This module integrates Skype into your OpenCart store. All you have to do is to enter your Skype ID in Modules->Skype.
Make sure Allow My Status To be Shown on the Web is enabled:
From Main Skype window do Tools -> Options -> Privacy. If there is a "Show Advanced Options" button click on it. Make sure that the "Allow My Status To be Shown on the Web" chcekbox is checked. Click the Save Button.
The above needed to be set to allow the Status button to be used properly.