Shoutbox by Siropu 1.10.0

 Compatible XF Versions: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2

Visible Branding: No

Link XF Versions: XF2.1: https://enxf.net/resources/shoutbox-by-siropu.206/version/5416/download

This is a shoutbox widget that you can add in any of the available widget positions.

Options:

Minimum age required - Enable shoutbox based on user's age.

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.

Minimum time between shouts - Flood check (with user group permission to bypass it)

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 navigation tab - Allows you to chat in a dedicated page

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.

Enable smilie button - For easy smilie access.

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.

Thread ID - Post shouts in a dedicated thread as well.

Thread message minimum length - Set minimum length required for shouts.

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.

If you want a feature rich chat application, please see my Chat 2 add-on.