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New Install or Upgrade

1. Just install from wordpress/wordpress mu or you can download to /wp-content/plugins as /wp-content/plugins/buddypress-ajax-chat/...

2. Last step A. log in as admin to wordpress/wordpress mu B. go to the plugins section to activate Buddypress Ajax Chat (bp-chat) C. Click on Activate Buddypress Chat sitewide for the bp-chat plugin D. Click on the Dashboard link to make sure the plugin is activated

Optional:

1. Add your own theme configuration. A. Default comes with a facebookish color scheme. i. Just copy the themes/facebookish/buddypress-ajax-chat directory to your child theme

       Example:
         wp-content/theme/bp_anygig/buddypress-ajax-chat/_inc/buddypress-ajax-chat.css
   

   B. Or make your own css file called buddypress-ajax-chat/_inc/buddypress-ajax-chat.css

       Example:
         wp-content/theme/bp_anygig/buddypress-ajax-chat/_inc/buddypress-ajax-chat.css
   

2. Configure site wide chat options: A. Log in as admin B. Click on Buddypress Dashboard C. Click on Chat Settings

Happy Chatting:)