With RumbleTalk group chat plugin you can elevate your site and help to engage your members and social audience.
In this article, I’m going to show you how you can download the RumbleTalk chat plugin, how you can use it, and what you can do with your chat plugin.
How to install the chat plugin
Installing the RumbleTalk chat plugin is easy. Here are the steps that you need to follow.
- First, log in to your WordPress dashboard.
- Second, click Plugins > Add New.
- Third, just search for RumbleTalk in the search bar. Then, click Install Now.
- Lastly, activate the RumbleTalk chat plugin.
After activating the chat plugin, you’ll instantly see RumbleTalk Chat in your WordPress settings. You can find this in the left toolbar.
How to use your new WordPress chat plugin
After everything’s installed and settled, it’s time to set up RumbleTalk to use as your chat. Therefore, log in (if you already created an account) or register as a new user. If you’re a new user, you should create a new account. You will need to provide your email and password. Then, confirm your password.
After that, your account is now ready.
If you’ve got an account already, select Already have an account. After that, this will direct you to the Update Token settings.
Once you’ve logged in to your RumbleTalk admin panel, proceed to click your profile name (email or username), select Account Settings, and then go to the Integration tab.
You will see Key and Secret. To update your token on WordPress, you will need these two details. Just copy and paste them to your WordPress settings and save them. After saving, the RumbleTalk chat should appear on your WordPress site.
What can you do with the RumbleTalk WordPress chat plugin?
Assign chat admins
If you have a lot of chatters in a group chat or room, then it’s good to have a helping hand to moderate your chat. As the chat owner, you can also assign yourself as an admin.
Here’s how you can assign admins to your chat.
- First, go to the RumbleTalk chat plugin settings, and then click Settings.
NOTE: Always keep your chat hash private.
- Click Users.
- Then, click Add new user.
- Fill out the necessary details. Choose to set an admin with global access or for specific rooms only.
NOTE: If you set a user as admin for a chat room, this will allow other WordPress users from your database to login with the chat automatically and set passwords only for the administrators.
With this, you now have admins, who can help you control the chat discussion. You can even use the moderated chat as your chat type to pre-approve every message sent to the chat.
WordPress members can auto-login
Set your WordPress members to auto-login when they use the chat plugin. If you want your members to be logged in automatically, then set it up on your plugin settings.
- Go to the RumbleTalk chat plugin settings, and then click Settings.
- Click the Members box to activate the auto-login feature.
When your WordPress members are logged in, the plugin will recognize their account and they can start chatting immediately.
NOTE: If it’s not working, you can repeat the steps and save your settings again.
RumbleTalk WordPress chat plugin
The RumbleTalk chat plugin works seamlessly with WordPress. In conclusion, all features in the admin panel are usable. Even if you’re using it as a WordPress chat plugin, you can use it just like on other web browsers.
Here are other features that you can try after installing the chat plugin:
- Change your chat design according to your site’s theme.
- Upgrade your account and add more rooms and admins.
- Create a minisite that can act as a landing page.
- Check out the different chat types (group chat, moderated chat, expert’s chat, and private chat).
If you’re looking at how you can integrate it into other websites or domains, go to this article.
These are just some of the features that you can try, but there is much more when you use the chat plugin. Try out their demo and discover more things that you can do with it.
If you’re not sure how to install the chat plugin on WordPress, contact RumbleTalk. They’ll walk you through the process.