Status Checker (Online/Offline) v1.3.0

Status Checker detects whether the user is online or offline and whether the application tab is open or closed, letting you stop or trigger workflows and conditionals based on real presence instead of guesswork. Idle users stop consuming what they are not watching.

No data collected This plugin does not collect user data.

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Key features 6

Real Presence Detection

Knows whether the user is active or away, and whether the application tab is open or closed.

Four Events

User active, user inactive, tab opened and tab closed, each one ready to start a workflow.

Timestamps You Can Use

States expose the exact moment the user went online and the exact moment they went offline.

Connection State

A separate state tells you whether the internet connection is active, apart from whether the user is paying attention.

Threshold You Decide

Set how long without interaction counts as away, so the definition matches your application.

Saves Workload

Stop recurring workflows and conditionals while nobody is watching, instead of paying for work no one sees.

In detail

  • Four events fire on real presence changes: user active, user inactive, tab opened and tab closed
  • States expose the current status and the exact moment the user went online and offline
  • Separate state for internet connection status
  • Configurable inactivity threshold, so you decide when a user counts as away
  • Custom labels for the online and offline states
  • No external libraries and no workflow required to start

Fields 3

Max inactivity time

number

Defines the maximum time that the user can be inactive. After that time, the values ​​of the respective published states can be obtained to compose workflows or conditionals.

default20

Label when online

text

Label that should appear when the user is online.

defaultOnline

Label when offline

text

Label that should appear when the user is offline.

defaultOffline

States 4

Values the element exposes for the rest of the page to read.

Current status

text

Last online date/time

date

Last offline date/time

date

Internet connected?

yes/no

Returns whether the user is currently connected to the internet or not.

Events 4

Where a workflow can start.

User is online

event

Action to be used when the user is active (online).

User is offline

event

Action to be used when the user is inactive (offline).

User opened the tab

event

Action to be used when the user opens the browser tab.

User closed the tab

event

Action to be used when the user closes the browser tab.

FAQ 5

How does the plugin decide that a user is inactive?

By a maximum inactivity time that you configure. Once the user goes that long without interacting with the page, the state changes and the matching event fires, so the definition of away is yours and not a fixed number.

What is the difference between the tab being closed and the user being offline?

They are different signals and the plugin reports both. The tab events tell you the application tab was opened or closed; the user events tell you whether the person is interacting. A user can have the tab open and still be away, and that distinction is what lets you stop work without logging anyone out.

Can I know when the user went online or offline, and not only the current state?

Yes. Besides the current status, the plugin exposes the exact moment of the last time the user went online and the last time they went offline, ready to be stored or displayed.

Does it detect loss of internet connection?

Yes, as a separate state. Losing connection and being away are different things, so they are reported separately and you can react to each one on its own.

Does it require a workflow?

The element works on its own, but the value comes from reacting to it: use the four events to trigger workflows and the exposed states in conditionals.