Who is chatting (for Flashchat)

[Paul M]

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This is a simple display of who is currently chatting in FlashChat - on the forum homepage display.

The main features of the 3.6 version are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on Forum Home with the "Users online" display.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "no one is chatting" message is displayed.
6. The hack is phrased.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Options.
8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option (include or exclude groups).
9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option
10. The option to record and display the Most Ever chatters has been added (v4.46+).

(Options are located in vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat).

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from the 3.5 version you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes.


Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that flashchat stores this information.

Please also note that I have no connection with the Flashchat (http://www.tufat.com/s_flash_chat_chatroom.htm) product - if you have questions about Flashchat functionality then their forums are located here (http://www.tufat.com/phpBB2/index.php).


History:

v4.30 : First vb 3.6 release, some code re-written.
v4.31 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v4.32 : Updated for Version Checking.
v4.33 : Added options to disable/change auto template insert.
v4.34 : Minor internal code change.
v4.35 : More internal code changes (not released).
v4.36 : Options moved to own settings group.
v4.37 : Minor phrasing changes.
v4.38 : Added new template for username display code.
v4.39 : Fix uncached template.
v4.40 : Moved auto-template options to mods main settings group.
v4.41 : Added 'Always Collapsed' Option to display.
v4.42 : ATCS options updated, Code Run option added, Include/Exclude option added.
v4.43 : Internal update, not released.
v4.44 : Minor code update, no functionality changes.
v4.45 : Defaults on first install updated.
v4.46 : Most Ever chatters option added.

[Atakan KOC]

Thanks Paul M :)

[Snake]

I'll definitely install this. Thanks buddy! :)

[utw-Mephisto]

Nice one, I only changed one phrase to give also a link to join, otherwise just awesome ...

[Catsgot9]

Sweet ty man... I am going to install this in a minute :D

CG9

[dizzine]

sorry for being dumb..ive imported using ACP but where are the config options..nothings being displayed in the acp or on forumhome..
sorry for stupid question..

[Paul M]

vBulletin Options > Forum Home Page Options

[dizzine]

nope still not working..nothing in forum hom page options..
the plugin manager says its installed..
uninstalled and re-uploaded but get the following error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO vb_plugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'Members in Flashchat (1)', 'cache_templates', 'if ($vbulletin->options[\'wic\'])\r\n{\r\n $groups = explode(\',\',$vbulletin->options[\'wicgrps\']); \r\n if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo,$groups) OR $groups[0] == 0) \r\n {\r\n $show[\'wic\'] = true;\r\n $globaltemplates[] = \'Display_Chatters\' ;\r\n }\r\n else \r\n {\r\n $show[\'wic\']= false;\r\n }\r\n}\r\nelse\r\n{\r\n $show[\'wic\']= false;\r\n}', 'paulm_20050629');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Saturday, July 29th 2006 @ 05:16:07 PM
Script : http://xxxx.co.uk/admincp/plugin.php
Referrer : http://xxxx.co.uk/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
IP Address : 0.0.0.0
Username : xxxxxxx
Classname : vb_database

[Paul M]

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

This is the vb 3.6.0 version.

You want https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91338

[SVZ]

Hey I have this installed and everything but it's not showing up unfortunately :(

http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/

Even upgraded to the latest version of flaschat, I had this on 3.5.4 previously and it worked fine

Edit: OK figured it out :) It's the plugin based template cache. Do you know which template I need to exclude for this to work? I tried FORUMHOME but that wasn't it

[Falcon Capt]

I just upgraded from 3.5.4 to 3.6.0 and I use this mod... It still seems to work from the 3.5.4 version. Do I need to upgrade to this version or should I leave it alone?

[Paul M]

Your choice - at the moment the differences are minor (some code has changed). However, no more changes or updates will be made to the 3.5 version, and support for it will cease in a few months.

[epic1]

Awesome hack. I installed the 3.5 one and removed it and it tore my bottom up a bit. Thanks for this one. :)

One small thing - How do I change the image link to go to the chat? It's currently linking to:
http://www.myforum.com/forums/misc.php?do=flashchat

It should link to /forums/chat/flashchat.php

[Paul M]

It should link to /forums/chat/flashchat.phpNo it shouldn't, the link is correct, you need to install the 3.6 integration mod for it to work though.

[epic1]

Found it, disregard my PM. Thanks for the mods, work perfectly. :)

[kofoid]

Anyone know how to get this into a CMPS module?

[stinger2]

thx alot

[loonytune15]

How do I change the location of this mod?

I have the posters and visitors mods installed as well, but i want them to display in the order, visitors, posters and then flashchat.

Any ideas on how to change it to that order?

[Paul M]

Edit the execution order of the plugins, each defaults to 5.

[loonytune15]

ok i Have no idea on how to do that..

[Paul M]

Via the Plugin Manager in the ACP.

[loonytune15]

i found it!! but sorry that didn't change anything..

[jw00dy]

Great hack! Thanks.

I however, am having the same trouble that loonytune15 is having. It's there, but it's at the bottom of the forums.

I also tried to change what you suggested and it didn't move.

Execution order in (1) is 5, execution order in (2) is 10 by default. I changed both to 1 and nothing moved. :(

[jw00dy]

Ha, never mind. Looks like the old 3.5.4 template was still there, and I needed to revert it to the new one. Which I did, however it's still not moving... :(

[loonytune15]

hopefully we can work out a fix for this..

[Paul M]

There is nothing broken to fix - it sounds to me like you are only changing the execution order for the pluginis in this mod - you have to change them for each mod, so (for example) you set these to 10, and then the who has visited plugins to 20 (or vice versa).

[jw00dy]

Thank you Paul, that certainly sheds some light! Some of us are just slower then others :D

[jw00dy]

Ok, I'm obviously lacking somewhere in the head, because I changed all three hacks to:

Members in Flashchat (1) - Execution Order = 10
Members in Flashchat (2) - Execution Order = 10

Members who have posted (1) - Execution Order = 20
Members who have posted (2) - Execution Order = 20

Members who have visited (1) - Execution Order = 30
Members who have visited (2) - Execution Order = 30

And nothing moved.

I do have your two other hacks for these installed as well:

Most Ever Visitors, Users or Chatters
Most Ever Users, Members & Guests

Though, I do not believe either of these would affect it, though I could be wrong as it's just a guess.

I'm really sorry to be a PITA :(

[Paul M]

Ok, I'm obviously lacking somewhere in the head, because I changed all three hacks to:

Members in Flashchat (1) - Execution Order = 10
Members in Flashchat (2) - Execution Order = 10

Members who have posted (1) - Execution Order = 20
Members who have posted (2) - Execution Order = 20

Members who have visited (1) - Execution Order = 30
Members who have visited (2) - Execution Order = 30

And nothing moved.


That will (should) display them as ;

Members who have visited
Members who have posted
Members in Flashchat

[loonytune15]

hang on one tic...
In the example above:
So the last one to be executed being "visited" will show before the first one being "flashchat" ?

[Paul M]

Correct, they way the mods work, the last one executed will appear at the top.

[jw00dy]

Aaa Ha! Now that worked.

Ok, so after causing all that trouble, I guess I thought this mod/hack put it at the top of of the forums home page. This is of course fine where it is. Didn't the 3.5.4 version all you to put it on the top?

Suppose I'll go look at the old one and see what maybe I need to do to make that happen since i don't recall what I did to make it happen.

[Forumi Shqiptar]

Nice one, I only changed one phrase to give also a link to join, otherwise just awesome ...


Just installed it how can i add a link like you have done mephisto?

Many thanks in advance for your help

[loonytune15]

cool works fine now :D and i learnt something new :D

[MrSquid]

Sweet - been looking forward to a 3.6.

I never have any problems with your mods! :)

[Cazzzidy]

Great mod, thank you!

Someone asked earlier, but I guess I will repeat the question because there was no answer. Can this be incorporated into a CMPS?

I would love to have this on the portal.

cassidy

[SCRIPT3R]

Great mod, thank you!

Someone asked earlier, but I guess I will repeat the question because there was no answer. Can this be incorporated into a CMPS?

I would love to have this on the portal.

cassidy
i made a module for vBA in the 3.5 version... haven't looked at this one yet, but i'm guessing it would more or less be the same.

[Paul M]

i made a module for vBA in the 3.5 version... haven't looked at this one yet, but i'm guessing it would more or less be the same.
The php code has changed from the final 3.5 version, but that's all, the template code and output variables are the same.

[NeitherSparky]

I made a minor chage to the xml file to change the icon used; glad I could do that, that was nifty. Thanks a lot for this!

[schlumbes.com]

Hi, i already installed the "Who is Chatting" File - it works but the Usernames are not correct....?

Where could be the problem ? :confused:

[Paul M]

At a guess, your chat is not correctly integrated with vb (an obvious sign would be that you have to login to it).

[hcmagix]

At a guess, your chat is not correctly integrated with vb (an obvious sign would be that you have to login to it).

right :D
He called me and now flashchat and your hacks running perfectly :D

[jgommel]

Who is chatting (for Flashchat) and Cyb - Login To Other User Account are not playing well together... I love both of these applications, so hopfully either developer can contact one-another and try to fix this minor issue:

[Scenario]
With both mods active, I switch over to the Members page (members.php), and select a non-admin member. I select the 'Log In As User' button and now I'm logged in as that user...so far so good.

Now when I click on the 'here' button (see attachment) to log out of the account and back into the admin, I get the follwing error (also see attachment):

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/neosmutc/public_html/vb/chat/inc/config.php
Line: 884

If I disable the Who is chatting (for Flashchat) mod, the Cyb - Login To Other User Account mod works fine. I can login and logout of oter accounts w/out an issue.

Thanks!
James

[Adramelech]

Question - I imported it and it works great but how do I change the "Members currently using Flashchat:" to a text that I want to read? Is it too late since I imported the XML already? What steps do I have to take to do it if it's not too late?

Thanks!

[Paul M]

It's a phrase - search for it in the phrase manager and edit it to what you want.

[imported_pmay68]

It's a phrase - search for it in the phrase manager and edit it to what you want.

Thanks I needed that info :)

[Masiello]

Thanks for this hack, it works great, I just need to hide to anybody see the location /forums/chat/getxml.php on the who's user online, how I do that?
Thanks

[Paul M]

That's not really anything to do with this, but what do you mean by "hide" it ?

[Masiello]

I intend that should not appear that address like /forums/chat/getxml.php without disable the users options from vBulletin to show path Url's

[Paul M]

You need this.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=120926

[Masiello]

Oh yeah, thanks, just now I found that notice too on the tufat site, I think it's great, only a question
I have already integrate flashchat with the default integration file, I'm able to use anyway this after? right now.
Thanks

[Paul M]

By default, you mean the supplied vbulletin36CMS.php file ? - you don't have to replace that, but the mod version is always the same or newer (since I maintain it). Just installing the product will update the WOL message.

[Masiello]

Okay, I've replaced anyway your vbulletin36CMS.php, it is newer then the file it is in the flashchat 4.7 package, it seems works great anyway.
Thank you

[ssvp]

So is there a way to move this to say the header area of the forum?

[Gripemaster]

Thank god I found this one...I like this hack so much better than the other one I had... but even after successful install and several people chatting in Flashchat, it's still returning this on the Forum Home:

The most ever chatters online was 1, 01-01-1970 at 12:00 AM.
No one is currently using the chat.

Have I done something wrong?

Oh, and *INSTALLED* ;)

[jw00dy]

No problems with flashchat 4.7.2, and vB 3.6.1 here. :up:

[Paul M]

Have I done something wrong?
Well given that display I would have to say yes, something is wrong.

[Gripemaster]

Well given that display I would have to say yes, something is wrong.

LOL...Ok... now that we have established that I did something wrong... any suggestions on how to right my wrong? :cross-eyed:

I can PM you a login if you'd be so kind as to take a look-see. ;)

[Paul M]

Since as far as I can see, you don't have a link to your site anywhere then yes. It will need to be an admin login if you want me to be able to look at anything useful.

[Gripemaster]

Thanks very much for your help, all is good now.

*Already installed*

[BlueKnight]

Ok I have this installed and working but heres the deal Member in the chat room the lettering is black. The room list in the center is black. I have changed the room names to white i.e. info embedded but I cant find anywhere how to change the other text to white. Please see at http://pnwfs4x4s.com

[Paul M]

Any queries about Flashchat itself need to be directed to the Tufat forums.

[BlueKnight]

according to flashchat this is the add ons fault. not flashchat

[Paul M]

according to flashchat this is the add ons fault. not flashchatSorry, but as far as I can tell from your post - you are talking about Flashchat itself- if you aren't then you need to be much clearer about what you mean - since you mention room lists (there is no room list in this) and info_embedded.php which is a Flashchat file, again nothing to do with this WIC mod.

[Spikeman]

Excellent, thank you paul :)

[SCRIPT3R]

hi Paul... in regards to my previous post here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1075199&postcount=145).

for my navbar code; would the number of active users should appear next to the link, as with forumhome_start, as long as i copy the Plugin PHP Code to hook location forumdisplay_Start? changing the template cache accordingly. i know it's a lot of unnecessary code. can you specify the specific i would need to call the correct number for $totalchatters?

<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="chat/flashchat.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Flashchat: $totalchatters</a></td>
</if>

[Paul M]

Change the hook that this uses to global_start and $totalchatters will be available on any page (note, obviously it will run the query on every page as well).

[SCRIPT3R]

Change the hook that this uses to global_start and $totalchatters will be available on any page (note, obviously it will run the query on every page as well).
thnx paul - that worked.

[Gord]

Thanks Paul!

It would be great if there was a tweak which worked on the vba portal. I know someone over there hacked yours, but they all seem to be debating it and it doesn't look reliable. Any advice?

Cheers.

[Phaedrus]

Quick question:

Users who have elected to Browse the Forums invisibly can be seen on the forumhome while in the Chat, is there a way to change this?

[Paul M]

No, there is no point, you can't be invisible in the chat.

[Phaedrus]

No, there is no point, you can't be invisible in the chat.

Cool enough... I have already posted that they will be visible as in the chat on the forumhome... Let the user beware.

[amnesia623]

How can I change the location of this to display below th navbar?

[Paul M]

It's not designed to be moved.

[amnesia623]

Thanks for answering.

[jw00dy]

Their is another product that will allow you to move it. --> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=116141

[Gord]

In the what's going on panel on my site (at http://www.moongolfer.com/forums/index.php ) if you click on the little link icon beside the "member currently using flashchat" it executes the following:

http://www.moongolfer.com/forums/misc.php?do=flashchat

Which VERY strangely opens a page about smilies ... weird. :cross-eyed:

[Paul M]

That's because you don't have the 3.6 integration product installed.

[Gord]

Doh!

thanks Paul

[ttacademy]

Already *INSTALLED* and working.
However as I created new user groups, users logged via those ones cannot see the "Who's on line" box in home. Visitors and Admins can.

Thank you

[Paul M]

See point 8 in the features list.

[DaNIEL MeNTED]

Hey Paul - thanks for the great mod.

One thing... it seems that it keeps resetting itself to " " (yes, blank) for the # of chatters and the date goes back to 1969.

Any ideas?

[Paul M]

Do you have CMPS installed ?

[DaNIEL MeNTED]

Do you have CMPS installed ?


Yes I do... latest version.

[Paul M]

There is/was a CMPS module that is faulty and breaks the most ever counts.

BTW, this is not actually the most ever chatters support thread, I'll probably move these posts later.

Edit: It is the online users module - it's wrongly written and breaks the counts.

[R1lover]

How can I change the description of "Members who are using flash chat" in the Whats going on area of the forumhome.

I have looked and looked lol

Thank you

[ttacademy]

See point 8 in the features list.

Sorry... I can't fin it really...:surprised: :surprised:

[Paul M]

How can I change the description of "Members who are using flash chat" in the Whats going on area of the forumhome.Edit the phrase (using_flashchat).

Sorry... I can't fin it really...:surprised: :surprised:I don't quite understand what you are saying, what can't you fin(d) ?

[ttacademy]

I cannot find in the ACP the option to allow customized usergroups to see "who's in chat". Thx

[R1lover]

Edit the phrase (using_flashchat).

I don't quite understand what you are saying, what can't you fin(d) ?



Thank you

[DaNIEL MeNTED]

There is/was a CMPS module that is faulty and breaks the most ever counts.

BTW, this is not actually the most ever chatters support thread, I'll probably move these posts later.


Edit: It is the online users module - it's wrongly written and breaks the counts.

Hmmm... :confused: I thought I was i the right thread. Could be my bad.

Anyway... I had problems getting the flashchat CMPS module to work and I turfed the module. So I reinstalled the Who-is-chatting.xml file and said to overwrite and it seems to be working fine now.

54541

[Paul M]

Uploaded a new version today that adds the option to disable the auto-template changes, and also edit the text the system looks for. This is something I will be eventually be adding to all my mods that use auto template injection - it should make it slightly easier for people with custom styles to get them working.

[---MAD---]

cool.

[smoknz28]

Paul, first I'd like to thank you for all the time you put into your mod developments and sharing them with all of us who aren't so knowledgeable on coding. ;) The Flashchat integration and this add on is great!

A couple of questions for you however...

I had installed the Flashchat integration a couple of weeks ago and added on the Who's In Chat hack as well.

I've just updated my Who's In Chat mod however, I'm seeing something that I may not have caught before.

When I go into Manage Products, I see:

FlashChat Integration 3.06
Members who are using flashchat 4.34
Members who are using flashchat (Add-on) 1.01

Appears that there are two versions of "Members who are using flashchat". Is this okay or do I need to delete one?

Also, after the update, I noticed that on my main forum's page, guessing that would be forum home.....the Who's In Flashchat is no longer showing. However, on all the other pages it's viewable.

I'm running vB 3.6.1 and my forums is located at: www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums

Help on this is appreciated and once again Paul....thanks for sharing your work.

Mark

[Paul M]

<i>Members who are using flashchat (Add-on) 1.01</i> is not something of mine, I'm not sure what that is atm.

[SCRIPT3R]

Uploaded a new version today that adds the option to disable the auto-template changes, and also edit the text the system looks for.
should this have any affect on hook placement?

[Paul M]

Nope

[smoknz28]

Members who are using flashchat (Add-on) 1.01 is not something of mine, I'm not sure what that is atm.

It may have been included into the installation program of TUFaT's Flashchat.

Weird here....if I disable one or the other...the Who's In Chat will not function. I have to have both of them enabled in order for the Who's In Chat to display.

I'm going to uninstall both of them and re-install your version to see how things go. I'll report back on it.

Mark

[smoknz28]

Update:

Uninstalled both versions I had in my plugins. Reinstalled your version and no where on the forums is the Who's In Chat displaying.

Any ideas?

Oh, and I have confirmed with Darren at TUFaT that their software does add Who's In Chat as an integration. And it was v 1.01 that I mentioned earlier. I don't know what the difference between your hack and his is though.

[PIKenPIK]

Update:

Uninstalled both versions I had in my plugins. Reinstalled your version and no where on the forums is the Who's In Chat displaying.

Any ideas?

You can find options in your ACP (Under All Settings - Forum Home Options) ... there you must give the right groupIDs who can view the chat-WOL.

Great plugin .. works like a charm ... TY **kiss**

[Paul M]

It may have been included into the installation program of TUFaT's Flashchat.Well I can assure you it didn't come from there, Tufat don't provide vb plugins.

I seem to recall giving someone permission to release a modified version of my hack that makes multiple database calls depending on where on the site you were, it's probably that. A quick search didn't find it - but I know it's around somewhere.

[smoknz28]

Well I can assure you it didn't come from there, Tufat don't provide vb plugins.

I seem to recall giving someone permission to release a modified version of my hack that makes multiple database calls depending on where on the site you were, it's probably that. A quick search didn't find it - but I know it's around somewhere.

Per my email conversation with Darren at TUFaT. I was also asking about some issues I was having with my bots:

hi Mark,

Yes, the whos in the chat is part of flashchat, however some users on the tufat.com forum have created specialized versions of this integration.

Regarding the bots, there was an update (4.7.5) that allows the bots to work if the PHP open_basedir restriction is in effect. That may have been the case on your server.

Darren

[smoknz28]

You can find options in your ACP (Under All Settings - Forum Home Options) ... there you must give the right groupIDs who can view the chat-WOL.

Great plugin .. works like a charm ... TY **kiss**

Thanks....yea, took a look in there as well. The hack is enabled and the following groups can view it: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. I even changed the groups to 0. The path location is correct. I have it in a subfolder of my forums (forums/chat)...so in the box I just have chat.

I don't know why it's not showing up..... :confused:

[Paul M]

Tufat provide a generic who's in chat, which is what he is referring to.

[smoknz28]

Thanks Paul and PIKenPIK, are there any other areas I can check on my forums to see why this hack isn't working?

[Paul M]

What forums are you referring to, because I can see it on the forum listed in your profile.

[smoknz28]

What forums are you referring to, because I can see it on the forum listed in your profile.

Well then....you have got one on me....because I've opened up both my IE and Firefox and I don't see it.

Forums are at: www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums

I also updated to the latest version of Flashchat just in case. Then I had reinstalled your hack....and still nothing.

Just my luck.....

[Paul M]

See attached.

[smoknz28]

See attached.

Ahhhhhh...... Official once again...I am an idiot!

Okay, there must have been another hack I added to make the Who's In Chat visible under the navbar on all pages. Darn.... Can't recall where I found that at either. That must have been the 1.01 version that I found on my plugins.

I'm so sorry.... I will continue searching where that other hack is at.

Thank you all,
Mark

[smoknz28]

I found the hack that I added to show the Who's Chatting box moved to the top of the forums on all the pages.

Here it is: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=116141&highlight=who+is+chatting

[jw00dy]

The mod that moves it to the top, doesn't work on this latest version. I'm going to post something over on that other thread, to see if he can give us an update.

[jw00dy]

Never mind, you beat me to the punch. I don't have the old version though, so I'm stuck at this point.

[Alfa1]

Often one or more members appear to be in the chat, but when one logs in to the chat, there is no one there. Or even worse; it seems as the member(s) leave just as one comes in. Is there a fix for this?

[Paul M]

You would need to ask Tufat that, that's a 'feature' of how flashchat works

[AdamW]

Hi,

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I am trying to add flashchat to my forums. www.pacersnation.com

I have uploaded the XML file to the admincp file of my forums, and I have gone to the Forum Listing Display Option and I am not seeing the option show up for me to turn this on.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you

[Paul M]

When you say "uploaded", what did you do exactly ?

[AdamW]

I uploaded the XML file into the "public_html", "forums", "admincp" folder

[Paul M]

No, delete that.

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

In the ACP > Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product.

[AdamW]

Done and Done.

Thanks :)

[smoknz28]

Never mind, you beat me to the punch. I don't have the old version though, so I'm stuck at this point.

I'm sorry....just saw your post.

Do you want me to send you the older version so you can get this up and running?

I may miss this....so just email me if you would like it: webmaster@f-bodyhideout.com

[jiffy]

I read through all the posts and I too would love to have this show with the "who's online" module in VBA. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this?

[jw00dy]

email sent. Thanks

[Ascor]

Installed and all work nice, thank you Paul M :)

[Delw]

Paul I tried to install this hack but ran into some problems. Errors on vb.

I want to make sure my dirs are correct.

I have forums/flashchat
one of the erros I got I thought said chat and I was wondering if it could have been that my dir is "flashchat" and not "chat" or is my flashchat dir in the wrong place.

sorry I couldnt remember the error msg as I just upgraded my board and freaked when I saw it so I uninstalled it and made some mistakes LOL long story.

Delw

[Paul M]

One of the options when you have installed it is the folder name

(Options are located in vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat).

The default is 'chat' so you would need to change it to 'flashchat'.

[Delw]

theres nothing in the xml file to change before I install it again?

Thanks Paul I will give it a shot tonight

Delw

[bigsbydapicka]

Works Great! Thanks!

[lifesourcerec]

I've added this to the top of forumhome. How do I remove it from the bottom? Can't find the code.

[TCB]

Yes, I would also like to have this one shown on top of the forum (instead of the bottom). I used to use an addon for this, but that one isn't working anymore with your latest hack.

[Princeton]

great mod paul :up:

comes in handy ... especially, when all the work is done for you

[Gord]

since installing this, i've added a new member category and they can't see it ... should i uninstall and reinstall, or is there a quick fix for this ...?

[Paul M]

Just edit the settings in the ACP

[popowich]

Is it a good idea and is it even possible to build some of the flashchat links into this mod? For example, some of my members would like to be able to invite a member from the forums into a chat room. The auto-login already works. Can you say click their name in the "who's chatting?" box within vbulletin or go into their profile and have an option to "invite to the flashchat" or to a specific private room? I'd expect that they would either get a pop-up (might get blocked) or a private message with a link to follow?

-Raymond

[keithsan]

no one else seems to have my issue.

I import the xml.

I just have a blank page with some lines stating that things arent working certain lines etc...

I dont know exactly what they say cuz i panick and uninstall....

running 3.6.4

[Paul M]

Well unless you can post the errors there is no chance anyone can help you.

[keithsan]

Well unless you can post the errors there is no chance anyone can help you.


sorry I get this:


Warning: Unknown(/home/thepenn/public_html/bulletinboard/chat/inc/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 75

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required '/home/thepenn/public_html/bulletinboard/chat/inc/config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/thepenn/public_html/bulletinboard/index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 75


Just figured my issues as I type, my directory is chat1 maybe if i go back and rename it...but then again i may have to change the whole install etc...I'll have to look at it.

[keithsan]

sorry I get this:


Warning: Unknown(/home/thepenn/public_html/bulletinboard/chat/inc/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 75

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required '/home/thepenn/public_html/bulletinboard/chat/inc/config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/thepenn/public_html/bulletinboard/index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 75


Just figured my issues as I type, my directory is chat1 maybe if i go back and rename it...but then again i may have to change the whole install etc...I'll have to look at it.

ok, I was right fixed it in 2 seconds. THX great hack will click install now!!
nex I must movethat whole whats going on section to leftside but thats not your issue.

thanks again.

[Paul M]

Note point 9 :)

9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option

[keithsan]

Note point 9 :)

I like the bullet. But, all is see is location of flash chat with the answer as "chat"

I changed the answer to "forumhome" and had errors. Obviosly its something stupic on my part I would be happy if it ended up in site statistics on the left side of my site. If it had its own box I wouldnt mind either, I'm not to picky.

any ideas someone else must've asked, I cant be the only one :confused:

[Paul M]

Erm, I have no idea what you are saying, but you mentioned earlier that your errors were due to your chat being in a folder called chat1 (not chat) - so you should have fixed the error by setting that option to 'chat1'.

[keithsan]

Erm, I have no idea what you are saying, but you mentioned earlier that your errors were due to your chat being in a folder called chat1 (not chat) - so you should have fixed the error by setting that option to 'chat1'.


sorry paul, I know your busy.


I'm just looking for a way to move the " who's chatting" from the bottom of
my site to left side area of my homepage. Its working great and I'm sure my answer is somewhere in these pages, just haven't had time yet.

thanks again.

[Paul M]

It's not really designed to be moved, allthough all the options are provided - you would need to disable the auto template injection and manually edit your templates to display what you want, where you want.

[trd167]

installed and up and running thanks!

[jdebler]

Shoot. I installed this and when I loaded my index page, it was just a blank white screen. When I disabled it, things were back to normal. Anyone else experience this?

[Paul M]

That's usually a sign of a php error, but error display being disabled on your server by default.

Add this to your config.php ;

ini_set('display_errors', 'On');

[Odoin]

Thank you for this mod!

[HolyKiller]

Hi, THX for the mod, but i have one question.

At bottom of the forum homepage i see Members currently using Flashchat: 3 and i want copy the number of chating user to other position, but i don't know the name of this variable unit.

In template i don't find anything what i can use :/

THX a LOT

Holy

[mikoo]

Hi there,

I would like to translate the text of the file into German ... unfortunately I have no idea, which parts of the file can be altered without causing mistakes. Can anyone help?

Many thanks in advance!

mikoo

[Ignicoccus]

Hi there,

I would like to translate the text of the file into German ... unfortunately I have no idea, which parts of the file can be altered without causing mistakes. Can anyone help?

Many thanks in advance!

mikoo

Hi, please check out www.vbhacks-germany.com. There you will find a german translation of this mod ;)

[mikoo]

- thanks, but the hack there does not really work. I still would prefer to translate the hack on my own. Can anyone help?

mikoo

[Paul M]

You edit the phrases at the bottom of the xml file - or edit them in your acp after uploading.

[ChevyThunder]

got everything installed and it works great
except for one glitch
when I hit the forumhome page tab when opening up that page from the ACP
it gives me this error

Warning: Unknown(/home/content/c/h/e/chevythunder/html/chevythunder/chat/inc/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /forumhome.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 6

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required '/home/content/c/h/e/chevythunder/html/chevythunder/chat/inc/config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/c/h/e/chevythunder/html/chevythunder/forumhome.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 6

it only does this with the chatters in chat room mod installed
once I remove that - it works just fine

any ideas what I should do, otherwise everything seems to be working fine

[Paul M]

Is your chat folder in the vb folder (i.e. with the admincp and modcp folders) ?

I'm a bit confused by your post as well, are you saying you get that erro when this mod is installed, or some other mod ?

[PyroChixRock]

thank you for the mod!

[DaNIEL MeNTED]

Hey Paul...

Wondering if you could save me some time before I look through the code. I was thinking of changing my navbar so it shows the # of people chatting (in order to entice more people to use chat).

Is there a variable or function I can call from your this plugin in my navbar?

THX!

[PyroChixRock]

hi Paul... in regards to my previous post here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1075199&postcount=145).

for my navbar code; would the number of active users should appear next to the link, as with forumhome_start, as long as i copy the Plugin PHP Code to hook location forumdisplay_Start? changing the template cache accordingly. i know it's a lot of unnecessary code. can you specify the specific i would need to call the correct number for $totalchatters?

<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="chat/flashchat.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Flashchat: $totalchatters</a></td>
</if>

Change the hook that this uses to global_start and $totalchatters will be available on any page (note, obviously it will run the query on every page as well).


Would you mind helping me with this, too? I've added the chat link and the $totalchatters code to the navbar, but I am confused on what else to do to get the number of chatters to show next to the chat link.

[PyroChixRock]

never mind I figured it out. Thanks for the awesome mod!

[HolyKiller]

here is my question - again:

Hi, THX for the mod, but i have one question.

At bottom of the forum homepage i see Members currently using Flashchat: 3 and i want copy the number of chating user to other position, but i don't know the name of this variable unit.

In template i don't find anything what i can use :/

THX a LOT

Holy

[Paul M]

If you look, the answer is two posts above you .......... ;)

( $totalchatters )

[DaNIEL MeNTED]

If you look, the answer is two posts above you .......... ;)

( $totalchatters )

Hehe. Thanks... I saw that afterwards but haven't had time to test it out. Still working on getting photopost classifieds to work with iTrader and to send PMs vs emails. Will give it a shot over the weekend.

[HolyKiller]

2 Paul M: Hups, srry, my bad .. :D ... thx ;)

[yonglvnv]

Thanks Paul!

It would be great if there was a tweak which worked on the vba portal. I know someone over there hacked yours, but they all seem to be debating it and it doesn't look reliable. Any advice?

Cheers.

I read through all the posts and I too would love to have this show with the "who's online" module in VBA. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this?

In case anyone is still looking for this, Paul has already provided enough info in the past posts to make it work in vba module. I just finally read through the entire thread and got it working. The key here is to change the plugin from "forum_home_start to global_start, then either create a new who's in chat module and place the variables $totalchatters and $chatters, or place the two variables where ever you want it. I'm assuming this will add 1 or 2 more queries.

[Scamorz]

Please help me :(

I have installed this mod but the homepage of my forum is blank.

I have installed "FlashChat Integration" too, the chat works fine, but this mod doesn't work.

[thumbsucker]

Same here. Got the blank forum page when I installed this and had to disable it.

[Paul M]

A blank page means you have php error messages disabled, enable them and see what actual error you get.

[Smitty]

A blank page means to have php error messages disabled, enable them and see what actual error you get.

How do you do that?

[Scamorz]

How i can enable them?

[Paul M]

Add this to the top of your config.php ;

// PHP Errors //
ini_set('display_errors', 'On');

[Paul M]

Version 4.40 is simply a move of the Auto-template options from a shared group to this modifications own options group. There is no need to update.

[larrydude]

Great MOD.

The one problem that I am having is that some usergroups are not seeing the MOD. These are custom groups. I doube-checked and all the who's online items are set to yes.

Any suggestions on how to make these usergroups see who is online? Or....how do I remove the function so that everyone in every group can see?

Thanks much in advance!

[ukDesign]

Installed and working well thanks :)

[tmod]

Quick question,

If you click on the image on the left side of the who's chatting box it will open flashchat in the same window and when you logout you no longer return to the forums.

How would I make that open flashchat in a new window?

Tmod

[Paul M]

Edit the template to add a target="_blank" to the link html.

[tmod]

Edit the template to add a target="_blank" to the link html.
That worked well!!

Thanks Paul!

Tmod

[stejoh]

Edit the template to add a target="_blank" to the link html.

I wish to make this change too, could you please be more specific on where target="_blank" should be added.

Thanks for a great Mod!

[dcpaq2xx]

Paul,

In the admin cp there is

Auto-Template Changes : Who is in Flashchat

and

Auto-Template Search Text : Who is in Flashchat

What do these actually mean, and do?

I cant figure out what they are suppose to do.

Doug

[Paul M]

Read the description for each option.

[dcpaq2xx]

I DID.

Doug

[Paul M]

The descriptions tell you what they do. There is nothing more to add without big long explanations, which I'm not prepared to do, 99% of people don't need to worry about them, or change them. :)

[dcpaq2xx]

Auto-Template Changes : Who is in Flashchat
and
Auto-Template Search Text : Who is in Flashchat

Paul,

Im just not understanding what templates these two features are changing or what it looks like when 'it' gets changed. What templates are being changed, when and why?

Also what is being changed as far as looks, any Screen shots?

If this has to do with the "Who's in the chat room" thing down in the "Whats going on", I have manually changed what it says, so im not sure if these features would be changing that template or not. this is mainly why im wanting to know the answers to the above questions, because i am thinking that they have something to do with the "who's in the chat room" stats.

Doug

[crazycajun]

Thank you for a great mod....

[PnL]

I get this message after I install this mod:

Warning: Unknown(/var/www/html/sdtechdforum/chat/inc/config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 6

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/sdtechdforum/chat/inc/config.php' (include_path='.:/php/includes:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/sdtechdforum/index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 6

What does this mean?

[Paul M]

It means either you don't have Flashchat installed, or it's not in the standard location.

[PnL]

It is in the standard location but the folder name is not "chat". Can I define the folder name so it has the correct path?

EDIT: Nevermind. I answered my own question. YES, you can define the folder name. Its working great. Thanks!

[Paul M]

The folder name is a setting in the vboptions associated with this mod.

[SAUR0N]

i know this is weird, but it's showing wrong users only the admin(user id 1) is correct in the connected list.

[Paul M]

Then you are not correctly integrated with VB (I'm guessing you also have to login to Flashchat, if you were correctly integrated you would login automatically).

[SAUR0N]

Then you are not correctly integrated with VB (I'm guessing you also have to login to Flashchat, if you were correctly integrated you would login automatically).

you were right, working now, thx

[amir86]

neat, thanks.

[shawn911]

Hello, where can i change the $chattitle value to set a french text ?

Regards!

[Paul M]

Edit the phrase (using_flashchat)

[ravencr]

Has anyone figure out how to move this up to the top of the page like where the user information is instead of at the bottom?

Chris

[ravencr]

Ok, I got it to put the who's online up top, but it only works on the main page. Anyone have any ideas on how to get it to work at the top of every page?

Chris
www.utvrally.com/forum

[ravencr]

I've installed 4.4 and the mod that moves it, but it doesn't appear to work. Has anyone fixed this yet?

Chris

[M_Portiss]

Hello. Just wanted to shoot you a quick question to pick your brain.

I installed the hack listed in the subject line a few days ago and I notice it does not accurately say who is in the chat room. The names it shows are User ID's 11 and 16. The members that were actually in the forum were user ID's 50 and 69. (It showed the names, but for all purposes, you get the point.)

Any ideas here?

Thanks!
Matt

[Paul M]

You have not integrated Flashchat with vbulletin correctly.

[doogie88]

Great. Thanks for this.
One question, is it possible to not have anything show up if no one is in?
My chat isn't going to be used that much, so I think it would be much cleaner for the board if there was nothing there if no one was there, and it only shows up if someone is actually in chat. Easy to edit?

[Paul M]

You could edit the Display_Chatters template - add a conditional around the whole template checking if $totalchatters > 0

[doogie88]

Can you break that down even simpler for me? :(

[Thx1133]

Installed.

Nice job :)

[Bree]

*Installed* Works perfect - then again I expected nothing less =0) vB 3.6.5 Thanks a bunch! Always, Bree

[SCRIPT3R]

Edit: Sorry, this is just for my personal reference... you told me this eons ago and i always forget it. :up:
<plugin active="1" executionorder="3">
<title>Members in Flashchat (2)</title>
<hookname>forumhome_start</hookname>

[Paul M]

Huh ?

[rwilkins108]

After applying latest upgrade, my $totalchatters edit I made in other places isn't returning anything... on the navbar I have Chat (#) where # is the number of user's currently in chat and it doesn't show anything any more.

so, for example, it used to say Chat (0) or Chat (10) and now it shows Chat ().

I checked the style edit, it didn't change. Users in Flashchat does show correctly in the WOL area.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

[Paul M]

$totalchatters has not changed - but what you describe would never have worked unless you had edited the hook this runs on, since the code only runs on forumhome - at a guess I would say you must have edited it to run on global_start. Any such change would be lost when you upgraded.

[rwilkins108]

Damn you're good! lol, guess I totally forgot that I made that change. All is working well again. Thanks! :)

[daddygrim]

amazing!!!!! installed

[PoetJA-1975]

I've been wanting this for a while now - finally installed.
Thanx for the great modification PAUL ;)

Jacquii.

[jmergener]

hi Paul... in regards to my previous post here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1075199&postcount=145).

for my navbar code; would the number of active users should appear next to the link, as with forumhome_start, as long as i copy the Plugin PHP Code to hook location forumdisplay_Start? changing the template cache accordingly. i know it's a lot of unnecessary code. can you specify the specific i would need to call the correct number for $totalchatters?

<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="chat/flashchat.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Flashchat: $totalchatters</a></td>
</if>

Change the hook that this uses to global_start and $totalchatters will be available on any page (note, obviously it will run the query on every page as well).

Paul,

Can you give some more information on this as I am trying to get this to work on my site and the number will display on first of the forums page but will not display on any of the other pages or the main (home) page. I am using vBadvanced so I am sure the issue revolves around that.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Website: www.arizonabass.com

[Paul M]

All the information is in the line you quoted - you must edit the plugin that uses forumhome_start to use global_start instead.

[Merriweather]

Gotta love a plugin that takes less than 1 minute to install and set up... thanks! :up:

[jmergener]

All the information is in the line you quoted - you must edit the plugin that uses forumhome_start to use global_start instead.

Thanks, I got it to work on all the forum pages. But, I am still having an issue with it displaying properly on the main page of the vBadvanced. Do you or anyone know which file I need to modify?

[Paul M]

Sorry, I can't help you with vba.

[dcpaq2xx]

Paul,

Im using this hack and down at the bottom on my main page, it uses the "Who's Online" gif image and is clickable to the integrated chat room.

How do I make this image not clickable or go to the chat room. I just want it to be an icon and nothing more.

Another thing is if the code edit is the same as what i did in the post provided below, i need to know where I would edit it. I beleive i need to do this in the xml file?

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225486

Thanks Paul

Doug

[Paul M]

Just edit the Display_Chatters template to remove the link code (<a> tag) associated with the icon.

I'm curious as to why you would bother doing this ?

[dcpaq2xx]

I'm curious as to why you would bother doing this ?

Paul,

Because I dont want members logging into the chat room this way, it doesnt take much to mess them up, they like things 'simple'. Trust me.

Thank you for the help, ill give it a try.

Doug

[beatyourtruck]

Hi Paul. I am having trouble and I hope you can point me in the right direction.

I am getting this error on the forum home page when I turn on this mod.


Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT connections.*, rooms.*, user.*
FROM flashchat_connections as connections
LEFT JOIN flashchat_rooms as rooms ON connections.roomid = rooms.id
LEFT JOIN byt_user as user ON connections.userid = user.userid
WHERE connections.userid > 0 AND connections.ip != '0.0.0.0'
AND connections.updated > DATE_SUB(NOW(),INTERVAL 60 SECOND)
ORDER BY start;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'connections.userid' in 'where clause'
Error Number : 1054

Flashchat works fine (just installed the latest version) and the forum works fine when this mod is not turned on. I tried repairing tables etc and now I am helpless! LOL

My guess is there is a problem with a table? It looks like it is searching for "connections.userid'" and can not find it or it is corrupt? I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling this mod a few times. Same error.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

[Paul M]

Your flashchat connections table seems to be missing a field.

[beatyourtruck]

OK! I have already tried reinstalling it so I will take this up with the dudes at FC.

Thanks for the help! 8)

EDIT:

FYI - just in case someone else has this issue/error: reinstalling FlashChat is supposed to repair bad tables (if it finds existing FC tables) etc but it does not work (or at least it did not for me). I deleted the connections table (the table that was giving me the error) and then reinstalled FC, it created an all new connections table and wallllllla! It works.

Thanks for a great mod Paul M. My users have been crying about not having it for the past few days! LOL

[Inaam]

i haved added, the mod, the text du is displayed at the top of my forum and flashchat has stopped working. Any solution?

[General_]

is there a possibility to add such an online box to the vba cmps ? (as a module?)

[Paul M]

is there a possibility to add such an online box to the vba cmps ? (as a module?)Not by me, I suggest you ask in the vba forum.

[RobH]

Clicks install............

[titodj]

Great thanks....

[breamy1990]

how can i add a Click here to join line

[thejdm]

is there a way i can intigrate the 'whos chatting' into the 'currently active users' box? instead of making a new table?? i wanted something like this...

Most users ever online was 00, 04-18-2007 at 06:32 PM.
bla, bla, bla, bla

Members currently using Flashchat: 0
No one is currently using the chat.

all in the same box just maybe put a page break in between them. i dont like the look of all the tables at the bottom looks cluttered.

[Paul M]

Edit the relevant templates.

[thejdm]

i looked around i couldnt find anything about the whos online in flashchat anywhere.

[Paul M]

I don't understand what you are asking.

[laura66a]

Hi everyone.

This works nicely but it puts the "Who's Chatting" box in What's Going On at the bottom of the page. I don't see this in the forumhome template either so I don't know how to move it.

Is there a way to move Who's Chatting to the top of the forum home page?

Thanks.

Laura

[Paul M]

Only if you are confident at template edits and altering plugin settings.

[inciarco]

Magnific Add-On!! :up:

Works Ok With vBulletin 3.6.6!! :up:

:)

[Strafe]

Which template should I edit to add a text link going to my flashchat?

[Paul M]

That would depend on your style, and where you want the lnik.

[Strafe]

I would like to have it on the Who's Chatting area.

[Paul M]

The icon already links to the chat, just click on it.

[stagmite]

Hi I'm having problems with this mod. I'm using the aerohead style template, and it just looks weird. I also have the default vBulletin style and it looks fine in that style. Below are two pics of what it looks like. When it's collapsed it looks fine, but when it is uncollapsed it looks horrible.

[Paul M]

You will need to edit the display_chatters template in your red style, it looks to me like that style has no icon (or table cell for the icon).

[bongwater]

anybody know if this works for 3.6.7 ?

[GeekDrew]

anybody know if this works for 3.6.7 ?

I'm running it on 3.6.7 and it is working properly.

[jessej]

installed, clicked, and happy camper. TY Muchoooo :)

[varkjie]

I have installed this and when I enter flashchat it says a diffrent member is in that chat room other than myself for example my name is "varkjie" it says the "jessej" is in the chat area.... whats the deal with this? do you think I need to re install the chat??? Also My member or myself do not log in automatically when we enter the room we need to manually enter a password and username?

[Paul M]

You have not integrated it correctly.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1269714#post1269714

[TTG]

Just installed this after upgrading to flashchat 4.7.11 and it worked straight out of the box using vbulletin 3.6.7 :up:

[Guest210212002]

Paul, is there a way to get '$totalchatters' to work outside of the template? I have a link to the chat room in a tab at the top of my navbar, and it'd be slick to have "Chat Room (11)" where 11 is the number of people in the room.

I tried moving $totalchatters, $chatters, etc to the navbar, but for some reason it doesn't display the number anywhere but in the Display_Chatters template. :)

[Paul M]

If you put it in the header you would need to change the hook to global_start - atm it only runs the code on the forum homepage.

[Guest210212002]

That worked for the header, thanks man. :)

Unfortunately, setting both to global_start seemed to kill the template itself, since I no longer get the list of who's in the chat in the WGO box.

[Paul M]

4.42 Released.

This has a number of new options (some of which will be added to other mods of mine over the next few weeks).

1. The Auto Template (ATCS) options have been updated, inc adding the option to change the template used.

2. A code run option has been added to choose if the mod runs just on the forumhome or all pages.

3. The usergroups option has been updated so that you can allow all usergroups, or include just those listed, or exclude just those listed.

The basic modification has not changed so you only need to upgrade if you want to use the new options.

[Paul M]

That worked for the header, thanks man. :)

Unfortunately, setting both to global_start seemed to kill the template itself, since I no longer get the list of who's in the chat in the WGO box.You only should have changed one, not both. However, if you use v4.42 (above) you just need to change an option. :)

[Guest210212002]

You, sir, rock. http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/images/smilies/hookem.gif

That worked perfectly.

* Guest210212002 serenades Paul M with "Wind beneath my wings".
* Guest210212002 heads off to vomit.