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.

To improve communication and collaboration, businesses have turned to using chat programs on their websites for interactive meetings. However, most of them are unmoderated, meaning that anyone can join the chat at any time without your permission and make inappropriate remarks or spam the chat with unnecessary messages, without being reprimanded.

So, you may want to consider using RumbleTalk’s Moderated Chat instead for your business meetings in order to encourage participation and get your attendees more involved in the conversation.

Here’s what you need to know about this fantastic chat type that can help you facilitate healthy, interactive meetings in no time at all!

What is a Moderated Chat?

A Moderated Chat is a group chat with a designated administrator. This person controls specific features that help facilitate discussion.

One of the most useful tools of an admin is the ability to approve or reject messages before they go live. He or she can also create polls, host question and answer sessions, and, export the chat transcript. Furthermore, the admin can also muting individuals in a chat if you want the spotlight to be on your announcement. This makes it easy for your business to host a safe and healthy conversation throughout your platform.

For instance, in an online event setting, the administrator can be the event organizer, where they can facilitate a Q&A session. During a meeting, the administrator can be the secretary, where she can create a poll to ask for feedback from the group. In a big online convention with thousands of users, the administrator can mute everyone, all at once, to have them focus on the announcement or program.

Moderated Chat vs other chat types

The Moderated Chat has all the functions of a Social Chat. Some of these are creating multiple chat rooms, sending multimedia files, and making video and audio calls. You also have the access to the following features: InText Keywords, Mentions, chat customization and adding a welcome message. Learn more about these tools here.

Features and Functions of a Chat Administrator for interactive meetings

What sets the Moderated Chat apart is the feature of an Administrator. Check them out below.

1. Polls – Perfect for getting discussion ideas or post-event surveys
2. Q&A Sessions – Allow users to participate by giving them the power to ask questions
3. Export Transcript – Save a copy of your chat history for post-production analysis or simply just for a backup file
4. Mute Everyone – Turn the spotlight to your program or announcement by muting everyone in the chat for a certain period of time
5. Clear Chat History – Individually delete messages by clicking on the trash bin icon beside each message. Or delete everything at once using your admin panel
6. Disconnect or Ban Users – Limit the spam and manage conflicts in your group chat. Do this by removing the user’s IP address or simply by disconnecting a user

Other features that make RumbleTalk unique

1. HTML5 – Your Moderated Chat will work on any browser. It can also be easily customized to fit your website’s design because they are built with HTML5.
2. WebRTC – Make live audio and video calls without having to install anything, thanks to the latest WebRTC technology!
3. Restful API for easy integration – Conveniently embed this powerful chat platform on your site using our add-ons, integrations, and chat plugins. Available for WordPress, Wix, Joomla, Angular, and React.
4. RumbleTalk Pages – Perfect for those who don’t have their own website or event page. You can create your own mini-website using the RumbleTalk Pages.

Set up your RumbleTalk Moderated Chat

To get started, simply create your free RumbleTalk account. Then follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings > General & Logins.
2. See the list of chat types available. Choose Moderated Chat.
3. Time to add your Administrator by selecting Settings > Users.
4. Click Add new user and type all the details needed such as username and password.

5. Choose if they will have room-only access or global access.

If you need to customize your plan, set up a demo call, or discuss anything else, send us a message at support@rumbletalk.com. We’d be glad to help you set up your interactive meetings!

A Moderated Chat for healthy, interactive meetings

The Moderated Chat is a smartly-designed tool that will make your interactive meetings and live events more organized. By creating a positive environment for communication, you will help establish trust between team members. And finally, foster a thriving community day in and day out.