Minimum age required - Enable shoutbox based on user's age. Shoutbox refresh interval - Allows you to set refresh interval for new messages. This option can be disabled. Maximum shout length - Set the maximum allows shout length. Minimum time between shouts - Flood check (with user group permission to bypass it) Shout display limit - Set the maximum number of shouts to display on page load. Delete shouts older than - Allows you to auto-delete shouts older than x days. Auto prune shoutbox every x hours. Auto prune message. Enable navigation tab - Allows you to chat in a dedicated page Enable sound - Enable sound notification for new shouts. Enable avatars - Display user avatar in shout. Allow BB codes - Controls if BB codes are parsed or not. Enable auto link - Auto link/embed URLs and media sites. Enable smilie button - For easy smilie access. Reverse ordering - Place input box at the bottom and display new messages from the bottom to the top Footer - Allows you to add custom content (text, ads, etc) in the shoutbox footer. Thread ID - Post shouts in a dedicated thread as well. Thread message minimum length - Set minimum length required for shouts.

This is a shoutbox widget that you can add in any of the available widget positions.It has user group permissions for using shoutbox, editing/deleting shouts, prune shoutbox (/prune)When scrolling at the bottom of the shouts, older shouts will be automatically loaded.If you want a feature rich chat application, please see my Chat 2 add-on.