Shoutbox Add-On Request

[Schamper]

You can already do this with custom CSS on your forum. All the admin messages have a .admin class.

[jolly4real]

but how do I add the shoutbox

[a_5mith]

Admin > Widgets

[Melroy van den Berg]

Ok, I tried that, so first install it:
npm install nodebb-plugin-shoutbox
Restart nodebb. Active the shout plugin in Extend -> Plugins -> 'Activate' button.

But then, I still can't find the shoutbox in the available widgets list :? ?

EDIT: Restart nodebb after activation. Then you also should have a menu item, admin -> plugins -> Shoutbox. Thanks!

[pichalite]

@Melroy-van-den-Berg I believe you have to restart NodeBB after activating the plugin.

[Melroy van den Berg]

Yea exactly, that fixed the problem. Weird! I didn't expected that.

[pichalite]

@Melroy-van-den-Berg You would have done that if you installed the plugin using ACP instead of doing it manually. ACP prompts you to reload after you activate the plugin.

[Melroy van den Berg]

@pichalite Ah, via admin/extend/plugins#download ?

[Kowlin]

The plugins you downloaded appear in your installed plugin list. You can activate them from there and will be prompted to reload NodeBB

[wellenreiter]

@pichalite
unfortunately shoutbox didn't show up in acp->plugins->install plugin->download

Well manual installation is not that complicated

[pichalite]

@wellenreiter that's probably because the compatibility in the plugin is not set to v0.9.1

[Schamper]

@pichalite but it is
"compatibility": "^0.9.0"

[Kowlin]

@Schamper Maby his NodeBB is below 0.9.0??

[Schamper]

@Kowlin that's the only logical explanation.

[wellenreiter]

@Kowlin said:

@Schamper Maby his NodeBB is below 0.9.0??

Upgraded to 0.9.1 last week