Updated May 10, 2010 Chatroll widgets are no longer working on wordpress.com blogs. 
In January I was flabbergasted to read in a wordpress.com forum thread that there were chatboxes that are iframes embeds operating on some wordpress.com blogs. As there are some that have passed through “filters” and are trusted by wordpress.com I don’t know why the support documentation does not reflect this. Perhaps listing exceptions is problematic. In addition to the meebo chatbox widgets that we can use on wordpress.com blogs, and there are three other options I want to share with my readers.
Google Talk chatback badges
To use chatback, you must have a Google Talk account … but your visitors don’t have to! They don’t even need to have an email address, or to have ever used instant messaging. See Howto: Google Talk badge on wordpress.com
Talkinator – Chat widget for WordPress.com
The idea behind Talkinator is that allowing readers to chat on your blog or website without the need to create a user or the need to download any software.
Chatroll.com for wordpress.com blogs – Chatroll widgets are no longer working on wordpress.com blogs.
No signup, no software, and no plugins are required. Guests simply enter an name to participate. Create your Chatroll live chat widget and add it to your site in under a minute. If you register at chatroll.com you can put your own URL in the iframe code (see below) and use it in a text widget. There’s a working example of the Chatroll widget in the sidebar on this wordpress.com blog.
Kymlee
March 9, 2010
thanks for the info TT, I had no idea there were other options versus Meebo!
:)
timethief
March 9, 2010
@Kymlee
You’re welcome. :)
timethief
May 10, 2010
@Kymlee
Hello there again. :)
I have heard from some bloggers that they prefer Talkinator and from others that they prefer Google Talk. The most numerous seem to be Meebo on wordpress.com and that’s not surprising because we have the widget in our widget array.
Lately some blogger friends of mine have been removing their cht widgets. They tell me that the more they chat the less comments they get so I’m wondering if that’s waht others have experienced or not.
I hope the new job is going well and I’ll have to zip over and see ifwhat you have to say. BTW you have a gorgeous voice girl and I love your lyrics too. Wherever you are is my fave. :)
Love,
TiTi
Kymlee
June 19, 2010
sorry for the delayed response, but again thanks! You are an invaluable wealth of information as always my friend. All is well, new job is stressful and challenging but ultimately perfect for me, I come home feeling generally accomplished. I’m glad you like my music, this first demo was definitely experimental, I’m hoping to branch out into more of the rock feel, but I do enjoy music no matter the genre. Wherever you are is one of my faves too. Hope to hear from you soon
Love,
Kymlee ♥
timethief
June 20, 2010
Hi Kymlee,
It’s good to hear from you and thanks for the positive feedback on my blog content. Yes I do like your music very much. You have a terrific voice and I wish you well with your music and your new job, and blogging too.
With love,
TiTi
wordpress template
March 9, 2010
thanks for share… nice info.. bookmark this page.. i’ll be back later ^_^..
timethief
March 9, 2010
I don’t think most wordpress.com bloggers know either and that’s why I published this post.
daviddrobbins
March 11, 2010
Nice! Thanks for the post. Very helpful.
timethief
March 11, 2010
Hi David,
Thanks for the positive feedback. Best wishes for happy chatting with your readers.