Chat sites have been part of international online social choices for several decades now.  

From the perspective of building and developing chat websites, there are significant amounts of various chat software’s currently powering the leading and popular chat room services.

There is so much choice in fact, in terms of chat software, that the decision-making process for web developers to narrow down the best fit, is simply overwhelming and awfully time-consuming. 

WordPress Wise Chat Pro 

When we take a look at this chat site, the developers have skipped the options to utilize off the shelf chat software and have instead deployed a WordPress website powered by the Wise Chat Pro Plugin.

The amount of development hours saved, the headaches, bug testing, trialing various chat software’s etc., this chat plug in, and its built-in functionalities, was simply too good to look past, not to mention the seamless integration through WordPress that so many developers and designers love and trust.

The Wise Chat Plugin showcases an impressive array of user features which rival and outmatch other chat software’s. The plugin is also highly customizable for savvy WordPress developers but otherwise, it’s good to go with vast functionalities right out of the box. 

User Experience  

What we love the most with this plug in, is the way it delivers an incredible user experience – which is the end goal of course. Wise Chat Pro offers a sleek interface without any clutter. It combines the most advanced chat functions but in a way that is slightly old school hence catering for both chat room users of yesteryear and today. 

Wise Chat assists people to build and expand their social networks, enhances a websites engagement, and produces impressive on-site dwell time which helps your SEO initiatives.

Essentially, the plug in delivers a platform for website users to send real time messages via chat rooms. Configuration and setup are seamless and fast and highly adjustable. 

Features 

Installation. Deploy the installation with PHP function, widget, or a short code.

Mobile version. The design is fully mobile responsive.

Themes. Up to 4 themes included.

External server not required. Regular hosting is all that you need. No maintenance and costs for additional servers. 

Chat channels are unlimited. Wise Chat allows you to offer multiple and simultaneous chats on separate or the same web page. 

Private chat feature. Provide your users with password protected private chat channels allowing users to disclose their password to only people they choose. This feature is a great way to maintain privacy without being bothered by annoying trolls.

Chat anonymously. Both anonymous and non-registered users can participate in chat. There is an auto-generated username when entering the chat session, although this is easily customizable if you choose to use a unique username.    

Single sign-on. When entering the chat room, there is no additional sign-on process, the chat auto logs the user instantly. 

User settings. Users have the flexibility to update their username, text fonts, message color and can also choose to mute notification sounds. 

Restricted access. Choose whether to allow either registered or non-registered users. 

Spam control. Control spam flooding. The chat automatically blocks spammers from flooding the chat sessions.    

Links and images. Use the settings menu on your WordPress dashboard to allow or disallow posting of links and images. Same applies to files and YouTube videos. 

Notification sounds. Choose from 24 unique notification sounds.  

Message cleanup. Older messages are automatically cleaned up and removed from the chat within a set specified timeframe. 

Language. Supports translation to any language.

Moderation. Easily protect your chat users from abusive trolls by enabling the built-in bad words filter. Auto replaces bad words with symbols by creating rules. Admins can ban IP addresses for users who break the rules.  

Opening hours. Choose to open your chats 24/7 or define specific days and times to open. 

Emoticons. By enabling the emoticons feature, users have options to post nice smiles and gestures and can chose from an extensive list of emoticons.   

Stats. Admins can monitor the various stats of various channels such as how many users are online, or the number of messages posted within a certain timeframe.   

Displays current users. Displays a list of active users in each chat room. The country of each user is identified with a national flag in the side bar next to each username. 

One on one private messages. Allow users to chat privately in dedicated private chat windows. Users can choose to either accept or ignore private chat requests – or block chat requests from certain users. 

Facebook mode. Chats can be displayed to the right side of your web browser.  

Google / Twitter / Facebook authentication. Scale up the potential amount of chat users by enabling users to log into the chat using their social profiles login. 

Final thoughts  

If you run a chat site or need a simple way to unleash the potential of your website traffic, WordPress has the capacity to deliver a no-fuss chat technology that just works!    

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