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Ensures only one user at a time can be logged into WordPress, ie, 2 people can't login using the same account.
<?php
/*
Plugin name: Single user login
Plugin URI:
Description:
Author: Ben May
Author URI:
Version: 0.1
*/
if( !class_exists( 'WPSingleUserLoggin' ) )
{
class WPSingleUserLoggin
{
private $session_id;
function __construct()
{
if ( ! session_id() )
session_start();
$this->session_id = session_id();
add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'init' ) );
add_action( 'wp_login', array( $this, 'wp_login' ), 10, 2 );
}
function init()
{
if( ! is_user_logged_in() )
return;
$stored_sess_id = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_wp_single_user_hash', true );
if( $stored_sess_id != $this->session_id )
{
wp_logout();
wp_redirect( wp_login_url() );
exit;
}
}
function wp_login( $user_login, $user )
{
update_user_meta( $user->ID, '_wp_single_user_hash', $this->session_id );
return;
}
}
new WPSingleUserLoggin();
}
@twentyfortysix
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hey
I have tried this code but the user is always kicked out to login page.
And also I think the user who has to be kicked out is the previous one not the last (actual) one.

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