10 Best WP-UserOnline Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP-UserOnline has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to WP-UserOnline
- 1
PHP Code Widget
Closest match4.7 (61) 70,000+ active installsLike the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted.
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since March 30, 2022.
- 2
4.9 (287) 100,000+ active installsA simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated April 20, 2026.
- 3
4.5 (97) 30,000+ active installsShow and hide widgets on specific posts, pages and sections of your site.
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated May 18, 2026.
- 4
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager
4.7 (1,028) 100,000+ active installsFlexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
- 5
4.9 (50) 30,000+ active installsAn enhanced version of the text widget that supports Text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Shortcodes and PHP with linkable widget title.
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since July 17, 2024.
- 6
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin
4.9 (724) 30,000+ active installsDisplay new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated December 9, 2025.
- 7
4.7 (262) 70,000+ active installsMore attention and a higher ad performance with fixed sticky widgets.
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since March 30, 2023.
- 8
4.8 (212) 100,000+ active installsList the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
- 9
4.8 (5,334) 100,000+ active installsShare buttons and pop up share icons for social media sharing
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
- 10
4.8 (40) 20,000+ active installsExtend Gutenberg Reusable Blocks feature with a complete admin panel, widgets, shortcodes and PHP functions.
Shares the widget tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
Switching from WP-UserOnline: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP-UserOnline?
PHP Code Widget is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 70,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which WP-UserOnline alternative has the most users?
Image Widget, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP-UserOnline alternative is rated highest?
Content Aware Sidebars, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 724 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP-UserOnline alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WP-UserOnline score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WP-UserOnline on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
PHP Code Widget is the closest match to WP-UserOnline by the data we track, and Image Widget has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. Reusable Blocks Extended shipped the most recent release, on August 28, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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