Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss Plugin
Better Messages – is realtime private messaging system for WordPress, BuddyPress, BuddyBoss Platform, Ultimate Member, PeepSo and any other WordPress …
Better Messages – is realtime private messaging system for WordPress, BuddyPress, BuddyBoss Platform, Ultimate Member, PeepSo and any other WordPress powered websites.
This private messages plugin packed with tons of features and settings to take engagement of your website users to the next level with realtime chat features, private video and audio call, group video calls and many other features.
Live chat functionality allow creating chat rooms or just private conversations between website users.
“Better Messages” plugin is formerly called “BP Better Messages“.
Clear messages function reworked to properly delete messages in butches when there is alot of messages in chat room, etc
Minor improvement for HivePress integration
Minor fix for ProfileGrid integration
Update freemius SDK to 2.7.3
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.14 – 2.5.16
Minor improvement for OneSignal integration which should fix issues with OneSignal Rest API in some cases
Tested up to WordPress 6.6
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.16 bumping file uploader scripts version to prevent cache issues at some websites
2.5.12 – 2.5.13
Added option to send Web Push Notifications even if user is online, but did not read the message during 5 seconds
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.11
Improved OneSignal integration to use OneSignal Rest API instead of OneSignal frontend SDK for better stability when associating user id. The code snippet for OneSignal integration is not required anymore and if you have used it, you need to delete it.
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.9 – 2.5.10
Minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.8
Minor tuning of markdown syntax parser
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.5 – 2.5.7
2.5.7 Fixed issue with regex expression which prevented plugin from working in older safari versions after latest updates
2.5.6 version only updates Freemius SDK to 2.7.2 as 2.7.1 is reported to have some issues with licensing system
Fixed new lines formatting when editing messages
Fixed possible issues with Mini Chats opening wrong conversation
Removed shaked effect when opening duplicated mini chats to prevent blurring of text
Optimized initial load requests to prevent unnecessary requests on first load
Admins can add themselves to the other conversations if needed
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.4
Guests and AI Chat Bots are not more affected by friendships restrictions
Fixed emojis selector was not working on first page load in some cases
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.3
Added WP Cron powered system to ensure completion of reply for AI Chat Bots
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.2
Added AI Chat Bots feature powered by Open AI ChatGPT API
Fixed migration of message dates from BuddyPress to Better Messages
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.5.1
Last update was fixing issue with BuddyBoss theme messages dropdown menu header after BuddyBoss theme 2.5.70 update, but it was not fixed for users who using child theme, this update should fix it for all users
2.5.0
Major optimization of database structure by merging some required meta fields to messages table, please resave plugin settings in case you notice any issues after updated
Private and Group Video Calls compatibility with Chrome 124 (will be released at April 16th 2024)
Participants list button was removed from the chats header and replace with Conversation information subpage
Now it’s possible to change subjects in all private conversation & private conversations with multiple participants
Now it’s possible to assign moderators to private conversations with multiple participants
Now it’s possible to leave private conversations with multiple participants when other moderators are assigned
Minor changes to translation strings, please update your translations if your website using translations
Fixed potential issue in email notifications mysql
Fixed messages BuddyBoss theme dropdown menu header after BuddyBoss theme 2.5.70 update
Updated Freemius SDK to 2.7.0
2.4.36
Optimized SQL queries for chat room auto syncing process for better performance when there is thousands of participants
Redesigned role based access settings in chat rooms settings page
Added new chat room option to automatically remove users who do not have a role that allows them to join the chat room
[HivePress Integration] Added option to display messages item in HivePress user menu
Added option to automatically redirect unlogged in users to login page when they open Messages Location page
2.4.35
Improved private video calls connection logic to improve connection stability
File uploader webcam capture and image editor strings translation now works correctly
Improved file uploader extensions check to properly check for allowed extensions when the file extension is uppercase
Minor CSS improvements for file uploader
Other minor improvements
2.4.22 – 2.4.33
Performance optimizations at the backend
Reworked mention indicator to be displayed correctly in all cases
Reworked automatic scroll to first unread message feature which was removed in past
Fixed the issue with updated file uploader did not upload some type of files
miniChatOpen function will open mobile full screen mode if triggered on mobile device
Improved handling of changing logged-in user in different tabs of the same browser
Improved guests authorization logic
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.4.31
Reworked attachments upload process to exclude cases when messages is sent, but attachments are not uploaded after that
Added ability to attach files at new conversation screen
Reduced size of file uploader frontend scripts
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.4.29
Minor UI and UX improvements
Minor CSS tunes
Minor performance improvements
Mobile chat screen does not modify browser history anymore when opened not from messages page
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.4.27
Minor UI and UX improvements
2.4.24 – 2.4.26
Improved audio quality for private video and audio calls
Improved database engine for better fail resistance
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
2.4.23
New browser database engine for better performance and stability
Improved audio quality for group video and audio calls