Best sessions plugins for WordPress
The most popular sessions plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Native PHP Sessions leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of User Session Control (600+) and Nelio Session Recordings (100+). All 20 plugins tagged “sessions” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 sessions plugins
- 1.
Native PHP SessionsThe most installed sessions plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 16 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
User Session Control600+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 3.
Nelio Session Recordings100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Sympose60+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
ConFab10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Limit Access WP Plugin10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 7.
Forex Market Sessions10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Stop Logging Me Out10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
LaraPress10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 10.
WP Access Control Center10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 20 plugins tagged “sessions”
Native PHP Sessions
Up in the last 7 days:4#1,600by Pantheon Systems11 months ago
Use native PHP sessions and stay horizontally scalable. Better living through superior technology.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(16)
- Downloads
- 903/day
User Session Control
Up in the last 7 days:3#8,106by Frankie Jarrett10 years ago
View and manage all active user sessions in a custom admin screen.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Nelio Session Recordings
Down in the last 7 days:89#15,719by Nelio Software2 months ago
Record everything visitors do on your website and learn more about your users
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Sympose
Up in the last 7 days:216#20,042by Marinus Klasen2 years ago
Sympose makes it easy for anyone to create a conference website. Install WordPress, install Sympose and kick start your conference.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ConFab
Down in the last 7 days:409#29,416by LaughterOnWater9 months ago
Create professional conference schedules with responsive table and grid layouts. Security-hardened, accessible, and built for modern WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Limit Access WP Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:130#31,214by owenconti14 years ago
The Limit Access WP Plugin is a simple plugin that limits the number of IPs that can be accessing an account at the same time.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Forex Market Sessions
Up in the last 7 days:621#33,930by fxgadgets1 year ago
Display Forex market sessions with broker and user timezone selection and active session highlight.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stop Logging Me Out
Down in the last 7 days:1,115#34,833by Roy Orbitson1 year ago
Stops WordPress from forcibly logging you out of a valid session.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LaraPress
Up in the last 7 days:11,757#36,229by graphems10 years ago
This plugin enables you to use the Laravel Facades inside your Wordpress Theme. Especially usefull to check the Laravel authenticated user.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Access Control Center
Down in the last 7 days:11,248#46,952by Michael Finkenberger2 months ago
Take full control over authentication, sessions, and password security in WordPress – including real-time session monitoring, 2FA, and emergency tools
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Session Shredder for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:16,117#52,626by Rynald0s11 months ago
Smart rule-based pruning for WooCommerce 10.3+. Enhances experimental session storage with behavior signals to remove zombie sessions and cut DB size.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Jam Session
Up in the last 7 days:6,909#57,425by Louis Lister6 years ago
Wonkasoft's WP Jam Session is a plugin that will increase your analytical leverage. Use WP Jam Session to automatically fill in referrals, sales …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Cart
Down in the last 7 days:3,355#63,234by zeshanb5 months ago
A simple shopping cart plugin that adds cart and add-to-cart shortcodes to WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuildWithHumza Application Password Audit
Down in the last 7 days:5,594#63,752by Mohammad Humza1 month ago
See every application password, active session and user account that can reach your site, with unused and stale access flagged.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Netdesign Session Guard
#64,401by Netdesign6 days ago
See who is signed in right now, spot accounts shared between several people, and limit how many devices an account can use at once.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 27/day
fyvent
#68,038by Borja Prieto4 years ago
Fyvent helps with developing wordpress websites for events. This plugin defines some custom types and user roles that are useful to manage event infor …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dalmatian Dream User Session Limiter
#69,754by Marin Horvat2 days ago
Limit maximum login duration and inactivity independently for each WordPress browser session, with warnings and bounded server-side cleanup.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 66/day
Vegestic
Down in the last 7 days:20,414#70,467by vegesticsolutions4 months ago
Control concurrent login sessions per user — set limits, track login history, and force logout from your dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Servantly Ask
Down in the last 7 days:2,607#72,614by WhoKnew.io1 month ago
Collect, moderate, and vote on live Q&A from any audience — conference, classroom, or church — then run it on a projector. No caps. Free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Joolweb Sessions Pro
Down in the last 7 days:12,059#74,311by regeman1 month ago
Client, session and bundle management for coaches and wellness professionals on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day