# Active/ Inactive indicators

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436>\
**Category:** YoYoExpert Site Improvements\
**Created:** [January 13, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436 "2019-01-13T06:43:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436/1 "2019-01-13T06:43:31Z")

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It would be cool if there was a way to see if a person is online or not. Like on facebook messenger if you look at a person’s profile picture there is a green dot by it to let you know that they are online.

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**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436/2 "2019-01-13T06:50:56Z")

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I’ve considered this too.

Thoughts @codinghorror ?

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**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436/3 "2019-01-13T06:57:12Z")

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If you bring up a users profile page it will show when they were last “seen”. It’s a pretty good indication if they are actively on the site or not.

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**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436/4 "2019-01-13T07:03:58Z")

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True, but it’s convenient to just look at their profile picture instead of actually going to their profile page.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/active-inactive-indicators/297436/5 "2019-01-13T07:30:38Z")

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That kind of functionality makes more sense for a chat system.