A shoutbox is of immense use if you want to interact with your readers quickly… Let’s learn how to do it in case of Wordpress blogs…. Download the Shoutbox plugin from http://pierre.sudarovich.free.fr/upload/File/wordspew-intl.zip Upload it to your wordpress plugins directory i.e,wp-content/plugins/ directory Activate the plugin Add the widget “Shoutbox†in the Sidebar Save the changes..That’s all.. You can now try it…. Now in order to manage your shouts …Go to Manage>> Live Shoutbox You can clear all the shouts,delete the particular shout,change the color,change or add banned words list and IP addresses and many more things from there… Their is also an option called “Use sound alertâ€.This will create a popup sound every time the user shouts...You can also change the sound…All you have to do is replace the "msg.wav" file in the shoutbox plugin directory with your choice …. I hope you liked this small tut… Waiting for your Comments and Feedback….and not to mention your SHOUTS in my blog.... Source
I have a shoutbox on my blog and it is great for anyone that wants to leave a comment but not have to go to a post just to say hello or even suggest ideas for the blog. Very handy indeed.
I know that this is an old thread but I would just like to ask for your recommendation for a better shoutbox/chatbox/saybox today. If you will look at my blog at http://cashquest.info/, I already have a shoutbox installed courtesy of Pierre's Wordspew. However, after the update to Wordpress 3.0.1 and / or update of the Pierre's wordspew to its latest version, I can no longer post or comment on my own shoutbox. I always encounter this "No, sorry you used the name of a registered user! You have to change it please." message whenever I try to make a post on it. I do not know what is causing this and the author of the shoutbox, Pierre, isn't anymore responding to my call for help. So I am thinking of replacing my current shoutbox with a newer, better one. Any suggestions please?