Parlo Chat

Description

Parlo Chat shows a live chat room on your WordPress pages, for example next to a radio player, a live stream, a forum or an event page. Visitors can talk to each other in real time, with rooms, private messages, emojis and moderation tools.

The chat itself is created and hosted on Parlo Cloud. This plugin does not include the chat server: it lets you show a chat you already have, without pasting any HTML.

What the plugin does

• Adds a Parlo Chat block to the block editor.
• Adds a shortcode, [parlo], for the classic editor, widgets and page builders.
• Adds a settings page (Settings → Parlo Chat) where you save the name of your chat and a default height.
• Loads the chat only on the pages where you add it, with lazy loading, so it does not slow down the rest of your site.
• Supports chats on your own domain (available in the Parlo Pro and Business plans).
• Adds suggested text to the WordPress Privacy Policy guide.

How it works

1. Create your chat at parlo.ink. You choose its name, for example mychat.
2. Install and activate this plugin.
3. Go to Settings → Parlo Chat and type the name of your chat.
4. Add the Parlo Chat block to a page, or write [parlo] in it.

A Parlo account is required

The plugin is free and open source. The chat service it displays is provided by Parlo Cloud, which offers a free plan and paid plans with more people online at once and more features. Those limits are set by the service, not by this plugin: nothing in the plugin code is locked or time-limited. On the free plan the chat shows a small “Powered by Parlo” link inside the chat itself; the plugin never adds any link to your site.

Shortcode

• [parlo] shows the chat saved in the settings.
• [parlo chat="mychat"] shows another chat.
• [parlo chat="mychat" height="700" width="100%"] changes its size. Height goes from 300 to 2000 pixels.

External services

This plugin displays a live chat that is hosted and operated by Parlo Cloud (https://parlo.ink). The plugin cannot show a chat without this service.

What the service is used for

Parlo Cloud hosts the chat room that appears on your pages. You create the chat on parlo.ink and this plugin displays it through a block or a shortcode.

What data is sent, and when

• Your WordPress server does not send anything to Parlo Cloud. The plugin only prints an <iframe> that points to your chat’s address (for example https://mychat.parlo.ink/), and only on the pages where you added the block or the shortcode.
• When a visitor opens one of those pages, the visitor’s browser requests the chat from Parlo Cloud. Parlo Cloud therefore receives the visitor’s IP address, browser and device information, and the address of the page that contains the chat. Everything a visitor writes or uploads in the chat is sent to and stored by Parlo Cloud. The chat can also store cookies or local storage in the visitor’s browser, on Parlo’s domain, to keep the visitor signed in.
• The WordPress admin and the block editor do not load the chat and do not contact Parlo Cloud.

Service: https://parlo.ink

Terms of service: https://parlo.ink/en/legal/terms

Privacy policy: https://parlo.ink/en/legal/privacy

Data processing agreement: https://parlo.ink/en/legal/dpa

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