Techie Thoughts » Wordpress http://blog.techieant.com Open Source, software, hardware, mobile tips and reviews. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:12:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 WordPress Plugin: IM Online http://blog.techieant.com/2008/01/22/wordpress-plugin-im-online/ http://blog.techieant.com/2008/01/22/wordpress-plugin-im-online/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:02:54 +0000 Venkat http://blog.techieant.com/2008/01/22/wordpress-plugin-im-online/ Want to show your current online status on your blog… Its very simple…!!!

IM Online: A neat little Wordpress plugin will show your current online status. It supports most IM services including AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber (inc. Google Talk), Skype and ICQ.

You can show as many or as few IM network icons as you like and all options are configurable through the control panel.

Download IM Online

Installation instructions

  1. Unzip the downloaded package and drop the IM-Online folder in your Wordpress plugins folder
  2. Log into your WordPress admin panel
  3. Go to Plugins and “Activate” the plugin
  4. Go to Presentation, Widgets
  5. Drag the IM Online widget onto your sidebar panel
  6. Click the Widget-Options button (small blue-topped square)
  7. Enter the title for your Widget
  8. Return to the Widget panel and click “Save changes »”
  9. Go to Options, then IM Online
  10. Enter your account details for each service you use
  11. Click “Save changes »”
  12. Check your blog to see if it’s working!
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