IPS 5.x Resources

‼️If you are using IPS Cloud, please consider carefully before purchasing. IPS may block chat applications on their Cloud platform at any time.
ChatPro is the next generation of our chat solutions, built completely from scratch.
It preserves what worked best in previous products while introducing modern features designed for today's communication needs with a strong focus on simplicity, usability, and intuitive management.
⚡ Connectivity
AJAX Short Polling (self-hosted only): Stable and reliable across all hosting environments
AJAX Long Polling (self-hosted only): Faster message delivery, near real-time experience
RTHub Integration: High-performance real-time chat with reduced server load and improved responsiveness
‼️Ajax Polling does not work on IPS Cloud. You need to use RTHub for realtime connections.
💬 Chat & Interaction
Public Chat Rooms: Admin-managed rooms with rules, scheduling, and group-based permissions
Private Chat (1–1): Direct messaging between members
Group Chat: Create private group conversations with ease
Club Chat: Dedicated chat rooms for clubs and communities
Message Replies: Reply directly to specific messages
Reactions: React to messages with emojis to boost engagement
Typing Indicators: See when other users are typing
Pin Messages: Highlight important messages by pinning them to the top of the chat
Notification Controls: Enable or disable chat notifications per user
Self-Destruct Messages: Allows messages to be automatically deleted after a specified period of time.
Legacy Plugin Support: Compatible with existing plugins from Chatbox Free and Chatbox Plus

📎 Message Content & Moderation
A lightweight editor with just the right features:
Automatically renders mention, emojis, images, videos, audio, and rich media instantly when you paste a link
Supports essential Markdown formatting such as Ctrl + B, Ctrl + I, and Ctrl + Shift + X
File & Media Uploads: Upload and share images, videos, audio files, and attachments
Message Search: Quickly find past conversations
Auto-Delete Messages: Automatically remove messages after a defined period
Message Reporting: Report inappropriate or abusive content
Ignore Users: Hide messages from unwanted users
Flood Control: Prevent spam by limiting message frequency

🎛️ Interface & Integration
Global Chat Window: Floating chat accessible from all pages
Embeddable Chat Widget: Easily integrate chat into any page or layout
Modern Responsive UI: Clean, mobile-friendly interface optimized for all devices

🚀 Discover ChatPro add-ons!
Download high-quality addons to extend features, boost performance, and customize your ChatPro experience.
https://ipsappzone.com/tags/chatpro-addons/

👀 DEMO
https://demo.ipsappzone.com/chatpro/?id=1
(Click the Trial account button in the top-right corner to create a trial account and test the demo application)

VideoBox is an application that allows sharing videos & livestream (from Twitch & Youtube), the best choice to run your own Movies/TV Shows website.
Live demo: http://demo.ipsappzone.com/video/
Features:
Categories/subcategories.
Custom fields for video's information. 
Protected custom fields that only display for logged members, or who liked the video.
Search videos by custom fields.
Video Collections: create/edit/remove the collections for your videos.
Servers: allows sharing videos from various sources. This feature is also suitable for multi-episode series.
Widgets: top poster, top videos, random videos, featured videos in a slider, collections in a carousel, quick search by custom fields,...
Pages system: easy to create a new page with custom content.
Uploading or using external video URL (supports: mp4, m4v, webm, m3u8, youtube, vimeo, dailymotion).
Using VideoJS to play video formats: mp4, m4v, webm. With plugins:
Support VTT captions
Preroll video for advertising purpose.
Watermark
Media Tags system to define your custom player embedded from any video services.
Live Streams from Twitch.tv and Youtube.com
View video in lightbox
Friendly URL.
Comment system.
Review system
Rating system.
Following system.
Clubs
Reactions
Supports Nexus (Commerce) to sell and buy videos. 
Supports all Points systems:
Points for new video
Points for new comment
Points for new review
Points for reaction
Lazyload.
Tags.
Latest Videos RSS feed.

ChatPro Ads is a basic, easy-to-use advertising and announcement tool designed specifically for ChatPro. It lets you display custom banners, VIP upgrade promos, or helpful reminders directly inside your chatrooms with absolute ease and zero performance impact.
Key Features:
Flexible Target Controls: You can easily control where and who sees your ads. Simply choose:
Specific Chatrooms: Only display selected ads in specific channels.
Target Member Groups: Choose exactly which user groups see the messages (for example, you can target VIP upgrade ads only to non-paying members).
Smart & Spam-Free Delivery: To keep your chatrooms clean and friendly, the app automatically counts real-time active user messages in the background. It will only display advertisements after a specific number of new user messages are sent (e.g., show an ad only after 5 new messages). This prevents promotions from spamming or cluttering quiet chatrooms.
Zero Database & AJAX-Free: Runs entirely in the browser with native JavaScript for maximum speed and zero server load
Ready-to-Use Message Templates: To make your setup even easier, the app includes a helper library of pre-designed message templates in the admin panel. Simply click to copy the beautiful HTML code, paste it into your message list, and easily edit the text to match your needs.

This app acts as an addon for Chatbox Pro. It sends system messages to a specified chat room when there are new posts, new replies, new member registrations...
Supports content from the following apps: Forums, Pages, Downloads, Blogs, Gallery, Videobox, Musicbox.

ChatPRO Doodle is an add-on for Chatbox PRO that lets users draw simple doodles directly inside conversations. It makes chatting more expressive and fun by allowing quick hand-drawn sketches with basic colors. Because sometimes a doodle says more than a thousand words. ✏️😊
Demo: https://demo.ipsappzone.com/chatpro/
(Click the Trial account button in the top-right corner to create a trial account and test the demo application)

This is an addon for Chatbox PRO that allows users search and share GIFs directly in chats.
With simple permission controls and content filtering, it helps make conversations more expressive, fun, and engaging.

ChatPro Magic Words is a fun and interactive visual addon for ChatPRO that automatically triggers stunning animated effects whenever users type specific keywords in chat conversations.
Key Features:
Create and manage custom keyword triggers linked to different animation effects for each chat room.
Includes a wide collection of unique animated effects:
Multi-Fireworks Blast
Corner Side Cannons
Flying Santa Sleigh
Golden Stars Cluster
Heart Shower
Red Kiss Smack
Money Rain
Night Fireflies Glow
Floating Balloons Rise
Spooky Halloween Ghost
Rain & Thunderstorm
Cozy Christmas Spirit
Lunar New Year
New Year Cheers
Ethereal Mid-Autumn Moon
Birthday Party Blast
Instant Preview allows you to preview and select animations directly from the ACP.
Easily configure which private chats, user groups, or public chat rooms can use specific effects.
Perfect for holidays, celebrations, seasonal events, community engagement, and making chat conversations feel more alive and entertaining.

Enhance your community chat experience with ChatPro Play. A lightweight addon for Chatbox PRO that adds interactive games with beautiful visual effects:
🎲 Dice
🪙 Coin Flip
✌️ Rock Paper Scissors
🎰 Slot Machine
Give your members more reasons to stay active and have fun together!

ChatPro Poll is an add-on for Chatbox PRO that allows users to create and manage polls directly inside chat conversations.
Features & Options
Poll Creation
Create polls with custom question and add multiple answer options
Add, remove, and reorder choices easily
Simple and clean popup interface
Voting Controls
Set maximum choices per user
Support single or multiple selection
Allow users to change their vote
Allow authors to close polls manually
Enable or disable public voter list
Expiration Settings
Set poll expiration time
Option to keep poll open indefinitely
Countdown timer display
Automatic status update when expired
ACP Management
Choose which user groups can create polls
Enable polls in Public Rooms
Enable polls in Group Chats
Enable polls in Private Chats
Set maximum choices per poll
Configure question character limit
Configure answer character limit
Manage all polls easily
ChatPro Poll integrates seamlessly into Chatbox PRO, helping communities increase engagement, collect feedback, and run interactive discussions directly within the chat system.

This application is an add-on for Chatbox PRO that lists all private and group chat rooms in ACP. It allows Admin to search by room ID or username, and easily view or delete chat rooms.

This application is designed to provide a simpler, more streamlined homepage for the Downloads application using either a tabs or grid layout. It includes options to hide the submitter information, adjust image aspect ratios (16:9, 1:1, 21:9), simplify the categories block... The portal is complemented by several useful widgets:
What’s New with Tabs or Grid display modes for highlighting recent and relevant files
Changelogs: a visual timeline of file updates
MagicWall: a cinematic, animated wall of file screenshots with smooth random transitions to create an eye-catching showcase area
Custom File Feed: an extended version of the default File Feed with an additional random display mode
Stats:
Total Members
Total Files
Total Downloads
Total Comments
Total Reviews
Hot Files of the Week
Latest File
Recently Updated File
More widgets will be added in future updates based on community feedback.
Demo: https://ipsappzone.com/

Active Viewers is an application that displays the list of members currently viewing specific content on your site with AJAX updates, helping users see who is engaging with discussions or browsing category.
Key Features:
Displays the list of members currently viewing specific content, supports:
IPS Apps: Forums, Downloads, Pages, Blog, Gallery,
Videobox
Mangahub
SportApps
Video Directory
Services
Quizzes
Links Directory
Tutorials
Staff Applications System
Recipes
Games
Movies
Music
Crowdfunding
Raffles
Jobs
Routes
In category view, shows the total number of users viewing each post.
Specify which member groups can use this feature.
Polling interval is configurable.
Polling pauses when the user is idle.
2 display layouts for the online members list.
Integrates with RTHub to use real-time services from Pusher or Ably.
This application does not work on IPS Cloud

Advanced Messenger enhances private messaging with powerful features:
Advanced search - With message-level search with deep-linking anchors and driven scrolling for precise navigation.
Reactions - Send reactions in private conversations, making interactions more engaging and expressive.
Welcome Message - Automatically send a welcome message to new registered members. Integrated AI to generate message content dynamically.
Auto-Reply Messages - Allows users to configure an auto-reply message which is sent as an automatic response to incoming conversations.
Restrict Consecutive Messages - Prevent users from sending multiple messages in a row without receiving a reply.
PM Restrictions - Control which member groups are allowed to send private messages to other member groups.
Message Notes - Allows users to attach notes to messages, visible to all participants in the conversation. This feature helps highlight important information, reminders, or additional context within discussions.
Signature - Allow users to showcase their personal signature in private messages, adding a personalized touch to conversations.
Bulk PM - Send messages to multiple members at once, integrated with Member Filters for easy recipient selection
Upgrade your messaging experience with better engagement and control 😬

Transform your profiles into a space where creativity and self-expression thrive with Advanced Profile Page!
Key Features:
Custom Backgrounds: Let members personalize their profile with custom backgrounds that reflect their personality.
Favorite Song: Add a favorite song with a custom title and let others experience your vibe. Display it exactly how you want as a compact sidebar widget or a gorgeous header overlay with dynamic audio bars.
Notes with Style: Update moods, statuses, or share thoughts using text notes with support for emojis, Font Awesome icons, customizable background and text colors.
Photo Albums: Members can upload and showcase their favorite images in a beautiful album format.
All these features are conveniently displayed in a stylish sidebar, enhancing the visual appeal and interaction of profile pages. Admins can easily manage feature availability with ACP settings, enabling or disabling individual features for specific member groups.
Demo: https://demo.ipsappzone.com/profile/1-admin/

This application will get topics from selected forums or clubs, and display as a feed with essential enhancements:
Quick reply. Reactions. Ajax Paginations. Ajax for edit/delete/hide/unhide/lock/unlock options Option to set widget's title. Option to set how topics should be loaded per page. Option to truncate lines. Option to enable/disable rich text. Option to show/hide the topic's title. Automated title. User will no need to enter the title when posting a new topic.  Creating multiple feeds and easy to manage them in different groups. Each feed has a unique page with friendly URL. Ability to use a Widget to display a feed. Supports Clubs. (Required Forums app)

AVRecorder is an application that adds a recording button into the Editor, allowing users to record audio and attach it directly to post content as an attachment.
Key Features:
Record audio (.mp3) with ease.
Preview recorded files before uploading.
Set maximum recording duration (in seconds).
Customize bitrates for recordings.
Restrict usage to specific member groups.
Use the API from Deepgram or AssemblyAI to convert speech to text.
Voice of the community widget to display the latest recordings, allowing direct playback with beautiful audio wave effects.
Important Note:
As recordings are uploaded as post attachments, users must have permission to upload attachments to use the recording feature.
Both Deepgram and AssemblyAI offer limited free usage tiers. If you exceed the free limits, you will need to pay to continue using speech-to-text feature.

This is very simple chat system with the basic features:
Ajax chat, auto update.
Display as a widget, so you can place it in sidebar or top page.
Sound notification. User can toggle on/off.
Admins/Moderators can block users.
Load more messages when scrolling end (or top).
Rules.
Supports emoticons, URL, Images (GIF, PNG, JPG)
Supports GIPHY to finds GIFs and Stickers by using /giphy command (Eg: /giphy happy new year)
Supports Voice Messages
Supports Youtube, playing video in iframe and popup 
@mention by clicking on usernames.
Flood control.
Bad word filters.
Time format.
Display newer messages in top or bottom.
Permissions for viewing, chatting & management.
Edit/Delete messages.
Demo: https://demo.ipsappzone.com/bimchatbox/
This is a free version with basic features, if you need advanced features, take a look at PLUS version:
 
 

‼️If you are using IPS Cloud, please consider carefully before purchasing. IPS may block chat applications on their Cloud platform at any time.

Switching from Chatbox PLUS to ChatLite? Read This First
If you are using the old Chatbox PLUS application, do not upgrade using the new ChatLite tar file. Instead, install ChatLite as a new application. Your data will be migrated automatically, and you can uninstall the old Chatbox PLUS application afterward.
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ChatLite supports real-time communication through Pusher, Ably or Centrifugo when integrated with the RTHub application, providing a dynamic alternative to its default reliance on periodic Ajax calls to the server.
Demo: https://demo.ipsappzone.com/chatlite/room/1-public/
⭐Features:
Private one-2-one chat:
Chat boxes display on bottom right allow member to chat with each other.
Multi chat at same time.
Permission for who can use the private chat.
Ability to select skin for each box.
Load more messages on scroll up (or down).
Easy to find member name to start the chat.
Sound notification for new message.
Report messages.
User online status.
Minimize and close chat boxes.
Ban settings.
Supports Clean Text Input with emoji, Youtube, URL, images, audio files, GIPHY
Supports Lazyload images.
Interval in milliseconds.
Flood control.
Message length limit.
Permission to edit/delete messages.
Fully responsive - will adapt to mobile, tablet, desktop.
Group Chat
This feature is an extension of Member Chat to allow users to create a group and invite people to chat.
Option to set maximum users in a group.
Users can leave group whenever they want.
Displaying users list in a group.
System notification when user joins/leaves group.
Group owner can rename the group.
Permission for who can invite people to join group. 
Rooms & Clubs Chat
Admin can create multiple rooms, display rooms in widgets, or a new page.
Club owner can create a room.
Announcement & Rules for each room.
Online Users list.
Allow guest to join and chat with their custom nickname and random avatar.
Show online users in the panel or popup.
Auto idle after X minutes.
Auto schedule: You can now set specific times for your room to automatically open and close. 
Global Chat:
Show room in a a floating popup on the bottom of the pages so users can chat anywhere.
Toggle show/hide the popup.
Option to hide popup chat on mobile.
User controls:
On/Off sound notification.
Open chat in a popup.
Select skins.
Moderator controls:
Edit Announcement.
User blocking system:
Display moderator who blocked the user.
Ability to add the reason.
Auto unblock user after X minutes.
Clean room (delete all messages).
Quick edit/delete a message.
System messages to notify when:
New content posted from 3rd-party apps, supports:
Forums (new topic, new reply)
Downloads (new file, new comment, new review)
Pages (new article, new comment, new review)
Gallery (new image, new comment)
Blogs (new entry, new comment)
Calendar (new event, new comment)
Status updates, status replies
New registration.
Videobox (new video, new comment, new review)
Musicbox (new song, new comment)
Tutorials (new article, new comment)
New announcement.
New donation.
User joined/left room.
Auto Messages (Chat Bot)
Create multiple messages with cycle time in seconds.
Select a member as a Bot to post the messages automatically every X seconds.
The auto messages run on client-side, will not be saved to database for the best performance and saving database.
Archive messages:
Permission for who can view archive messages.
Search messages by member name, guest name, content, time.
Sorting messages by time, content, chatter name.
Edit/Delete/Report message.
Other features:
Input message:
Clean text: only supports URL, image URL, Youtube URL, GIF from GIPHY, upload image
Editor: You can use full formatting from Editor: color, bold, size, emoticons...
Many stylish designs available:
Standard 
Bubbles 
Condensed 
Donation & SuperChat (requires IPS Commerce) 
Allow users to donate directly in the room. 
After making a payment, the message will be highlighted in a different color.
Ability to select permission for who can donate.
Select a donation goal from Commerce.
Easy to setup the color for SuperChat based on the donation amount.
Sending system notification when someone donates to the room.
Tools for admin:
Delete all system messages
Delete all room's messages
Delete all conversation
Import messages from the Chatbox FREE
Extra features:
Report center integration allows users to report bad massages.
Auto loads old messages when scrolling down (or up).
Highlight the message row if someone mentions you.
Flood control, max messages, limit characters, sorting messages...
Display number of online users in Chat menu.
Display counter of characters when typing message.
Support IPS Link Filter for disallowed/allowed links.
Ignored Users.
Lazy load images.
Fully responsive.
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This app allows you to define your own embed rules by matching URLs with a specific pattern, then replacing them with custom HTML. This gives you full control over how external media or content appears in posts. Additionally, it features built-in support for embedding Bandcamp (tracks & albums), PDF documents, and HTML5 audio/video files.
How It Works
Each rule includes:
A Match pattern (based on a URL structure, using code like {1}, {2} for dynamic parts)
A Replace template (where variables like $1, $2 are inserted into your custom HTML)
When a user pastes a URL that fits your match pattern into the editor, it will be automatically replaced by the specified embed HTML.
📌 Example: Embed Twitch Channel
Match: https://www.twitch.tv/{1}
Replace: <iframe src="https://player.twitch.tv/?channel=$1&parent=yourdomain.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" height="578" width="620"></iframe>
Now when a user this URL to editor https://www.twitch.tv/examplechannel
It will automatically render HTML <iframe src="https://player.twitch.tv/?channel=examplechannel&parent=yourdomain.com" ...></iframe>
⚠️ Note: The pasted URL must include the same dynamic part (e.g. examplechannel) that your embed code expects.
Prebuilt Embed Rules Included
The app comes with ready-to-use rules for:
HTML5 Audio
HTML5 Video
Bandcamp track/album
PDF

EasyPopup offers a powerful, customizable solution for creating eye-catching popups on your website. Configure everything from size, position, and transitions to timing, content, and audience targeting. With IPS Member Filters, you can tailor popups to suit specific groups and boost user engagement effortlessly.
Features:
Width/Height.
Transition open/close: FadeIn/FadeOut, SlideIn, SlideUp, SlideDown, SlideBack.
Transition speed.
Positions: Top Left, Top Center, Top Right, Middle Left, Middle Center, Middle Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Center, Bottom Right
Background color.
Compose popup content using the Editor or HTML, or simply upload an image.
Supports advertisement tag in the HTML code: {advertisement="key"}
Supported template tags: {member_id}, {member_email}, {member_name}...
Auto close and show timer on popup.
Showing popups every page loads or every X minutes.
Waiting for X miliseconds to show.
Easily set specific URLs for popup display. 
IPS Member Filter System to show popups. (filter by groups, content count, joined date, last posted, last visited, reputation, member of the day....)

Enhance your site with beautiful, fully responsive Sliders and Gridview options that adapt seamlessly to any device.
Flexible Slider Customization: Choose from horizontal, vertical, or random modes; set autoplay, speed, duration, buttons, and more.
Gridview: Showcase your content in a stylish, organized layout.
Auto-Content: Automatically generates sliders from content in Pages, Forums, Gallery, Downloads, Clubs, Commerce, and additional third-party applications that use the ContentRouter extension.
RSS Feed Support: Automatically fetch content from RSS URLs.
Custom Content Management: Easily add and manage custom content to your slider/gridview; drag & drop to sort, click to edit titles, upload images, and add links.
Thumbnail Caching: creates and saves thumbnail cache for faster loading.
Widget Support: use widget to display slider/gridview.
Popup View: quick view content in a popup (supports Forums, Downloads, Pages, and Videobox)

File Flash Sale - Easily create time-limited flash sales for your Files with automatic discount management.
Select files, set discount percentages, and define start/end times.
Prices are automatically adjusted during the sale and revert back after it ends.
Optionally mark unpaid invoices as expired when the sale ends.
Includes a widget to showcase discounted files with a live countdown timer.

Requirements: This app requires both the Downloads and Commerce apps to be installed.
Note: Only supports Files – does not apply to Products from Commerce or other apps.

This application allows adding cover images or HTML in forum view quickly and easily.
Features:
Show a single image or multiple images (slider style) in the top of forum view.
Option to display forum cover in topic view.
Support HTML.
Various customization options for slider style such as navigation buttons, auto slide, max height, interval, transition effect, display forum's title & description in cover.
Fully responsive.
Demo: https://demo.ipsappzone.com/forum/2-a-test-forum/

This app helps users connect and build friendships with others in an easy and engaging way.
Features:
Friend Requests:
Users can send friend requests to connect with others.
Notifications:
Get notified when:
You receive a new friend request.
Your friend request has been accepted.
Users can manage notification preferences, choosing to enable/disable them or receive alerts via email or inline notifications.
Friend Display:
A Friends icon on the top navigation bar appears on every page.
A Friends tab is available on the profile page.
One-click access to send private messages (PM) or chat (requires Chatbox+).
Quick friend search for easy access to connections.
Privacy Settings:
Users have control over their privacy, with options to set:
Who can view their profile.
Who can send them private messages.
Who can see their friends list on their profile.
Support the uStatus application with the permission: Who can post on your profile.
Suggested Friends Widget:
A widget displays random users you may know, available in slider or grid view for easy browsing.
Mutual Friends Display:
Mutual friends are shown on the profile page and in the suggested friends widget, making it easy to find common connections.

This app allows members to add a gallery to their post by BBCode. (Supports Forums & Pages)
The application may not work properly on IPS Cloud.
Main Features:
Enable/disable
Groups can use
Responsive Gallery
Customization: width/height, auto play, thumbnail, transitions, speed, image crop
There is a form in the editor that helps members easy to add image URLs, captions, or select albums (from Gallery app)
Demo: https://demo.ipsappzone.com/topic/1013-gallery-test/