Chatterbox

Create chat threads using WordPress Blocks inside app and mobile wrappers.

Chatterbox can be used for:

• Demos of chat bots
• Publishing chat records in news stories
• A fun way to add striking visual display to conversations

Installation

Download the latest release from WordPress.org or GitHub.

Usage

1. Install & Activate
2. Open Block Editor & Type /chatterbox
3. Change styles by hovering over the app icon or from the block toolbar.

Roadmap

• Initial release
• Block Styles

Once the Block Context API matures

• Message BG/Text Colors
• Message Sender with Name, Avatar (initial|headshot)
• Override Message Sender per-Message for Group Chats

General

• Implement Bookends and other SFDS Chat options
• Animated chat sequences
• Automated animated sequences, using character lengths for timing
• Automate hiding of message meta based on adjacent blocks
• Message Images
• Message Files

LICENSE

Chatterbox is available under the General Public License v2+.

For more, see the LICENSE file. For more on included third-party code, see VENDORS.