Geeklog Plugins by Portalparts - www.portalparts.com

glMessenger plugin - version 1.9.5

Author: Blaine Lang < blaine@portalparts.com >

Current Maintainers: [Geeklog Community Members](https://github.com/Geeklog-Plugins/messenger/graphs/contributors)

Date: June 8, 2020

Requires minimum Geeklog version 2.2.1.

This Geeklog plugin provides Private Messaging Functionality for your site members. New messages are received into your inbox and users are sent a email notification to alert them unless they have disabled the user preference. Site Administrators can also send out a broadcast message using the plugin.

Summary of features:

View additional details and screen snapshots here

Refer to the wiki on the www.portalparts.com site here for the latest and updated documentation

Table of Contents

1) How to Install

You need to manually create the plugins program directories and copy the files to their appropriate directories.

First time installing a plugin ? Suggest you review the Geeklog Plugin Installation Overview Reference

Step 1 - Restore the plugin Archive

Step 2 - Create the required plugin directories for the program files

Step 3 - Copy the the required plugin files

You will be copying the files from the restored plugin files to the new directories you just created.

Step 4 - Copy the the required theme files

Step 5 - Update your theme's style.css file

Step 6 - Install the smilie images

Step 7 - Update or copy the lib-portalparts.php file

Step 8 - Run the plugin install

Congratulations - The plugin is now installed and you should see Private Messages link in the users menu block

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2) How to update from version 1.x

There are no database changes from earlier versions - just program file and template changes

Step 1 - Restore the plugin Archive

Step 2 - Restore the plugin Archive

Suggest you delete current files and copy over the new files

Step 3 - Update or copy the lib-portalparts.php file

Step 4 - Run the plugin update

Congratulations - The plugin is now updated

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3) Extending the User Profile and Preferences

For updated installation notes on how to extend the user account preferences allowing a user to control the email notification settings and add the Buddy Admin quick links to the member profile page, refer to the wiki on the www.portalparts.com site here