README

Laravel Chat allows you to add an online chat with visitors of your site. Chat based on JivoSite (default) or SiteHeart.

Install

1. composer require zabolots/laravel-chat:dev-master

2. php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Zabolots\LaravelChat\ChatServiceProvider"

3. Next you must to register on JivoSite by this url: https://goo.gl/yA8aLW and add your site in admin panel here: https://goo.gl/Ezd7Wt

4. If you have Laravel 5.5 or higher you can skip this step: open config/app.php and add \Zabolots\LaravelChat\ChatServiceProvider::class, to providers array and 'Chat' => \Zabolots\LaravelChat\ChatFacade::class, to aliases array.

Configure

1. ADD CHAT_PROVIDER=jivosite or CHAT_PROVIDER=siteheart to .env file.
2. Add CHAT_ID=<your_id> to .env file. For JivoSite you can find in javascript code (look at line with widget_id). For SiteHeart you can find in SiteHeart (Setup -> Widjet -> Code and look at line with widget_id).
3. Add {!! Chat::render() !!} to your blade template file.

How to switch off chat

You can just add CHAT_SHOW=false to .env file if you want to switch off chat on your site.