# Babble Chat

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/babble-chat/87297
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** broken
**Created:** [May 11, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/babble-chat/87297 "2018-05-11T22:08:04Z")
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### Author: ![gdpelican](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gdpelican/32/81308_2.png) [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/babble-chat/87297/53 "2018-07-05T11:15:21Z")

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Hey team, I’ve just released the PM branch for beta testing. This is a pretty significant update (it’ll be a major version bump once it goes into master), so I’d love some folks to try it out if you’re willing. What’s new:

- **Direct messaging** : You can now have a one-to-one babble chat with anyone you could send a private message to.  

- **More intuitive and customizable chat handle** : The babble widget is now much more customizable through css, and indicates when you have unread content and mentions  

- **Better unread indication** : Always know when you have stuff to read, and where. Channels are marked with whether they are read or not, and indicate if there are direct messages or @mentions  

- **Who’s online integration** : If you have this plugin installed alongside the [Who’s online](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whos-online-plugin-discourse-whos-online/52345) plugin, it will highlight who is online in the direct messages section, as well as avatars within the chat itself.  

It’s currently live on [https://discourse-babble.com](https://discourse-babble.com), or you can install it yourself by referencing the `pms` branch of the Babble repo:

```plaintext
# app.yml
- git clone -b pms git@github.com:gdpelican/babble.git

```

Eager to hear your feedback; let me know how you get on.

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