review for all users even if the user has no rights to modify wp-admin/users. So it can't be used.
ianburman -
Works Well
Works Well
jellis70 -
Good
Good
Christos Constantinou -
good
very good
tnt2br -
Great for monitoring
Saved me dramas when I need to update a client's website and he is posting an article without me knowing and then I lose it with the updates. Not any more!
dashdesigns
Online Active Users alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Online Active Users.
-
Gmedia Photo Gallery 7,000+ installs · 4.3 -
IP2Location Redirection 7,000+ installs · 4.3 -
If-So Dynamic Content 7,000+ installs · 4.7 -
WP Data Access 10,000+ installs · 4.9 -
Country Based Restrictions for WooCommerce 5,000+ installs · 4.5
Details
Online Active Users is a lightweight, powerful plugin to monitor and display how many users are currently online active on your WordPress website.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- active-users
- online users
- user activity
- user status
- user tracking
- Version
- 3.4.4
- Last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- First published
- Apr 9, 2023
- Requires WordPress
- 6.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Online Active Users FAQ
What does Online Active Users do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Online Active Users offers View real-time online active user status in WordPress admin dashboard, Green dot indicator for online users and red dot with last seen for offline users, Display active users count in the WordPress admin bar, WooCommerce support to track logged-in customers and Shortcode support for displaying active users on posts, pages, or widgets.
How many active installs does Online Active Users have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Online Active Users as of September 7, 2026.
Is Online Active Users still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Online Active Users have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Online Active Users are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Online Active Users free?
Online Active Users is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.