Where exactly does the code go?

One line in PAGE_CONTAINER, which wraps every page, so a single template edit puts the chat on the whole forum.

Will it compete with my threads?

They do different jobs, and forums that run both find the split obvious in practice. A thread is for something worth finding again in six months. A room is for the evening a match is on, where thirty posts of live reaction would be noise in a thread and are the whole point in a chat.

Are my forum members identified?

Through single sign-on, yes — the name and avatar beside a message are the ones the forum already uses, so a regular is recognisable in both places.

Does a XenForo upgrade break the template edit?

A template edit is flagged as outdated after an upgrade and is easy to re-apply, which is standard for any XenForo customisation. The line itself does not change.

A chat for your XenForo forum

One line in PAGE_CONTAINER. Your forum keeps doing what forums are good at, and the chat covers the part threads are bad at.

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One template edit

PAGE_CONTAINER wraps every page, so the chat is on the whole forum after a single change.

It does not compete with threads

A thread is for something worth finding again. A chat is for the evening a match is on. Different jobs.

Moderation you already understand

Word filter, link rules, bans — the same shape as your forum’s, in a dashboard your moderators can reach.

Installing it

On XenForo, it goes here

Appearance → Templates → PAGE_CONTAINER, and paste the snippet immediately before </body>.

Full instructions

Questions

Where exactly does the code go?: One line in PAGE_CONTAINER, which wraps every page, so a single template edit puts the chat on the whole forum.
Will it compete with my threads?: They do different jobs, and forums that run both find the split obvious in practice. A thread is for something worth finding again in six months. A room is for the evening a match is on, where thirty posts of live reaction would be noise in a thread and are the whole point in a chat.
Are my forum members identified?: Through single sign-on, yes — the name and avatar beside a message are the ones the forum already uses, so a regular is recognisable in both places.
Does a XenForo upgrade break the template edit?: A template edit is flagged as outdated after an upgrade and is easy to re-apply, which is standard for any XenForo customisation. The line itself does not change.

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No card, and nothing to uninstall if you change your mind — it is one line.

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Or look at what it does first

The feature pages cover the chat, the support side, moderation and single sign-on.

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