You are using phpFox version earlier than 4.6.0? Please refer instruction for this article here.

phpFox 4.5+

Introduction

One of the simple definition of Shoutbox - A small chat box provides a chat-like feature that allows site members to quickly leave messages on your community. phpFox shoutbox, in simplest form, is lists of short messages, possibly with information about their authors.

Main Feature

Add Shoutbox block in Homepage, Page Detail page and Group Detail page. The blocks are located in block 3 at default but admin can move them to any blocks.
Site Admin can enable/disable Shoutbox block.
Site admin can control who can add a new message to Shoutbox.
Site admin can control who can view Shoutbox block.
Admin of Pages/Groups can control who can add a new message to Shoutbox on their Pages/Groups.
Admin of Pages/Groups can control who can view Shoutbox block on their Pages/Groups.

Settings

Id	Name	Description
1	Enable shoutbox on home page	Enable/disable the Shoutbox block on Home page.
2	Enable shoutbox on Pages detail	Enable/disable the Shoutbox block on Pages Detail pages.
3	Enable shoutbox on Groups detail	Enable/disable the Shoutbox block on Groups Detail pages.
4	Max request time (in second) for each polling request. Accepted value (5-30). If you use other value, it will become 7	Configure max request time for each polling request.

User Group Settings

Id	Name	Description
1	Can view shoutbox	Decide the User Group Members can view Shoutbox block.
2	Can share a new shoutbox	Decide the User Group Members can add messages to Shoutbox.

Screenshots and Detail Descriptions

Id	Screenshot	Description
1		Settings
2		User Group Settings
3		Shoutbox in Home Page
4		Enabling Shoutbox

Introduction

Main Feature

Settings

User Group Settings

Screenshots and Detail Descriptions

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