Presence API gives WordPress a system-wide awareness layer. It tracks which users are logged in, which admin screen they are on, and which posts they are editing.<\/p>\n\n
Data flows through the Heartbeat API and is stored in a dedicated On a multisite network, Network Admin gets its own view of the same data: a Who's Online dashboard widget listing the busiest sites and who is on each, an Online column in the Sites list, and an Online view, filter, and column in the Users list. These require the PHP functions, REST endpoints, WP-CLI commands, filters, and room conventions are documented in the GitHub repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n A feature plugin sponsored by the WordPress Core team, exploring what system-wide presence could look like for a future WordPress release. Follow development on make.wordpress.org\/core<\/a> with the tag Or install manually:<\/p>\n\n Yes. Network-activate it and Network Admin gains a Who's Online dashboard widget listing the busiest sites and who is on each, an Online column in the Sites list, and an Online view, filter, and column in the Users list. Every site keeps its own widgets and lists, counting only the people on that site.<\/p><\/dd>\n Anyone with the Yes. Clear the Presence<\/strong> checkbox on Settings > General, or run For code, the Only the most recent releases are listed here. For the full history, see https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/presence-api\/blob\/main\/CHANGELOG.md<\/p>\n\nwp_presence<\/code> table with a 150-second TTL. No writes to wp_postmeta<\/code> means no post-cache invalidation on every heartbeat.<\/p>\n\nmanage_network<\/code> capability.<\/p>\n\nFeatures<\/h4>\n\n
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manage_network<\/code> capability, which on a default network means super admins. The wp_presence_network_capability<\/code> filter changes what is required.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan a site stop recording presence?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp presence recording set off<\/code>. Every screen empties as the rows already stored expire. On multisite, Network Admin > Settings has the same checkbox for every site at once; whichever switch is off decides.<\/p>\n\nwp_presence_recording_enabled<\/code> and wp_presence_network_recording_enabled<\/code> filters take the checkboxes as their defaults, so a filter always has the last word.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n0.14.0<\/h4>\n\n
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