2600net Web IRC Client (WP Plugin)

A high-performance, lightweight, and feature-rich Web IRC client built as a WordPress plugin. Designed specifically for the 2600net IRC network (irc.2600.net), it leverages modern WebSockets (WSS) and CSS variables for a seamless, themeable experience. For more information, visit scuttled.net.

Features

🖥️ Interface & UX

• Tabbed Buffer Management: Separate tabs for network messages, channels, and private queries.
• Smart Routing: Auto-switches tabs for active conversations and /join commands.
• Dynamic Sidebar: Automatically hides the user list on the network tab and private queries to maximize chat real estate.
• Tab Completion: Fast nickname and command completion via the Tab key.
• Persistent Input History: Cycle through previous messages/commands using Up/Down arrows.
• Nick Prompt: Displays your current active identity in the input bar with dynamic color syncing.
• Live Counters: Real-time Op and Total User counts at the top of the sidebar.
• Graceful Connections: Automatically handles "Nickname in use" errors during login by appending random digits to ensure connection success.

🎨 Customization (User Preferences)

• Themes: Instant switching between True Dark, Light, and Solarized Dark.
• Colored Nicknames: Name-hashing engine assigns unique, theme-aware HSL colors to users.
• Inline Media Previews: Optional thumbnails for image links (.jpg, .png, .gif, .webp).
• Message Filters: Clean up chat buffers by optionally hiding Join/Part/Quit messages and Nick changes.
• Auto-Join: Define a comma-separated list of favorite channels to join on connect.
• Auto-Reconnect: Configurable connection drop handling with a customizable fallback delay timer.
• Remember Me: Persistent local storage for Nickname and Channel selections (securely purges preferences when unchecked).

🛠️ Advanced IRC Support

• Full Command Set: Support for /join, /part, /msg, /nick, /topic, /whois, /me, /clear, /quote, /hop, and /dehop.
• CTCP & SysInfo: Automated background replies, active querying (/ping <nick>, /version <nick>, /ctcp), and a /sysinfo command for hardware/OS detection.
• Smart WHOIS: Single-click nickname WHOIS with formatted, human-readable responses.

Installation & Deployment

Deployment is handled via the automated install-irc-plugin.sh script.

1. Edit the script for your websocket url: nano install-irc-plugin.sh
2. Ensure the script has execution permissions: chmod +x install-irc-plugin.sh
3. Run the script, optionally providing your WordPress plugin path: ./install-irc-plugin.sh /var/www/your-site/wp-content/plugins
4. Activate the 2600net Web IRC Client in the WordPress Admin Dashboard.
5. Add the shortcode [web_irc] to any page or post.
6. Add apache proxying for WebIRCGateway WebSocket: Example to Proxy WebSocket traffic directly to the local daemon ProxyPass /webirc/websocket/ wss://127.0.0.1:8443/webirc/websocket/ ProxyPassReverse /webirc/websocket/ wss://127.0.0.1:8443/webirc/websocket/

Requirements

• Gateway: A WebSocket-to-IRC gateway (e.g.,webircgateway).
• Environment: LAMP/LEMP stack with WordPress 5.0+.

Credits & Authors

• 2600net
• r0d3nt
• Gemini Pro