--- a/blocks/shoutbox/shoutbox.php
+++ b/blocks/shoutbox/shoutbox.php
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 if(file_exists(_BASEDIR."blocks/shoutbox/{$language}.php")) include_once(_BASEDIR."blocks/shoutbox/{$language}.php");

 else include_once(_BASEDIR."blocks/shoutbox/en.php");

 $content = "";

-if(isset($_POST['shout']) && (isMEMBER || !empty($blocks['shoutbox']['guestshouts']))) {

+if(isset($_POST['shouthidden']) && (isMEMBER || !empty($blocks['shoutbox']['guestshouts']))) {

+	http_response_code(202);

 	if(isMEMBER) $shout_name = USERUID;

 	else {

 		$shout_name = trim(descript($_POST['shoutname']));

@@ -24,7 +25,23 @@
 

 }

 if(isMEMBER || !empty($blocks['shoutbox']['guestshouts'])) {

-	$content = "<script language=\"javascript\" type=\"text/javascript\">

+	$content = "<script src=\"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js\"></script>

+	<script language=\"javascript\" type=\"text/javascript\">

+	$(document).ready(function() {

+		$(function () {

+		  $('#shout').click( function () {

+			$.ajax({

+			  type: 'post',

+			  url: $('#shoutbox').attr('action'),

+			  data: $('#shoutbox').serialize(),

+			  success: function () {

+				location.reload();

+				$('#shout_message').val(\"\");

+			  }

+			});

+		  });

+		});

+	});

 var shoutend = '"._SHOUTEND."';

 function ismaxlength(obj){

 var mlength = 200

@@ -40,7 +57,8 @@
 	if(!isMEMBER) $content .= "<div><label for='shoutname'>"._NAME.":</label> <input type='text' name='shoutname' value='' style='display: block; width: 90%; margin: 0 auto;' maxlength='30'></div>";

 	else $content .= "<div><span class='label'>"._NAME.":</span> ".USERPENNAME."</div>";

 	if(!isMEMBER && $captcha) $content .= "<div><label for='userdigit'>"._CAPTCHANOTE."</label><input MAXLENGTH=5 SIZE=5 name=\"userdigit\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"><div style='text-align: center;'><img width=120 height=40 src=\""._BASEDIR."includes/button.php\" style=\"border: 1px solid #111;\"></div></div>";

-	$content .= "<div><label for='shout_MESSAGE'>"._SHOUT.":</label> <textarea name='shout_message' class='mceNoEditor' id='shout_message' rows='4' cols='15' maxlength='200' style='display: block; width: 90%; margin: 0 auto;' onkeyDown='return ismaxlength(this)'></textarea></div> <input type='submit' name='shout' id='shout' value='"._SHOUT."'> <input size='1' class='small' type='text' id='counter' value='200'></form></div>";

+	$content .= "<div><label for='shout_MESSAGE'>"._SHOUT.":</label> <textarea name='shout_message' class='mceNoEditor' id='shout_message' rows='4' cols='15' maxlength='200' style='display: block; width: 90%; margin: 0 auto;' onkeyDown='return ismaxlength(this)'></textarea></div> <input type='button' name='shout' id='shout' value='"._SHOUT."'> <input size='1' class='small' type='text' id='counter' value='200'> <input type='hidden' name='shouthidden' id='shouthidden' value='"._SHOUT."'>

+	</form></div>";

 }

 if(isset($blocks['shoutbox']['shoutlimit'])) $shoutlimit = $blocks['shoutbox']['shoutlimit'];

 else $shoutlimit = 10;

@@ -63,4 +81,5 @@
 else $content .= write_message(_NOSHOUTS);

 $content .= "</div>";

 if($totalshouts > $shoutlimit) $content .= write_message("<a href='"._BASEDIR."blocks/shoutbox/archive.php'>"._SHOUTARCHIVE."</a>");

-?>
+?>

+