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Add a chat room

Give your members a live group chat with photos, GIFs, files and reactions.

10 steps
Add a chat room

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  1. 1

    Choose Chat Room

    In Pages, tap Add Page or Function, search “chat room” and tap Chat Room.

    Module picker showing Chat Room
  2. 2

    Choose what people see

    On Display, switch timestamps, the user count and the user list on or off.

    Display tab with three toggles
  3. 3

    Set message limits

    On Messages, set the longest message allowed and how many recent messages load.

    Messages tab with length and history limits
  4. 4

    Decide who can chat

    Keep Require sign in on for members only, or turn it off to let guests chat.

    Access tab with Require sign in
  5. 5

    Allow media and reactions

    Choose whether people can send images, files, GIFs and emojis, and react to messages.

    Media and reactions tab
  6. 6

    Name the page

    Tap Next, choose a page title and icon, then tap Create Page.

    Page title and icon picker
  7. 7

    Change it later

    Select the page in Pages and choose Edit Page Content to change any setting, then tap Save.

    Chat Room settings in Edit Page Content
  8. 8

    Members sign in

    With sign-in required, visitors tap Sign Up / Sign In to Join Chat. New members create an account in seconds.

    Chat Room sign-in prompt in the app
  9. 9

    Join the room

    Signed-in members see the live chat, who is online and the message box.

    Empty live chat ready for the first message
  10. 10

    Send a message

    Type a message and tap send — it appears for everyone in the room straight away.

    A message sent in the live chat

Messages appear live for everyone in the room. Change who can chat or what they can send any time from Edit Page Content.