Better Messages: an alternative messaging plugin for FluentCommunity

Addon name: Better Messages

What it does: An alternative messaging plugin for FluentCommunity, to use in place of Fluent Messaging, with additional features. Private and group conversations inside the portal, a group chat for every Space and every Course that follows its members, Course Chat and Message Instructor buttons on course pages, chat rooms, file sharing, reactions, replies and mentions. Avatars, profile links and the light or dark mode come from FluentCommunity.

Price: Freemium. Everything above is in the free version from WordPress.org. The paid WebSocket version adds instant delivery, private and group voice and video calls (in Space chats too), live streaming in chat rooms, and iOS and Android apps. Pricing: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/pricing/

Latest version: 3.2.2

Tested with: FluentCommunity 2.13.0, WordPress 7.1.4

Link: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/integrations/fluentcommunity/ (setup guide and screenshots). Download: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/

Support: Ask in this thread, in the forum at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-better-messages/ or at [email protected]

With Better Messages active, turn Fluent Messaging off, as both put a messenger in the portal. New messages can also go out as web push through FluentNotify.