Guest account appearing in online users after forum update 4.7.18

[PanSevence]

Hello,

After updating the forum to version 4.7.18, I've noticed an issue. When a user enters a topic, the "/online" tab shows a guest account with the same IP address as the user and browsing the same topic.

[PanSevence]

Can someone confirm this issue? A logged-in user enters a thread, and in the online section, there is a duplicated guest account viewing the same thread. The guest account has the same IP address, and I entered the thread while being logged in.

[Marc]

Has that user just logged in at all?

[PanSevence]

Yes, they are logged in immediately, and this applies to all users. While logged in, I enter a topic and it creates a guest with my address who views the same topic.

[Marc]

Im not seeing this happening on my end, no matter how many times I attempt this, unfortunately. You can see this here. Please ensure you disable all 3rd party items and if you have any caching methods on your server being used, I would advise testing with those disabled too. 

 

[PanSevence]

I turned off the plugin that was limiting the number of visits for guests, and it seems the issue no longer occurs. I will monitor the situation and update the status.

[Marc]

No problem. Glad to hear you found the issue

[PanSevence]

Yes, after disabling this plugin, the problem disappeared. I apologize for the confusion.

[Jim M]

Glad to hear you know the issue 🙂