how do i instal a xat chat box into my forum.?

[Justin1]

Well i looked for an "idiots guide to installing your chat box" and couldn't find one.. Instead i keep getting a forum with the entire embed code wrote out and displayed instead of the chat box.

I tried creating a catagory named chat with a forum and the html code in the description as the xat site advised with the same results.. Either i'm a complete idiot (probly the case) or I seem to be missing something here.. Anyone know what i need to do to install the chat box to the forum i've begun to create.

[Support]

Hi, this is a short instruction on how to install external chat box.
1. Go to AdminCP > BBcode > create a new BBcode
BBcode usage:

[chatbox][/chatbox]

HTML replacement:

put your chatbox code here

2. Go to Forums administration > put the above BBcode tags into the forum descriptions.

That's all. If you have any questions please let me know.

[Justin1]

Yeah like i said I'm a complete idiot at these things.. what your saying is to put [chatbox] then the embedable HTML code for the chatbox followed by [/chatbox] in the bbcode usage box. And then the plain embedable html code into the HTML replacement box.? I tried that, it accepted the bbcode but i can't see the chat box anywhere.. I know i know.. I'm a code idiot LOL but this is my first time attempting to learn this and i'd appreciate any and all help. If it helps the embedable code for the chatbox is

<embed src="http://www.xatech.com/web_gear/chat/chat.swf" quality="high" width="540" height="405" name="chat" FlashVars="id=80848624" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="xat.com: Update Flash" /><br><small><a target="_BLANK" href="<A href="http://xat.com/web_gear/?cb">Get">http://xat.com/web_gear/?cb">Get your own Chat Box!</a> <a target="_BLANK" href="<A href="http://xat.com/web_gear/chat/go_large.php?id=80848624">Go">http://xat.com/web_gear/chat/go_large.php?id=80848624">Go Large!</a></small><br>

I thank you in advance for having to deal with my ignorance and lack of tech talk. LMAO

[Support]

Originally Posted by Justin1

Yeah like i said I'm a complete idiot at these things.. what your saying is to put [chatbox] then the embedable HTML code for the chatbox followed by [/chatbox] in the bbcode usage box. And then the plain embedable html code into the HTML replacement box.? I tried that, it accepted the bbcode but i can't see the chat box anywhere.. I know i know.. I'm a code idiot LOL but this is my first time attempting to learn this and i'd appreciate any and all help. If it helps the embedable code for the chatbox is

<embed src="http://www.xatech.com/web_gear/chat/chat.swf" quality="high" width="540" height="405" name="chat" FlashVars="id=80848624" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="xat.com: Update Flash" /><br><small><a target="_BLANK" href="<A href="http://xat.com/web_gear/?cb">Get">http://xat.com/web_gear/?cb">Get your own Chat Box!</a> <a target="_BLANK" href="<A href="http://xat.com/web_gear/chat/go_large.php?id=80848624">Go">http://xat.com/web_gear/chat/go_large.php?id=80848624">Go Large!</a></small><br>

I thank you in advance for having to deal with my ignorance and lack of tech talk. LMAO

I think it is not showing up because you are missing the closing </embed> tag. Please try to use the following code and let me know if the problem is still there.

<embed src="http://www.xatech.com/web_gear/chat/chat.swf" quality="high" width="540" height="405" name="chat" FlashVars="id=80848624" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="xat.com: Update Flash" /></embed>

[Justin1]

Well... I copy and pasted the "code" you rewrote for me, yet it still does not show up.. At this point I feel as though I'm a lost cause, It accepts the bbcode but doesn't display a chatbox anywhere..

[Support]

Originally Posted by Justin1

Well... I copy and pasted the "code" you rewrote for me, yet it still does not show up.. At this point I feel as though I'm a lost cause, It accepts the bbcode but doesn't display a chatbox anywhere..

Please, tell me your forum address so I can look into the problem and help you fix it.

[Justin1]

Sorry for the delay.. Links below.. If you need my loggin info please let me know.. Thanks

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[Support]

Originally Posted by Justin1

Sorry for the delay.. Links below.. If you need my loggin info please let me know.. Thanks

Free Forum Hosting

I've fixed the problem. If you need further help please let me know.

[Justin1]

Thank you for the help.. One of these days I'm going to figure out how to do this on my own.. However I thank you again for dealing with my "simple mindedness" lol

[Dkevin]

thanks for your information!