=== FlexyTalk - Live Chat === Contributors: sodena Donate link: Tags: Live Chat, Live Support, Web Chat, one to one chat, free live chat, gtalk, gmail, google, jabber, xmpp, sidebar chat, widget, website alive, support chat, sales chat, wordpress chat, live chat widget free, mobile chat, phone chat, chat operator Requires at least: 2.7 Tested up to: 3.5 Stable tag: 2.4 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Start chatting to your site's visitors and FACEBOOK fans from Google Talk or mobile phone . FREE lifetime account with unlimited chats. == Description == Impress your website visitors and convert them into loyal customers.[FlexyTalk](http://bit.ly/VfHp3A) integrates with your current IM app and mobile phone. No software downloads nor complicated chat dashboards. * **New! 16/01/2013 GRAVATAR Integration:** Let the visitors know who they are chatting with. Display your picture, current location and a brief text about you. Fill you profile at * **New! 05/01/2013 FACEBOOK Integration:** You are a few clicks away from bringing our live chat solution to your FACEBOOK fan page. Maximize Facebook's potential for new sales and leads. * Once you install the plugin on your site, you're automatically given our **FREE FOR EVER** ad-free account. There's no limit on the number of chats you can answer and the account never expires. * What do I need te get started? A Gmail or JABBER account is all you need to get started. Please read the FAQ section for Google Apps domains. * How do I answer chat request coming from my web site? You must signin to the IM account you entered during setup. Once you're online, visitors are able to request to chat with you. Then you just chat as you usually do. You may signin to your account on GTALK, Gmail web interface, any IM client you like, phone or any mobile device. * View all information about the visitor like Country, city and URL where they are requesting help. * Use FlexyTalk FACEBOOK app to provide direct links to your chat room in newsletters, tweets, ads and banners. Check it out: * FlexyTalk widget is simple to install and simple to use. No need to download any software or learn complicated chat interfaces. * **Lightweight:** FlexyTalk downloads some few small scripts and does very little client processing. == Installation == **INSTALL AND ACTIVATE PLUGIN** * Search the term FLEXYTALK on the plugin search page * Locate the plugin in the search results, click **INSTALL** and the click **ACTIVATE** The plugin creates a new widget on the **WIDGETS** section. **CONFIGURE THE WIDGET** * Locate the widget called "FlexyTalk Free Live Chat Widget" on the widget's list * Drag the widget to the desire location in any sidebar you like. * On the displayed configuration area, enter your **GMAIL** account, choose the button layout, enter a text for the button, and select button's position on page. Finally click SAVE. By now you should have your brand new button on your WordPress site. **ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT** * Click the "click to chat" button on your WP site. You will see an activation window displayed. * If you entered a real gmail account, check your chat contacts. There´s a new invitation request from one of FlexyTalk's bots. * Accept the invitation. By now, we've become chat buddies and next time you click the CHAT BUTTON, you will see the chat interface. **OFFLINE MESSAGES** * Every time you want to retrieve your offline messages, open your IM app (GTALK, GMAIL or whatever app you use), start a chat session with the BOT and send the message **!off** . The bot will send you a response containing all the messages you received while you were offline. On Premium plans, offline messages are sent directly to your mail Please mail support@flexytalk.com if you are not able to integrate the widget on your site. == Screenshots == 1. Create your own theme with JQUERY THEME ROLLER 2. Live Chat in action on FACEBOOK 3. Operator responding chat on cell phone 4. Operator responding chat on GTALK 5. 24 chat button with amazing mouse over effects 6. 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Your free account never expires, there are no limits on the number of chats you can answer, and it's ad-free. There's a premium plan if you want to customize the widget. * How should I finish a chat session? Send the message "!end" on your IM application. This will trigger a "goodbye" message to the visitor and you will be ready to answer new chat request. * Can I use my Google hosted domain account to answer chats? Yes, but you need to add some DNS entries to your domain. Read: http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=34143 * What's the cost of your premium plan? There's no monthly fee. We've got a Pay AS YOU GO scheme. Prices start at $0.025 (USD) per chat session. If you don't get any chat request, you pay nothing. Do your numbers. **OFFLINE MESSAGES** * Every time you want to retrieve your offline messages, open your IM app (GTALK, GMAIL or whatever app you use), start a chat session with the BOT and send the message **!off** . The bot will send you a response containing all the messages you received while you were offline. On Premium plans, offline messages are sent directly to your mail ==Changelog == 2.4 * New Feature: GRAVATAR integration! Display your Gravatar profile on your chat widget and let the visitors know who they are chatting with. 2.3.1 * Bug Fix: Problem loading javascript. 2.3 * New Feature: Facebook integration! 2.2 * New Feature: User may choose to display pre-chat form or go directly to chat window. 2.1 * New feature: Widget Form Factor 2.0.1 * Enqueues Jquery UI and Jquery UI Dialog 2.0 * Includes new field to add Premium Widget Id 1.0.3 * Includes new field to add Widget Title