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chattable

7 months ago

Deleted my last post. May have gotten ahead of myself on an update but I need to wait until each client is updated before I can announce anything 👻

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chattable

7 months ago

New message bubble bee pfp??? :o

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chattable 7 months ago

Get it? Bubble bee?

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chattable 7 months ago

https://beta.iframe.chat/updates/article/new-mascot-2025.html

phelah 7 months ago

So cute!

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chattable

7 months ago

Did you know? Chattable used to run without a backend. From 2021-2023 Chattable ran fully in client side JS and Firebase, hosted fully on Neocities!

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hdub 7 months ago

Isn't that odd to even say? Firebase IS a BACKEND. Backend as a paid service. You should obviously do that yourself instead of paying for it. Good luck and best wishes!

chattable 7 months ago

No, Firebase offers a backend as a service (like cloud computing), but I didn't use those services. I used the realtime database which used client side logic to store, retrieve, and validate data. A database is not an backend. Also, at the time it was using the free tier.

hdub 7 months ago

Clearly I know nothing of backend. I wish I knew some at least. I'm not sure what point is a good time to start reading that book. It's a thick one but, after learning one language, the skill should be transferrable... I hope. Pray for me.

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chattable

8 months ago

At the current rate of traffic growth, Chattable has calculated that 1 year from now, operation costs will equal >=$15,000,000 per month from Firebase alone. This is not sustainable. Be patient while heavy maintenance is performed between now & the EOY.

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chattable 8 months ago

If you find yourself unable to access iframe.chat, you might be IP banned for abuse. To contest your ban, email chattable@xobyte.org

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everythingkris 8 months ago

Woah!! That's insane! Hope you can find a way to make this sustainable for yourself Andrew. I love Chattable but Id hate for it to become a burden to you.

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phelah 8 months ago

Wait so are all chattable chats down until end of the year? Or is that because I'm IP banned?

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onio 8 months ago

@ phelah, I also cannot access any webpages with Chattable embedded :,)

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chattable 8 months ago

I don't expect Chattable to go down anytime soon, but new abuse filters have been temporarily added to automatically ban IPs that make too many requests within a short amount of time. This ban is a temporary ban (1hr) but can still be contested

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chattable

8 months ago

Due to very large spikes in traffic which have been sustained for a few days now , some unusual bugs have introduced themselves. Please be patient while I am looking into this. Read below for a list of known bugs

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chattable 8 months ago

Chats don't load on first load, this is because the server is reaching a rate limit of 18,000 user token requests per min (1M requests per hour) typically resolves after a reload

chattable 8 months ago

Sometimes new messages get rendered twice, root cause unknown but it's suspected to do with additional server strain

chattable 8 months ago

I'm taking action on abusive IPs, most of these are bots but if you are a genuine user who is having issues loading Chattable please email Chattable support chattable@xobyte.org

chattable

8 months ago

Testing a new way to style your chat in beta now

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chattable 8 months ago

The dashboard on beta now lets you "Force a Stylesheet" which applies a set CSS file to your chat regardless of where it's embedded or if it's even initialized

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chattable 8 months ago

Due to the nature of how this works, this feature will only work with CSS files hosted on web servers with CORS enabled. If you don't have CORS enabled, you can continue to style your chat using chattable.initialize()

chattable 8 months ago

This feature just left beta

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chattable

8 months ago

A small update to Chattable to help with new users understanding the dashboard and quality of life updates for everyone's chats

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chattable 8 months ago

First, the Dashboard no longer shows grayed out buttons when no chat is selected. Fixed a bug on Firefox that gave a 404 error inside the chat preview when no chat is selected.

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chattable 8 months ago

Second, the settings menu in each chat is now preloaded with your CSS. Meaning you won't ever see the default unstyled settings page if you are using custom CSS

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chattable 8 months ago

Thirdly, new icons are being tested as a continuation of the UI overhaul

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chattable 8 months ago

Finally, edited messages now have an extra class added to them to allow you to customize messages that have been edited.

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chattable

8 months ago

Lore Drop‼️

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chattable 8 months ago

Did you know the beta tester badge is the rarest badge on Chattable? There's only been 2 people to ever carry the badge. Neither of these people carry it anymore, as it's been replaced with the "Chattable Support" badge (ref. ".devTag" in the code) but messages with the old beta tester badge are grandfathered in, and if any such message(s) still exist, they will be the only message(s) that could ever wield this badge

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chattable

8 months ago

100k MAUs

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chattable

8 months ago

Chat Owners! Managing your moderators has finally gotten easier. Mod names are now logged when you promote a user and are used to identify each moderator on the dashboard.

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chattable 8 months ago

*existing moderators before this update will not have their names available (it'll show "true" instead of their username) you can demote and promote your mods to update their name.

chattable

8 months ago

Chattable is working on a feature that will allow mods & owners to attach objects to automated messages which can render HTML documents and even videos inside messages!

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chattable 8 months ago

This could be used to add minigames to messages, or attach videos or audio files to messages.

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kuroi 8 months ago

oh daaang, i can't wait!

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chattable 8 months ago

It's working on beta rn, tested on nightscape

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tapeykatt 8 months ago

I have a problem with this. Some people might use that feature to embed HTMLs with JS exploits.

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chattable 8 months ago

Only the chat owner & it's set moderators can send attachments due to this reason.

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chattable updated their site.

8 months ago

index

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chattable 8 months ago

Joining in on the halloween fun

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fykeworlds 8 months ago

spooky seasonn :OO

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kirbydogs 8 months ago

ITS SPOOKY MONTH!!!

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chattable

8 months ago

We've removed our button wall to help prevent trolls or other people with ill intent from having easy access to a number of our users. This section has been replaced with a testimonial section.

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chattable 8 months ago

If you'd like to leave a testimonial for Chattable feel free to email it to chattable@xobyte.org

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chattable

9 months ago

Now that the UI update has been out a bit, what's everyone's thoughts?

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chattable 9 months ago

https://iframe.chat/updates/article/2025-design.html

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kkbkkb 9 months ago

it's great and all but i miss the charm of the previous themes and UI ; - ;

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chattable 9 months ago

Many of the themes haven't changed! I just added some spice to some super old ones which haven't been edited since 2021 (and chattable has a lot of new things to customize now)

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phelah 8 months ago

Feels too smooth and clean, but reading your article about the decision makes me appreciate it. I can admit there have been times where I've given up one something just because the site isn't easy to understand. (Github repositories, if that's what they're called, always get me. I can never naviagte them easily)

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chattable

9 months ago

The Kick Theme/Demo just got a big redesign with a frutiger-aero look. This theme was made in reference to Kik Messenger but never really looked the part. Now it does!

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chattable 9 months ago

I've been feeling really creative lately so I redid the XP theme too lol

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chattable 9 months ago

Pink theme got an update, it looked (and was) neglected

chattable

9 months ago

https://iframe.chat/updates/article/88x31-web-button.html

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chattable

9 months ago

Beta has dark mode now btw

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abberation 9 months ago

Oh yes...

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abberation chattable

9 months ago

I love you Chattable

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chattable 9 months ago

Chattable loves you too

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gorciu 9 months ago

a cbox alternative is loving someone? XDDDDD

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chattable 9 months ago

Chattable has room in its heart for anyone

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chattable

9 months ago

New theme for Chattable called bytechat, a fun reference to bitchat if you guys have heard of it. It's a decentralized messaging app that uses tor & a bluetooth mesh network to work when it has no access to internet or cellular. It's cool, you can chat with strangers in "rooms" too, much like Chattable

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chattable 9 months ago

For clarity, bitchat is pronounced bit-chat and yes, that's its name. https://bitchats.app/

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kkbkkb 9 months ago

bitch-at bitch-at bitch-at >:3 HEHEHEHE

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chattable

10 months ago

Kyle says he's investigating the URL parameter issue. This will determine if I change hosts back to Neocities for Chattable. I like the platform, as a form of posting updates & seeing updates but if it withers my site's functionality it defeats the usefulness.

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datoxicwaltz 10 months ago

whys the website gone modern

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chattable 10 months ago

It's easier to navigate, more accessible for those with disabilities, looks cleaner on my portfolio, and I like bootstrap. With as many new users I get every month I want to make navigation as easy as possible which started with improving the dashboard and led to overhauling everything.

chattable 9 months ago

Edit: Kyle provided a workaround solution which I was already aware of but it required me to change the links in each of your iframes (not possible) so I'm choosing to stay self hosted but will continue to post and comment on Neocities.

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