Real-time monitoring of logged-in WordPress users with visual indicators, filtering, and comprehensive admin tools.

Nikul Patel

WP Online Active Users

WP Online Active Users is a lightweight, powerful plugin to monitor and display how many users are currently online active on your WordPress website.

Ambarish

Active Users List

fullworks

Alan Fuller

<p><strong>Fullworks Active Users Monitor</strong> provides administrators with real-time visibility of logged-in users on your WordPress site. Using WordPress’s native session tokens system, this plugin accurately tracks user login states and provides powerful monitoring tools.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Real-Time Tracking</strong> – Uses WordPress session tokens for accurate online/offline status</li>
<li><strong>Comprehensive Audit Trail</strong> – Track all login/logout events with detailed logging</li>
<li><strong>Admin Bar Widget</strong> – Quick overview of online users with role breakdown</li>
<li><strong>Enhanced Users List</strong> – Visual indicators, status columns, and filtering options</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard Widget</strong> – At-a-glance view of active users on your dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Audit Log Export</strong> – Export user activity to CSV, JSON, or Excel formats</li>
<li><strong>Auto-Refresh</strong> – Configurable automatic updates without page reload</li>
<li><strong>Role-Based Display</strong> – Color-coded indicators for different user roles</li>
<li><strong>WP-CLI Support</strong> – Command line tools for monitoring and management</li>
<li><strong>Performance Optimized</strong> – Smart caching and efficient queries</li>
<li><strong>Fully Translatable</strong> – Ready for localization</li>
</ul>
<h4>Visual Indicators</h4>
<p>The plugin provides clear visual feedback for online users:</p>
<ul>
<li>Green status dots for online users</li>
<li>Gold/orange borders for administrators</li>
<li>Color-coded role indicators</li>
<li>Animated pulse effects (optional)</li>
<li>“ONLINE” badges in user lists</li>
<li>Last seen timestamps for offline users</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Membership sites monitoring user activity</li>
<li>Educational platforms tracking student engagement</li>
<li>Multi-author blogs coordinating content creation</li>
<li>Support teams managing customer interactions</li>
<li>Any site requiring user activity insights</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clean, well-documented code</li>
<li>Action and filter hooks for customization</li>
<li>WP-CLI commands for automation</li>
<li>Follows WordPress coding standards</li>
<li>Compatible with multisite installations</li>
</ul>
<h3>WP-CLI Commands</h3>
<p>The plugin provides powerful WP-CLI commands for monitoring and automation:</p>
<h4>Basic Commands</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>wp active-users list</code> – List all online users</li>
<li><code>wp active-users stats</code> – Display online user statistics</li>
<li><code>wp active-users check <user></code> – Check if a specific user is online</li>
<li><code>wp active-users monitor</code> – Real-time monitoring in terminal</li>
<li><code>wp active-users clear-cache</code> – Clear the online users cache</li>
</ul>
<h4>Automation Commands</h4>
<p><strong>Check if any users are online (for scripting):</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp active-users any [--quiet] [--count] [--json]
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>--quiet</code> – Returns exit code only (0 = users online, 1 = no users online)</li>
<li><code>--count</code> – Returns just the number of online users</li>
<li><code>--json</code> – Returns detailed JSON output</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Wait until no users are online:</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp active-users wait-clear [--timeout=<seconds>] [--check-interval=<seconds>] [--quiet]
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>--timeout</code> – Maximum time to wait (default: 300 seconds)</li>
<li><code>--check-interval</code> – How often to check (default: 30 seconds)</li>
<li><code>--quiet</code> – Suppress progress messages</li>
</ul>
<h4>Example Automation Scripts</h4>
<p><strong>Safe upgrade script:</strong><br />
    `bash</p>
<p>!/bin/bash</p>
<p>Only upgrade when no users are online</p>
<p>if wp active-users any –quiet; then<br />
    echo “Users are online, postponing upgrade”<br />
else<br />
    echo “No users online, safe to upgrade”<br />
    wp core update<br />
    wp plugin update –all<br />
fi<br />
    `</p>
<p><strong>Maintenance with user wait:</strong><br />
    `bash</p>
<p>Wait for users to go offline, then perform maintenance</p>
<p>wp active-users wait-clear –timeout=600 && {<br />
    wp maintenance-mode activate<br />
    wp db optimize<br />
    wp cache flush<br />
    wp maintenance-mode deactivate<br />
}<br />
    `</p>
<p><strong>Monitoring script:</strong><br />
    `bash</p>
<p>Get online user count for monitoring dashboard</p>
<p>ONLINE_COUNT=$(wp active-users any –count)<br />
if [ “$ONLINE_COUNT” -gt “100” ]; then<br />
    # Send alert about high user activity<br />
    echo “High activity: $ONLINE_COUNT users online”<br />
fi<br />
    `</p>
<p>These commands make it easy to create maintenance scripts that respect user activity, ensuring updates and maintenance tasks only run when appropriate.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect or store any personal data beyond what WordPress already tracks for logged-in users. It only reads existing session data to determine online status. No data is sent to external services.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by <a href="https://fullworks.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fullworks</a></p>
<p>Icons and visual elements use WordPress core styles for consistency.</p>


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