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FluentCommunity

REQUIREMENTS

To install the plugin ensure that your website running:

  • WordPress 5.9 or newer
  • PHP 7.1 or newer

Installation​

How to install FluentCommunity​

Download FluentCommunity from official website and install following standard WordPress installation process

How to install Better Messages with FluentCommunity​

  1. Install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly or upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Better Messages -> Settings menu to configure the plugin
  4. Set Show in FluentCommunity Portal in Better Messages location settings.
  5. If you are using Fluent Messaging - disable it as it makes no sense to use it together with Better Messages
  6. Go to WP Admin -> Better Messages -> Settings -> Integrations -> FluentCommunity and configure integration
note

The FluentCommunity tab in Better Messages integration settings only appears when the FluentCommunity plugin is installed and active.

Supported features​

When you install the FluentCommunity plugin with Better Messages:

  • Automatically place messages page button to header menu and mobile bottom menu

  • Automatically adds private message, video and audio call buttons to user profiles

  • All avatars in Better Messages interface are automatically displayed from FluentCommunity user profiles

  • All links to user profiles in Better Messages interface automatically point to FluentCommunity user profiles

  • Automatic switch between dark and light modes based on FluentCommunity settings

  • Automatically integrated to FluentCommunity Spaces with ability to create Spaces List directly in plugin interface

    The feature also allows to create Better Messages Group chats automatically based on Space members, with automatic removal and adding users from chat, when they're leaving or joining the Space.

Profile page​

Profile Page

Spaces Integration​

Better Messages integrates with FluentCommunity Spaces to provide group messaging for Space members.

How it works​

  • Each Space with messaging enabled automatically gets a group chat thread
  • When users join or leave a Space, they are automatically added to or removed from the group chat
  • Space admins can enable or disable messaging per Space from the Space settings

Spaces settings​

You can configure Spaces messaging from WP Admin -> Better Messages -> Settings -> Integrations -> FluentCommunity:

  • Space Messages — enable or disable group messaging for Spaces globally
  • File Uploading — allow or disallow file uploads in Space messages
  • Email Notifications — send email notifications for new messages in Spaces
  • Push Notifications — send push notifications for new messages in Spaces (requires WebSocket license)

Spaces widgets​

Spaces can be displayed in multiple widget locations within Better Messages:

  • Mini Widgets — small widget fixed to the bottom of the browser window showing the list of Spaces
  • Side Panel Tab — a "Spaces" tab in the side conversations panel
  • Mobile Tab — a "Spaces" tab at the bottom of the screen in mobile full screen mode

These can be enabled from WP Admin -> Better Messages -> Settings -> Widgets.

Per-Space settings​

Each Space has its own messaging toggle. Space admins and moderators can enable or disable group messaging from the Space settings page within FluentCommunity.