The Online addon allows you to display a widget on any or all pages of your community that shows who's currently online. It includes the avatar and number of those online.
Enable the Online addon
- Access the Dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings > Addons > Addons.
- Click the Online toggle to turn it ON.
Online addon settings
On the Settings > Addons > Addons page, click the settings icon to access the Online addon's settings.
In the resulting dialog, you can configure the following settings:
- Where should the Online list be displayed?: You can display the list:
- on every page,
- only on the Discussion and Category pages,
- on all discussion pages,
- or you can choose to add it manually in your theme.
- Show active users for the entire site: If ON, all users are included; if OFF, only users in the current Category are listed.
- How should the list be rendered?: Choose how to show users in the list: either User Icons (avatar) or User Links (name as hyperlink).
- Hide the Online list from guests?: Select whether to show or hide the Online list from guest users.
- How long are you "online" for after you visit a page?: 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.
User privacy
Each user has the freedom to decide whether they want to be shown in the Online list.
- Access your profile.
- Click Who's Online in the right-hand panel.
- Check or uncheck the Hide my online status from other members box.
- Click Save to apply your change.
