==== BoWoB chat ====
Contributors: www.daniloaz.com
Tags: Chat, SMF, Simple Machines Forum, network, multisite, Shoutbox, social, real-time
Requires at least: 2.0
Tested up to: 2.0
Stable tag: 1.0

Chat for your Simple Machines Forum (SMF). Real-time communication to your users.

== Description ==

Adds BoWoB chat to your SMF community.

- **Seamless integration:** Chat user name, picture, friends, profile, ... are integrated with the user system of your SMF.

- **Custom Appearance:** In BoWoB control panel you may easily customize theme, language and many more features of your chat.

- **No server needed:** BoWoB doesn't use your server resources nor slow down your website. BoWoB manages the security, infrastructure and updates of your chat.

- **Extraordinary performance:** WebSocket is the future of real-time communication. BoWoB technology offers a snappy, stable and pleasant chat.

For more information visit the BoWoB site: www.bowob.com

- **Demo:** [smf.bowob.com](http://smf.bowob.com/ "Demo")

== Installation ==

1. On the Admin control panel of your SMF installation, go to "Package Manager" -> "Download Packages" -> "Upload a Package" and select your downloaded Bowob plugin file from your computer. Press "Upload" button.
2. After you receive the message "The package has been uploaded successfully" click on the "Install Mod" link.
3. Press "Install now" button.
4. Now edit your theme's main template file, normaly Themes/default/index.template.php, and look for the </body> closing tag, normaly at the end of template_main_below() or template_html_below() function.
5. Add the bowob chat code just before the </body> closing tag:

	/* <BOWOB_CHAT_CODE> */
        global $boarddir, $bowob_app_id, $bowob_server_address;
        include_once($boarddir . '/Packages/bowob/bowob_functions.php');
        echo bowob_code($bowob_app_id, $bowob_server_address);
        /* </BOWOB_CHAT_CODE> */

6. Copy and paste your "App id" and "Server address" provided by bowob.com at the end of your SMF configuration file, Settings.php:

	########### BoWoB Chat Settings ###########
	$bowob_app_id = '20811'; // Set your "App id" value provided by bowob.com
	$bowob_server_address = 'http://gate2.bowobcloud1.com/'; // Set your "Server address" provided by bowob.com


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where can I get more information ? =

More info: http://www.bowob.com/
