[DHewes]

This works great as a simple widget, but I wanted something with a fluid width. I found that you can get free code that works EXACTLY the same way as Toxic2 has described here (Thanks for that) over at http://www.shoutmix.com. They also offer a lot more functionality and customization through their control panel (colors, sizes both px and %, etc.) as well as retention...) I went ahead and paid the $2/month for faster refreshes and 3 month retention. Again, same concept as this mod, just cut and paste the code they give you instead of this code.

With both the ShoutMix code and the original code within this mod the shoutbox is running from a remote server and embedded on your site. The code from ShoutMix is actually smaller - basically the size and where to load it from. One huge advantage from ShoutMix is that even with the free code you can change the entire color scheme remotely on their Control Panel and it happens instantly on your web site. I also like the idea of security, where you can only load the ShoutMix on the domain you specify (if you set that).

Here is what it looks like: http://www.ihmsa.net/forum/