About This File
This is a shoutbox widget that you can add in any of the available widget positions.
Options:
- Shoutbox refresh interval - Allows you to set refresh interval for new messages. This option can be disabled.
- Maximum shout length - Set the maximum allows shout length.
- Shout display limit - Set the maximum number of shouts to display on page load.
- Delete shouts older than - Allows you to auto-delete shouts older than x days.
- Auto prune shoutbox every x hours.
- Auto prune message.
- Enable sound - Enable sound notification for new shouts.
- Enable avatars - Display user avatar in shout.
- Allow BB codes - Controls if BB codes are parsed or not.
- Enable auto link - Auto link/embed URLs and media sites.
- Reverse ordering - Place input box at the bottom and display new messages from the bottom to the top
- Footer - Allows you to add custom content (text, ads, etc) in the shoutbox footer.
It has user group permissions for using shoutbox, editing/deleting shouts, prune shoutbox (/prune)
When scrolling at the bottom of the shouts, older shouts will be automatically loaded.
I don't plan to add new features to this add-on. If you want a feature rich chat application, then please see my Chat 2 add-on.
Shoutbox demo is available here: https://www.siropu.com/forums/
