Visitors Online by BestWebSoft

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ itsjanel

   1.6y ago

   I had high hopes for the Visitors Online plugin by BestWebSoft, but it turned out to be way too complicated to use. The plugin shows live visitor counts, which is great, but the data structure is a huge issue. It gives you the option to make changes in the settings, but if you actually use that feature, the whole thing breaks. There’s a list of “allowed variables” you’re supposed to be able to edit, like removing bots, guests, or max visits. However, if you delete too many—especially if you try to remove everything except “visitors online”—it stops working and just shows zero visitors. The only way to make changes without breaking it is to remove one or two things at a time, saving after each change. Even then, it still breaks if you remove more than three items. You also have to constantly clear your cache and reset the settings just to keep it running. I don’t understand why the plugin says it allows these changes if doing so causes it to fail. I just wanted a simple live visitor counter, but this plugin makes it way too hard. Bottom line: It’s not worth the hassle. The plugin doesn’t even work with its own rules.

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2. ★★★★★ Betty_

   2.8y ago

   Il plugin registra tantissimi utenti iscritti, ma in realtà non ci sono. Sono sicura perchè ho testato in contemporanea con atri tools

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3. ★★★★★ rysioslaw

   3.0y ago

   Plugin occassionally starts counting every visitors but forgot to remove old ones. In effect I see a lot of visitors, but it isn’t true.

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4. ★★★★★ yantal

   3.6y ago

   Excelente, Muy sencillo para implementar y funciona con WordPress 611!

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5. ★★★★★ jahangir Alam

   6.1y ago

   I need this

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6. ★★★★★ xelwebdev

   7.6y ago

   It’s always ZERO visitors I was hoping that with the latest update it would work… but no

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7. ★★★★★ axiosil

   9.1y ago

   So easy to install, very clean with minimal setup. It was very clever to have the “Data structure” open to modifications. That allowed me to translate the text to Hebrew [RTL] and the presentation on the front end is perfect. The support is excellent, my 2 questions where answered in time. Thank you

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8. ★★★★★ chuleroller

   9.5y ago

   Me gusta.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 Visitors Online by BestWebSoft < 1.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-12 CVE-2017-18537 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.0.0 Patched in 1.0.0
2. Critical · 9.8 Visitors Online by BestWebSoft <= 0.3 - SQL Injection ↗
   2015-10-26 CVE-2015-9325 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 0.3 Patched in 0.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 130 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 10 days in tier
2. 2025-12-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-12-02 2K+ → 1K+ 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).

• Seriously Simple Speakers 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
• RSVP Manager 20+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag D
• Swaranan Guest Selector for Contact Form 7 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• S Simple Editorial Guidelines 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
• Plain Event Calendar — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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Visitors Online by BestWebSoft: 1K+ active installs, 3.5★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/visitors-online