How to Build Chat for Virtual Events
Blog post from PubNub
Chat Components, maintained by the developer community and built with PubNub, facilitate the integration of scalable chat solutions into virtual events by providing a robust backend capable of handling high message volumes during popular events. These components offer customizable features such as profanity filtering, message persistence, and push notifications, ensuring a safe, engaging, and seamless user experience across platforms like React, Android, and iOS. PubNub's offerings include a free account tier, various SDKs, and Chat Components to suit different development needs, with the flexibility to enable or disable features for rapid prototyping or production builds. The Chat Components, structured with elements like Channel List, Member List, Message List, and Message Input, ensure a cohesive chat experience, and developers can explore these through demos and tutorials available on GitHub to understand their application in real-world virtual events.