{"id":4491,"date":"2018-12-25T13:11:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T13:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rumbletalk.com\/blog\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=4491"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:11:55","slug":"how-to-switch-the-chat-to-be-offline","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/rumbletalk.com\/blog\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/how-to-switch-the-chat-to-be-offline\/","title":{"rendered":"How to switch the chat to be offline?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can switch the chat to be offline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Open the admin panel.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the admin panel and open the settings option.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220523050434\/chatoperations.png\" alt=\"chat operations\" class=\"wp-image-13264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220523050434\/chatoperations.png 800w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220523050434\/chatoperations-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220523050434\/chatoperations-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Set the chatroom to offline.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the button shown below. You will be asked to confirm the action.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/help\/disconnect-all-chatters\/disco-all.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220518042316\/chatstatusoffline-e1712900685923.png\" alt=\"chat offline\" class=\"wp-image-13212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220518042316\/chatstatusoffline-e1712900685923.png 800w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220518042316\/chatstatusoffline-e1712900685923-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20220518042316\/chatstatusoffline-e1712900685923-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. The chat is now offline.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any logged in users will be logged out, and the default offline message will show.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1pfint8izqszg.cloudfront.net\/new\/images\/support\/how_to_offline_the_chat\/offline-basic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326080629\/offline.png\" alt=\"offline\" class=\"wp-image-5900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326080629\/offline.png 800w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326080629\/offline-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326080629\/offline-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Offline with contact form.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you check the &#8216;Show contact form&#8217; check-box in the admin panel, and provide a valid email address, a contact form will be displayed to the users.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1pfint8izqszg.cloudfront.net\/new\/images\/support\/how_to_offline_the_chat\/offline-contact-form.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091319\/contact_form.png\" alt=\"contact form\" class=\"wp-image-5910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091319\/contact_form.png 800w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091319\/contact_form-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091319\/contact_form-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Custom offline message.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plain text or html tags can be entered to customise your offline message.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/help\/disconnect-all-chatters\/custom-offline-message.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"654\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091447\/message_001-2.png\" alt=\"message\" class=\"wp-image-5912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091447\/message_001-2.png 654w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091447\/message_001-2-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1pfint8izqszg.cloudfront.net\/new\/images\/support\/how_to_offline_the_chat\/offline-custom-chatroom.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091324\/offline_message.png\" alt=\"offline message\" class=\"wp-image-5911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091324\/offline_message.png 800w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091324\/offline_message-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/d241b8qep9dzid.cloudfront.net\/20190326091324\/offline_message-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This can be combined with the contact form to ensure the highest levels of engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to switch the chat to be offline? 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