Administer Global

Administer global settings of the QTChat module.

Global settings, Messages

Delete chat messages

The module main database contains all chat messages. Regardless of the chat histories.

To delete the messages you can configure a time value.

The functionality to delete chat messages requires a cron task.

Delete chat histories

Chat histories are session based. They are stored session based.

To delete the histories per user action (close the chat window) you can configure a time value.

If a chat window is closed then deleted the chat histories according to this timing - this refers to the user who has chatted.

Online status

Online status variant

You can define an online/offline time. This time are used in many situations and functionalities.
As examples:

  • The chat boxes display an online/offline status message.
  • The "Chat with user" link is not displayed if an user offline.

Note:
If you are use furthermore the User Stats module to display the online/offline status - the corresponding time of this module is 15 minutes.

Chat settings

Here is the place to be decided to use the Chatbar.

Furthermore, there is the possibility to invoke a view that provides the counter of the Chatbar. No problem if no own view is available. The module has a counter.

Friend modules

There are three possibilities are:

  1. Do not use friend modules
  2. Flag Friend
  3. User Relationships

Note:
Do not forget to choose which to use friend flags or relationship types.

Finally in this area, can be chosen a text that is used as a "chat with user" text.