=== Public Chat by DriveBird Network ===
Plugin name: Public Chat
Contributors: drivebird
Donate link: https://www.drivebird.com/public-chat
Tags: live chat, public chat, chat plugin, open chat, wordpress chat, community chat
Requires at least: 4.6
Tested up to: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.0
Stable tag: 2026.07.25
License: GPLv2
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: public-chat

Add a free, real-time public chat room to any WordPress page in seconds — powered by the DriveBird global public chat network.

== Description ==

Public Chat drops a high-quality, real-time public chat room onto a page of your WordPress site. Visitors chat together live; you white-label it as your own. It is free, unlimited, and needs no account.

The plugin does not run the chat on your server — it proxies the DriveBird chat page (https://www.drivebird.com/public-chat/chat) on the page URL you choose, so the chat appears on your own domain with your branding.

You can customise:

* Brand name shown in the chat.
* Google Analytics id (or `#` to disable analytics).
* A Home / Back URL.
* Hiding the DriveBird branding.
* Hiding the developer-documentation note.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `hello-all` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install the zip via Plugins → Add New → Upload.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
3. Open the "Public Chat" menu, set your options, and set the "Chat display URL" to the page where the chat should appear.
4. Visit that page — your public chat is live.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is it really free? =
Yes — the chat room is free and unlimited.

= Where is the chat hosted? =
On DriveBird's network; the plugin serves it from your own page URL so it looks native to your site.

== Changelog ==

= 2026.07.25 =
* Rebuilt on DriveBird's Laravel + Reverb platform. The chat is now served from https://www.drivebird.com/public-chat/chat. Existing settings are preserved on update.
* Security: added a settings-form nonce and output escaping.

= 1.0 =
* Launch.
