Using chattable.setName() allows you to create your own input field on your website to change user's names instead of relying on them to click the gear icon.
Again it's in BETA, so don't expect to be able to implement these features yet unless you're using the beta services. These should be available to every user in a day or two.
That's fine! I'm also planning on making a snippets page, full of tools & functions for Chattable that you can copy paste into your site. This page will include a snippet for making your own name entry area using chattable.setName() but it's also documented on https://beta.iframe.chat/help/api
Using chattable.setName() allows you to create your own input field on your website to change user's names instead of relying on them to click the gear icon.
Using the on("load") event listener, you can reliably call chattable.user.name without errors or using timeouts.
Again it's in BETA, so don't expect to be able to implement these features yet unless you're using the beta services. These should be available to every user in a day or two.
That would be perfect for the new layout I'm planning! Super excited already
Im not that familiar with javascript, how would I go about using chattable.setName()
That's fine! I'm also planning on making a snippets page, full of tools & functions for Chattable that you can copy paste into your site. This page will include a snippet for making your own name entry area using chattable.setName() but it's also documented on https://beta.iframe.chat/help/api