FreiChat for Community Builder
[NOTE:There is also a version which works without community builder.
click on download and click the required version!]
freichat! is a really cool extension that will integrate Facebook & Gmail like chat into Joomla-CB
The extension includes
a chat component
a chat module
Features:
Easy installation with community builder
Avatar support
Chatrooms
send/receive files
save/send conversation
facebook like chatbar
Minimize and close chat boxes
Able to chat even while you browse different pages.
Option for username or nickname
smiley support(BBcode similar to kunena)
url to clickable url support
support for wordwrap
single css file for both(chatbar n chatbox)!
Requirements:
Joomla 1.5 with CB
Connections must be enabled in CB
Users must be connected to chat
I have been looking all over for a decent chat applet that actually works the way that it should.
This chat is amazing and improves with each new version, and the support is great.
I installed it with no problems what so ever and it integrates perfectly with my Joomla based website.
I do have one grip however, the description in the extension directory should be changed to reflect the latest version 6.3.2 because I want everyone to see how good this chat is.
I bet you thought I was going to say something negative about Freichat but I cant find a single thing wrong with it and that's the truth.
Things then stopped working properly and as I dug deeper I noticed quite a number of inconsistencies.
I then removed it in favour of FB chat. After removing this, my website persormance increased a significant amount, telling me that this is probably not the most elegant code out there.
I guess you had a bad experience with FreiChatX.
You can always turn to our forums and I personally make sure that none of the questions are left unanswered.
FreiChatX is surely faster and least resource intensive(we have been tweaking it for performance for almost a year now).
The response time is 11ms in my localserver without APC. I don't think any other chat made of joomla is this fast.
The initial load is slow because of the amount of javascript code(its around 100kb of js but the upcomming version will be almost half of that).
The amount to which FreiChatX can be tweaked is limitless, You can use single chat for multiple sites.for example for bridging joomla and PHPBB.
You can also use it with technologies other than PHP such as asp.NET or java. or you may use it to connect to your custom desktop or android or iphone app.The best part is that you can use this chat on any site ,be it joomla, phpbb, drupal or your very own custom site.
Its a all in one solution.
I first installed the 3.5 version for CB as I thought that when you have CB you need to download the CB specific package. This version did not work because of my template specific issues. I was adviced to install FreiChatX and they gave me on the fly support during installation. It integrates smoothly with CB. When you have friends assigned and they are only, just start the chat! :-)
This chat a MUST HAVE for CB or JomSocial !!!
Module shows who of your friends is on your site, just click the name and start talking. Smiles included. Visual effects are nicer than in Facebook or other systems.
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND this absolutely FREE program.
Oh... And guys keep working on it improving it every day !
Thank you so much for FreiChat !!!
Ok, so one build version stops messages from posting if they contain apostrophes and the latest misses out the first letter of usernames if you use the dreaded combo of Win 7 and IE8 - it doesn't actually matter because this mod is so sweet.
It runs like a dream and the config options in the back end on the latest version are neither too many nor too few but just right. It installs really simply and easily also.
Support via the forums is fairly good and certainly prompt, the author clearly knows his stuff and cares deeply about what he does.
Frankly, I'm surprised this mod is non-commercial.
First off is the deprecated ereg and eregi foreach statements. I changed these to preg ('/)/' to solve that minor error.
The next is giving me invalid argument for foreach line 186 and 266, foreach($result as $res) and foreach($rows as $row). I'm not exactly clear as to what is going on there.
Hello sfraise,
Thankyou for downloading freichat
Firstly please post your problems in freichat forums.
The deprecated error has been solved in the latest version.
And the second error can be caused only if you do not have any friends/connecions in your account or if you have disabled connections in CB
Hello berv,
The GCalendar was not working because Gcalendar uses the same library(jquery) as freichat does ; causing conflicts.
But this error is now solved in the latest version.
Many thanks for your review.
Loads and works perfectly. Simple and easy to use.
Could use some documentation and additional features, but is functional as is.
Thankyou for your review msmithm,
In the new version that will be released there will be documentation as well as many new features will be added
The bug I noticed was that when I minimize a chat and then move to another page, the chat is once again not minimized. Secondly, the "Powered by EvNix" looks out of place and unprofessional for a website to have it. Finally the transitions between removing a chat and opening a chat look slightly out of place and not necessary.
Apart from the flaws though, it is still a good component.
Dear marcusrc,
The problem about minimize that you are talking is not actually a bug but a feature not still added.As the module is newly made it will take a little time to add all the features.
And about "Powered by Evnix", You are free to remove it and if you want any help doing that you can always ask in the forums.
It was hard to understand what you meant!
you have used "its" instead of "is"
and "developed" instead of developer
so the message should be,
This component is excellent. I can communicate with my user when they are online. The developer of this is working hard to fix any bug. The support is excellent and developer of this extension is doing it for free. Good work
Excellent work.
I recommend this for anyone who wants a chat option on their website
Thank you for the review
If you notice any flaws please mention them at the forum or comments
I will try to solve them as fast as possible
you can also suggest the features that you would like!
Only through your comments and suggestions can i improve my extension
Its only been 2 weeks since it has been released and i am really satisfied by the response
