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BuddyPress Instant Chat

Description

This plugin allows users to chat in real time using AJAX. Users can connect with any other users.

Use the [bp-instant-chat] shortcode to embed the front end chat on any page.

Installation

Upload Manually

  1. Download and unzip the plugin
  2. Upload the ‘bp-instant-chat’ folder to the ‘wp-content/plugins’ directory.
  3. In the admin area, find the plugin named ‘BuddyPress Instant Chat’ and click ‘activate’.

Install Through WordPress Admin

  1. In the WordPress admin area, go to ‘Plugins > Add New’.
  2. Search for ‘BuddyPress Instant Chat’ and click ‘Install Now’ then when prompted – click ‘Activate Plugin’.

FAQ

Where can I set the dimensions of the avatar for messages?

  • If you go to the WordPress admin and click the tab at the bottom of the black bar with the text ‘BuddyPress Instant Chat’.

Reviews

20 November 2018
Once installed my home page was replaced with a completely different page. The page displayed the page title and nothing else. This plugin did not work for me.
3 September 2016 1 reply
I had absolutely no problem to start my tests with a chat on a sandbox BP installation after reading your support threads. The CSS you provide are not ideal in combination with the theme I'm using (BOSS), but that's not something you have to care about. Later on I will do more tests and let you know what my thoughts are. Thanks for this plugin.
3 September 2016
I could not bring it to work, but that is for sure the problem of my site, as I am always one of the few where it not work. Why I give 5 Stars? Because the support takes really care. Once I get rid of my general problems on the site, I will definitely use it. Thank you for good work
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Contributors and Developers

“BuddyPress Instant Chat” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Change Log

1.0

  • Launch of the plugin

1.1

  • Fixed bug where if a user tried to go to an existing chat, it would redirect them back to the main chat page
  • Added all chats on the main chat page

1.2

  • Added ability to see all messages for all chats between 2 users from admin

1.2.1

  • Added message to the message control view explaining what can be done
  • Bug fix for version 1.2 where no message is displayed if a chat doesn’t exist between the 2 users

1.3

  • Added the ability to allow users to chat with their friends only which can be enabled and disabled in the settings

1.4

  • Fixed bug where friends only warning would show even if the settings in both plugins was disabled.
  • Add the ability to add the chat page on any page using a shortcode

1.5

  • Fixed bug where the name display setting could not be updated.
  • Fixed bug where certain wordpress tables couldn’t be found in some queries because of the incorrect database prefix being used.
  • Added the ability to remove messages from a chat and add the messages back through message control in admin.

1.6

  • Fixed bug where the name display seetings is not set correctly when installing the plugin.
  • Changed the display of the messages so they display as speech bubbles.