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<big>'''Mibbit Documentation'''</big>
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== About Mibbit ==
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Mibbit is an online chat client that supports a variety of [[Platforms]] including all popular web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. It does this without any special browser plugins; a Javascript-enabled browser/device is all that is required. The Mibbit Widget Manager is used by many webmasters to provide a real time chat window embedded onto their websites.
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:* [[Features]]
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:* [[Reviews]]
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:* [[Websites Using Mibbit]]
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:* [[Logo graphics]]
  
First of all, check out the [[FAQ]]. This may answer a lot of common questions about mibbit.
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=== Why use Mibbit? ===
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* '''Security''' - Unlike Java chat applets which require not only a download of a file to your machine, but also requires 'trusted' access to your machine, Mibbit provides enhanced security and utilises the web browser's built-in security features over which you have full control.
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* '''Ease''' - Now you can access chat rooms without the need to install a desktop client on every machine you use.
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* '''Portability''' - You can use Mibbit from your laptop, desktop or phone.
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* '''Extra features''' - Some features of Mibbit are now easily implemented in desktop clients, such as image thumb nails, typing notification, recent chat history and much more.
  
Mibbit is an online chat client. Mibbit supports a variety of [[Platforms]] including the main PC browsers, the wii, Nokia N800, [http://www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/mibbitircclient.html iPhone], and probably a lot more. It does this without any plugins. Just javascript.
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== Using Mibbit ==
Mibbit currently supports IRC, with other protocols due to be supported soon.
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=== Using the <span class="plainlinks">[http://Chat.Mibbit.com Mibbit (main) client]</span> ===
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==== Make your own place to chat ====
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If you'd like your own chatroom, the easiest thing is to create a channel on irc.mibbit.net . Simply connect to the server, and then follow the guides [[Create Your Own Nickname]] or [[Create Your Own Channel]].
  
If you'd like some cool Mibbit graphics, check [[Logo graphics]].
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==== Set it up just how you like it ====
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* [[:Category:Preferences|Preferences]]
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* [[Alias]] - You can setup aliases for your frequently used commands.
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* [[Filters]] - You can use filters to replace text you send and/or receive.
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* [[Autoconnect]] - Get Mibbit to automatically connect to your favorite servers and channels.
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* [[Special:Allpages|Index]]
  
== Why use Mibbit? ==
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=== Using the Mibbit IRC [[Widget|Widget]] on your website ===
* '''Security''' - Since Mibbit runs in a browser, it is restricted in what it can do to your machine. Even java applets can seriously mess up your machine, as you have to 'trust' them and give them access to everything. Mibbit on the other hand is actually running on a mibbit server. All you see in your browser is a 'view' into mibbit.
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If you have/create your own irc channel you can also use a [[Widget]] to embed a chatroom on your own website, allowing your visitors to easily interact, and stay on your site longer. It adds a lot to any community to be able to chat with each other. People get to know each other, and come back to your site more often. To learn more about the Mibbit widget, [[Widget|click here]].
* '''Ease''' - You may well not want to install a desktop client on every machine you want to access chatrooms. Setting up a desktop client can be a pain.
 
* '''Portability''' - You can use mibbit from your laptop, iphone, a cybercafe, and have access to your logs etc
 
* '''Extra features''' - Some features on Mibbit are not easily implemented in desktop clients, such as image thumbnailing, Typing notify etc. There will be many more of these unique features to come.
 
 
 
== What other people think about Mibbit ==
 
* [[Reviews]]
 
* [[Websites Using Mibbit]]
 
 
 
== Key features ==
 
* Fast lightweight client - as opposed to flash or java applets.
 
* Connect to multiple channels on multiple servers (even using [[ssl]]).
 
* Full utf8 support means whatever language, you can use mibbit.
 
* Typing notification (Users name turns red when they are typing).
 
* Tab completion on nicknames (Just starting someones name, and try pressing tab).
 
* Input history for each channel (Up and down arrows).
 
* Chat scrollback on join. This allows you to see some of the recent discussion in a channel so you have a clue what's going on.
 
* Extended whois information.
 
* Device identification - Wii users show up as a joystick, iPod touch show up as an ipod, iPhone as a phone... You get the idea. This makes it easy to tell why someone is typing slowly for instance.
 
* Parsing of links, channels, smilies, mIRC color, nicknames, irc urls.
 
* Auto thumbnailing of image URLs
 
* Integrated pastebin
 
* On the fly language translation
 
And many many more.
 
 
 
To get up and running with Mibbit as soon as you can, try the [[QuickStartGuide]].
 
 
 
== Finding places to chat ==
 
Finding interesting chat rooms can be a problem, so there's a quick and easy way to find them on Mibbit. On each of the networks we have access to, we index all the channels. To find new places to chat, just fill the input field at the top with some keyword(s), e.g., 'music trivia' and click on the 'Find channels' button. Then you'll get back a list of results, with a count of how many users are in the channel, and a description. If you click on the channel title, you can join in with the chat straight away. Easy as that!
 
 
 
== Make your own place to chat ==
 
If you'd like your own chatroom, the easiest thing is to create a channel on irc.mibbit.com. Simply connect to the server, and then follow the guides [[Create Your Own Nickname]] or [[Create Your Own Channel]].
 
 
 
== Using Mibbit on your website ==
 
If you have/create your own irc channel you can also use the new [[Widget]] to embed a chatroom on your own website, allowing your visitors to easily interact, and stay on your site longer. It adds a lot to any community to be able to chat with each other. People get to know each other, and come back to your site more often. To learn more about the Mibbit widget, [[Widget|click here]].
 
  
 
You can also link to Mibbit, and have some information [[pre-filled]] into the connect form. You may pass server,channel, nick over in the URL. These must be URL encoded.
 
You can also link to Mibbit, and have some information [[pre-filled]] into the connect form. You may pass server,channel, nick over in the URL. These must be URL encoded.
  
There are also several modules for existing softare:
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==== Mibbit [[Modules|Modules]] for existing software ====
* Drupal - [http://drupal.org/project/mibbit_irc Drupal module]
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There are also several [[Modules]] for existing software. So if you're already using a wiki/forum for your website, there may be a handy Mibbit plugin for it already.
* Joomla - [[Joomla]]
 
* PhpBB2 - [[PhpBB2 integration|phpBB2]]
 
* Habari - [http://www.twofishcreative.com/michael/blog/2008/03/31/get-live-help-when-you-run-habari Habari]
 
* MediaWiki - [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Mibbit MediaWiki extension]
 
* Simple Machines Forum - [http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1256 SMF Mod]
 
 
 
If you have an iGoogle page setup, you can add it as a widget. Just choose 'other widget', then put in this url: (http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/109578123145862366321/mibbit.xml)
 
 
 
== Customization ==
 
If you'd like to customize the client to your own liking, you can set your own [[Preferences]] or [[Widget#Widget_Configuration|Configure your Widget]]
 
  
You can now load up skins, or specify a skin for your widget. See [[Skins]]
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==== [[Skins]] ====
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If you don't like the default settings, there are some ready made [[Skins]] you can use. Alternatively you can create your own.
  
== IRC Servers ==
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=== [[ServerList|IRC Servers]] ===
 
All of the connections to IRC servers come from the same IP address. However, Mibbit is not, and will never be an anonymizer. Mibbit has a couple of methods it uses to notify the IRC servers of the visitors real IP address, so that the user can still be identified, and banned if needed.
 
All of the connections to IRC servers come from the same IP address. However, Mibbit is not, and will never be an anonymizer. Mibbit has a couple of methods it uses to notify the IRC servers of the visitors real IP address, so that the user can still be identified, and banned if needed.
 
Most IRC servers have a 'session limit' which may mean that you cannot connect from mibbit. If you are unable to connect somewhere, please email us, and we will request a limit increase from them.
 
Most IRC servers have a 'session limit' which may mean that you cannot connect from mibbit. If you are unable to connect somewhere, please email us, and we will request a limit increase from them.
 
All of the [[ServerList|IRC servers listed]] in the drop down are servers we have agreements with already.
 
All of the [[ServerList|IRC servers listed]] in the drop down are servers we have agreements with already.
If you manage an IRC network, or your own server, please check out [[Enable_Mibbit_on_Your_IRC_Server]].
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If you manage an IRC network, or your own server, please check out [[Enable_Mibbit_on_Your_IRC_Server|how to enable your own IRC server]].
  
== How you can help ==
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== Sponsors ==
Mibbit is in development, so if you do experience a bug, please [http://bugs.mibbit.com report it]. Also, if there are any features you'd like to see, please add them to the [[WishList]].
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Mibbit is sponsored by:
View the Mibbit Development Blog [http://mibbit.blogspot.com/ here].  If you'd like to see a list of the changes since July 08, visit the [[changelog]].
 
If you have any general feedback, good or bad, please email us.
 
  
To see some insight into what may be coming up [[MibbitsBrain]]
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About Mibbit

Mibbit is an online chat client that supports a variety of Platforms including all popular web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. It does this without any special browser plugins; a Javascript-enabled browser/device is all that is required. The Mibbit Widget Manager is used by many webmasters to provide a real time chat window embedded onto their websites.

Why use Mibbit?

  • Security - Unlike Java chat applets which require not only a download of a file to your machine, but also requires 'trusted' access to your machine, Mibbit provides enhanced security and utilises the web browser's built-in security features over which you have full control.
  • Ease - Now you can access chat rooms without the need to install a desktop client on every machine you use.
  • Portability - You can use Mibbit from your laptop, desktop or phone.
  • Extra features - Some features of Mibbit are now easily implemented in desktop clients, such as image thumb nails, typing notification, recent chat history and much more.

Using Mibbit

Using the Mibbit (main) client

Make your own place to chat

If you'd like your own chatroom, the easiest thing is to create a channel on irc.mibbit.net . Simply connect to the server, and then follow the guides Create Your Own Nickname or Create Your Own Channel.

Set it up just how you like it

  • Preferences
  • Alias - You can setup aliases for your frequently used commands.
  • Filters - You can use filters to replace text you send and/or receive.
  • Autoconnect - Get Mibbit to automatically connect to your favorite servers and channels.
  • Index

Using the Mibbit IRC Widget on your website

If you have/create your own irc channel you can also use a Widget to embed a chatroom on your own website, allowing your visitors to easily interact, and stay on your site longer. It adds a lot to any community to be able to chat with each other. People get to know each other, and come back to your site more often. To learn more about the Mibbit widget, click here.

You can also link to Mibbit, and have some information pre-filled into the connect form. You may pass server,channel, nick over in the URL. These must be URL encoded.

Mibbit Modules for existing software

There are also several Modules for existing software. So if you're already using a wiki/forum for your website, there may be a handy Mibbit plugin for it already.

Skins

If you don't like the default settings, there are some ready made Skins you can use. Alternatively you can create your own.

IRC Servers

All of the connections to IRC servers come from the same IP address. However, Mibbit is not, and will never be an anonymizer. Mibbit has a couple of methods it uses to notify the IRC servers of the visitors real IP address, so that the user can still be identified, and banned if needed. Most IRC servers have a 'session limit' which may mean that you cannot connect from mibbit. If you are unable to connect somewhere, please email us, and we will request a limit increase from them. All of the IRC servers listed in the drop down are servers we have agreements with already. If you manage an IRC network, or your own server, please check out how to enable your own IRC server.

Sponsors

Mibbit is sponsored by:

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