Guest User Send Messages

  • Hello, would it be possible to enable a chat room to have logged out/guest users to add messages to a chat? Essentially there’d be a button next to Login which would say something like join as guest, they’d then enter a guest name or accept a generated one. Then perhaps an option would be added to flush/remove guest usernames every x days.

    This way someone can participate in a group chat without having to sign up for an account first.

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  • Plugin Author wordplus

    (@wordplus)

    Hi there!

    Guest messages are currently not possible.

    You can add your suggestions here:
    https://roadmap.bpbettermessages.com/

    Thanks!

    @benimator not really sure why the dev said this isn’t possible. Maybe he means out-of-the-box settings and functionality of the plugin it is not possible.

    But what you asked is most certainly possible! Obviously it would take just a bit of custom code, but from what you are asking for I can think of numerous ways to do it. The simplest:
    1. That logged out / guest user clicks the chat as guest (or whatever text u wanna use on the button).. have that button create a generated “guest user”. If you can’t code that hook, there are numerous free plugins that could do that!

    2. Ajax or refresh of page would then recognize this user as “User-xyz”, then able to chat.

    FYI.. this plugin can create your “guest” user role: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/user-role-editor/

    this plugin can automatically log that person in with “guest user role” AND give them a generated guest username: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/profile-builder/

    Thread Starter Ben

    (@benimator)

    Hey @bernardberry646 that’s a great idea! Thanks for the tips.

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