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Installation

Via Admin Panel

  1. Download the live-chat plugin zip file
  2. Go to Admin → Plugins
  3. Click Upload Plugin and select the zip
  4. Click Activate on the Live Chat plugin

Via Command Line

Upload the plugin folder to platform/plugins/live-chat/, then run:

bash
php artisan cms:plugin:activate live-chat

Verify Installation

After activation:

  • The floating chat widget appears on your website's frontend
  • Admin → Live Chat menu appears with Conversations, Webhooks, and Settings sub-items
  • Database tables bb_live_chat_conversations, bb_live_chat_messages, and bb_live_chat_webhooks are created

Seed Sample Data

To populate sample conversations and webhooks for testing:

bash
php artisan db:seed --class="Botble\LiveChat\Database\Seeders\LiveChatSeeder"

Uninstall

Go to Admin → Plugins, find Live Chat, and click Deactivate then Remove. All data and settings will be deleted.