Can I Install Google chat?

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  poetdaniel · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 3:53 pm

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  Can I install a google chat box on my blog? If so, how? Currently I have the free version, but next month will be upgrading my blog to premium, if that makes a difference. Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 3:56 pm

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  Yes. To use chatback, you must have a Google Talk account … but your visitors don’t have to! They don’t even need to have an email address, or to have ever used instant messaging. See How to: Google Talk badge on wordpress.com > http://deltafoxtrot.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/howto-google-talk-badge-on-wordpresscom/

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  timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 3:57 pm

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  Also note the meebo chatbox widget > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/meebo-widget/

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  poetdaniel · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:02 pm

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  Thanks timethief. I figured out how to install the chat, but it only shows up as a single link, not as a chat box. What I want is: a chat box in my sidebar, where visitors to my site would be able to chat directly from my site with me or with each other. Is it possibel to do that with google chat? If so, how? Also, I had already tried the meebo chatbox widget. I installed it and all. But the thing doesn’t work. It always says that I am offline, when clearly I am online. And I tested it out by having a friend try to chat with me on there via her computer. No luck.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:07 pm

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  Are you using a Chrome browser?

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  poetdaniel · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:07 pm

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  No. Do I need to?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:09 pm

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  No. I’m sorry but I can’t help you as when I follow the instructions I linked to they work for me.

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  poetdaniel · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:13 pm

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  No the instructions work for me too. That’s not the problem. If you visit http://www.burstingplethoraofrainbowcolors.wordpress.com you will see a “Let’s chat” widget in my sidebar (all the way at the bottom), but I want a chatbox. Are you saying that with the same instructions I can get a chat box? If so, I don’t see that in the instructions. Maybe I’m missing something?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:18 pm

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  The Google talk chat badge is what it is ie. a link. There is not “box”.
  If you want a chatbox register a meebo username account use the meeb chat widget.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/meebo-widget/

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  poetdaniel · Member · Apr 17, 2012 at 5:23 pm

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  Thank you. At least now I now I cannot get a chatbox with google. I already did register with meebo and got a username and all that. I installed the html code in the widget, followed all the directions, etc…but it doesn’t work. The chatbox shows up in my sidebar, but nobody is able to chat in it. I’m going to re-install the meebo widget right now and see if it works. See for yourself: try typing something in it.