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WhosOn Features & Options For The Developer

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WhosOn Developer Resources
 
WhosOn provides many options specifically for developers and web designers. This page provides information about these advanced topics. 

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Server Side Tracking

This article explains how to track visitors via the WhosOn Gateway via server side ASPX or PHP code. Using this method ensures the fastest possible visitor tracking, and enables all visitors to be tracked regardless of their Javascript settings (eg spiders). It also enables you to display any sort of custom content based on operator availability. More..

WhosOn Client API

The Client API is available as part of the WhosOn Developers kit. It documents the TCP/IP protocol used by the WhosOn Client enabling you to develop your own operator 'client' application. You can use any development tool or operating system. Java and .NET sample source code are included.

Tracking Visitors On Web Forms

This article explains how to track visitors moving through web forms. You can then see in WhosOn which form field they have completed and the values. More..

Tracking Page Events

This article explains how to track any sort of custom page event (such as a button click or outgoing-link) and show the event in WhosOn.

Sending Visitor Contact Information To WhosOn

Visitor contact information (Name, Company, Email Address & Telephone) can be tagged to each visitor in WhosOn. This information is stored in the WhosOn database and will show against the visitor on future visits. This article explains how to capture and send this information to WhosOn both via server-side code and client-side javascript.

Calling Custom Client-Side Javascript When Invites Sent

This article shows how you can use server-side ASPX code to call a custom client-side javascript function when an invite is sent to a visitor. You can them implement custom invite actions (such as showing different content).

Tracking Page Errors Via Server Side HttpModule

This artical explains how to track page errors (404 and other errors) and have them show as an excepton in WhosOn. This can be done using a server side HttpModule that sends the error information in real time to WhosOn.

Using The Chat Client Source Code

The WhosOn Chat Client is a Visual Studio 2005 Application. The source code is available to registered users (more...) This article shows how you can create your own custom chat client using Microsoft Visual Web Developer.

Returning Operator Lists From The WhosOn Gateway

The WhosOn Gateway can return an XML file containing a list of your operators and their status. This article explains how to use server-side code to read this and display a list of available operators on your web page.

Returning Visitor GEO-IP From The WhosOn Gateway

The WhosOn Gateway can return an XML file containing visitor GEO-IP information (Country, City, Region, Organization, Lattitude & Longitude). This article explains how to use server-side code to read this and display the visitors GEO-IP information.

Embedding Live Help Into Your Own Application

WhosOn includes an ActiveX control allowing Live Help to be embedded into Windows applications. This article shows how.

Embedding Live Help Directly On A Page Using An IFRAME

You may want to display the visitor chat client directly on a web page instead of a popup-window. This article shows how and how you can automatically launch the chat client in response to an invite.

Using The DotNetNuke Module

WhosOn also includes a module for DotNetNuke. Enabling you to add live visitor tracking and live chat to DotNetNuke sites with ease. More..

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