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Chat

message 1 of 13
by » Thu Feb 19, 2026 07:14 am

Hey David, it may be a lot harder now than it used to be, (I haven't done it in years) but would it be a lot of trouble to add a live chat section to the site?  John

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message 2 of 13
by » Thu Feb 19, 2026 01:39 pm

Unsure. I would need to code one up. I'll look around for a free one that may be less coding and if none found I'll see how my time is flowing to code one.

 

David and the CoolCyberCats


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re: Chat

message 3 of 13
by » Thu Feb 19, 2026 09:24 pm

I found they way I'll do it. I'll just get a basic chat up initially and after it works I'll have it use the users image (if the account has one). But only members who are logged in will be acle to get to the chat feature. Give me a few days to a week and I should have it up. 

I still need to deal with the Pet Finder API they dropped. The other place I asked for an API key has not responded. GRRRR.

 

David and the CoolCyberCats


Forever in my heart





Cats Nap. Only Humans Put Them "To Sleep": Sterilize, Don't Euthanize!

 

re: Chat

message 4 of 13
by » Fri Feb 20, 2026 07:27 am

Oh, thanks David!  That's great!  I used to visit a site called Sugarcats, (now defunct) and I'd often sit late nights in their chat room, (usually doing other things at the same time).  Especially in the middle of the night, you can sometimes feel like the last person on Earth, especially if you've recently experienced a loss, and it was always so nice to be there for anybody who needed another human to talk to.

I do miss the Pet Finder pictures, but admittedly, it just made me wish I could adopt all of them.  John

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message 5 of 13
by » Fri Feb 20, 2026 01:05 pm

I am not sure if many people visit the site, night or not, so unsure how many catters you will find. I started on it last night, I may have v1 an a couple days hopefully. I am not storing the messages either, no database involved, so no history ever.

 

David and the CoolCyberCats


Forever in my heart





Cats Nap. Only Humans Put Them "To Sleep": Sterilize, Don't Euthanize!

 

re: Chat

message 6 of 13
by » Fri Feb 20, 2026 08:37 pm

Chat page is up where members can go and live chat if they want.

 

David and the CoolCyberCats


Forever in my heart





Cats Nap. Only Humans Put Them "To Sleep": Sterilize, Don't Euthanize!

 

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