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Chat Development Request for IPS

Looking for a developer to complete a chat application for an IPS-based forum.
The chat was partially developed by another developer who dropped the project for personal reasons.
Experience with IPS is welcome.

Who I'm looking for: solo developer (no teams or companies)
Budget: up to 1000 PLN
Advance: No longer providing advances. Three people signed contracts and vanished. Payment demands are underway.

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What’s already done (backend):

1. Messages
~ Sending
~ Editing
~ Deleting
~ Quoting (quoted fragment in smaller box)

2. Users
~ Nicknames
~ Avatars
~ Sent dates
~ Online/offline status
~ List of active users

3. Ranks and country flags
~ Handled in backend
~ Displayed on frontend

4. Permission system
~ Admin, moderator, regular user
~ Restrictions based on role

5. Room management
~ Create/edit rooms
~ Access via password or user list

6. Message archive
~ Query system for message history

7. Flood control
~ Message length limits

8. Attachments
~ Drag’n’drop
~ Thumbnail preview
~ Basic support for mp3/mp4/YouTube links

9. Ban and mute system
~ Temporary and permanent
~ Reasons included

10. System and warning messages
~ Manual and automatic

11. Statistics
~ Top users
~ Activity metrics

12. AJAX communication
~ Dynamic updates
~ User search

13. Chat configuration in ACP
~ Enable/disable features

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Remaining (frontend + integration):

1. Visual formatting
~ Custom CSS styles for user groups
~ Message box appearance

2. Mentions and notifications
~ “@” autocomplete dropdown
~ Sound notifications

3. Input behavior
~ Shift+Enter for new line
~ Enter or Send button to send message

4. Message translation
~ Language selector
~ Integration with translation system

5. Voice messages
~ Record and attach audio
~ Manual send after recording

6. Reactions and effects
~ Emoji reactions
~ Expand/collapse chat window
~ Inline players for mp3/mp4/YT
~ Alerts and audio notifications
~ Drag’n’drop preview for uploads

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Full Feature List Overview

1. Main Chat
~ Nickname, avatar, date, message
~ Country flag before nickname
~ Rank after nickname
~ Individual formatting per group
~ Quote formatting with smaller box
~ Autocomplete on “@”
~ Shift+Enter vs Enter
~ Active users list
~ Online/offline status
~ Toggle message & mention sounds
~ Collapsible announcement
~ Collapse chat into header bar
~ Delete/edit/quote
~ Emojis and file uploads
~ Upload preview
~ Inline audio/video players
~ Record and send voice message
~ Top users list
~ Stats (total, today, monthly)
~ Responsive layout for mobile
~ Message translation
~ Character counter
~ Emoji reactions
~ Anti-flood
~ System messages
~ “Jump to latest unread” feature

2. Rooms
~ Create private rooms
~ Password or access list
~ Rename room
~ Switch tabs between rooms

3. Admin Permissions
~ Ban/unban (temp/permanent) + reason
~ Mute/unmute (temp/permanent) + reason
~ Set announcement
~ Send warnings
~ Edit/delete any message
~ Access archive (filter/sort/search)
~ Promote moderators/admins
~ Assign bot for system messages

4. Moderator Permissions
~ Ban/mute (temporary) + reason
~ Access archive
~ Send warnings

5. IPS Chat Settings
~ Toggle flag before nickname
~ Toggle rank after nickname
~ Group-based CSS formatting
~ Enable edit/delete/quote
~ Chat height/width
~ Auto-delete after X time
~ Font customization
~ Input behavior toggle
~ Manage admins/mods
~ Banlist management
~ Archive toggle
~ Slow mode
~ Drag’n’drop toggle + max size
~ Time format
~ Word filter + replacement
~ Hide chat on selected pages
~ Auto-load on scroll
~ Max message length
~ Messages loaded on open
~ URL/video/audio permissions
~ Group-based restrictions
~ Room add/edit/delete/copy
~ Access control per room
~ Reload chat on issue
~ Mass delete system/messages (12h/24h/7d/1mo)
~ Import/export messages