"Who Is Online (Shouting)" in the vbShout shoutbox

[Hellcat]

The original vbShout is required for this (obviously) and can be downloaded here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93097

Because my members keep using the shoutbox more as a chat room, they asked if it would be possible to get a list of users currently online/participating in the shoutbox.
OK, and this is what I smashed together as an answer to this request :)

This addon adds an IRC like userlist to the right side of the shoutbox.
Like the shoutbox itself, the userlist gets updated with AJAX calls as well, so it's always up-to-date, no reloading required :)

Technically it shows a list of everyone who shouted in the last three minutes.
Who hasn't shouted for three minutes is considered "to be somewhere else" and no longer available to talk to, and so does not get listed anymore.


*INSTALLATION*
================
Is pretty easy.
Just upload the "vbshoutwol.php" to your forums root (i.e. .../forum/) and do the two edits (described in the README) to the "forumhome_vbshout" template for all styles you wanna use the WOL list on.

If you have the "Template Manager" installed on your board you can simply import the template .XML also included in this archive - this saves you the manual edits :)

"Template Manager" can be found here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91038

Have fun!

[cheech4487]

Installed and works flawlessly! Thanx!!!

[TTG]

For anyone that is not too sure where to add the final code edit :-

Find :
requestShouts()

It's the one at the bottom of the forumhome_vbshout template :)

Useful .. thanks for the hack Hellcat
Clicked install

[ze_roberto]

Great Hack, Congratz!

I'm actually going to transfer the shoutbox on the Javachat page, in order to have a multiple shoutbox / irc java chat page :D

Just a quick question: Is the one below the line to manipulate the time a user is show to be "online" ?

$tframe = time() - (60 * 3);

I guess the "3" is the number in minutes (vbshoutwol.php, line 8)

cheers, ze :raucher:

[Snake]

Thanks, works like a charm!

[Red Blaze]

This is pretty cool, I'll add this asap. :)

[Hellcat]

Glad you like it :)


Just a quick question: Is the one below the line to manipulate the time a user is show to be "online" ?

$tframe = time() - (60 * 3);

I guess the "3" is the number in minutes (vbshoutwol.php, line 8)
Yes, that's right.
You might chance this to whatever suits best for you :)

[SuperJETT]

Excellent!

[Gizmo5h1t3]

used the template manager, and installed it in seconds...flawless!!

[GamerJunk.net]

<a href="http://www.gsnforce.com/forum/index.php?" target="_blank">http://www.gsnforce.com/forum/index.php?</a>

Mine just keeps constantly loading

[Hellcat]

http://www.gsnforce.com/forum/index.php?

Mine just keeps constantly loading
Looks like you either forgot to upload "vbshoutwol.php" or you put in the wrong dir.

When I try to access http://www.gsnforce.com/forum/vbshoutwol.php I get a "404 - File not found".

[Mackem1979]

just a small point i am sure i will be corrected if wrong but i see [/code] beneath your whos shouting box. I didnt add that to my code as i thought it looked wrong and mine works so try that??????

[S@NL - BlackBik]

I've tried to install it, but I keep getting this error in the Users online box:
Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in F:\Inetpub\Sites\forum.seti.nl\includes\class_core .php on line 1573

Line 1573 in class_core says:
define('REFERRER', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
Do you have any idea what's wrong?

BTW, you left a [/code] tag in the readme, right behind the first replacement ;)

[Hellcat]

Hmm, no idea what's up with that class_core error....
Looks like some problem with PHP's autoglobals....

But yes, the [/code] shouldn't have been there.... shame on me ;)
I already uploaded an updated ZIP where I removed that tag from the README :)

[S@NL - BlackBik]

We're running PhP 4.4.1
Could that be the problem?
We're gonna upgrade shortly.

[Hellcat]

We're running PhP 4.4.1
Could that be the problem?
We're gonna upgrade shortly.
Hmm, I have the same version on my server where it runns without problems.

You only get this when running this addon?

[mbader71]

Installed it
translated it to arabic
loved it

thanks alot man I appreciate this

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Hmm, I have the same version on my server where it runns without problems.

You only get this when running this addon?

Unfortunatly the answer is yes.

[rinkrat]

Sweet! This should be part of the next Shoutbox update!

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Update, the above mentioned error only appears in FireFox. But I still see the people that are online.
In Internet Explorer it just works fine.

[S@NL - BlackBik]

It seemes that in FireFox the HTTP_REFERER isn't always given.
I tried this: if ($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] == "") { $HTTP_REFERER = "http://my.page.nl/"; }
But that doesn't do the trick.
Any ideas?

[Hellcat]

It seemes that in FireFox the HTTP_REFERER isn't always given.
I tried this: if ($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] == "") { $HTTP_REFERER = "http://my.page.nl/"; }
But that doesn't do the trick.
Any ideas?
I will take a look into this.... can't promise anything, but I'll try :)
* Hellcat fires up FireFox

[mbader71]

Is it possible to change the three minutes limit and how??

[S@NL - BlackBik]

I will take a look into this.... can't promise anything, but I'll try :)
* Hellcat fires up FireFox

Thanks in advance, Hellcat :)

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Great Hack, Congratz!

I'm actually going to transfer the shoutbox on the Javachat page, in order to have a multiple shoutbox / irc java chat page :D

Just a quick question: Is the one below the line to manipulate the time a user is show to be "online" ?

$tframe = time() - (60 * 3);

I guess the "3" is the number in minutes (vbshoutwol.php, line 8)

cheers, ze :raucher:

@mbader71: Change 3 into any limit you want :)
This line is found in vbshoutwol.php at line #8

[mbader71]

@mbader71: Change 3 into any limit you want :)
This line is found in vbshoutwol.php at line #8

thank you :up:

[Freakpyromaniac]

***INstalled***
With the template manager all work perfect and been done in 2 minutes.

Thnx m8

[GamerJunk.net]

Thanks, yea I uploaded it to the wrong folder haha

[rantrave]

This addon adds an IRC like userlist to the right side of the shoutbox.
Like the shoutbox itself, the userlist gets updated with AJAX calls as well, so it's always up-to-date, no reloading required

I'm finding that it only updates if you, the user, is typing into the shoutbox. If you are just reading the previous shouts, it does not update along with shouts that are being cast. Any ideas?

[S@NL - BlackBik]

I will take a look into this.... can't promise anything, but I'll try :)
* Hellcat fires up FireFox

I've been looking in it for myself and I found a "quick and dirty" sollution.
At the top of the script I added this line:
error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
This supresses the Notice errors.
It's not pretty, but it does the trick in Firefox :)


Edit: Actualy I see this code a lot in vBulletin scripts. I guess it's not so dirty after all :D

[mrcrx]

I tried installing this but it just says loading.

I uploaded the 1 file to my forums folder.
I moded the templates.

any pointers? thanks.

[Hellcat]

Weird.
This usually means the .PHP file isn't sending any response.

Can you give me a URL to take a closer look?

[mrcrx]

It was my fault. When i did a search for requestShouts() it put me in the middle of the page, where the requestShouts() I was looking for was at the bottom. installed and working perfect. thank you.

[o0Hubba0o]

It was my fault. When i did a search for requestShouts() it put me in the middle of the page, where the requestShouts() I was looking for was at the bottom. installed and working perfect. thank you.
For anyone that is not too sure where to add the final code edit :-


Find :
requestShouts()

It's the one at the bottom of the forumhome_vbshout template :)

Useful .. thanks for the hack Hellcat
Clicked install
That should be specified in the installation read-me since there are multiple instances of requestShouts().

EDIT: Who's shouting show's up underneath the shout box in firefox for me, if it floats left its under the shoutbox on the left. It I have it float right, it's under the empty space on the right where it should be. In IE it's fine.

[Luggruff]

http://www.luggruff.se/shoutwolwhat.PNG

why is this?? And how can I make it right? o_0

this is my template code at the moment:

<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:88%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>

<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:12%;float:right;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" border="0" hight="1" width="1" /></div>


tried setting the 12% one to right, didn't make any difference.. just switched sides..
what is causing the line to break here?? o_0

[o0Hubba0o]

http://www.luggruff.se/shoutwolwhat.PNG

why is this?? And how can I make it right? o_0

this is my template code at the moment:

<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:88%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>

<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:12%;float:right;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" border="0" hight="1" width="1" /></div>


tried setting the 12% one to right, didn't make any difference.. just switched sides..
what is causing the line to break here?? o_0

Same problem as me, are you using firefox? Because in IE it shows up fine, I hope someone who knows more about this than me will respond soon, I really like this feature, but where it's at is annoying.

[Hellcat]

I'm already on it :)

[EDIT]
I just tried my own forum in FireFox and it works fine, so it should something else.

[o0Hubba0o]

I'm already on it :)

[EDIT]
I just tried my own forum in FireFox and it works fine, so it should something else.
Thanks alot Hellcat, really appreciate!

Edit: Oh, well I'll dig around and see, any idea what could affect the placement of the who's shouting box?

[Hellcat]

I guess it's just another <div> issue.... well, we'll see :)

[o0Hubba0o]

I guess it's just another <div> issue.... well, we'll see :)
Yeah, I'll mess around with the <div>'s and see if it helps anywhere.

[Hellcat]

Hmm.... I tested the snipped posted, in FF and IE - both worked fine.

So I have no clue why it's so off for you.
But you can try to put the shoutbox and the WOL inside a table, as a workaround.

To do this, replace the snippet post by this one:
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="88%">
<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>
</td><td width="12%">
<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;float:right;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
</td></tr></table>

This puts it into a table with one row for the shoutbox itself and one for the WOL.

[Luggruff]

Hmm.... I tested the snipped posted, in FF and IE - both worked fine.

So I have no clue why it's so off for you.
But you can try to put the shoutbox and the WOL inside a table, as a workaround.

To do this, replace the snippet post by this one:
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="88%">
<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>
</td><td width="12%">
<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;float:right;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
</td></tr></table>

This puts it into a table with one row for the shoutbox itself and one for the WOL.

Thanks, works like a charm !
But one thing though: am I totally off or don't you have to use z-index (layers) on divs if you want to place them beside eachother?
I mean, a div "owns" the row it is in, as you can set it to left, center and right.

That's my experience as a html/css coder =\

[o0Hubba0o]

All I did was in the forumhome_vbshout, in this part here...

<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:88%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>

<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:12%;float:left;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" border="0" hight="1" width="1" /></div>
...I deleted the part in red, the: class="alt2". And it's working like a charm in IE and FF.

[OWNAGE TIME]

So xbf2.com/forums in firefox its going under it. Anyhelp.

~Ownage

[Hellcat]

So xbf2.com/forums in firefox its going under it. Anyhelp.

~Ownage
Some people seem to have this.
See a few posts above for some ways to get it right :)

[obmob]

:( wol is not refreshing automatically, you must refresh the whole page to get it to show who is online.

Am i doing something wrong?

[zell_11]

There is errors in Fire Fox with it not being at the side but at the bottom. Anyway to fix this?

[o0Hubba0o]

There is errors in Fire Fox with it not being at the side but at the bottom. Anyway to fix this?
Yes by reading this whole thread? Hehe, just messing but post number #43 or so:
All I did was in the forumhome_vbshout, in this part here...

<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:88%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>

<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:12%;float:left;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" border="0" hight="1" width="1" /></div>
...I deleted the part in red, the: class="alt2". And it's working like a charm in IE and FF.

I had the same problem as you and this is how I fixed it.

[ShadowOne]

Hmm.... I tested the snipped posted, in FF and IE - both worked fine.

So I have no clue why it's so off for you.
But you can try to put the shoutbox and the WOL inside a table, as a workaround.

To do this, replace the snippet post by this one:
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="88%">
<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;float:left;">
Loading...
</div>
</td><td width="12%">
<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;float:right;">
<div id="vbshoutwolhd" class="tcat">Shouting:</div>
<div id="vbshoutwolusers">
Loading...
</div>
</div>
</td></tr></table>

This puts it into a table with one row for the shoutbox itself and one for the WOL.


That Fixed The Problem For Me On Firefox...

[Snake]

Thanks for the hack. I have it installed on my forums. :)

www.bonethugsforums.com

[RemiAlone]

Great addon! click!

[robgeo]

Looks like you either forgot to upload "vbshoutwol.php" or you put in the wrong dir.

When I try to access http://www.gsnforce.com/forum/vbshoutwol.php I get a "404 - File not found".


I am getting the same error and I have installed the files in the "forums" directory. I even uninstalled everything and tried to re-install just the shoutbox and I keep getting the same message "loading". What am i doing wrong>?


www.letsconverse.net

[Hellcat]

What do you get when accessing the wol script directely in your browser?

[Mischievious]

How do I make the height of the table circled in the below image shorter?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Thank you! In advance! :)

[Mischievious]

How do I make the height of the table circled in the below image shorter?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/MischievousSpirit/vbshoutboxwol.jpg

Thank you! In advance! :)

Is there anyone out there who can help with this? :)

[Mischievious]

Not ONE SOUL can be helpful with my question on this huge site of hackers? Ignore the little guy. I see how it is. ;)

[Shazz]

It causes many errors -.-
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[robgeo]

I gave up on this hack weeks ago.

[Shazz]

I gave up on this hack weeks ago.
Its easier to install then shoutbox itself..
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[Muellmann]

Just for Info: Works with vb 3.60 gold and with the new version of vbshout from vbhackers too ;)

[Chicago_VLNU_4s]

this is very nice! INSTALLED!

[tekstylez]

tried installing this... I was getting
"Loading...." and nothing would happen, so I uninstalled the hack, still "loading...." Then, I completely uninstalled vbshout, reinstalled, still the same problem... Any help here?

[Doc.Blade]

Seems to work perfectly with vBulletin 3.6.4, great stuff!

[Nathan2006]

Thanks Hell cat :)

Install

[zemic]

Anyone come accross a problem with a user being stuck in the list of chatters?? I've got a user there for a couple of weeks now. Doesnt make a difference if he comes online or not his name is there.

I've tried disabling all plugins. Reverted templates. Put the code back in the templates. No joy. This "list" of active users must be stored somewhere, but where? No database table was created, so I cant think where.

Any ideas?

[zemic]

Simple and effective............Re-installed VBShout. Didnt have to take off this mod as well. If someone has an easier way of doing it, please post. But if you're desperate for a solution, this works :)

[Mischievious]

I keep getting an Unknown Location for this plugin in the who's online list, when I want it to show "Viewing Index". Is there anyone out there who can fix this for me? Thanks!

[All_Starzes]

Hello....

This hack for the Shoutbox vb 2.1 is great but i have an error in Internet Explorer....
In Firefox its all perfect.

erro ist in IE 'User' is null or no object... in this code snip:

function showUsers()
{
if (UserRequest)
{
if (UserRequest.handler.readyState == 4 && UserRequest.handler.status == 200 && UserRequest.handler.responseText)
{
Users = fetch_object('vbshoutwolusers')
Users.innerHTML = UserRequest.handler.responseText
setTimeout('requestUsers()', 10000)
}
}
}

I hope someone can help me.... please...
i will be crazy :confused: :confused: :confused:

[dbirosel]

Hello....

This hack for the Shoutbox vb 2.1 is great but i have an error in Internet Explorer....
In Firefox its all perfect.

erro ist in IE 'User' is null or no object... in this code snip:

function showUsers()
{
if (UserRequest)
{
if (UserRequest.handler.readyState == 4 && UserRequest.handler.status == 200 && UserRequest.handler.responseText)
{
Users = fetch_object('vbshoutwolusers')
Users.innerHTML = UserRequest.handler.responseText
setTimeout('requestUsers()', 10000)
}
}
}

I hope someone can help me.... please...
i will be crazy :confused: :confused: :confused:
Works great on opera and ie right now. Question how do i set the width, my username is Caraudiojunkyard.com and the horizontal scrollbar shows up.

[dbirosel]

Nevermind it was a easy fix for the width! Thank you!! :D I love this!!

[rjmjr69]

Will this work with VBshout2.1?

[dbirosel]

Working fine for me.. i'm using the flat also.

[rjmjr69]

ok as far as the importing of the XML file with the template manager what do I do to do that? I do not want to mess things up. Can someone please explain what are the procedures to import it

[dj_melayu]

I wonder why after I installing and using this mood, everytime I go to online.php,
It doesn't show the correct position of user. It oftenly show /vbshoutwol.php

Anyone have an idea how to fix this? :)

Thanks

[cefn]

many thanks for this ... worked ok form the box :)

[Kars10]

I wonder why after I installing and using this mood, everytime I go to online.php,
It doesn't show the correct position of user. It oftenly show /vbshoutwol.php

Anyone have an idea how to fix this? :)

Thanks
Same here. :(

[pjan]

thanks hellcat..i really love your hack

[FreshFroot]

I wonder if this works for vb 3.6.5.. i'll try it out and see what happens. I know it worked fine on 3.5

[Phoebus]

That should be specified in the installation read-me since there are multiple instances of requestShouts().

EDIT: Who's shouting show's up underneath the shout box in firefox for me, if it floats left its under the shoutbox on the left. It I have it float right, it's under the empty space on the right where it should be. In IE it's fine.
In case anyone's still having this problem, I can help, as I just fixed it recently (in Firefox, using vB v.3.5.2)...

In your forum admin, Styles & Templates / Style Manager, go to the forumhome_vbshout template and look for this line:
<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:100px;width:12%;float:left;">

and change it to

<div id="vbshoutwol" class="alt2" style="overflow:auto;height:100px;width:11%;float:right;">

It's these two variables in particular that needed to be changed:
width:12%;float:left;
changing them to:
width:11%;float:right;

Save & Reload and check it and see.

You may need to play around with the width, making it slightly smaller (say, 10%). But 11% fixed it for me.

I've got it on my forums at http://forums.raven-games.com

Best of luck!