Description
This include allows you to install a simple chatbox on your site for quick, character-limited communications.
Attributes
The snippet uses the following attributes, both of which are optional.
| Attribute | Allowed values | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | any category | chatbox | The category in which you would like messages to be saved. |
| limit | any integer | 15 | The number of recent messages to show. |
Code
You can add the chatbox to your site with the following code:
[[include :snippets:chatbox attributes...]]
For example, the following code will install the chatbox to save messages in the chat category and will show the 20 latest messages.
[[include :snippets:chatbox |category=chat |limit=20]]
Messages will be saved in the category you specify (chatbox by default). It's a good idea to set this category to auto-numbered to avoid any conflicts.
For advanced users, you can customise the appearance of the chatbox with a CSS module or in your site's theme - available classes are chatbox (the container), message (the message content) and new-page-box (the input field).
In action
See the chatbox below for a working example. Feel free to leave a message…
Hello!
hello
l
Yahey there! ^^
aaa
BlueSSun
hi
dd
c
mmm
ww
hi
I'm here :P
Hello!
Oh wow this works
h
wassup.
ud
yo
j
What is going on here???
hello!
ABC
Hello
Hello
COOOOL
Test Wow
Hollor there!
Hello!
a
Credit
Original idea by leiger leiger .
Thanks to tsangk for this great snippet: conditional-blocks
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I made a small improvement to this so that it could update automatically and therefore show new posts. It isn't as sophisticated as James's system which updates at the time of a new post, but it is sufficient for a mini CSI, and least in my opinion. I only didn't change this up in case other people were using it.
The updated chatbox is here.
Timothy Foster - @tfAuroratide
Auroratide.com - Go here if you're nerdy like me