Chat rooms are the spaces where your members talk. This guide covers creating rooms, every option on the room form, managing a room's members, and the advertisement placements.
The chat room list
Open Chat Rooms from the sidebar. The list shows every room with its name, slug, whether it is protected and visible, guest view, the number of joiners, and its status.
For each room you can:
- Edit — change the room's settings.
- Users — manage the people in the room.
- Delete Chats — clear all messages from the room without deleting the room.
- Delete Room — remove the room completely.
Creating a room
- On the chat room list, click Add New Chat Room.
- Fill in the room form (described below).
- Click Submit.
To edit an existing room, click Edit next to it instead.
The room form
Basic details
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Name | The room's display name. |
| Description | A short description, shown on the join screen. |
| Slug | The room's web address (the part of the URL that identifies it). |
Access
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Password Protect | When on, people must enter a PIN to join. The PIN field appears when this is switched on. |
| Visible to Everyone | When on, the room appears in the public room list. Turn it off for a hidden (secret) room. |
| Allow Member Access | Lets ordinary members into the room. |
| Allow Moderator Access | Lets moderators into the room. |
| Allow Public View | Lets people read the room without signing in. |
| Allow Guest Chats | Lets guest accounts chat in the room (requires guest mode to be enabled site-wide). |
| Auto Join Users | Whether people join automatically. Choose Global Setting to follow the site-wide rule, or override it per room. |
Appearance
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cover Image | The image shown on the room's join screen. |
| Show Background | Whether a background image is shown behind the conversation. |
| Background Image | The background image for the conversation area. |
Notice message
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Notice Message | An announcement banner shown at the top of the room. |
| Notice Style | The colour of the banner — Success, Warning, Danger, Primary, Secondary, Info, Light, or Dark. |
Advertisements
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Left Sidebar Ad | HTML/ad code shown in the room's left panel. |
| Right Sidebar Ad | HTML/ad code shown in the room's right panel. |
Leave these empty to use the site-wide ad placements set under Advertisements in the sidebar.
User list and chat options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Disable User List & Direct Messages | Hides the user list and private messaging in this room. |
| Disable Direct Messages Only | Keeps the user list but turns off private messaging. |
| Disable Group Chats Only | Turns off the room's group conversation (private messages still work). |
| User List Type | Who appears in the user list — all users, online users only, authorised roles, or linked users. |
| Status | Active makes the room usable; Inactive closes it. |
Each of these options can be set to Global Setting to follow the site-wide default.
Managing a room's members
- On the chat room list, click Users next to a room (or open a member from Users → Members).
- The room's user list shows each person's name, email, type, and status.
- For each member you can:
- View User — open their full profile.
- Make Mod / Remove Mod — give or remove moderator powers for that room.
- Kick — remove someone from the room. Unkick lets them back in.