Demo Session Length Joomla Extension

Demo presentation

Interactive Joomla demo

Test Session Length

Create a temporary account, sign in, and see how the fixed session countdown behaves while you browse, refresh the page, and use multiple tabs.

1. Create test account Already registered? Sign in

Use a temporary test account. Do not reuse an important password. Joomla verification is enabled by default

Register

Open the registration form and create a new Joomla test account. Complete all required fields and submit the form.

Open registration

Activate the account

Activation is approved by default so no need real email. Accounts are regulary deleted, so you may create new account next time. We set plugin to Login frequency limit 5 times in 1 hour. So after 5 times you will need to wait 1 h for next login with same account

Demo subscription access

Subscription enforcement is enabled for 3 years expires at: 2029-08-18 18:41.

In options you can configure for each user Session Length and when may start immediately or on your first successful frontend login.

When you sign in as Subscription1Y, you will have access to the subscriber-only menu

Subscription1Y

Sign in

Sign in on the public site as your new Joomla test account. The configured session starts on the first frontend request after login and the countdown becomes visible.

Open sign-in page

Test the countdown

Move between different frontend pages.
Refresh the browser several times.
Open another page in a second tab.
Confirm the timer continues instead of restarting.

Observe expiry

The countdown changes appearance at the configured warning threshold. At zero, Joomla logs the account out. If the browser script is interrupted, the next frontend request still enforces the expiry on the server.

Expected demo results

Action	Expected behavior
Refresh a page	The remaining time continues it does not reset.
Open another tab	Both tabs use the same server-backed session deadline.
Reach the warning threshold	The countdown changes to its warning state.
Reach zero	The user is logged out and must authenticate again.
Subscription expires first	The earlier subscription expiry becomes the effective deadline.
Exceed the login-frequency limit	The new frontend login is rejected until the rolling window permits it.

Subscription demo note

Registration alone does not create a paid subscription. For the subscription demonstration, an administrator must create a record under Components → Session Length Subscriptions and place the user in a group protected by the plugin's Included/Excluded group configuration.

After testing

Demo administrators regularly remove expired subscriptions and unused test accounts.

Administrator plugin configuration when you set up

Enable Joomla user registration and choose the activation policy.
Create a dedicated group such as Subscribers.
Set that group as the default registration group, or assign test users manually.
In System - Session Length, choose Included mode and select the demo group.
Create an active subscription for each test user when demonstrating subscriptions.
Use session duration and warning threshold so visitors can observe expiry.
Publish the Session Length Countdown module on all pages for Registered users.
Test the complete workflow with a non-administrator account before publishing .