Why use a free embeddable online users counter on your website?
The free online users counter that stays honest. It counts only the visitors active in a live five-minute window: the number rises the moment someone lands and ticks back down five minutes after they leave, so it never parks at an invented figure. Bots are filtered server-side, so you're showing people. Six themes and a micro size small enough to sit inline beside a price or a signup button — which is where a live count actually changes behaviour. Free forever, no signup.
Online users counter for WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow & plain HTML
The FeedPulse online users counter is a single async <script> tag — paste it into any HTML pane and you're done. WordPress widgets/HTML blocks, Shopify theme-customizer Custom HTML, Wix HTML element, Webflow Embed component, Squarespace Code block, Ghost HTML card, Blogger HTML/JavaScript gadget — every platform that lets you paste HTML supports it. No plugins, no app store, no admin permissions needed.
How to add the online users counter to your site in 60 seconds
- Open the Live online visitors counter customizer.
- Pick your colors, size, and any options that apply.
- Click "Copy" on the generated embed snippet.
- Paste the line wherever you'd put any HTML — anywhere on any page, on any platform.
- That's it. No signup, no account creation, no email required.
Why the FeedPulse online users counter is 100% free, forever
Every widget we offer is free forever. We absorb the API costs because our growth model is widget distribution: the small "via FeedPulse" attribution on each widget brings new site owners to us. Install the widget → we earn the impression. That's the entire business model. No paywall, no premium tier, no ads, no email harvesting, no signup wall.
Live visitor counter — what the number should mean
A live visitor counter is only persuasive while visitors believe it. Two design choices decide that: the window and the decay. This counter uses a five-minute active window, and a visitor drops out five minutes after their last activity, so the figure tracks concurrent readers rather than accumulating all day. That makes a quiet hour look quiet — which is the point. A live visitor counter that never moves, or that only ever goes up, reads as decoration within about ten seconds, and a visitor who stops trusting one number on your page starts discounting the others.
Social proof widget placement — inline beats a floating badge
The highest-leverage placement for an online users counter is inline, in the same line of sight as the decision: next to the price, under the plan name, beside the add-to-cart or the signup button. A floating corner badge is read as chrome and ignored. That's why this widget ships a micro size that inherits your text scale instead of only a card. On a pricing page, put it under the plan you want chosen. On a blog post, put it under the title so a reader arriving from search sees other people are reading the same thing. On a checkout, keep it near the button and nowhere else.
How many people are on my website right now — the free way to know
Analytics dashboards can answer 'how many people are on my website right now', but only for you, behind a login, at a delay. The point of this widget is that the answer is on the page for the visitor too, which is the half that affects conversion. Installation is one snippet plus a tracking pixel, and the count is computed server-side from the same visit stream that powers your traffic feed and flag counter — one install, three widgets, one site ID. There is no session cap and no paid tier, so a page that suddenly goes viral shows the spike instead of blanking out.
Online users counter — frequently asked questions
Does this widget slow down my page?
No. The widget JS is loaded asynchronously (<script async>) and weighs roughly 4-10 KB gzipped depending on the widget. Lighthouse Performance impact is typically < 1 point on mobile.
Is there really no signup or API key required?
Really. The script tag is the entire "install". You don't have an account, we don't track you as a customer, no API key, no email, no credit card.
Can I remove the "via FeedPulse" attribution?
The attribution is what keeps the service free. It's intentionally small and unobtrusive. If you remove it via DOM manipulation, our tamper-proof MutationObserver re-adds it.
Will this widget keep working long-term?
Yes. Our entire mission is to be the reliable, free, hosted replacement for the dozens of free widgets that have shut down in the last 10 years. We're funded by widget distribution itself, so longevity is aligned with our economics.