{"id":16737,"date":"2018-08-09T01:52:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T08:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/?p=16737"},"modified":"2023-06-01T13:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T11:25:11","slug":"platform-5-1-sneak-peek-new-design-and-improvements-for-chat-exo-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-5-1-sneak-peek-new-design-and-improvements-for-chat-exo-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Platform 5.1 Sneak Peek: New Design and Improvements for Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>This post is part of a series of articles introducing some noteworthy improvements to <\/i><strong><i>eXo Platform<\/i><\/strong><i>. Watch this blog for more product news in the upcoming weeks.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The chat application built inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/?utm_source=BlogEn&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;utm_content=link\">eXo Platform<\/a> is getting a major facelift as well as some usability improvements. With this set of improvements we have set out to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernize the look of the chat application and make it fit better with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/a-look-at-exo-platform-5-new-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enterprise Skin<\/a> introduced for <a href=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/19\/exo-platform-5-0-released-lets-open-conversation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eXo Platform version 5.0<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make the <strong>chat application<\/strong> easier to use.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve the mobile user experience.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduce the ability for users to leave <strong>chat rooms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>A Look at The New Chat Interface:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This improvement is a continuation of our effort to adopt a cleaner, flatter and overall nicer looking user interface design platform-wide.<\/p>\n<p>It was important that we focus on bringing this to <strong>Chat<\/strong> next since the <strong>Chat app<\/strong> is considered as the hub for <strong><i>real-time<\/i><\/strong><strong> collaboration<\/strong> within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/?utm_source=BlogEn&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;utm_content=link\">eXo Platform<\/a> today, and we all know the importance of improving the way teams stay connected and work in real-time today.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the new design looks like on desktop browsers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16738 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg.png\" alt=\"New chat design on desktop browsers\" width=\"558\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-1250x703.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-360x202.png 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-app-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg-53x30.png 53w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s what it looks like on mobile (i.e. on our iOS and Android mobile app as well as through the native responsive web layout):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16739 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.png\" alt=\"New chat design on mobile\" width=\"391\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-35x35.png 35w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-1250x1250.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-473x473.png 473w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-328x328.png 328w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-236x236.png 236w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-131x131.png 131w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-30x30.png 30w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chat-mobile-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above and just like all features that we design, this new interface is fully web responsive:<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16740 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/web-responsive-chat-eXo-Platform-Sneak-Peek-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"New chat design : web responsive\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chat Usability Improvements:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We introduced some improvements geared at making the <strong>chat<\/strong> more intuitive to its users.<\/p>\n<p>No need to use the specific @ sign to filter users using the search box anymore. Now you have a dedicated search field right above the list of discussions where you can simply type in the user, room or space name in order to display it in the list of discussions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16741\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chat-Usability-Improvements-eXo.gif\" alt=\"Chat Usability Improvements eXo\" width=\"433\" height=\"212\"><\/p>\n<p>You also get two simple filters letting you choose how your list of discussion is displayed. The first allows you to select the order in which discussions are sorted by default, while the second lets you filter the type of discussions that are listed for you:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16742\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo.png\" alt=\"choose how your list of discussion is displayed eXo\" width=\"213\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo.png 213w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo-174x300.png 174w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo-190x328.png 190w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo-137x236.png 137w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo-76x131.png 76w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo-52x90.png 52w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Display-list-discussion-chat-eXo-17x30.png 17w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16743\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Filter-discussion-chat-eXo.png\" alt=\"filter the type of discussions eXo\" width=\"239\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Searching for messages inside the chat<\/strong> is now done by simply using the search button located inside each discussion at the top:<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16744\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Searching-for-messages-inside-the-chat-eXo.gif\" alt=\"Searching for messages inside the chat eXo\" width=\"1104\" height=\"66\">You can cycle through quick search results within messages easily as they are highlighted for you:<\/p>\n<p>Other minor usability improvements include the list of users located on the left-side pane of the discussion: It now lists <i>all <\/i>participants by default (instead of only ones who are online). This way you can see clearly who exactly is part of the discussion room you\u2019re in and what their current presence status is<\/p>\n<p>.<strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16746 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo.png\" alt=\"list of users inside the chat eXo\" width=\"315\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo.png 405w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-318x473.png 318w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-221x328.png 221w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-159x236.png 159w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-88x131.png 88w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-61x90.png 61w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/List-users-chat-eXo-20x30.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobile User Experience Improvements:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>chat\u2019s usability<\/strong> in terms of the <strong>mobile experience<\/strong> has been an area of focus in this upcoming version. We wanted to make sure that users can now work seamlessly with the chat application from the mobile devices. All user actions have therefore been carefully designed and tested to be doable easily and naturally by mobile users. Below are a few examples of this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listing discussions on mobile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16747 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-266x473.png 266w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-185x328.png 185w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-133x236.png 133w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-74x131.png 74w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-51x90.png 51w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-17x30.png 17w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filtering discussions on mobile is now quicker and easier to do:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16748 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"390\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tapping on a discussion opens it so you can discuss and read the latest messages. Here, you can now execute any of the <strong>collaborative actions<\/strong> in an easier way on mobile:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16749 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.png 297w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-170x300.png 170w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-268x473.png 268w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-186x328.png 186w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-134x236.png 134w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-74x131.png 74w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-51x90.png 51w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-17x30.png 17w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listing of discussion participants on mobile is also clear and straightforward:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16750 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"420\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the user holds a tap on a conversation, a popup is displayed containing some possible actions related to the pressed conversation. These include adding the discussion to favorites or viewing the profile of the user with whom the discussion is taking place:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16751 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5.png 900w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-266x473.png 266w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-185x328.png 185w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-133x236.png 133w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-74x131.png 74w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-51x90.png 51w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-17x30.png 17w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability for Users to Leave Chat Rooms:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a <strong>chat user<\/strong> in a busy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/digital-collaboration-software\/?utm_source=BlogEn&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;utm_content=link\">collaborative environment<\/a>, you may sometimes find yourself part of a <strong>chat room<\/strong> of which you are not or are no longer interested in being a member. As such you may wish to leave the room in order to clear your list of discussions and reduce the number of uninteresting notifications that you receive.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by customer feedback, we have now added this feature.<\/p>\n<p>Simply go to the <strong>chat room<\/strong> you want to leave, tap on its menu icon from the top bar and select \u201cLeave Room\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16752 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.png 317w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-35x35.png 35w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-233x236.png 233w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-129x131.png 129w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-89x90.png 89w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-30x30.png 30w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16753 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-1250x703.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-360x202.png 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-53x30.png 53w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That is essentially it for this set of chat improvements. We hope that you like what you see so far. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>You can test out the <strong>new improved chat application<\/strong> either directly on the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eXo Tribe<\/a> or by <a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installing the latest milestone release<\/a> of <strong>eXo Platform 5.1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more previews on what is being cooked for the <strong>upcoming 5.1 release eXo Platform 5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv-events\" style=\"background: #476fad; padding: 30px 20px; color: white;\">\n<div class=\"media\">\n<div class=\"pull-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/dw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6587 alignright\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www-upgrade.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tribe.png\" alt=\"Join The eXo Tribe\" height=\"120px\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<h4 class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/dw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join The eXo Tribe<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/dw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nRegister for our Community to Get updates, tutorials, support, and access to the Platform and add-on downloads. <strong>Sign in Now!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This post is part of a series of articles introducing some noteworthy improvements to eXo Platform. 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