Simple WordPress AJAX shoutbox

// June 19th, 2009 // 341 Comments // Programming

Shoutbox

Shoutbox

Hi , i have just create a WordPress AJAX shoutbox.

Im using jQuery Framework for this plugin, althought it using compatibility mode, im not very sure it will compatible with your other plugin that uses other javascript framework.

So what is really good about this shoutbox?

  • Simple design. Does’nt have graphics, colors, etc. So it definetely fit into your templates.
  • AJAX technology. Visitor doesnt have to refresh page to post into shoutbox.
  • …

How to install:

  • Download the packages here.
  • Unzip and copy on plugin directory.
  • Activate the plugin.
  • Go to widget page (yes, your template should be widget ready). And put it on your sidebar.

Customization:

  • This plugin doesnt really have customization, because its simple (doh..).
  • You can find the options on widget page.
  • If you want to delete comment, just log in to your admin account and delete link will be available at the shoutbox (not on administraton page).

You can check how it look on this website. Yes, the one on the sidebar.

Last changes:

  • Akismet support for spam checking. Try write ‘viagra’ (I turned off in this site)
  • Tweak AJAX process, more efficient.
  • Add only registered user allowed option.

Note:

  • There are several report on server high load on busy sites. So if you think your site has huge traffic, you should check your server load. If it too high, i suggest you remove this plugin and install shoutbox that not hosted on your site instead, like cbox or anything.

341 Responses to “Simple WordPress AJAX shoutbox”

  1. netmild says:
    May 7, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    waw .. it seems nice and easy going I may very well try if I put on my blog .. thanks for the INFO

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  2. share 4 you says:
    May 9, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    ntar kalo aku sudah pakek WP boleh juga nih…. tapi sayang platform aku masih blogspot nih…. btw pluginnya ini bikin sendiri ya sob…?? bagus banget kayaknya tuh…hebat..

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  3. Vicachu says:
    May 29, 2010 at 11:29 PM

    Hey!

    Thanks for a great plugin! When will you make the next update – if at all?

    There’s still a couple of problems on the usage side that you really should fix.

    First of all, you can’t write anything with & in it, then it cuts the whole line. So if you try to write “Command & Conquer”, the shoutbox will show only “Command”.

    Secondly, no links being posted in the box gets a “a href”-tag. So you have to copy and paste them to make use of them.

    Lastly, one can’t hit enter after writing something to post it right away. You have to click on the button. That also feels kinda unnecessary.

    Cheers!

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  4. iso17799only says:
    June 21, 2010 at 3:32 PM

    mas, pluginnya kerennnn habis…. penggunaan resourccenya juga nampak kecil. di tempat saya responsnya cepat banget…. makasih pencerahannya….

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  5. Tạo shoutbox cho blog với plug-in Simple Ajax Shoutbox | Đỗ Huy Tưởng says:
    June 28, 2010 at 10:13 AM

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  6. belajar komputer says:
    July 7, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    mas simple tapi gila keren habis. i love it this plugin… thanks

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  7. Nuka says:
    July 10, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Thanks for this wonderful shoutbox. Is it possible to display dates next to the timestamp?

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  8. kigzz says:
    July 19, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    pretty cool! awesome… Thanks

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  9. bradercep says:
    July 27, 2010 at 2:25 AM

    wah bagus nih pluginnya..izin pasang di blog ku ya mas…trimsss

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  10. ngemig says:
    August 17, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    mas admin, seandainya di gabungkan dengan user / author di blog bisa ga ??

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  11. akai says:
    August 19, 2010 at 3:38 AM

    It’s good shoutbox. I have a problem
    If i want to put this shoubox anywhere, what code will I use?

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  12. Div3r says:
    August 21, 2010 at 6:01 AM

    Ajax is beautiful

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  13. jal24 says:
    August 23, 2010 at 2:24 AM

    I love this plugin because it is simple and does what I need it to do.

    However, I am running into a slight problem. When people post, all I see is their name and the time that they posted the message. Is there a way to add the date that they posted as well?

    I am very limited in knowledge of coding, so if someone wouldn’t mind telling me how to do it, that would be great! Thanks in advance!

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  14. it's my story says:
    August 24, 2010 at 1:41 AM

    hy sobat…. aku kemarin nyoba pasang di salah satu blogku… dan sukses…. tanya nih.. ada gak yang versi dofollow shoutboxnya.. soalnya yg ini khan nofollow… mau aku coba pasang di situs sosial bookmark dofollow soalnya … kalo ada yg seri dofollow linknya kabari, ya sob…. makasih banyak

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  15. David Gaillard says:
    August 26, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    Hi, Great & Simple tool !
    Is there anyway to retrieve past comments. I presume that it is probably stored in a table in the Mysql DB. If there is no way through the Admin to access it, what is the name of the table ?
    Thanks
    David

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  16. Zor says:
    September 3, 2010 at 2:02 AM

    Hi there. Love the box. I do however wish you had a link to show previous shouts.

    Also, I “hacked” up the code a bit to modify it so that you could insert a {SHOUTBOX} tag into a post or page and the same shoutbox would show up there. This would allow you to have a larger version of the shoutbox on a full-size page. It’s not perfect but it does work. See it live here http://www.cacheupnb.com/?page_id=1491

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  17. NgePas says:
    September 20, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    Suer… simple plus keren… tapi sayang hanya untuk WP,, kepunyaan saya blogspot, apa bisa?? :’(

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  18. Media Kesehatan | Kumpulan Artikel Kesehatan says:
    September 20, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    Saya baru az bikin blog.. tp blogspot.. apa bisa dipasang?

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  19. Smoker says:
    September 22, 2010 at 2:17 AM

    I have a website which has been using your shoutbox for almost 6 months now. I love it, it is exactly what I need, super simple. However, recently I had to move my server and reinstall my WordPress website. The shoutbox on my old site was full of many real patients (patrons) of my business and some wonderful comments about our products. I would LOVE to be able to move those comments onto the new site, is there any way I can do this?

    Thank you so much, great job on this all around.

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  20. Geri says:
    September 29, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    First of all, great plugin, thanks a lot :-) I have a suggestion, since we try to organize spontanous meetings over this shoutbox, having the date displayed would help a lot :-)

    Best, Geri

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