Features
- Open-source code, free of charge
- Apache License 2.0
Main features
- Real-time chat (without page refresh)
- Unlimited operators, chats, and users
- Unlimited departments (groups of operators)
- Priority queue of visitors
- Tracking of visitors2
- Ability to invite a visitor to chat with themed invitations2
- Localized to 30+ languages, unicode support
- Runs on your server and domain
- SMTP support for email notifications2
- Easy-to-modify source code
- Plugins2
Chat button
- Shows online/offline status
- Ready for email signatures
- Using different buttons on the same domain
- “Leave a message” when you are away
- Department buttons
- Button-as-text link
- Button-as-input field to call a specific operator2
Chat window
- Optional pre-chat survey
- Chat window themes (four1 themes are included)
- Operator and visitor “Typing Indicator”
- Operator’s photo in visitors chat
- Chat transcript emails
- Sound and visual alerts on new message
- Enable/disable notification sound
- Customize chat with your Logo, Name etc.
- Quickly convert text to hyperlinks in chat
- Not blocked by pop-up blockers
- Compatible with mod_security
- Protection against automated spam (captcha)
- Auto-reconnect if the internet connection went down
Operator abilites
- Web-based Operator Console
- Operator is away mode
- Canned messages for speed and consistency
- Track where your visitors clicked from to get to your website (refer URL)
- Chat conversation history with search
- Linking to previous visits, instant access to previous chats
- Information about visitor: first message, address, browser, geo-location
- Notification messages when visitors changes page
- Reassign/Transfer chat ownership
- Mark/Highlight nuisance visitors
- Administrator can view active chats
- Administrator can take over the chat
- Daily statistical reports
- Operator password retrieval
Groups of operators (Departments)
- Assign operator to multiple groups
- Hierarchy of groups2
- Isolated groups2
- Group canned messages
- Ability to select group in pre-chat survey
- Group button with online/offline status
Administration
- Adding and managing canned responses
- Performance options to control server load
- Themed templated-based administrative interface2
- Themes preview mode for easy interface customization
- Enable/disable features like Groups, Malicious Visitors, Survey etc.
- Updates page
- Localization wizard
…and more
Server requirements
- A webserver or web hosting account running on any major Operating System
- PHP (7.2.5 and above) with MySQL support
- PDO, cURL, mbstring and GD PHP extensions2
- MySQL 5.0 and above
Supported browsers1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0+
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0+
- Mozilla 1.4, 1.7
- Opera 7.0+
- Safari 1.2.5+
- Netscape 6.0+
- Google Chrome 0.2.149.29+
- iPhone 1.1.4+
Supported browsers2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7+
- Google Chrome 8+
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5+
- Safari 5.1+
- Opera 12.1+
- iOS 6.1+
- Android 2.3, 4.0+
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