--- title: FluentCommunity Chat description: "The FluentCommunity Chat is a real-time chat feature, designed to help members connect and interact easily. Follow this guide to enable and use the chat feature. ## Activating the Community Chat Go to the **Settings** of your FluentCommunity and select…" url: "https://fluentcommunity.co/docs/fluent-community-chat/" updated: "2026-02-20" category: "Notifications & Messaging" --- # FluentCommunity Chat The FluentCommunity Chat is a real-time chat feature, designed to help members connect and interact easily. Follow this guide to enable and use the chat feature. ## Activating the Community Chat Go to the **Settings** of your FluentCommunity and select **Features & Addons** from the left sidebar. Find **FluentCommunity Chat** and click the **Active** **FluentCommunity Chat**button to enable the chat. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/chat-scaled.webp) #### **Start a Chat Session** After enabling the chat, click on **Messaging Settings** to customize your message preferences with community members. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Messaging-Settings--scaled.webp) **Message Settings** In this section, you can customize your messaging and notification preferences: - **Send email notification on one-to-one (unread) messages to individual members**: Enable this option to receive an email notification whenever you have an unread one-to-one message. - **Default email sending frequency for one-to-one messages**: Choose how often members receive these notifications (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Per User Choice). - **Who can initiate a one-to-one message**: Select who can start a conversation: **Any community members** or **Only Moderator and Admins**. - **Points needed to initiate a new message thread**: Set a specific point requirement for members to start new conversations to help prevent spam. #### **Real-time Chat Configuration** To enable instant message delivery, you can activate **Real-time Chat** and choose one of the available socket providers. For detailed setup instructions, please refer to the [Real-time Chat documentation](https://fluentcommunity.co/docs/real-time-chat/). Once configured, click **Save Settings** to apply your real-time chat preferences. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/messaging-settings-1-1-scaled.webp) ## Navigating the Chat Interface To access the chat feature in FluentCommunity, click on the **Messages (speech bubble) icon** in the bottom-right corner. - **Message List**: Clicking this icon opens the messaging panel, where you can see all your recent conversations. - **Search Conversations**: Use the search bar at the top of the message list to quickly find existing chats by typing a member's name. #### **Starts a Conversation** To reach out to a member, click the **"+" (plus icon)** or use the search bar within the messaging panel to initiate a **New message**. - Type the name or username of the member in the **"To:"** field. - Select the desired user from the dropdown list to open the chat window. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/starting-a-new-conversation-2.webp) #### **Sending Messages and Media** In the **Type a message...** box at the bottom of the chat, you can: 1. **Upload Media**: Attach images or videos directly within the chat to share content with other members. 2. **Send icon**: Once your message is ready, click the **Send** icon to publish it. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sending-Messages-and-Media-3.webp) #### Viewing User Profile Details & Actions Within a conversation, click the **Details (i)** icon or the member's name in the header to open the **Details**panel. This area allows you to: ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Viewing-User-Profile-Details-Actions-4.webp) - **View Profile:** Click this link to visit the member's full community profile page. - **Username:** View the specific **@username** of the person you are chatting with. - **Block User:**Select this option under More Actions to prevent a specific member from sending you further messages. - **Delete Conversation:**Choose this to permanently remove the chat history with this user from your list. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Delete-Conversation-5.webp) ## Group Chat You can create a group chat for your Space members, allowing them to have conversations together. To enable this option, go to the specific **Space** for which you want to set up the group chat. Click on the **three-dot** menu and select **Space Settings**. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Group-Chat-1-scaled.webp) Here, you'll find the **Group Chat** option. To enable it, check the **Enable Group Chat for this Space Members** box. This will activate group chat for the members of that Space. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Group-Chat-2-scaled.webp) Now, click on the **Chat** icon from the navbar to open the chat. You'll find a group chat box with the same name as the Space. Inside this chat, all Space members will be included, allowing seamless group conversations. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Group-Chat-3-scaled.webp) If you want to leave the group chat, simply click on the **three-dot** button and select **Leave Space**. This will remove you from the chat group, but you will still remain a member of the Space. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Group-Chat-4-scaled.webp) To rejoin the chat group, simply click on the **Join Space** button in the chat group box. You'll be added back to the group chat instantly. ![](https://fluentcommunity.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Group-Chat-5-scaled.webp) The Fluent Community Chat feature makes it easy for members to stay connected, share media, and view profile details, creating a vibrant community space for real-time communication. If you have any further questions about this guide, please don't hesitate to [contact us](https://wpmanageninja.com/support-tickets/).