by Eric Mann 4.7 (24 reviews)

WP Session Manager

Name: WP Session Manager
Rating: 4.7 (24 reviews)
Author: Eric Mann

Session management for WordPress.

WP Session Manager ranks #5,010 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, a 4.7/5 rating from 24 reviews, and was last updated Mar 31, 2019. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.1 (Current: 7.1.1)

v4.2.0 Current Version v4.2.0

Updated 7 years ago Last Update on 31 Mar, 2019

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 10% by installs Downloads +5.8% this week No update in over a year

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94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

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Total Progress 80.6%

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.2.0
Last Updated: Mar 31, 2019
Requires WP: 4.7+
Tested Up To: 5.1
PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Author: Eric Mann

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 24
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners running multi-server or load-balanced installations. It adds native $_SESSION-style functionality to WordPress by storing session data in the database and caching it in memory for speed.

Adds $_SESSION functionality
Database-backed session storage
Supports multi-server installations
In-memory session caching
Encrypts session data at rest
Sessions for logged-in and anonymous visitors

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Session Manager

Merely use the superglobal $_SESSION array: $_SESSION['user_name'] = 'User Name'; // A string $_SESSION['user_contact'] = array( 'email' => 'user@name.com' ); // An array $_SESSION['user_obj'] = new WP_User( 1 ); // An object

This depends on your PHP installation's configuration. Please read the PHP manual for more details on configuration.

Absolutely! As of version 2.0, this plugin will create a new table for WordPress to store session data. In general, this is more efficient long-term than using options for data storage. However, if your system does not allow creating a table, add the following to wp-config.php to use the options table instead: define( 'WP_SESSION_USE_OPTIONS', true );

PHP 5.6 was designated end-of-life and stopped receiving security patches in December 2018. PHP 7.0 was also marked end-of-life in December 2018. The minimum version of PHP supported by WP Session Manager is now PHP 7.1. If your server is running an older version of PHP, the session system will not work! To avoid triggering a PHP error, the plugin will instead output this notice to upgrade and disable itself silently. You won't see a PHP error, but you also won't get session support. Reach out to your hosting provider or system administrator to upgrade your server.

WP Session Manager overrides PHP's default session implementation with its own custom handler. Unfortunately, we can't swap in a new handler if a session is already active. This plugin hooks into the plugins_loaded hook to set things up as early as possible, but if you have code in another plugin (or your theme) that attempts to invoke session_start() before WP Session Manager loads, then the custom handler won't work at all. Inspect your other plugins and try to find the one that's interfering. Then, reach out to the developer to explain the conflict and see if they have a fix.

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