TimeQuota – User Time Limits

TimeQuota is a lightweight, production-ready WordPress plugin that empowers website owners to set daily active time limits for users and guest visitors.

Unlike simple session timeout plugins that merely calculate current_time - login_time , TimeQuota accurately tracks true active engagement . If a user switches to another tab, minimizes their browser, or walks away from their keyboard, the timer instantly pauses.

Key Features:

• True Active Time Tracking : Uses Page Visibility API, window focus/blur, and user activity events (mouse movement, keystrokes, scrolling) to measure genuine active engagement.
• Server-Side Enforcement : Client timers are never trusted. All limits, timestamps, and heartbeats are authoritatively validated and calculated on the WordPress backend.
• Smart Multi-Tab Coordination : Prevents double-counting and timer exploitation when users have multiple browser tabs open simultaneously.
• Guest & Anonymous Visitor Limits : Issue secure first-party visitor tokens to enforce browsing quotas even for non-logged-in and incognito visitors.
• Role-Based Time Limits : Configure distinct allowances per user role (e.g., 30 mins for Subscribers, 120 mins for Authors, Unlimited for Administrators).
• Smooth Live Countdown : Configurable floating or fixed widget displays remaining time smoothly without hammering your server.
• Customizable Warning Banners : Warn users before their time runs out (e.g., at 5 minutes remaining).
• Modern Expiration Screen : When the daily quota is exhausted, users see a sleek blocking screen informing them when access resets (or redirect them to a custom upgrade URL).
• Automatic Daily Resets : Quotas reset automatically every day at midnight based on your WordPress timezone—no dependency on WP-Cron reliability.
• Excluded Pages : Whitelist critical pages (login, registration, checkout, account, contact) from quota restrictions.
• Real-time Admin Dashboard : View total tracked users today, currently active users, total site usage time, and top users.
• Zero External Dependencies : 100% self-hosted within your WordPress database. No external APIs, third-party tracking, or analytics services required.