WebBoard includes a Java client for participating in IRC chat or users can participate with other IRC clients such as Pirch. The JavaScript chat is limited in its number of users, but supports a wide range of options such as whispering, custom text, active links, and paging. With JavaScript chat Chat Spots can be used to display company logos, ads, or brief messages within the chat dialog. Searches can be limited by conference or date, or sorted in a variety of ways including by weight. Full-text searches make finding specific information even faster.
Registered users can read and post messages through their newsreaders.
For those who frequent newsgroups, this makes participating in WebBoard conferences comfortable and familiar. Users can page other logged in users, send private messages or invite the user to join a chat. The WebBoard administrator can broadcast a message to logged in users on all boards, for example, to warn of an impending system shut down. Board managers can broadcast to their board users. Chose from a combination of multiple sales modes.