It’s not just about sending text messages in a group chat. Sometimes an image or video is required to better explain a topic. For example, if you are holding a community discussion, you will need to share videos to present the topic. This is the time to send audio/video messages to the community to better explain the situation.

Not only that, but a feature like this is beneficial to businesses and professionals who provide their services online.

Audio and video messages can be sent in the chat room

You can send audio and video messages in the group chat.

You can use the feature in two ways:

• Record up to 30 seconds of audio or video message and send it to the group chat, where all members can see it.
• For private chats, you can record up to 30 seconds of audio or video messages.

You can record audio and video messages that can be seen by the receiver/s when you open a group chat or a private chat.

Simply click the paperclip button in your group or private chat to send audio and video messages.

Then, you can record the message, review it, and send it to your colleagues.

How does recording work?

You can record almost anything using this chat feature.

For example, a step-by-step guide for a new process, a brief introduction to your students, or a video sample for your new product, the recording feature is brief but to the point.

Regardless of how you use it, the extended recording time will benefit your chat experience.

Bonus feature: Sending photos and copy and pasting images for faster sending

It’s simple to send photos in the group chat. There are two approaches you can take.

The first option is to directly upload photos.

1. To begin, click the paperclip button in the text box. This will take you to the attachments page.
2. To upload an image from your device, click Add file.
3. Click Take photo if you want to share a new photo. This will take you to the camera, where you can take the photo you want to share.
4. You can repeat these steps in the private chat. The only difference is that you’re only sharing it with one person rather than the entire group chat.

Another approach you can take is to copy and paste an image.

1. First, locate an image that you’d like to share. You can find some on the internet.
2. Then, with your mouse, right-click and select Copy image.
3. Switch to RumbleTalk group chat and use the right-click or Ctrl + V to paste the image into your text box.
4. Include the image in your group chat.

Find more information here: Copy and Paste Images in your Group Chat

Sending photos and videos is a must-have feature for any group chat

You should be able to send photos and videos to a group chat for your business or community at any time. Why is this the case? These are useful for any instructions or guides that cannot be easily explained in a message.

This can be avoided if you include a visual example for the members of your group chat. Others are welcome to add their thoughts if they notice anything unclear. As a result, any topic becomes easier to grasp.

Sign up for RumbleTalk to share your photos and videos with your colleagues, community, and clients.

Interested to learn more about RumbleTalk’s features? You can connect with us by sending us a message through our social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter). For a demo call, mail us at support@rumbletalk.com.

As a RumbleTalk user, did you know that you can enable or disable chat features as you like? As an admin, there are a lot of chat features that you can play with. Moreover, as a chat owner, that privilege is endless. You control the chat room itself. Even admins won’t be able to use a feature if you choose to.

So, what are some handy features that you can enable and disable?

Chat menu options

Members of the chat, particularly admins, will find the menu options useful. Chat owners will be the ones who decide who gets to use which chat menu options.

It can be restricted to admins only, or only certain options are available to non-admin members of the chat. A chat owner can even go so far as to hide all options for all members. As a result, the decision is made by the chat’s owner.

Check out this article to learn more about the chat menu options.

Hide or unhide the user’s list

You have two options of hiding or unhiding your user list.

• Hiding it for everyone;
• Hiding it for non-admin users only.

Follow these steps to hide/unhide the user’s list.

1. You must use the Rumbletalk admin panel to manage the users list.
2. Enter your RumbleTalk username and password.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. Go to the General & Logins tab.
5. Select the Advanced subtab.
6. Check the For administrators only checkbox under Display the users list if you want to hide the user’s list from non-admin users. To hide it for everyone, uncheck the Display the users list checkbox.

If you’re operating a private chat room, this is very useful. No one would be able to see who is online unless they send a message to the chat room. Therefore, users can keep a bit of anonymity if they choose to only listen in the chat room.

Disable calls

You can hide the option to start a video call or audio call in the private chat by configuring it in the admin panel.

1. Go to your admin panel.
2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu after clicking on the Settings tab.
3. Navigate to the Multimedia tab.
4. Uncheck the boxes next to Allow Video Calls and Allow Audio Calls.

CSS-based functionalities

There are also various chat features that you can enable and disable through advanced CSS. If you want these features disabled, then you would need to have basic knowledge of CSS. Fortunately, we provide the codes that you only need to copy and paste.

Here are some samples.

Hide the QR box

Paste this code if you want to hide the QR code of your chat room.

To remove the button, add the following:

#options #opts { display: none; }

To keep the button for chat moderators only, add the following:

.moderator #options #opts { display: list-item; }

Hide the chat date and time

Each message by default will be stamped with the date and time it was sent. Use this code to remove this feature.

.message-date { display: none; }

Hide the user icons in the user list

All user icons will not be seen in the user’s list, only their usernames.

.user-image { display: none; }

Controlling the chat room by enabling and disabling chat features

Different chat rooms serve different functions. A public chat may not require as many options, whereas a members-only chat may. For instance, the export option is not used as frequently in public chat rooms. As a result, non-admin members can have the export option disabled. This is only one of many examples.

You can take command of your chat room when you enable or disable various chat features. It gives you more control over the direction of your conversation.

You can try the RumbleTalk chat room for free and tinker with these features. If you’re interested in a demo, you can also connect with us at support@rumbletalk.com.

The primary goal of RumbleTalk is to give our customers the freedom to customize their in-chat platform. Why? We wanted to give them a chance to get a good-looking chat room without changing the overall website theme.

Since not all in-chat platforms offer that, we wanted site owners to be able to easily create and embed chats, customize it to match their website design, control when it was on or off, moderate, and do other things.

RumbleTalk allows users to customize three major aspects of their group chat: design, operation, and location. Each area has been meticulously planned and programmed with our customers in mind. In this article, we’ll be discussing the design aspect.

Letting users customize the design however they want

Design is usually the first area of customization that people consider, and it is rightfully a critical factor when deciding whether or not to use group chat on your website.

If the chat does not appear to belong there, the page will appear amateurish, and an amateur site makes it more difficult for your customers to trust your brand.

We understand the importance of design, so we created three levels of the design customization to make it simple for anyone of any tech-literacy level to get the group chat they want.

Skins Library

Our designers have created a robust skin library for customers to customize with a single click. Our skins range from simple to complex. Some have solid color backgrounds, while others have images or transparent backgrounds. Skins can be changed any time. Therefore, even when the chat is live, designs are updated automatically.

If you can’t find a theme that’s exactly what you’re looking for, you can always use it as a starting point and tweak it in the advanced design panel instead of starting from scratch.

Innovative In-Chat Platform Design

Through advanced design, easily change, modify, alter, and improve chat design at any time. Colors, fonts, borders, dimensions, and the chat background can all be changed under the advanced design tab.

Uploading your own image or logo as the chat background is a great way to make use of this feature. This is one of the most efficient methods of making the chat strictly adhere to your website.

CSS Codes

We have included the ability to input your own CSS code for those who have a working knowledge of CSS. This means that a CSS expert can truly transform a group chat to look amazing while retaining RumbleTalk’s efficiency.

Even if you don’t know CSS, we’ve compiled a list of CSS tricks that are simple to copy and paste.

Furthermore, CSS customization is possible for both the web and mobile versions of the RumbleTalk group chat.

Are you ready to create your own in-chat platform?

We created an in-chat platform that allowed designers to create a beautiful group chat room for their clients. The more we worked on it, the more potential we saw. Customizing a mobile-friendly group chat room can boost member retention and add value to the community as a whole. It’s a commendable effort!

This article only covered RumbleTalk’s customization settings. There are a plethora of other great features that make it simple to use and highly functional for your community. We integrated tools such as file/media sharing, video calls, and everything in between.

With these objectives in mind, we are constantly improving our platform. It’s a never-ending project, but we sincerely hope to create the best group chat platform for communities. Contact us at support@rumbletalk.com to get a demo. Be part of our growing community when you follow us on Facebook and Twitter.