Free 123 Flash Chat for Joomla! ComponentModulePluginLanguage

123 Flash Chat provide free software and free hosting service as well, both of them can upgrade to paid version with professional tech support. They are flexible with custom skin & exchangeable Logo, and also kinds of modes, such as popup & embeded.

123 Flash Chat is a full-featured & managed chat application, which can add a chat room to your website in minutes.

It provides 3 solutions for webmasters.
1)Free 123 Flash Chat Host
Advantages: It’s hosted by 123 Flash Chat free of charge, no limitation to the number of concurrent user, and provide basic chat function and flash game port.& options of chat skin.
Limitation: Some management functions are unavailable.
Gain Free Chat Room Script Code: http://www.123flashchat.com/free-flash-chat.html

2)Free version of 123 Flash Chat software
Advantages: full functions. All cool optional modules of 123 Flash Chat are available, including webcam chat & customizable Logo. ( The only limit is 10 concurrent users will be allowed.)
Free Download Link: http://www.123flashchat.com/download.html

3)Charged version of 123FlashChat hosting service / server software
Advantages: Full 7*24 hours support service, multi-client choice, No commercials, and meet your more need for integration. Start at $19.
For more details: http://www.123flashchat.com/feature.html


* New Functions added in this version:
The Joomla chat module is compatible with Joomla 1.5.11 and all 1.5.x below.

* Add a new option to show chat room, you can choose popup windows mode or embeded one directly.

* iPhone chat & Google Android Phone chat are supported by HTML/Ajax chat client.

* Add a option to add game port into chat.

* Simplify server configuration.

Note:
By installation of this module, it could generate a free chat host with the name of your website or forum automatically.
* Primary functions are still kept:
1.Integration: With the chat extension for Joomla!, you will be assisted in embedding a real-time chat room with the Joomla! database of your website integrated.
2.chat-room's settings can be easily configured in Joomla Admin panel,it works for:
1)chat server and chat client are on the same/different server;
2)123 Flash Chat host solution;
3)The chat window's size could be also adjusted flexibly
3.It can display following data in the Joomla! front page:
* The connection number
* The logon user number
* The chat room number
* The chat users' name list
4.Auto-login: Once logged in Joomla!, users don't have to re-enter their username or password again to access chat.
5.123 Flash Chat for Joomla can run on different browser in many different platform, such as Windows, Linux, Unix & Mac.

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byHamad on August 8, 2009
This is a great product "123 Flash Chat" so I gave it an "Excellent". I bought the product three months a go and it is very stable and performing great. It is affordable, features rich, works smoothly on my RTL website, installation and support was perfect. Sales and Customer support are so friendly and works with me till I am completely satisfied.
byJulianW on July 22, 2009
I am owner of the commercial version. I also tested the 5$-Flashchat-Script and some other chats.

The 123flashchat is the best chat from the users point of view that I found. I have it hosted by the company and it is quick, easy to use, the Joomla-Integration (free version) is quick and easy.

The whole system is a little bit more complicated in the installation itself, because it´s a whole different system then Joomla and there is a need to connect two different servers, the chat-server and the Joomla-installation. While the free chat is installed quickly, there may be some difficulties in installing the full version. The Joomla-Module is installed the same, but you have to put some codes of your own or hosted chat-client in, in the moment the chat always directs to the free version, no matter that I bought it.

Even more complicated is the integration in vBulletin: Here you have to edit some of the php-files, which can be anoying in every update.

But ... remember two important points:

- The important point is the users point of view, and from this point this is the best chat I found. Once it is installed it works brilliant.

- I bought the script about 3 years ago and I see very good improvement in the developement of the integration. While it was a two-hour-process editing masses of php-files that time, now it is only the upload of some files and the edit is just some little code-snippets, few of them. And the rest ... adjusting paths until it works.

When you want to integrate a really good chat and nut "just a simple script", you will have to do some work. And if this is your goal, 123flashchat is maybe the best you can get (I didn´t find a better one.

As soon as the integration works "out-of-the-box" I will change my rating to five stars. ;-)

Best wishes, Julian!
byfektief on July 9, 2009
It's not only a great professional chat with a lot of nice modules.The support is even better.
I am not good in programming, but Alex did give me great support, he even made the impossible possible.
Thanks to 123 chat my site is becoming a succes!
Owner's reply

Thank you, fektief!
We are glad that you love our service.
Wish you a greater success in the future.

bydeebee on June 26, 2009
I've been using this on a site for over a year now and my users love it! I choose to have the chat room hosted on TopCMM's server to preserve my bandwidth and they took care of everything.

After having tried other chat room services I would highly recommend this product to any Joomla site owner looking for a fast, robust solution.
Owner's reply

Thank you deebee!
We are always try our best to service you better:-)

The free version of this product is great. It's a demo, that works very well, but the demo gives you little control over what users can and cannot do. I would NOT use the free version for anything but adults only access. There are other chat channels available that you cannot shut off available to any user that logs in.

The one complaint about support is simply unfair. This is essentially an extremely robust COMMERCIAL product. The free version is to show you what the paid version can do, and it does that job very well. There is NO such thing as a cheap chat room with this kind of capability (video and sound). No one should expect support for free for this kind of thing. I didn't buy it, but I have used the free demo. It's a great product but it's really only worth the money for an enterprise operation. If you've got a small site that only adults will use, the free demo is great.
Owner's reply

We greatly appreciate your review.
It inspires us to a greater product.
Thank you again!

I've used 123flashchat for the last couple of years on OohYa Chat and in my opinion is one of the best commercial chat software solutions out there.

In response to the support comment above, you really won't get very far asking the live desk sales support when it comes to technical issues. You really need to contact support@123flashchat.com where in my experience they have gone above and beyond to help us with technical issues, including integrating Joomla and community builder profiles with the chat software.
Owner's reply

Thank you, Sfraise!
We will try our best to do better and better:-)

I set up a online daing website and was looking for a chat room with it. I was fortunate that I found 123 Flash Chat, not just because it is terrific itself, but also it can be integrated with Joomla i am using!

Now, the registered users of my website does not need to register with the chat room again and after they log in the website, they can enter the chat room directly with the same account with out imputing the account/pw again.

The integration can make the chat room even more convenient for your users. You can explore it!
It's easy to use while with kinds of functions that I can chat with others in a real-time condition.I really like it.On one hand,there are some shotcut buttons, remarkable name colors and so on which can let me chat more conveniently.The GUI of 123 Flash Chat is friendly and customizable .On the other hand,the response is quite fast and it takes on good security protection for users.So we can chat with our friends effectively and freely without worry.