Ultimate Member – Online Users
by Mykyta Synelnikov · Membership
Also makes 4 other plugins · 27.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
This Ultimate Member extension will allow you to display online users anywhere with a shortcode.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 53/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “community”, “member” and “membership” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
53 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 101.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 165 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 716 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 716 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 17d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 17d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| member your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| membership your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “community”, “member” and “membership” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v2.2.2 · 15 Nov 2024
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Siyawp6.6y ago
This plugin works great, not much issues. Only thing is that, the settings page for this plugin is empty, to use it you must use a shortcode. But that shortcode is not included anywhere, not on the settings, not even on the description of wordpress. At least put the shortcode on the settings, I had to search on Google to find the shortcode. One more thing, if you can enable a way to show at least a name of a person under the Avatar. Fix those I’ll place the remaining star.. Great plugin and thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1 2.1
- — Version 2.2.2 Fixed: “Load textdomain just in time” issue 2.2.2
- — Version 2.2.1 Fixed: Online users list template Tweak: Added Ultimate Member as required plugin Templates required update: online.php 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2.0 Fixed: Integration with Member directory Tweak: Enhancements related to WPCS 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.9 Tweak: Using enqueue scripts suffix from UM core class. Dependency from UM core 2.7.0 Tweak: Enhancements related to WPCS Templates required update: online.php 2.1.9
- — Version 2.1.8 Fixed: “editable” field data format in predefined forms 2.1.8
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 8 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This Ultimate Member extension will allow you to display online users anywhere with a shortcode."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,280 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("community", "membership", "user profile" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 443 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 574 days in tier
- 2023-04-23 6K+ → 5K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A - U Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D
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Ultimate Member – Terms & Conditions 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C -
Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Membership For WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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