Title: [Plugin: Quick Chat] Delete history
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Quick Chat] Delete history

 *  [leenab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leenab/)
 * (@leenab)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/)
 * Hi,
 * Is it possible for the chat to automatically delete the message history of each
   user as they logoff?
 * Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/quick-chat/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/quick-chat/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Marko-M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marko-m/)
 * (@marko-m)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863524)
 * Out of the box no this is not possible. By modifying Quick Chat code it is probably
   possible, actually anything is possible by changing source code.
 * Regards
    Marko
 *  [alby54](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alby54/)
 * (@alby54)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863584)
 * I use this thread because my question is somehow related. I need to have a command
   to clean up the whole history in one bit. I was hoping that setting the number
   of the 300 default messages to 0 would have solved the problem but it doesn’t
   accept a value of zero. This command is one of the most important features a 
   chat should have because allows moderators to wipe off the board suddenly killing
   everything that goes against rules like for instance posting personal data and
   so on. Maybe a little help with a bit of extra coding to enable the total clean
   would do it?
 * thx
 *  Plugin Author [Marko-M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marko-m/)
 * (@marko-m)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863585)
 * Implementing this “clean slate” command wouldn’t achieve your goal. When you 
   as admin delete one or all messages this change will affect only new users (or
   existing users who reload page). Deleted message will not disappear from other
   users chat history until they reload page. Reasons for this have technical nature.
   I could complicate design to circumvent this technical limitation but this would
   up performance requirements and chat applications like Quick Chat need a lot 
   of server power as is. It just doesn’t pay off to go into this.
 * As always, if this is something really important to you, I can be hired to implement
   it. I don’t believe all users would agree to up performance requirements for 
   everyone with feature that only some users would find useful or necessary.
 *  [alby54](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alby54/)
 * (@alby54)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863586)
 * Thank you Marko, I totally agree with you. Btw, using toggle (which I think should
   have a different name) and then clean, works at least to clear up what the admin
   has on view.
 *  Plugin Author [Marko-M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marko-m/)
 * (@marko-m)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863587)
 * If you have an idea please suggest a name for “toggle”? I had a hard time finding
   something short, one word preferably maybe two that makes sense in this context.
 *  [alby54](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alby54/)
 * (@alby54)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863588)
 * Well I understand….. anyway the concept should be select all / deselect all, 
   hard to find one word for that; may be tick/untick or tick-toggle ?
 *  Plugin Author [Marko-M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marko-m/)
 * (@marko-m)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-quick-chat-delete-history/#post-2863589)
 * “select all / deselect all” is a bit too long for link or button but “tick-toggle”
   looks OK and better than current “toggle”. I’m putting it on my TODO. Thanks 
   and wish you all best.

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