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FCChat connects your web site users with chat, video conferencing, instant messaging and more.

RECENT FEATURES

Video Chat 3.0. The video chat has recently been upgraded, providing for higher resolution video at a lower bandwidth. Version 2.2.x now comes with FriendsCenter, an optional floating toolbar component intended for better user interaction. The instant messaging capability has been enhanced with new-messages and friends-list dialogs. New features include private video chat, 2 player games, collaborative whiteboard and documents, transliteration service, and doodlepad. The 2.2.x series will be focused on providing greater user to user interaction. In addition, you may now open the chatcenter directly into a separate popup window, so the the connection is maintained through page changes.

NEW IN 2.2.12

User List Function. To disable, set show_user_list:false, in the config file.

You may now send messages to offline users.

NEW IN 2.2.11

Promo - this feature introduces new users to the chat, and prompts them to create a chat name. To disable set prompt_user:false, in the config file.

Signature-users may write a signature which appears below their name.

NEW IN 2.2.10

Facebook Connect - Allows users to log in with their Facebook accounts.

(To use, set facebook_connect:true in the config file.)

New search menu items for the toolbar.

(To use, set add the menu items 'wp_search' or 'wp_search_in_menu' to the menu item list. For example:

toolbar_items:["wp_search","friendscenter","social_media"]

)

You may opt to display the toolbar in "Banner Mode" for mobile browsers. This eliminates some of the difficulties with mobile browsers not being able to display fixed elements properly.

(To use, set toolbar_banner_mode:true in the config file)

UPGRADE NOTICE

After upgrading to version 2.2.12, there will be a period of about 2 minutes where the chat will not function properly. This is because the upgrade requires a reboot of your chat server. Just keep refreshing the page for a few minutes until the chat comes online again.

When you upgrade to a new version, any customizations you made to the chat will be erased. In order to save those changes, do the following:

1. Make backup copies of any files that you have altered. You may wish to make backups of the following folders: (fcchat/config, fcchat/languages, fcchat/styles, fcchat/html/config). Place them in a safe place where they will not be deleted.
2. Next install the new version.
3. Finally, manually copy the changes you made to the old files into the current version's files. Do not replace the new files with the old files, as the structure of the new files may have changed; but instead, use the wordpress file editor to make the changes line by line.

*As of version 2.2, the changelog will list the configuration files that have changed since the previous version. If the config file has not changed from your current version to the new version, you may simply replace the updated version with the old file.

FEATURE LIST:

Real time text chat

Video Chat: 1 on 1 video chat and video conferencing (6 Simulaneous Cams)

Pop-out Mode: Launch Chat into a separate window

Public rooms/Private Rooms

Instant messaging/Private Chat

Facebook Connect

Upload images

User profiles

Country Flags

Collaborative whiteboard

Coloaborative document

Doodlepad

Transliteration

Two player games

Split-screen Mode: Show the chat side by side with your site

Language translation feature

Assign titles to users

Customizable smileys/avatars

Customizable sounds

Customizable language templates

Customizable style templates

Administration/moderation panel

Web based file editor

Service activation -- Service activation comes with a 3 day free trial period. If you wish to continue the service, there is a small monthly fee.