Chat Room Platforms for WordPress. Why Your Online Community Needs More Than One Chat Room

Reaching out to multiple individuals is never easy. With time zones, occupations, and familial obligations often standing in the way, being able to have everyone get together in one spot can be seemingly impossible.

Yet the answer to this problem is easy—live customizable HTML5 chatroom platforms for WordPress like RumbleTalk. RumbleTalk allows participants from around the globe to get together and talk about any topic on a variety of websites, including WordPress-based ones.

When choosing a chat room for your community, not just any live chat room platform will do. Below are the issues which afflict many of today’s live chat rooms. We also look at why having the flexibility of hosting more than one chat at the same time could be beneficial.

Issues Many Live Chat Room Platforms for WordPress Face

There are two key issues which brands and other special interest groups face when it comes to group chat (a hosted chat on the cloud):

a) Not everyone wants to talk about the same thing

Say you are a day trader, trading stocks, but you are only interested in buying and selling ETFs. You would likely want to disengage from a chat room where participants are chatting and sharing graphs about investments which do not match your portfolio.

b) A “melting pot” of live chat information can be overwhelming

Having a single live chat where all participants are bringing up different issues at different times can turn any live chat situation into a disaster. If you are a brand, for example, you may want to have the ability to create separate private or public chat rooms. You can then design them specifically to address specific concerns and queries.

Benefits of Having More Than One Chat Room

Having multiple chat rooms is beneficial for a number of reasons:

Having designated chat rooms keeps information focused. A devoted topic chat room keeps everyone on topic. It also allows all participants to get the information they want and need sooner than if they were in a larger, more general chat.
Designated chat rooms deliver better quality data. Each RumbleTalk chat will come accompanied by a chat transcript and data. Administrators, companies, and investors can then analyze this data to better assess their community’s needs.
Specialized chat rooms mean returning participants. The more participants feel they get out of your chat room discussions, the more likely they are to return. Returning participants will become a valuable part of your community.

Creating More Chat Rooms to Build Your Community

One of the reasons why RumbleTalk is one of the leading chat room platforms for WordPress as well as other blogs and social media sites are because it effortlessly allows administrators to add multiple rooms to address various concerns.

After downloading and installing the RumbleTalk WordPress plugin, users only need to register in order to create their chat. Once complete, each chat room you create will be assigned a unique “chat hash code,” which you can then add to any page or post.

In addition to allowing for chat rooms to run simultaneously, RumbleTalk also supports private voice and video discussions. These features enhance the sense of community amongst your participants. By being able to also custom ban words, sentences, and users by their IP address, you can ensure that everyone in your community has the best experience possible every time they join your chat.

Posted on October 2, 2017June 29, 2021 by Editor

New Feature: Register Users Option

“Can you include a feature that allows the chat to register users?” This is definitely the most common feature request we’ve had to date. So, we’re glad to announce that we’ve added the said feature: REGISTER USERS.

What REGISTER Users Means

Enabling the register option means that an individual needs to fill out some details before he/she can enter the chat.

The crucial details needed are as follows: username, password, and email. The member who wants to join the chat can even upload a profile image.

How Do I Ensure Users Register Before Logging In?

To ensure all users have registered for your chat, first enable the “User registration” feature in your chat admin settings (see details below). You will see it in the login options. Check the box, and then a new login option will appear in the log-in page. It will say “register as a new user.”

Do note that one social login option needs to be checked. You can’t choose only the register option. Individuals can then fill the following information:

User’s username or full name – used to login later;
Password – requested password;
Email – contact email;
Image – a URL to an image that will be the user’s avatar;
T&C – chat owner can link the terms and conditions to his/her chat. He/she can also add some text to let potential members know the gist of the terms and conditions. The first line pertains to RumbleTalk’s T&C and the second one is the chat owner’s.

After the potential member registers, he or she can now enter the chat room. He/she can now chat with other members and see the happenings in the chat room.

How to Set the Chat to Allow Register Users?

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Just log-in to the RumbleTalk admin panel, go to the chat settings, and you will see the new option: REGISTER USERS. If you click on “Enable,” it will open a customer Terms and Conditions link. Fill in your own details here, or leave it blank and use the default Rumbletalk T&C, and that’s it!

How Can You Maximize the Potential of the Register Users Feature?

By letting individuals register to your chat room, you can raise the chances of having more members. More members lead to more potential income. Why do I say that?

If you already have a following, then it’s given that they’ll likely pay for your service or membership. Moreover, letting your followers have an option to pay is a good idea to know who your loyal readers are. By giving them this option, there’s a high chance that you’ll be able to keep them.

By introducing membership chat to your followers, you can gain income like true professionals such as therapists and psychics. You can start by giving advice to your clients via paid access. This is a great way to help them. In addition, there will be no problems with payments. RumbleTalk backs this up with its high-end security and the security of PayPal.

Setting Up Membership Chat

As we are an online chat platform and service, you also have the option to set up a paid access chat. In this case, membership chat lets you talk and give advice to your followers with a fee. Through an entrance fee or a subscription fee, this is set-up. The instructions for both the chat owner and members are as follows.

As the chat owner

First, log-in to your admin panel. From there, you will see “Chat type.” Choose a paid group chat for your membership chat. This is what you want to use for your paid access.

Next, click on “Monetize,” and then click on “Monetize Settings.” Adjust the payment settings as you see fit. Then, paid access is now active.

If you want to see the progress of your membership chat, you can click “Monetize Records.” The payment records will be shown here. Every payment made to you by your followers is tracked and noted. You will have no problem with payments nor losing money.

As the member/follower

First of all, through the register user option, potential members need to type all the necessary details before they can enter the chat.

At the bottom right corner, they will be shown how much the entrance is. This is the cost that the chat owner decided on.

Users will now be redirected to the checkout page. In there, the payment summary is shown. For every transaction, there is a processing fee.

If they choose to continue their transaction, they will be asked to type in their PayPal account or they can choose to pay via bank account or credit card.

Once everything is done, users will confirm their payment via PayPal.

Finally, users will be able to enter the chat room where a chat owner/professional can give advice to a follower or client.

More payment options

If you want to know more about the benefits of having a membership chat, you can check out our blog about it. You need to know the benefits of a membership chat to maximize its potential. You’ll have a bigger following and, with that, you can also maximize your income.

If you’re interested in paid access, there’s still more where that came from. We have written blogs all about it including Group Chat with Paywall, Becoming an Online Advisor, How A Paid Access Chat Can Benefit Your Community, Expert’s Chat for Professionals, and even subscription-based chatting. There are a variety of payment options that can help you gain income and make your chat an income stream.

Our platform is continuously improving by the day. You may not see what we’re doing behind the scenes, but we’re working on new features and even small improvements. This is all for the customers and for the longevity of the platform. We hope you continue supporting us and let us know your concerns. You can contact us via Twitter and Facebook. If you’re a user of RumbleTalk, you can also reach us via “Support” on your admin panel.

Posted on September 26, 2017May 10, 2021 by Editor

Using Elastic Chat to Engage Your Audience in Big Way

People typically access chat rooms on small laptop computer screens and monitors, but RumbleTalk elastic chat enables users to expand the chat window up to any size.

You may be wondering, why is this helpful?

Well, when only one user is logged into a chat from their laptop, the size of the window may not be of great concern. Typically an individual is sitting close enough to the chat that it can be easily read. However, having the ability to make the chat window larger can better facilitate conversation among a larger group of people.

There are many reasons why your business, organization, or group may want to have access to elastic chat rooms. Some reasons may include:

Online group gaming sessions
Business meetings and professional events
Educational settings

Let’s look out why elastic chat can be so helpful in the scenarios listed above.

Online Group Gaming Sessions

Video gaming culture has never been more popular. While gamers may still enjoy playing solo games, more and more players are becoming interested in MMO games, or massive multiplayer online games.

MMO games are extremely interactive in nature. Rather than one player moving through a game by themselves and only interacting with computer-generated characters, players can interact with avatars created by actual individuals who are logged into the game at the same time. These players may be completely anonymous or players may choose to play with their real life friends. There are a number of ways that players can communicate to each other during gameplay. Some gaming consoles allow for players to have headsets, enabling them to speak to their friends and other players.

Another option would be using an elastic chat. For someone who is playing a game from their computer or laptop, they could login to their RumbleTalk account to chat with other players. The elastic chat capability would allow players to minimize or maximize the chat window at their convenience.

Some players may have dual monitors, allowing them to play the game on one monitor and drag their chat window to the other monitor. With elastic chat, the chat window could easily fill up the entire monitor screen, making is simple for players to quickly glance over to see if anything interesting is happening in the conversation or if any new strategies are being developed.

Business Meetings and Professional Events

Many of us may have attended a conference or business meeting that was supposed to be interactive. The speaker would ask an open-ended question with hopes of receiving a lot of feedback from the audience or their co-workers. However, more often than not, people seem to be hesitant to offer their perspective or ask any questions.

Whether this lack of feedback is due to anxiety, an unwillingness to engage, or the fear of looking foolish in front of a crowd, the speaker is often left waiting in awkward silence.

Incorporating an elastic chat into one of these such meetings could easily solve this problem. Participants and attendees in meetings and conferences could all log on to the same RumbleTalk chat room. The speaker or chair person of the meeting could also log on to the chat, maximize the chat room window using the elastic chat feature, and project it onto a large screen in the front of the room. Attendees could then offer their feedback or answer audience-directed questions, with the option of remaining anonymous. This option allows people who don’t like speaking in front of others the ability to actively participate in the meeting.

Educational Settings

Many classrooms, educational groups, and collegiate clubs actively encourage participation from their members and students.

For example, a professor teaching a course on business ethics may present students with a hypothetical scenario. They may then ask students for feedback as to what the ethical course of action would be in that scenario. If the professor and students logged into the chat room at the same time, students could submit their responses. They could respond to other students’ suggestions and share their perspectives. With elastic chat, the chat window size could be increased so that the entire classroom could see it and participate.

Educational groups and clubs may also benefit from elastic chat. While they may use elastic chat in the way described above to facilitate discussion, they could also be more creative.

Many clubs and groups plan events for their members. With an elastic chat room, a club would set up a chat for its members specifically. They could play icebreaker games within the chat as a fun and low-pressure way for members to get to know each other.

There are many ways elastic chat can be utilized for the benefit of your group, friend circle, or company. RumbleTalk offers the perfect chat room solution, offering a number of impressive features and benefits in addition to elastic chat.

Posted on September 6, 2017June 15, 2021 by Editor