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xelson/flarum-ext-chat
======================

Realtime Chat for Flarum!

v1.1.5(4y ago)229.7k↓30.8%8[3 issues](https://github.com/Xelson/flarum-ext-chat/issues)MITJavaScript

Since May 14Pushed 2y ago4 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/Xelson/flarum-ext-chat)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/xelson/flarum-ext-chat)[ RSS](/packages/xelson-flarum-ext-chat/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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### Styled

[](#styled)

The new minimalistic design will make communication more pleasant.
[![Image](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/02b4bc26eec8ae6cedbc51be130542e5a13b6b03be438571d149937be3c9f58b/68747470733a2f2f692e6962622e636f2f336d34774356332f6234306631306461363137632e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/02b4bc26eec8ae6cedbc51be130542e5a13b6b03be438571d149937be3c9f58b/68747470733a2f2f692e6962622e636f2f336d34774356332f6234306631306461363137632e706e67)[![Image](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/21057b43aedbef1149143ac05a4c15b32a30c60afa0f2dca3a09e415ff7cc0b6/68747470733a2f2f632e726164696b616c2e72752f6331352f323230312f30662f3630306363356661616339322e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/21057b43aedbef1149143ac05a4c15b32a30c60afa0f2dca3a09e415ff7cc0b6/68747470733a2f2f632e726164696b616c2e72752f6331352f323230312f30662f3630306363356661616339322e706e67)

### Media content preview

[](#media-content-preview)

Send media content to people to make communication brighter!
[![Image](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/190d731eca1253c5368c1140a2c75275eb8b7e434957ea20412459687e152d67/68747470733a2f2f73756e392d362e757365726170692e636f6d2f656c644246303363355973396474314959542d4469394b70514e5839317351465068464566412f6e394b5470796d413436552e6a7067)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/190d731eca1253c5368c1140a2c75275eb8b7e434957ea20412459687e152d67/68747470733a2f2f73756e392d362e757365726170692e636f6d2f656c644246303363355973396474314959542d4469394b70514e5839317351465068464566412f6e394b5470796d413436552e6a7067)

### Groups, PMs and channels

[](#groups-pms-and-channels)

You can create your own conversations and channels, add or remove users, change their rights, and customize the appearance of the chat.

[![Image](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b2c9bcbda6ae38a07a9ef855e5ee5f27548c9c499eb10f5e1c3d4ff13b75980a/68747470733a2f2f73756e392d31332e757365726170692e636f6d2f735a6a47656a5878663070593874424f51506765544757416e72574f594771415238416b43412f4c397a42577677374650512e6a7067)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b2c9bcbda6ae38a07a9ef855e5ee5f27548c9c499eb10f5e1c3d4ff13b75980a/68747470733a2f2f73756e392d31332e757365726170692e636f6d2f735a6a47656a5878663070593874424f51506765544757416e72574f594771415238416b43412f4c397a42577677374650512e6a7067)

### Push and sound notifications

[](#push-and-sound-notifications)

Stay up to date with the chat discussion and find out about mentions of you via push notifications.
[![Image](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0cb1d23adb961854757b3923804607a0e58b004806e724d787cdb0af38ce780e/68747470733a2f2f73756e392d31362e757365726170692e636f6d2f5f4c776d55344774434c38637362715f34343341616c31336e6d7473764d767836496c7665412f5353392d6b5a53364e51492e6a7067)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0cb1d23adb961854757b3923804607a0e58b004806e724d787cdb0af38ce780e/68747470733a2f2f73756e392d31362e757365726170692e636f6d2f5f4c776d55344774434c38637362715f34343341616c31336e6d7473764d767836496c7665412f5353392d6b5a53364e51492e6a7067)

Neon Chat
=========

[](#neon-chat)

[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)[![Latest Release](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cebe9040848d2fce4905175466458ddd84ff2ff257863e5fc49e098b53d60e24/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f78656c736f6e2f666c6172756d2d6578742d63686174)](https://packagist.org/packages/xelson/flarum-ext-chat)
A [Flarum](http://flarum.org) extension. Adds native realtime chat to your Flarum.

Requires Pusher or [kyrne/websocket](https://extiverse.com/extension/kyrne/websocket)

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Install extension via composer:

```
composer require xelson/flarum-ext-chat

```

For development builds:

```
composer require xelson/flarum-ext-chat:dev-master

```

Make sure that any socket extension is enabled

Updating
========

[](#updating)

Via composer:

```
composer update xelson/flarum-ext-chat
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear

```

For development builds:

```
composer require xelson/flarum-ext-chat:dev-master
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear

```

Roadmap:
========

[](#roadmap)

- Emoji picker
- [FriendsOfFlarum/upload](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/upload) support
- Chat display mode in a separate browser window
- Forum notifications for missed mentions
- Customizing of notification sounds
- Chat messages history. Finding messages by keywords or name

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~47 days

Recently: every ~10 days

Total

45

Last Release

1558d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.0-beta → v1.0.0-beta.12021-01-15

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/545a920fc6d01092248f49fb305da628a1bcff5b357a9b162cf0872e2d5ff3c1?d=identicon)[askvortsov](/maintainers/askvortsov)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43149567?v=4)[Xelson](/maintainers/Xelson)[@Xelson](https://github.com/Xelson)

---

Top Contributors

[![Xelson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43149567?v=4)](https://github.com/Xelson "Xelson (126 commits)")[![askvortsov1](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38059171?v=4)](https://github.com/askvortsov1 "askvortsov1 (99 commits)")[![gpascualg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1239061?v=4)](https://github.com/gpascualg "gpascualg (71 commits)")[![flarum-bot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39334649?v=4)](https://github.com/flarum-bot "flarum-bot (23 commits)")[![datlechin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56961917?v=4)](https://github.com/datlechin "datlechin (7 commits)")[![littlegolden](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35162802?v=4)](https://github.com/littlegolden "littlegolden (6 commits)")[![jtojnar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/705123?v=4)](https://github.com/jtojnar "jtojnar (5 commits)")[![psjuan97](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10296859?v=4)](https://github.com/psjuan97 "psjuan97 (1 commits)")[![rob006](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5972388?v=4)](https://github.com/rob006 "rob006 (1 commits)")[![ardacebi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17576065?v=4)](https://github.com/ardacebi "ardacebi (1 commits)")

---

Tags

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