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WP-UserOnline

by Lester Chan · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP-UserOnline is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP-UserOnline
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
GamerZ3 Jan 2006 to 1 Sep 2026, 322 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP-UserOnline
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20245
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
6 Nov 2023WP-UserOnline <= 2.88.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.88.22.88.316
22 Aug 2022WP-UserOnline <= 2.88.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 2.88.02.88.1352
19 Jul 2022WP-UserOnline <= 2.87.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 2.87.62.88.00
1 Jul 2010WP-UserOnline < 2.70 - Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.622.700

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star29
4 star6
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP-UserOnline
4 May 2026106
11 May 2026169
18 May 2026171
25 May 2026195
1 Jun 2026224
8 Jun 2026312
15 Jun 2026197
22 Jun 2026140
29 Jun 2026152
6 Jul 2026160
13 Jul 2026168
20 Jul 20262,993
27 Jul 20263,000
3 Aug 20261,978
10 Aug 20263,797
17 Aug 2026850
24 Aug 20264,263
31 Aug 20264,461
7 Sep 2026849
14 Sep 2026899
21 Sep 2026613
28 Sep 2026506
5 Oct 2026484
12 Oct 2026404
19 Oct 2026798
26 Oct 2026504
2 Nov 202674

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 58% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.0.2
AuthorLester Chan
Added3 Jan 2006
Last updated1 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.2
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Notification Management
Tagsonline, widget, useronline, usersonline, wp-useronline

Other plugins by this author: WP-PageNavi, WP-Sweep, WP-PostViews, WP-DBManager, WP-Polls, WP-PostRatings, WP-ServerInfo, WP-ShowHide, WP-Print, WP-Ban, WP-DownloadManager, WP-Stats

Questions

Is WP-UserOnline still maintained?

WP-UserOnline was last updated on 1 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP-UserOnline safe?

WP-UserOnline has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP-UserOnline?

The wordpress.org author is Lester Chan. Recent committers: GamerZ, scribu, matt. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP-UserOnline?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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