Fullworks Active Users Monitor provides administrators with real-time visibility of logged-in users on your WordPress site. Using WordPress’s native session tokens system, this plugin accurately tracks user login states and provides powerful monitoring tools.

Key Features

Real-Time Tracking – Uses WordPress session tokens for accurate online/offline status
Comprehensive Audit Trail – Track all login/logout events with detailed logging
Admin Bar Widget – Quick overview of online users with role breakdown
Enhanced Users List – Visual indicators, status columns, and filtering options
Dashboard Widget – At-a-glance view of active users on your dashboard
Audit Log Export – Export user activity to CSV, JSON, or Excel formats
Auto-Refresh – Configurable automatic updates without page reload
Role-Based Display – Color-coded indicators for different user roles
WP-CLI Support – Command line tools for monitoring and management
Performance Optimized – Smart caching and efficient queries
Fully Translatable – Ready for localization

Visual Indicators

The plugin provides clear visual feedback for online users:

Green status dots for online users
Gold/orange borders for administrators
Color-coded role indicators
Animated pulse effects (optional)
“ONLINE” badges in user lists
Last seen timestamps for offline users

Perfect For

Membership sites monitoring user activity
Educational platforms tracking student engagement
Multi-author blogs coordinating content creation
Support teams managing customer interactions
Any site requiring user activity insights

Developer Friendly

Clean, well-documented code
Action and filter hooks for customization
WP-CLI commands for automation
Follows WordPress coding standards
Compatible with multisite installations

WP-CLI Commands

The plugin provides powerful WP-CLI commands for monitoring and automation:

Basic Commands

wp active-users list – List all online users
wp active-users stats – Display online user statistics
wp active-users check – Check if a specific user is online
wp active-users monitor – Real-time monitoring in terminal
wp active-users clear-cache – Clear the online users cache

Automation Commands

Check if any users are online (for scripting):

wp active-users any [--quiet] [--count] [--json]

--quiet – Returns exit code only (0 = users online, 1 = no users online)
--count – Returns just the number of online users
--json – Returns detailed JSON output

Wait until no users are online:

wp active-users wait-clear [--timeout=] [--check-interval=] [--quiet]

--timeout – Maximum time to wait (default: 300 seconds)
--check-interval – How often to check (default: 30 seconds)
--quiet – Suppress progress messages

Example Automation Scripts

Safe upgrade script:
`bash

!/bin/bash

Only upgrade when no users are online

if wp active-users any –quiet; then
echo “Users are online, postponing upgrade”
else
echo “No users online, safe to upgrade”
wp core update
wp plugin update –all
fi
`

Maintenance with user wait:
`bash

Wait for users to go offline, then perform maintenance

wp active-users wait-clear –timeout=600 && {
wp maintenance-mode activate
wp db optimize
wp cache flush
wp maintenance-mode deactivate
}
`

Monitoring script:
`bash

Get online user count for monitoring dashboard

ONLINE_COUNT=$(wp active-users any –count)
if [ “$ONLINE_COUNT” -gt “100” ]; then
# Send alert about high user activity
echo “High activity: $ONLINE_COUNT users online”
fi
`

These commands make it easy to create maintenance scripts that respect user activity, ensuring updates and maintenance tasks only run when appropriate.

Privacy Policy

This plugin does not collect or store any personal data beyond what WordPress already tracks for logged-in users. It only reads existing session data to determine online status. No data is sent to external services.

Credits

Developed by Fullworks

Icons and visual elements use WordPress core styles for consistency.

Fullworks Active Users Monitor