Chat Factory 4.5.4 released on May 19, 2020.

• Fixed an issue regarding update URLs on multilanguage site.

Chat Factory 4.5.3 released on February 10, 2020.

• Fixed issues regarding chat history, settings display when caching is enabled, display backend permissions.

Chat Factory 4.5.2 released on June 3, 2019.

• New feature: added option to always restrict chat windows to mobile module.

Chat Factory 4.5.1 released on December 10, 2018.

• Compatibility to Joomla! 4.x.

Chat Factory 4.5.0 released on September 20, 2018.

• Fixed issue regarding the Community Builder integration plugin.

Chat Factory 4.4.9 released on July 2, 2018.

• New feature: added 3 more jQuery Ui themes.

Chat Factory 4.4.8 released on March 1, 2018.

• New feature: multi-line messages option in user to user conversation.

Chat Factory 4.4.7 released on November 23, 2017.

• New feature: Lazy load users list.
• New feature: Groups list position option (below or above users list).

Chat Factory 4.4.6 released on October 4, 2017.

• Improved mobile experience.

Chat Factory 4.4.5 released on July 3, 2017.

• New feature: added admin option to select default theme.
• New feature: added admin option to select the default avatar.
• Fixed issue regarding JUtility loading.

Chat Factory 4.4.4 released on April 26, 2017.

• Compatibility to Joomla! 3.7

Chat Factory 4.4.3 released on February 28, 2017.

• Implemented online update system.

Chat Factory 4.4.2 released on January 6, 2017.

• Fixed issues regarding show emoticons on backend conversation archive, updated backend user conversations view, etc.

Chat Factory 4.4.1 released on September 6, 2016.

• New feature: added option to reload browser after going offline.
• Several small display adjustments.
• Fixed issues regarding MySql collation, emoticons in archive and notificatons. 

Chat Factory 4.4.0 released on June 1, 2016.

• New feature: added option to prevent module link caching.
• Fixed issue regarding friendship requests display.

Chat Factory 4.3.9 released on April 4, 2016.

• Updated Inflector class.

Chat Factory 4.3.8 released on January 21, 2016.

• Refactored intergration with Love Factory (will work only with Love Factory 4.4.1 and above).

Chat Factory 4.3.7 released on January 15, 2016.

• New feature: option to enable or disable groups.

Chat Factory 4.3.6 released on November 2, 2015.

• Updated Love Factory integration.

Chat Factory 4.3.5 released on July 28, 2015.

• Optimisation: if integrated with Love Factory, use as nickname the user's Love Factory display name.
• Added missing language strings to translation file.

Chat Factory 4.3.4 released on September 16, 2014.

• New feature: product is now responsive.
• Updated cron job file.
• Optimisation: added help buttons on component backend.
• Removed deprecated classes and methods.
• Renamed component installation manifest file.
• Added new branding.
• Fixed issues regarding boolean form field, Love Factory integration.

Chat Factory 4.3.3 released on April 14, 2014.

• Updated emoticons to store longer text.

Chat Factory 4.3.2 released on January 9, 2014.

• Fixed several small issues including language files, last IM ad served timestamp, default status message for new users, updated the preferences window to be resizeable.

Chat Factory 4.3.1 released on November 29, 2013.

• New feature: show latest x messages from chat conversation when reloading or navigation to another page.

Chat Factory 4.3.0 released on September 30, 2013. 

• New feature: Group conversations.
• New feature: File transfers.
• New feature: Banned words list.
• Several improvements in order to reduce the server load: throttle the requests to get new messages; inactivity interval (disable all communications with the server).

Chat Factory 4.0.0 released on April 1, 2013.  

• Support for Joomla 3.0.x.
• Redesigned component interface.
  

Chat Factory 3.1.1 released on August 22, 2012.   

• New feature: added possibility to play a sound file when receiving a new message (admin enable/disable).

Chat Factory 3.1.0 released on January 31, 2012.   

• Support for Joomla 2.5.x.
• Fixed issue regarding links when using SEF.

Chat Factory 3.0.0 released on November 25, 2011.    

• New Product Concept.
• Fixed issue regarding spam protection (messages per minute), uninstall module issue.

Chat Factory 2.1.1 released on August 24, 2011.   

• Fixed issues regarding mod_rewrite when SEF enabled, multi-language site and IE (links were being redirected), Love Factory integration (members map and radius search page), scrolling on chat window jQuery 1.6.2, chat windows positions stored in cookie (different paths), module language file installation, module missing language strings.

Chat Factory 2.1.0 released on August 18, 2011.  

• Support for Joomla 1.7.x.

Chat Factory 2.0.2 released on April 12, 2011. 

• Fixed issues regarding display under IE9 and Opera, chat history container (bottom line), Community Builder (not using thumb avatar).

Chat Factory 2.0.1 released on March 11, 2011.

• New feature: Love Factory integration on restricting same gender interactions (when integrated and enabled from Love Factory).

Chat Factory 2.0.0 released on January 11, 2011.

• Redeveloped for Joomla 1.6.x.   

Chat Factory 1.2.3 released on December 6, 2010. 

• New feature: Chat Factory user plugin; option to delete Chat Factory profiles when deleting users from Joomla.
• Fixed issues regarding Chat Factory and Love Factory integration (users added to ignore list in Love Factory), user profile deleted after logout.

Chat Factory 1.2.2 released on November 19, 2010.

• Fixed issues regarding some cases where the window position was not being restored, renamed a css class that could interfere with other templates, on uploading avatar and not having "Public Front-end" in the "Allowed groups".

Chat Factory 1.2.1 released on September 27, 2010.

• New feature: added class suffix for module.

Chat Factory 1.2.0 released on August 27, 2010.

• New feature: Love Factory advanced integration allowing users to chat only if they purchased a Love Factory membership with chat rights (requirements: minimum Love Factory 1.5.0 and Chat Factory 1.2.0).

Chat Factory 1.1.0 released on June 10, 2010.

• New feature: enable/disable chat for registered users and guests.
• New feature: message history.
• Added images to the module.
• Added confirmations on several actions like add or delete friends.
• Optimisation: own jQuery library for no interference with other components.
• Fixed several issues regarding stripping HTML tags on ads, upload avatar, display avatar on userlist, advertisements, visibility of blocked users, session cookie.

Chat Factory 1.0.0 released on May 18, 2010.