WP-UserOnline

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

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

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1. ★★★★★ Betty_

   1.8y ago

   A simple and excellent plugin, very useful for me!Thank you very much!

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2. ★★★★★ Trondur

   3.3y ago

   Installed, activated widget, and the Divi Theme broke. Widget not shown on front end I’m looking everywhere for at widget or anything to display live users on my site. The internet is almost comlpetely empty on the subject. Was standard in HTML ffrom the early beginnings of the internet. Please fix, and I’ll rate anew. This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Trondur.

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3. ★★★★★ cjnrluay9

   5.1y ago

   This is exactly what I was looking for. Quick and simple way to see if there are users connected. No complicated setup, no 3rd party accounts needed. All in the Backend. Perfect

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4. ★★★★★ MarkJ

   5.1y ago

   So hard to find a minimalist plugin to check online users. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ Jakours2

   5.1y ago

   Do what it is supposed to. Great plugin. Thanks for this! Where can i pay you a coffee or two?

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6. ★★★★★ tajmohamed30

   5.2y ago

   thanks and great

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7. ★★★★★ akimbokm

   5.3y ago

   I install this plugin on all the sites I set up, so that I can get a quick view if anyone is online before I put each site into maintenance for updates. A simple function, but works well.

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8. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 15932932

   5.5y ago

   thanks, but no new updates

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.88.9 FIXED: Check scbWidget exists first before loading scbWidget. Props @whiteshadow. 2.88.9
2. — Version 2.88.8 FIXED: Remove widget code from useronline_init 2.88.8
3. — Version 2.88.7 FIXED: WP SCB Framework use init hook FIXED: Widget now loads seperately in it is own hook 2.88.7
4. — Version 2.88.6 FIXED: Revert WP SCB Framework to use plugins_loaded hook 2.88.6
5. — Version 2.88.5 FIXED: Update WP SCB Framework to fix load_textdomain_just_in_time warning FIXED: Remove load_plugin_textdomain since it is no longer needed since WP 4.6 2.88.5
6. — Version 2.88.4 FIXED: Add load_plugin_textdomain during init NEW: Update bots 2.88.4

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

1. High · 7.2 WP-UserOnline <= 2.88.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-11-06 CVE-2023-5560 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.88.2 Patched in 2.88.3
2. Medium · 5.5 WP-UserOnline <= 2.88.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-08-22 CVE-2022-2941 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.88.0 Patched in 2.88.1
3. Medium · 5.5 WP-UserOnline <= 2.87.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-07-19 CVE-2022-2473 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.87.6 Patched in 2.88.0
4. High · 7.2 WP-UserOnline < 2.70 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2010-07-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.62 Patched in 2.70

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 134 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-05-11 20K+ → 10K+ down

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WP-UserOnline: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (38 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-useronline