Forum:Shoutbox Sidebar Widget

This might have been asked already, but i have been unable to find information about it. Using a default skin for the admin settings, is there a way to add the shoutbox widget permanently to the sidebar, and get rid of the Wikianswers widget? My co-creators and I would like to do this without having to create a custom Monaco skin, or telling everyone to change their preferences and add it manually.. We've tried adding it via the widget dashboard, but it disappears after refresh or navigating to another page. Thanks for your assistance. Luna diviner 03:10, 2 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Every users have their own widgets setup.
 * You can't choose wich widgets others users will see by default.
 * I too would like the Shout Box to be in the default widget because it's hardly used. — TulipVorlax 03:19, 2 August 2009 (UTC)


 * In my opinion, the shoutbox should not in general be default. It has far too many limitations and I find it isn't strictly necessary. It's only a way of announcing that you're on the wiki at the moment, and that can be done by simply doing your routine edits. Hence the use of "shoutbox" rather than "chat box". This is the reason it's hardly used. If you'd like you and your fellow users to whip up a nice live discussion, the best option is IRC.
 * However, if you'd like it to appear for you every time, don't worry; you don't need to a whole new custom skin for it. All you need to do is drag the widget to the sidebar from the Dashboard, and it will stay there for every time you load a page on (almost) any wiki on Wikia. For the Wikianswers widget, if you are signed in and you close it, it will close permanently for you. Wjxhuang,  the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 06:19, 2 August 2009 (UTC)