Adding Instant Messaging Hyperlinks to a Web Site (included messenger clients: Msn,Yahoo,Aim,Google Talk,Skype)
If have a site, a forum or a blog and want your users to contact you any time via your site?
Here’s how you do it. You can place links with which your users can contact at any time on MSN, Googletalk, Aim, Yahoo and Skype. Also included other instant messaging commands.
Use the below html codes in your site to add various messenger functions:
Interact via Yahoo messenger
Replace USERNAME with yourID@yahoo.com
<a href=”ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME”>Contact me via yahoo</a>
<a href=”ymsgr:addfriend?USERNAME”>Add me to buddy list</a>
<a href=”ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME&m=YOUR+MESSAGE”>Send me an IM</a>
<a href=”ymsgr:call?USERNAME”>Call Me</a>
Interact via Msn
Replace USERNAME with yourID@hotmail.com
<a href=”msnim:chat?contact=USERNAME”>Chat with me</a>
<a href=”msnim:add?contact=USERNAME”>Add me to your contact list!</a>
<a href=”msnim:voice?contact=USERNAME”>Voice chat with me</a>
<a href=”msnim:video?contact=USERNAME”>Video conversation with me</a>
Interact via Aim
Replace USERNAME with AOL “screenname”
<a href=”aim:goIM?screenname=USERNAME”>Contact me via aim</a>
Open new IM window with a screen name and a message
<a href=”aim:goim?screenname=USERNAME&message=MESSAGE”>Chat in aim</a>
Grabs shared files from a screen name
<a href=”aim:getfile?screenname=USERNAME”>Get Shared Files</a>
Opens a chat room
<a href=”aim:gochat?roomname=CHATROOMNAME”>Go to chat room</a>
Automatically adds screen name to the “Add Buddy” window
<a href=”aim:addbuddy?screenname=USERNAME”>Auto add buddy</a>
Automatically adds screen name and group name to the “Add Buddy” window
<a href=”aim:addbuddy?screenname=USERNAME&groupname=GROUPNAME”>Auto add Screen name and Group name</a>
Interact via GoogleTalk
Replace USERNAME with yourID@gmail.com
<a href=”gtalk:chat?jid=USERNAME”>Contact me via Google Talk</a>
<a href=”gtalk:call?jid=USERNAME”>Voice Chat with me</a>
Interact via Skype
Replace USERNAME with your Skype user ID
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?chat”>Contact me via Skype</a>
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?voicemail”>Leave voicemail</a>
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?userinfo”>View Profile</a>
<a href=”skype:USERNAME?add”>Add 2 Contact List</a>
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now I’m a little puzzled here….what do I do ?
do I place them in my sig field or what ?
[theWizard: well you can, if you want hundreds of ppl contacting u at the same time.
well this is an easy way to send your contact your IM links and ask them to click on it. when they do, if they are already your friends you can chat, otherwise it prompts them to add your ID for chatting... so use appropriately]
on February 27, 2008
iam trying to add a link but its not working, please help me with more detailed info how to add a link for instant contact with msn messenger and skype. thanks
on June 9, 2008
Same problem
on July 10, 2008
Thanks. would you provide some information for prevent error ?
on July 12, 2008
msnim:chat?contact=USERNAMEon August 31, 2008
I tried to integrate gTalk one with my yahoo mail signature, it failed…
Do you have any solutions…???
on September 10, 2008
i think it works only for web pages
on September 11, 2008
The HTML codes you have here is not working and I’m trying to add it to my website, but nothing. I don’t feel this HTML code is written to work. When you click on the link all you get is a page that does not exist. If this does not work why keep it online? Please take a look at this problem and fix it or please remove this blog. Thank you.
on October 12, 2008
thanks for notifying the issue
remove the “” from the lines if it does not work
eg:
“ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME”>Contact me via yahoo to
ymsgr:sendIM?USERNAME>Contact me via yahoo
working example
and i checked all the codes and they do work
remember when you keep your mouse over the link you should only see a link starting like msnim:chat?contact=examplemail@live.com if you get something like http://www.exampleweb.com/”ymsgr:addfriend?exampleacc@yahoo.com” then obviously you have got it wrong and it should take you to a page not found or similar error.
on October 14, 2008
oh and I almost forgot this works in IE currently
for info http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/The+protocol+is+not+associated+with+any+program
on October 14, 2008
Thank u for this! Working GREAT without ” ” !!!
on November 28, 2008
I am using MOC MicroSoft’s Office Communicator.
in this case ?
what wud be the link ??
on February 23, 2009
It will work when your system have that messengers
on February 26, 2009
I’m getting an error using it in wordpress. The AIM one I mean. once i enter the code (both with and without the ” “) it replaces the beginning with my blog url therefore getting an error. what is the work around? I know it can be done. I’ve seen it on a wordpress blog before
on April 2, 2009
did you try with ” ”
if you still get an error it must be an issue with your blog
what is your blog url?
on April 2, 2009
My friend on Orkut shared this link with me and I’m not dissapointed at all that I came to your blog.
on April 15, 2009
why Gtalk link nt working. when i’m start chating, it’s showing user is offline and can’t receive messages right now. why..??
please help me APSAP.!
on November 26, 2009
I tried with MSN, but it fails to work.
on December 24, 2009
I put this link on my website
Chat with me
But unfortunatly, the browser returns the error “page not found” and in the adress section of the browser msnim:chat?contact=mymsnname is displayed.
removing or adding “” did not help. Do you know what the problem is?
regards
Gerard
on January 4, 2010