Plugin info

Total downloads: 36,258
Active installs: 500
Total reviews: 11
Average rating: 4.2
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 3 language(s)
Contributors: 6
Last updated: 1/27/2025 (336 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 12/31/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 336 days ago • 11 reviews

42/100

Is StreamWeasels Online Status Bar abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 336 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Display your Twitch, YouTube, or Kick live online status directly in a sticky bar at the top of your site.

The best online status bar plugin for WordPress

For over 8 years, StreamWeasels have been helping thousands of live streamers let their audience know when they’re online and where to find them.

StreamWeasels Online Status Bar is the latest and greatest plugin from StreamWeasels that takes the online status bar to the next level.

This plugin allows you to display your Twitch, YouTube, or Kick online status, easily and effectively, directly in a sticky bar at the top of your website. Customise the online status bar to match your brand, and let your audience know when you’re live.

Display Live Status

  • Add your Twitch username to display your Twitch live status.
  • Add your YouTube channel ID to display your YouTube live status.
  • Add your Kick channel ID to display your Kick live status.
  • Upgrade to the paid plugin to display your live status from multiple platforms at once.

Customise the Online Status Bar

  • Change the colours of the online status bar to match your brand.
  • Change the font and text to suit your needs.
  • Choose to show / hide your ‘category’ and ‘viewer count’.
  • Choose to add links to your Twitch, YouTube, or Kick channels.

Read More

If you want to learn more about StreamWeasels Online Status Bar, check out these links.

Installation

No installation instructions available

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I display my own Stream Status from Twitch

[streamweasels layout=”status” channels=”monstercat”]

How do I display streamers playing a specific Game?

[streamweasels layout=”status” game=”GTA V”]

How do I display streamers playing a specific Team?

[streamweasels layout=”status” game=”ths”]

How do I display streamers from a Channel List?

[streamweasels layout=”status” channels=”lirik,shroud,sodapoppin”]

How do I filter streams based on their Stream Title?

[streamweasels layout=”status” game=”GTA V” title-filter=”NoPixel”]

How do I display only streams from a specific language?

[streamweasels layout=”status” game=”Hearthstone” language=”de”]

Review feed

shapeyourbits
10/21/2019

Great little plugin but outdated API

Great plugin, does exactly what it should, unfortunately seems abandoned and hasn’t been updated to the latest Twitch API and thus has stopped working.

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Changelog

2.2.1

  • updating freemius

2.2.0

  • Properly escape shortcode attributes

2.1.9

  • updated freemius

2.1.8

  • Added a fix for missing background colours
  • Ensured padding top and bottom are added to body padding

2.1.6

  • Styling fixes for tablet / mobile sizes

2.1.6

  • Added an absolute display mode to allow for themes that have sticky headers / nav

2.1.5

  • Fixed issue with the status bar not displaying on some themes

2.1.4

  • Small styling tweaks

2.1.3

  • Added shortcode attributes to allow for multiple bars on the same page