MeeboMe / meebo me Plugin for WordPress

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Overview:

Display your chat widget from meebo me. meebo me lets you chat with your site visitors using your Meebo account.

Features:

Generate perfectly valid XHTML code
Set Widget ID and Size from within WP-Admin

Installing

Download MeeboMe Plugin.
Extract the contents of ald-meebome-plugin.zip to wp-content/plugins/ folder. You should get a folder called ald-meebome.
Activate the Plugin in WP-Admin.
Goto Options > meebo me. If you are upgrading from an earlier version, it is recommended that you click Default Options so as to clean up any old options.
Add<?php if (function_exists('echo_meebome')) echo_meebome(); ?> where you want to display the meebo me widget.

The Function:

echo_meebome()

The following options can be set through Options > meebo me:

Widget ID – This is the 10 character ID in src attribute of the embed tag. e.g. In <embed src="http://widget.meebo.com/mm.swf?vvjWAFUxUI" the ID is vvjWAFUxUI.
Size – Select the size of the Meebo Widget.

Customizing:

Add <?php if (function_exists('echo_meebome')) echo_meebome(); ?> where you want to display the chat widget.

Note: Using if (function_exists('echo_meebome')) in the above code ensures that your blog won’t break even if you deactivate the plugin.

I have also made available the function ald_meebome() which has a return value instead of a echo. You can use it as follows:

$str = ald_meebome(); echo $str;

Lastly, you can reset to default options by clicking on Default Options. I recommend you do this once during upgrade if you are upgrading from any older version as it will clean up old variables which the plugin used.

ChangeLog:

1.1.1 – Uploaded the plugin to WordPress Extend
1.1 – Minor bug fixed that caused a white box to be displayed in IE instead of the widget
1.0 – Release

To Do:

Custom Size
WordPress Widget Support
Create Multiple Chat Widgets

Support the Development

I’ve spent a good deal of time and money developing and maintaining the plugin. If you like the plugin and find it useful and would like to donate something for my work please do click the Paypal Donate button below. The payment is secure. I haven’t filled in any amount. Feel free to donate what you please. Any amount is welcome. Thank you

Kelley / Sep 3 2006

Hey Ajay,

Quick question for ya’… can this be used as a regular plugin or is just simply a widget? If so, could you tell me what the code is for standard plugin usage? Thanks!
Ajay / Sep 3 2006

Hi Kelly,

It is a regular plugin. You can use it anywhere you want on your site using the code above.

It still doesn’t have WordPress Widget support. I will be adding that soon.
Brent / Oct 3 2006

aloha, is there a way to display the plugin on a single page, rather than the loop?
Ajay / Oct 3 2006

Hi Brent, you can display the plugin absolutely anywhere in the theme.
It doesn’t need to be in the loop.
James / Nov 2 2006

Is it possible to broadcast the chat session so that other visitors can view and join?
Ajay / Nov 2 2006

Hi James,

This feature is not offered by Meebo Me at point in time.
lupos / Jan 11 2007

fantastic this plugin si really fantastic:
but I’ve a problem how can I have messages in output on my msn? and not in meebo page?
Ajay / Jan 11 2007

Unfortunately, you can’t do that. You have to be using Meebo.