Description
WP Online Active Users is a lightweight and powerful WordPress plugin that lets you monitor and display how many users are currently online active on your website. Easily view real-time user activity and last seen status directly on the Users page in your WordPress admin dashboard.
This plugin is the best solution to show live online active users on your WordPress site, providing instant insights into user engagement and site activity. Simply login and check the Users menu to see all currently logged-in users.
Ideal for website owners who want to enhance site security, track active sessions, and improve user interaction. With a simple, user-friendly interface, WP Online Active Users is easy to install and configure. This plugin is ideal for all types of websites including blogs, membership sites, forums, and WooCommerce stores.
WooCommerce compatible, it also displays the number of logged-in customers on your online store, helping you monitor customer activity in real-time.
WP Online Active Users also provides a user-friendly shortcode that lets you display live user counts anywhere on your site — whether on posts, pages, widgets, or within compatible with popular page builders.
[webi_active_user]
KEY FEATURES:
- 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.
Who Should Use WP Online Active Users?
- Website Owners and Administrators
- Membership and Community Sites
- WooCommerce Store Managers
- Editors, Authors, and Subscribers
Why Use WP Online Active Users on Your Site?
- Real-Time User Monitoring: Instantly see how many users are active on your website to better understand engagement and traffic patterns.
- Improve Security: Detect unusual login activity and monitor user sessions to enhance your site’s security.
- Boost User Engagement: Showcase live user activity as social proof to encourage interaction and trust.
- WooCommerce Friendly: Track active customers in your online store to optimize marketing and sales strategies.
- Easy to Use & Lightweight: Minimal setup with a clean interface that won’t slow down your website.
- Flexible Display Options: Use shortcode to show online user counts anywhere on your site, compatible with all page builders.
Support
We are committed to providing ongoing updates and new features based on user feedback. For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit our support forum.
Screenshots
Installation
- Download the latest version of WP Online Active Users.
- Upload plugin files to your plugins folder, or install using WordPress built-in Add New Plugin installer;
- Activate the plugin;
- Go to WP-Admin -> Users
- The column name is User Online Status.
FAQ
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What is an active user on a wordpress site?
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- An active user on a website is a visitor who is currently logging or interacting with the site.
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How to display Online Active Users in wordpress site using Shortcodes?
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- You can use the ShortCode [webi_active_user] to use in your admin Pages/Templates/Themes.
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How can I see the number of active users on my WordPress website?
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- There are several ways to see the number of active users on your WordPress website. One way is to use a plugin like WP Online Active Users displays the number of active users in real-time and provides additional information about the users.
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Why is it important to know the number of active users on my website?
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- Knowing the number of active users on your WordPress website can help you make informed decisions about your site’s content, design, and functionality. By understanding how many users are visiting your site and what they are doing, you can optimize your site to better meet their needs and improve their overall experience.
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How can I limit the number of active users on my WordPress website?
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- There are several ways to limit the number of active users on your WordPress website, such as using plugins like WP Limit Login Attempts or Limit Login Attempts Reloaded. These plugins allow you to set limits on the number of login attempts, which can help prevent brute-force attacks and limit the number of active users on your site.
Reviews
August 7, 2026
Critical fatal error on every install — missing required file (class-webi-custom-widget.php) — broken on both WP 7.0.2 and 7.0.3
Rating: 1/5
Review text:
This plugin is completely broken. We tested it on multiple production WordPress sites, on two different WordPress versions (7.0.2 and the latest 7.0.3), and it fails the exact same way every time.
The plugin requires a file that does not exist in the distributed package:textPHP Warning: require_once(…/wp-content/plugins/online-active-users/class-webi-custom-widget.php): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in …/online-active-users/online-active-users.php on line 41 PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Failed opening required ‘…/online-active-users/class-webi-custom-widget.php’ in …/online-active-users/online-active-users.php:41
This is not a one-time glitch or a server-specific issue:
It happened on WordPress 7.0.2 across multiple separate sites and servers.
After upgrading WordPress to the latest 7.0.3, we removed the plugin completely and did a fresh install from the official WordPress.org repository, expecting the issue to be fixed. It was not: the plugin triggers a critical error immediately on activation, before the admin dashboard even loads.
The error causes a full site outage (HTTP 500 / white screen), not just a broken widget — because the missing file is required during WordPress bootstrap (wp-settings.php), it takes down the entire front-end and the wp-admin dashboard at the same time, on every single page.
We had to disable the plugin manually via server access, since the WordPress admin itself was completely inaccessible due to the fatal error.
Please check what is actually being packaged in the plugin ZIP on WordPress.org — the class file that online-active-users.php requires on line 41 (class-webi-custom-widget.php) appears to be missing from the release build entirely, on both the version compatible with WP 7.0.2 and the current version for WP 7.0.3.
This is a critical packaging bug that makes the plugin completely unusable and dangerous to install on a live site, since it can crash the whole website with no fallback or graceful error handling. I would not recommend installing this plugin until this is fixed and confirmed.
August 5, 2026
1 reply
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.
July 20, 2026
1 reply
Works Well
July 6, 2026
1 reply
Good
June 23, 2026
1 reply
very good
June 17, 2026
1 reply
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!
Contributors & Developers
“Online Active Users” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Online Active Users” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Online Active Users” into your language.
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial release
1.1
- Added Shortcode to display currently active user count anywhere in site
- Minor some bug fixes
1.2
- Added in admin bar to display currently active users counter
- NEW: Bump to WordPress 6.2
- Minor some bug fixes
1.3
- Minor some bug fixes
1.4
- Fixed Two-Factor plugin column content issue
1.5
- Added uninstall file and improved security
1.6
- Minor some bug fixes
1.7
- WordPress latest Version bug fixes
1.8
- Minor some bug fixes
1.9
- WordPress latest Version Support
2.0
- Minor some bug fixes
2.1
- WordPress latest Version supported
2.2
- WordPress latest Version supported
2.3
- WordPress latest Version supported
2.4
- WordPress latest Version supported
2.5
- Add Widget option
2.6
- Fix bug and Always show last seen
2.7
- WordPress latest Version supported
2.8
- Fix bug
2.9
- Update User online list table with show user info and Fix bug
3.0
- Fixed Deprecated id issue.
3.1
- WordPress latest Version supported
3.2
- Fix css issue
3.3
- Fix css issue.
- WordPress latest Version supported. Upgrade immediately.
3.4
- Fix some bug.
3.4.1
- Fixed the plugin’s text domain to match its slug so translations load correctly.
- Escaped all dynamic output and added missing translation wrappers for full translation compatibility.
- Coding standards (WPCS/PHPCS) cleanup: removed dead/duplicate code, added nonce-safety and sanitization fixes on the users list table filters.