Best online users plugins for WordPress
The most popular online users plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Online Active Users leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of CBX User Online & Last Login (700+) and Fullworks Active Users Monitor (30+). All 5 plugins tagged “online users” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 online users plugins
- 1.
Online Active UsersThe most installed online users plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 51 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
CBX User Online & Last Login700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Fullworks Active Users Monitor30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.Online Users
10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
Active Users ListFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 5 plugins tagged “online users”

Online Active Users
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,014by Nikul Valani1 month ago
Online Active Users is a lightweight, powerful plugin to monitor and display how many users are currently online active on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(51)
- Downloads
- 33/day

CBX User Online & Last Login
Down in the last 7 days:70#7,646by Sabuj Kundu2 months ago
Shows online users, tracks guest and registered users, and records last login activity on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Fullworks Active Users Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:219#24,059by fullworks1 month ago
Real-time monitoring of logged-in WordPress users with visual indicators, filtering, and comprehensive admin tools.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Online Users
#36,193by gpenverne12 years ago
Widget to show how many users are online
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Active Users List
Up in the last 7 days:4,774#62,805by Ambarish7 years ago
List all the current active users
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day