Who's Online - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>The <strong>Online </strong>addon allows you to display a widget on <em>any </em>or <em>all </em>pages of your community that shows who's currently online. It includes the avatar and number of those online.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/IYTDD8DZAW2Y/whos-online-example.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/IYTDD8DZAW2Y/whos-online-example.png" alt="whos_online_example.png" height="997" width="1361" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="enable-the-online-addon">Enable the Online addon</h2><ol><li>Access the Dashboard.</li><li>Navigate to <strong>Settings > Addons > Addons</strong>.</li><li>Click the <strong>Online </strong>toggle to turn it ON.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/Q5HUQCIJ4RBT/enable-online-addon.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/Q5HUQCIJ4RBT/enable-online-addon.png" alt="enable_online_Addon.png" height="417" width="1345" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="online-addon-settings">Online addon settings</h2><p>On the <strong>Settings > Addons > Addons</strong> page, click the <strong>settings icon</strong> to access the Online addon's settings. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/5CHP0BSKIK2S/addon-settings.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/5CHP0BSKIK2S/addon-settings.png" alt="addon_settings.png" height="856" width="1309" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>In the resulting dialog, you can configure the following settings:</p><ul><li><strong>Where should the Online list be displayed?</strong>: You can display the list:<ul><li>on every page, </li><li>only on the Discussion and Category pages, </li><li>on all discussion pages, </li><li>or you can choose to add it manually in your theme.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Show active users for the entire site</strong>: If <strong>ON</strong>, all users are included; if <strong>OFF</strong>, only users in the current Category are listed. </li><li><strong>How should the list be rendered?</strong>: Choose how to show users in the list: either <strong>User Icons </strong>(avatar) or <strong>User Links</strong> (name as hyperlink).</li><li><strong>Hide the Online list from guests?</strong>: Select whether to <strong>show </strong>or <strong>hide </strong>the Online list from guest users.</li><li><strong>How long are you "online" for after you visit a page?</strong>: This option lets you determine the length of time users are considered "online" after visiting a page, and therefore whether they're shown in the list. You can select 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, or 20 minutes. While users outside this range are still logged into your community, this allows you to hide users who aren't active.</li></ul><h2 data-id="user-privacy">User privacy</h2><p>Each user has the freedom to decide whether they want to be shown in the Online list.</p><ol><li>Access your profile.</li><li>Click <strong>Who's Online</strong> in the right-hand panel.</li><li>Check or uncheck the <strong>Hide my online status from other members</strong> box.</li><li>Click <strong>Save </strong>to apply your change.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PHOTE85H0IXZ/user-privacy.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PHOTE85H0IXZ/user-privacy.png" alt="user_privacy.png" height="752" width="1051" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>