[DBTech] vBShout v6 (vB3) [AJAX]

[Blacura]

Wonderful i got it working. The only thing now is the pop sound. it doesnt work and the fresh at times does not refresh.

But This is possibly the best shoutbox i ever used

[DragonByte Tech]

If you are having problems with sound, please follow this check-list:


1) Did you select a sound to be played in the Instance Manager?
AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout -> Instance Management -> [Edit] -> Shout Sound / Invite Sound / PM Sound

2) Are sounds turned on?
AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout -> Settings -> Enable Sounds

3) !!!Pro Only!!! Are sounds turned on in the UserCP?
UserCP -> Shoutbox -> Shoutbox Settings -> Shout Sounds / Invite Sounds / PM Sounds

4) Is the QuickTime browser plugin installed?
QuickTime Plugin (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)- Please note that you need to restart your browser after installing the plugin.

5) Does it work in other browsers?
If you only have one browser on your computer (Internet Explorer) you should try out Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com).

6) Is the following text present in the source of the page: <embed ?
Right click -> View Source -> Ctrl+F -> <embed
If this is not found, and all the above steps are completed, then you may have an out of date template. Please revert any customisations to dbtech_vbshout_shoutbox


If none of the above steps fix it for you, then it's a browser issue that we are unfortunately unable to assist with.


Fillip

[Blacura]

How do i get the chat to show on my Vb CMPS?

[DragonByte Tech]

Please see this post: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2104367&postcount=247 for how to get it on the vB CMS.
If you're looking for the vBAdvanced CMPS then you will need to look at their forums, because there's specific instructions for that I'm not familiar with.


Fillip

[Blacura]

How does the user tags and mentions work?

[frbmjb]

hi
a lot tnx for this nice mod
how to delete all text of one user ?

or user by date clean all text ?

sorry for bad english

[DragonByte Tech]

How does the user tags and mentions work?Those are integration for the Advanced @User Tagging mod by DBTech :)

hi
a lot tnx for this nice mod
how to delete all text of one user ?

or user by date clean all text ?

sorry for bad englishDeleting all text from one user is a Pro-only feature, as is the automatic deleting of text by date.


Fillip

[frbmjb]

how match pro price ?

[DragonByte Tech]

We're not allowed to directly discuss this, however you can find all the info you need on http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com :)


Fillip

[fxwoody]

I really like the product ;) Just having some refresh problems with it!? It doesn't refresh automatically when others write in it?
i have put the refresh at 15 but doesn't do anything, so, we always have to make a full page refresh :( any idea???

Oh by the way, is it ok if i styled it a bit?????
Cheers

[keharris53]

Hello,

I have over a dozen forums and want to install this on just one of them. I guess I have to change the page from index to the forum I want this to appear in. Problem is, I have no idea how to identify the forum (or page), other than id 70. What exactly would the input look like in the Shoutbox deployment, or is this a manual entry. If it's a manual entry, again, how do I locate the script? I don't want this on the index page. I hope I'm making sense. Thank you!

[DragonByte Tech]

I really like the product ;) Just having some refresh problems with it!? It doesn't refresh automatically when others write in it?
i have put the refresh at 15 but doesn't do anything, so, we always have to make a full page refresh :( any idea???

Oh by the way, is it ok if i styled it a bit?????
CheersDid you CHMOD the directory as per the readme file? That's the most common reason for this problem :)

Hello,

I have over a dozen forums and want to install this on just one of them. I guess I have to change the page from index to the forum I want this to appear in. Problem is, I have no idea how to identify the forum (or page), other than id 70. What exactly would the input look like in the Shoutbox deployment, or is this a manual entry. If it's a manual entry, again, how do I locate the script? I don't want this on the index page. I hope I'm making sense. Thank you!Here's the basic information on manual placement:
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To put vBShout in a custom location, do the following:


Step 1: AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout-> Instance Management -> [Edit].

Step 2: Change the Auto-Display Shoutbox setting to Disabled.

Step 3: Change the Shoutbox Deployment setting to include the script names of all the pages you wish the Shoutbox to appear on. For instance:
To have it appear on the front page (CMS) as well as the Forum Home, you'd enter index,vbcms for this setting.
To have it appear on every page, you'd remove the contents of this setting.

Step 4: Change the Manually Display Shoutbox setting to include the template names you wish the Shoutbox to appear on. For instance:
To have it appear on the front page (CMS) as well as the Forum Home, you'd enter FORUMHOME,vbcms_page for this setting.
To have it appear on every page, you'd enter navbar for this setting.

Step 5: Enter the Style Manager and add either {vb:raw vbshout} (vB4) or {$vbshout} (vB3) to the templates you named in Step 4 in the desired location.


Follow these steps as described and you will have total control over the position of the Shoutbox.
Please note that some locations may not work as intended on vBulletin 3.8, and also note that it is not designed to go in the Forum Blocks side-bar (vBulletin 4).

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To only make it show up in a specific forum, instead of {$vbshout} use this code:
<if condition="$forum['forumid'] == 70">{$vbshout}</if>

I believe that's the correct code for vB3 :)


Fillip

[keharris53]

Thank you Fillip. The page I want this to appear on is the following: forumdisplay.php?f=70. I disabled auto display, and used the above for the deployment location, not sure if that is correct and in the manual display input forumdisplay, and then copied the code you provided for a specific forum in that template. The shoutbox still does not appear. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but I don't have coding experience and haven't any clues. I appreciate your assistance.

[legion!]

i get a 404 error whenever i install this product and try to edit the features via the left side in the admin panel...this is also happening in your facebook hack aswell...any knowledge of how to fix this?

I tried reuploading all the files and it went good..but still cant edit it in the Cpanel

[DragonByte Tech]

Thank you Fillip. The page I want this to appear on is the following: forumdisplay.php?f=70. I disabled auto display, and used the above for the deployment location, not sure if that is correct and in the manual display input forumdisplay, and then copied the code you provided for a specific forum in that template. The shoutbox still does not appear. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but I don't have coding experience and haven't any clues. I appreciate your assistance.Enter forum in deployment, see how that works.

i get a 404 error whenever i install this product and try to edit the features via the left side in the admin panel...this is also happening in your facebook hack aswell...any knowledge of how to fix this?

I tried reuploading all the files and it went good..but still cant edit it in the CpanelHave you renamed your AdminCP directory, per chance?


Fillip

[legion!]

yes i did...hahah wow why da hell didnt i think of that....

[keharris53]

Fillip, I changed it to forum, but still no luck. I double-checked permissions, I have the code you provided under $navbar in forumdisplay. I had tried it in forumhome with no luck there. I see the ref to it in the source code on the page, but no shoutbox.

I have this set up at /forumdisplay.php?f=70. I set the deployment to forumdisplay and template to forumdisplay.php?f=70 and vice versa. Tried forum as suggested but no luck. Also tried forumhome as the template.

[DragonByte Tech]

Aha, upon further research then try these settings:
Shoutbox Deployment: forumdisplay
Manually Display Shoutbox: FORUMDISPLAY
Template Code
<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 70">{$vbshout}</if>

Hope that works :)


Fillip

[keharris53]

Thank you Fillip! That did it. Much appreciated.

[fxwoody]

Ok good for the refresh! Totally didn't Chmod the folder! ;)
Now, i have different skins for different forums and the shout works A1 in all of them except for one!!! The template is a fix one but i changed the width to tune it and i can't get the shoutbox to show :(
Tried to add the {$vbshout} as mentioned in the forumdisplay under $navbar, tried $template_hook[vbshout]..........but no good results!

Strange since in every other ones they are all ok

Any idea on this???

Greatly appreciated

[legion!]

Hrmm your premium edition of vbshout...always brings up this error that says 500 internal error 755 permissions and then it like shuts my whole site down for a second or two...any idea?

[legion!]

This hack is giving me this error in my CP

Premature end of script headers:/public_html/forums/ajax.php

and its giving my site a 500 error saying nothing on the servers permissions can be over 755

i know in your directions it say make it 777

\wuts that about?

[DragonByte Tech]

There's sadly no way to operate the mod without those permissions set. You should contact your host, because that's a restriction that really is too draconic to use advanced web apps :(


Fillip

[legion!]

Ok well i disabled the vbshout for my site then....do you know if any of your other products wuld cause this issue for me?

[legion!]

Damn All I know is i installed all your hacks cuz i thougth they were dope....now my forum skin is completly screwed up...im gettin 500 error messages...the hacks wont even let me uninstall them i uninstalled the vbshout and it took my forum skin with it

[DragonByte Tech]

Ok well i disabled the vbshout for my site then....do you know if any of your other products wuld cause this issue for me?I don't believe any of our other currently released plugins require CHMOD, no.

Damn All I know is i installed all your hacks cuz i thougth they were dope....now my forum skin is completly screwed up...im gettin 500 error messages...the hacks wont even let me uninstall them i uninstalled the vbshout and it took my forum skin with itPlease flush any cache systems like vBOptimise you may have installed.
In any case that's not something I'm able to fix I'm afraid; vBShout uses vBulletin's own uninstaller system :)


Fillip

[legion!]

the vb optimise hack i do have installed the only features that dont work are the system test and Flush Cache

jus a whole bunch of letters and script come up...i hope you can suggest somethin for me :(

[legion!]

"' . $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/vboptimise/images/progress.gif" alt="" />'); echo ''; print_table_footer(); print_cp_footer(); } else { require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_xml.php'); switch ($_REQUEST['act']) { case 'connection': { $result = vb_optimise::$cache->connect(); } break; case 'store': { vb_optimise::$cache->set('vbo_systest_temp', 'vB Optimise System Test'); if (vb_optimise::$cache->get('vbo_systest_temp') != 'vB Optimise System Test') { $result = false; $message = $vbphrase['vboptimise_cachefail']; } else { $result = true; } } break; case 'fetch': { // A repeat of the above, but without being set prior. This tests the opcachers ability to maintain cache between sessions. This is a common issue on fastcgi setups if (vb_optimise::$cache->get('vbo_systest_temp') != 'vB Optimise System Test')

n sum otha stuff is wut i get

[DragonByte Tech]

Please post vB Optimise support questions in the vB Optimise thread :)


Fillip

[evercall]

Installed your vBShout and the users love it, so many nice features included.

I do have two simple questions.
1. Is there a way to flush, delete or limit the Unhandled Reports list?

2. One of my admins cannot see the DBTech - vBShout admin section in the admincp, what setting is needed for him to see and manage that?

Thanks again for the killer add on!!

[fxwoody]

I tried your site Dbtech to get some help with a skin and still stuck with one skin that the shout don't show :(
Everything is setup as it should , 4 other skins work ok
Why does this happen ??? for only one skin???
i just need the shout on the main index page to show :(

Tks

[DragonByte Tech]

I tried your site Dbtech to get some help with a skin and still stuck with one skin that the shout don't show :(
Everything is setup as it should , 4 other skins work ok
Why does this happen ??? for only one skin???
i just need the shout on the main index page to show :(

Tks

Unfortunately we are unable to help diagnose the issues with individual skins. Your best bet would be to ask the creator of the skin for help in diagnosing the issue (since vbshout works on all your other skins, it means it is a problem with that one skin that needs resolved).

Iain

[DragonByte Tech]

1. Is there a way to flush, delete or limit the Unhandled Reports list?Not currently, no. The reports are meant to be handled (or dismissed) ;p

2. One of my admins cannot see the DBTech - vBShout admin section in the admincp, what setting is needed for him to see and manage that?The Can Administer vBShout permission in the Administrator Permissions section :)


Fillip

[alehawk]

Hi!
I got an issue. If you open multiple browser instances the server load will get sky hi. This mod will query db each time it refreshes?
Does the db has the index created?
Tnx!

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi!
I got an issue. If you open multiple browser instances the server load will get sky hi. This mod will query db each time it refreshes?
Does the db has the index created?
Tnx!If you use the File System optimisation, it only refreshes when there's actual new shouts.

The table is optimised with indexes as well, yes :)


Fillip

[alehawk]

I'll give it a try, thank you very much, gr8 mod!

[johnban]

Hi,

I installed also vbshout and for the moment I have one small issue..

I create a chat room and I invite a member but nothing happend..

"◦Inviting an user sends them a pop-up asking them to join the room."

Also they invite me and nothing happend..

Thanks,
John B.

[TTMT]

Thanks for making great mods.

I am also unable to invite member to a chat room I created. Actually, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. There are times when I invited a member in the forum to my chat room, but that member didn't get the invitation. Instead, the invitation went to somebody else. I knew this because when I clicked on the link "View Chat Room Access List" I saw that my invitation was sent to that somebody else. On the other hand, the other member could invite me (as the admin).

I think the problem is with the way the nick name is looked up in the database.

[DragonByte Tech]

Which are the usernames who are trying to invite eachother?

Fillip

[TTMT]

So this is what happens. I, as the admin, try to invite someone to a room I created. But the user I want to invite doesn't get invited, instead one random person from the first 9 users of the forum is invited instead. Actually, it is not quite random. If I invited user with ID between 40-49 then the user with id 4 will be invited! Similar for others. So if the user id has two digits then the user corresponds to the first digit get invited. But this principle somehow changes when we go to users with userid having three and more digits. When I invite the user with ID 160, nothing happen, i think the system must've looked up this user and mistakenly associate this user with my username, which has uid=1, and then it doesn't do anything. May be the first digit of the userid is always mistakenly thought of as the actual userid.

One the other hand, anyone who invites me or somebody in the first 9 users can do so without any problems.

[DragonByte Tech]

I see. Can you answer my previous question please?

Fillip

[TTMT]

<u>Examples that I tried on my board:</u>
Consider three users
admin has uid=1
TTMT has uid = 9020
amocachi has uid = 9

Situation 1: admin invites TTMT
The invitation goes to amocachi instead.

Situation 2: admin invites amocachi
then amocachi gets the invitation, there is no problem.

Situation 3: amocachi invites TTMT
nothing happens

Situation 4: TTMT invites amocachi
amocachi gets the invitation, there is no problem

[DragonByte Tech]

Are those the exact usernames in question? "admin", "TTMT" and "amocachi"?

I fully understood the process, but I need to know the exact usernames in question (whether they have any special characters like the Trademark symbol) etc.

So can you please answer that question?

Fillip

[realmr]

archive feature isn't working on our forum ? Using lite version and when clicked archive it opens the forum in a new window. I have checked & ticked access to admins to search archives but still find no difference, need some help

[DragonByte Tech]

Do you use some form of SEO mod or any other modification that may modify URLs?

Fillip

[realmr]

no not any modification seo plugins, there is a sitemap mod but it doesn't modify the link.
Link structure is same as vb.org

[TTMT]

Are those the exact usernames in question? "admin", "TTMT" and "amocachi"?

I fully understood the process, but I need to know the exact usernames in question (whether they have any special characters like the Trademark symbol) etc.

So can you please answer that question?


Fillip
Yes, these are actual usernames. Thanks for spending time supporting. Really appreciate that!

[DragonByte Tech]

no not any modification seo plugins, there is a sitemap mod but it doesn't modify the link.
Link structure is same as vb.orgCan you link me to your archive? Ensure guests have perms to see it.

Yes, these are actual usernames. Thanks for spending time supporting. Really appreciate that!I'll test this out then, never heard of it happening before though...


Fillip

[realmr]

Can you link me to your archive? Ensure guests have perms to see it.

I'll test this out then, never heard of it happening before though...


Fillip

will pm u, can check it in my account directly & may be fix any if needed

[dan_1989]

for some reason im getting 2 shoutbox's when installing is this supposed to happen? if not how can i change it

[DragonByte Tech]

for some reason im getting 2 shoutbox's when installing is this supposed to happen? if not how can i change itThat might happen if you have both the manual template edit and the auto-deploy functionality enabled, check your templates :)


Fillip

[dan_1989]

sorry im kinda new to this stuff could u give me a guide on how to do that?

Thanks

[dan_1989]

uninstalled and re-installed solved it. thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

Glad it worked out :)


Fillip

[OMP]

vb 3.8.5

The only person who can be invited to a chatroom is user ID 1, no other members ever get the popup. I noticed that the Old Message: and New Message: in the Log in AdminCP show the same text for logged edits, pretty sure the Old should show the text before it was edited. I also don't see a "Auto-Delete Shouts" option in the settings. And there is no way to delete reports?

I think I'll hold off purchasing Pro until invites etc are fixed.

[DragonByte Tech]

I'll have those fixed for the next version :)

Auto-Delete Shouts is actually a Pro feature, it was incorrectly shown as being in Lite, I apologise.

There's no way to delete reports, no, but they will stop showing up in the reports tab when they have been handled.


Fillip

[johnban]

Hi Fillip,

I fully understood the process, but I need to know the exact usernames in question (whether they have any special characters like the Trademark symbol) etc.

So can you please answer that question?


Fillip

In my case the users have special characters, I have the trademark symbol and one other user that I was trying to invite has "-=" in the start and end of the name...

Also I would like to ask something more..
I have uncheck from members to be able to see the archive, but in the shoutbox they can see the option to go to archive page. Of course then they are receiving a message that they cannot, but the best would be not to see the option at all (on the left top, next to Shoutbox, there is an arrow and if you press it gives the option to go to archive)..

The other thing has to do with bandwidth.. Since I install the shoutbox the bandwidth has been doubled.. If I use "Shoutbox Optimisation" it will reduce also the bandwidth? what "Shoutbox Optimisation" actually does??

Thanks,
John B.

[knifeplay]

Hi,

I'm experiencing a slight issue with this on my forum.

The Chatbox just stays on "Loading..." and won't allow any text to be entered.
When viewing in Internet Explorer, I found the following javascript error was being captured:

Message: 'YAHOO.util.Connect' is null or not an object
Line: 877
Char: 3
Code: 0
URI: http://www.urbansiege.eu/dbtech/vbshout/clientscript/vbshout.js?v=5310

Any help would be appreciated (forum url is above) :D

It may be of interest to note that I have recently completed a host migration.

[DragonByte Tech]

In my case the users have special characters, I have the trademark symbol and one other user that I was trying to invite has "-=" in the start and end of the name...I have fixed the original issue, I'm going to test special characters as well before pushing a fix.

Also I would like to ask something more..
I have uncheck from members to be able to see the archive, but in the shoutbox they can see the option to go to archive page. Of course then they are receiving a message that they cannot, but the best would be not to see the option at all (on the left top, next to Shoutbox, there is an arrow and if you press it gives the option to go to archive)..I'll have that fixed for the upcoming bugfix version, thanks :)

The other thing has to do with bandwidth.. Since I install the shoutbox the bandwidth has been doubled.. If I use "Shoutbox Optimisation" it will reduce also the bandwidth?Yeah it will, because it will only request ajax.php when there's actual new shouts :)

Hi,

I'm experiencing a slight issue with this on my forum.

The Chatbox just stays on "Loading..." and won't allow any text to be entered.
When viewing in Internet Explorer, I found the following javascript error was being captured:

Message: 'YAHOO.util.Connect' is null or not an object
Line: 877
Char: 3
Code: 0
URI: http://www.urbansiege.eu/dbtech/vbshout/clientscript/vbshout.js?v=5310

Any help would be appreciated (forum url is above) :D

It may be of interest to note that I have recently completed a host migration.You seem to be lacking the YUI library, what version of vBulletin are you running?



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Update:
In my case the users have special characters, I have the trademark symbol
Sadly it is not possible to fix slash commands to work with characters like Trademark, due to limitations of AJAX technology and the database storage method at this point in time :(

Sorry for the inconvenience :(


Fillip

[OMP]

I'll have those fixed for the next version :)

Auto-Delete Shouts is actually a Pro feature, it was incorrectly shown as being in Lite, I apologise.

There's no way to delete reports, no, but they will stop showing up in the reports tab when they have been handled.


Fillip

Sounds good. The reason I mentioned the reports is because even though they are marked as handled they still show on the report list page. Sooner or later there is going to be a huge amount listed if they stay on the report list page and are not removed/deleted. I guess that is another bug if they should not show when handled.

Regards.

[DragonByte Tech]

It's not a bug, because other moderators should be able to review and revert the changes done :)


Fillip

[rinkrat]

From the readme.txt

vBShout requires at least vBulletin 4.0.2
It will not function correctly in vBulletin 4.0.1 because of a bug in that version.

If so, then why is it here in this section?

[DragonByte Tech]

That pertains to the vB4 version, I didn't make two separate Readme files because it works on vB3.8 and vB4 with the same set of files :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.3.2 has been released to fix all outstanding known issues.

To upgrade, follow the normal procedure when updating a product.

- DragonByte Tech Development Team

[Taringa! CS]

Hi. First of all, Great addond :D

I've got 2 questions

One it's related to usercp, i think something it's missing here

check the img, only the title of the usercp of Shoutbox it's shown

http://www.pixypic.com/?di=212921760479

And the other it's related to the archive... where can i remove the * from the start and end of a shout?

Thanks in advance!

[DragonByte Tech]

One it's related to usercp, i think something it's missing hereThat's a placeholder for Pro version stuff :)

And the other it's related to the archive... where can i remove the * from the start and end of a shout?That's not currently possible without a file edit :(


Fillip

[MrAbc]

I got this problem: Admins saw blank forum pages when I enabled vbshoutbox (admin control panel page worked fine) . Server froze every few days (needed reboots). The problem disappeared after I disabled the product. Other than that I like the product. But obviously, I have to disable it for now.

[DragonByte Tech]

Hmm, did you try re-uploading all files? It's possible that some of them were corrupted upon upload.
Are you on a shared, VPS or dedicated server?

Fillip

[marshal_ramdev]

thank you .. going to use it :)

[WichitaRacing]

OK, what am I missing here? I just installed vBShout lite 5.3.2 on my 3.8.6 board. I have vBShout enabled but it's not showing on my forum. I'm assuming I'm just missed something??

FYI, I just upgraded my board from 3.6.x to 3.8.6. I had vBShout 2.0 installed which I uninstalled before using 5.3.2.

[MrAbc]

Hmm, did you try re-uploading all files? It's possible that some of them were corrupted upon upload.
Are you on a shared, VPS or dedicated server?


Fillip

I think I forgot to re import the xml file :)

[DragonByte Tech]

OK, what am I missing here? I just installed vBShout lite 5.3.2 on my 3.8.6 board. I have vBShout enabled but it's not showing on my forum. I'm assuming I'm just missed something??

FYI, I just upgraded my board from 3.6.x to 3.8.6. I had vBShout 2.0 installed which I uninstalled before using 5.3.2.Are you trying to use the "Below Forum Home" placement location? That doesn't work on vB 3.8 and never will (AFAICR).

If not, ensure all usergroup permissions (Instance Management -> Edit Permissions) are set correctly.


Fillip

[WichitaRacing]

Are you trying to use the "Below Forum Home" placement location? That doesn't work on vB 3.8 and never will (AFAICR).

If not, ensure all usergroup permissions (Instance Management -> Edit Permissions) are set correctly.


Fillip

Where is the "Below Forum Home" placement location option? I can't find that.

I'm using my admin account, and I have administrators set to have full authority over the shoutbox.

???

[WichitaRacing]

OK weird. I just installed a couple new styles and the shoutbox shows up fine in them, but the previously existing styles (including vbulletin silver and gray) don't work.

[DragonByte Tech]

Instance Management -> Edit.

Either use manual placement or ensure $ad_location['ad_navbar_below'] exists in your navbar template.

Fillip

[Zweeper]

can i put this shoutbox into

a) vbadvanced cms?
b) into a widget box in the forum?

[DragonByte Tech]

vBAdvanced CMS has a bug which will break the Online Users module when using vBShout on their pages. If this is acceptable there's a guide for how to configure that on their forums.

Widget box position is not supported due to the advanced editor controls.

Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

Is it possible to display status updates from "User Status & Moods v1 (vB3)" ? :D

[DragonByte Tech]

Not currently, no.

Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

Thanks anyway :)

[James T Brock]

How can I prune the command log?

[DragonByte Tech]

It's not intended to be prunable, to do so you must TRUNCATE TABLE on the dbtech_vbshout_commandlog table (at least I think that's the correct table name, check in phpMyAdmin) :)


Fillip

[natralis]

I have tried searching for this and after 12+ pages i decided to just ask, apologies if this has already been answered.
I am looking to change the colour of the text input area, from white to a colour of my choice, with a default text colour also....I found the option to change the actual shoutbox area in dbtech_vbshout.css but after trying all of the options in that file I still cannot figure out what to change to get the text input area changed.
Thanks for the wonderfull shoutbox, I love the features :)

[DragonByte Tech]

I forget how the vB3 file looks, but isn't there something in the _vbshout_color.css file about the input area? :)


Fillip

[natralis]

no, but i found it now, its in the main css in the stylevars, its the input fields part....but warning it will change all input areas. so be carefull what colour you choose,

[Safice]

Seems I have an error!

Error: Invalid response from server:
Fatal error: Call to a member function ajax_handler() on a non-object

Thanks for any help :)

[Taringa! CS]

What's this file?
dbtech/vbshout/aop/shouts1.txt

I've got lots of request from only one ip to that file

[DragonByte Tech]

That's one of the files vBShout uses to store when the last shout was made, to preserve resources.

Fillip

[wi11ie1950]

Just a Question.
Will this mod work on vBulletin version 3.7.3. ?

[DragonByte Tech]

Just a Question.
Will this mod work on vBulletin version 3.7.3. ?

It has not been tested on 3.7.x so we couldn't say.

Iain Kidd
Founder & Managing Director
DragonByte Technologies www.DragonByte-Tech.com (http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/)

[wi11ie1950]

Only one way to find out i guess :):)

[Akyeame Kwame]

Hello, it just says "loading" for me as well. Is there any fix or known cause for that problem?

[DragonByte Tech]

Please check Firefox' Error Console and post any JS errors.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.4.0

Front-End
Alternating Shout Background Colours
Forum Milestones (replacing the simple "Post Markers")
Every X Posts
Every X Threads
Every X Members
Back-End
Per-Usergroup display of moderator actions (like pruning shouts)
Ability to disable the "Chat Access" list
Project Tools integration
Ability to disable Blog notifications

Fillip

[Blueracer66]

First one to download it! I'll get back to you if I find any issues. :)
v5.4.0

Front-End
Alternating Shout Background Colours
Forum Milestones (replacing the simple "Post Markers")
Every X Posts
Every X Threads
Every X Members
Back-End
Per-Usergroup display of moderator actions (like pruning shouts)
Ability to disable the "Chat Access" list
Project Tools integration
Ability to disable Blog notifications

Fillip

[CUBS]

I have a vb board 3.8 and a old shout box vBShout 2.1 do I have to upload all these files again to install this new one or something easier,Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

If you have the old Inferno Shout then you can use this to install a fresh install yeah.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

A conflict with DBTech's InfoPanels and vBShout v5.4.0 has been resolved, and the "vBShout v5.4.0 Upgrade Notes.txt" document has been updated along with the files.

For those of you who have already downloaded v5.4.0; Please re-download the zip file, re-upload the files, and re-read that .txt file.

The template variable used to display the shoutbox in a custom location has been updated to resolve the conflict.

Fillip

[Akyeame Kwame]

I now get this error. I deleted the old xml files but that didn't help.


Warning: require([path]/dbtech/vbshout_pro/hooks/cache_templates.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/global.php(355) : eval()'d code on line 633

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/abibitum/public_html/forums/dbtech/vbshout_pro/hooks/cache_templates.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/abibitum/public_html/forums/global.php(355) : eval()'d code on line 633

[DragonByte Tech]

Updated zip, you can re-import the new XML file :)


Fillip

[Akyeame Kwame]

Now I get this error when trying to update the instance:

invalid argument in foreach() in [path]/dbtech/vbshout/actions/admin/instance.php on line 372

It also can't display at the footer when I change it to that option. Only below the navbar. Any assistance would be most welcome!

[Akyeame Kwame]

Also prune seems to remove all the messages. Is there a way to remove just one?
And I tried to mention someone with the @____; method (I have user tagging set for @ AND ;) but it didn't do the link. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I appreciate this contribution as, when it works, it should greatly increase participation at my forums.

[DragonByte Tech]

Now I get this error when trying to update the instance:

invalid argument in foreach() in [path]/dbtech/vbshout/actions/admin/instance.php on line 372That will be fixed in the upcoming 5.4.1 :)

It also can't display at the footer when I change it to that option. Only below the navbar. Any assistance would be most welcome!That function is not possible on vB3, unfortunately :(
I will remove that option from vB3's admincp.

Also prune seems to remove all the messages. Is there a way to remove just one?Double-click it.

And I tried to mention someone with the @____; method (I have user tagging set for @ AND ;) but it didn't do the link. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.That is not an advertised or supported feature in the Shoutbox - the mention integration is from posts themselves.


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.4.1


Reworked Instance Management in an attempt to work around Suhosin limitations (feedback requested!)
Added a notice in the Instance Management to admins running Suhosin informing them of recommended changes to .htaccess
Alternating Shout Colours will now work as intended on vB3
Multiple conflicts with other jQuery-based products that prevented the Shoutbox from loading has been fixed
The uninstaller has been updated to the new installer format so it will now function correctly
The Sticky Note is now properly manageable from the AdminCP
The context menu entries now once again work properly
Leaving a chatroom will now work as intended
Inviting someone to a chat room will now work as intended
PHP error on instance management fixed



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Due to an exploit discovered by one of DBTech's members we would like to announce the immediate availability of vBShout v5.4.2:

It is no longer possible to break the display of vBShout by using %message% or any other % % template variable in user names.
The CMS tab will once again light up as intended when browsing the vBCMS page
Editing a shout will now correctly display the old shout in the Command Log
In addition, the following fixes were previously applied to v5.4.1 after its release, and are included in this version:

The "Max Characters Per Shout" setting is now properly ignored when your Usergroup is a Shoutbox Manager
You can now properly delete shouts that, for whatever reason, have an instance id set to 0 and show up in your name
The Shoutbox should no longer interfere with other mods adding themselves to the navbar in vB3
Finally, we have received word from one of our Suhosin users that the workaround did not fully comply with Suhosin's restrictions.

Sadly there's nothing further we can do. Due to the sheer number of features included in vBShout, allowing you to configure them all causes Suhosin to believe that vBShout is a malicious script.

That being siad, we have included a notice for Suhosin users that, if followed, should allow the Instance Management to work as intended. Feedback on whether the tips in the notice worked would be welcome.


Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

After upgrading i'm getting "Internal Server Error" when trying to post

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

UPDATE:

I'm getting blank pages on showthread after upgrade so i'd to disable it

[DragonByte Tech]

Try removing all the .txt files from /dbtech/vbshout/aop and ensure the folder is set to CHMOD 0777.

Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

Yes, it's CHMOD 777. After removing all txt files i'm getting the same blank pages with new vbshout enabled

Thanks Filip

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks to your diligence in reporting vBShout issues, we've seen it fit to release v5.4.3.

It fixes the following issues:


Suhosin users should no longer find the Permissions and BBCode Permissions erased upon saving the Instance Options form.
Please note that it is still required to submit the 3 forms separately, the top form will simply not erase any previous changes you have made to the bottom ones anymore.
The Shoutbox can now once again be placed on the vB CMS on vB4
It is now once again possible to determine if you have been flagged Idle if the Shout Order is set to Oldest First
If you had more than one instance per page, it was possible for the Shoutbox to be stuck on Loading. This has now been corrected.
The Shoutbox will now properly display times for shouts made in a global chatroom
Deleting or posting a shout in a chat room will no longer show the contents of the "Shoutbox" tab until the shouts refresh again
BBCode parsing for notifications should now once again work as intended
The Auto-Idle function should now function correctly


Thanks for your patience and assistance in tracking down these issues :)


Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

Ahi Filip

Thanks for the update, but i've got the same blank page problems as before!

And after upgrading i can't go turn on/off by editing here vbshout.php?do=instance
After submiting i've got a blank page

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

Please check any server error logs you may have and post back if you get any errors.

Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

I'm not seeing any particularly error related to this issue :(

Matias

[DragonByte Tech]

In that case I don't think there's anything I can do, unless your server hides PHP errors somehow :(


Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

I found this :D

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare handle_bbcode_video() (previously declared in /var/www/xx.net/xx/foros/includes/class_bbcode.php(2469) : eval()'d code:24) in /var/www/xxx/xxx/foros/includes/class_bbcode.php(2469) : eval()'d code on line 53

[DragonByte Tech]

That's a bug in whatever mod is creating that function, then :)

You need to ask the author of that mod to wrap their function creation in if (!function_exists('handle_bbcode_video')) { }


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

To try to end the confusion regarding hotfixes, I've decided to adopt adding "Patch Level" (PL) on to the end of my zip files.

Thus, I present vBShout v5.4.3 PL1 (Patch Level 1):

The Shoutbox should no longer fail to parse BBCode in shouts on vB4
Posting / editing / deleting a shout in a chatroom tab will no longer briefly flash back to the main shoutbox tab. My original fix for this caused some additional problems - namely the shoutbox didn't properly refresh when someone posted a shout.
A new "Automated Message" mode has been added, which ensures that automatically posted shouts (e.g. "has just replied to thread") will skip permission checks and use vBulletin's built-in BBCode parsing list when posting the shouts. This ensures that actions like the Pro-only "Shoutbox PM on forum PM" works correctly for users awaiting email confirmation.
Permissions issues with editing others' shouts have been resolved. This was a regression issue that got introduced when trying to fix the above problem.
To update, simply re-download the files and re-upload them. The XML file has not been changed in this version.



Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

That's a bug in whatever mod is creating that function, then :)

You need to ask the author of that mod to wrap their function creation in if (!function_exists('handle_bbcode_video')) { }


Fillip

But it only appears when vbshout it's on... it's weird

[DragonByte Tech]

Yeah, but the reason why that would happen is that in order to properly do the BBCode permissions I need to tell vB to fetch ALL BBCodes - which include custom ones - then later vB may request specific ones, which will then cause that error.

Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

It was a "Video-Directory Remixed" issue. I've fixed it :D

Thanks filip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.4.3 PL2

A security vulnerability that rendered people able to post HTML code in the shoutbox has been fixed.
Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

Is it necessary to upload the xml?

[DragonByte Tech]

Nope, just the files :)


Fillip

[wat3v3r]

Just updated and getting little mysql errors .. in talk with my host right now to determine if this update caused it or what haha will get back on here with update if required laters.

[crxrocks]

Any idea why I'm only getting one line of text when using IE? Not a problem with Chrome or FF.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[DoubleU]

Hey Dragonbyte, ive installed your chatbox at http://www.undisputedonline.net/forums Installation was flawless but it will not show up on my current theme, but when you select the stock or the other template (at bottom of page) the box shows up fine... Im not the best with VB but do you have a code I can post in the header template for the box to show, help would be much appreciated, thanks mate.

[wat3v3r]

Okay we were kinda messing with our language set and changed it to utf8 and then back to ISO-8991

But after doing so .. i notice the Shoutbox started giving a lot of errors all of a sudden

- It would keep flashing
- It would give an error stating
Error: Invalid response from server: 0 1304236754 1304236754 shouts shouts SYSTEM","styleprops":"","message":"The Shoutbox has just been pruned!","pmuser":"","altclass":"alt1"}]]>

I've tried re-installing but i get the same error :/ any help ?

[DragonByte Tech]

That happens in IE7 (or IE8+ renders the page in IE7 compatibility mode). It's sadly not something I'm able to fix :(


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Hey Dragonbyte, ive installed your chatbox at http://www.undisputedonline.net/forums Installation was flawless but it will not show up on my current theme, but when you select the stock or the other template (at bottom of page) the box shows up fine... Im not the best with VB but do you have a code I can post in the header template for the box to show, help would be much appreciated, thanks mate.Please ensure that $ad_location['ad_navbar_below'] exists in your template.

Also, it's not possible to place it in the header template.

Okay we were kinda messing with our language set and changed it to utf8 and then back to ISO-8991

But after doing so .. i notice the Shoutbox started giving a lot of errors all of a sudden

- It would keep flashing
- It would give an error stating
Error: Invalid response from server: 0 1304236754 1304236754 shouts shouts SYSTEM","styleprops":"","message":"The Shoutbox has just been pruned!","pmuser":"","altclass":"alt1"}]]>I've tried re-installing but i get the same error :/ any help ?Could you try creating a new test language and leave it at ISO?


Fillip

[crxrocks]

Any idea why I'm only getting one line of text when using IE? Not a problem with Chrome or FF.

http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss128/crxrocks/Clipboard01.jpg

Any ideas for this problem? I can't find a setting which changes the behavior for IE.

Thanks!

[DragonByte Tech]

Any ideas for this problem? I can't find a setting which changes the behavior for IE.

Thanks!
Please see this post:
That happens in IE7 (or IE8+ renders the page in IE7 compatibility mode). It's sadly not something I'm able to fix :(


Fillip

[crxrocks]

Please see this post:



Fillip

Oh, ok thx. I thought that was a response to a different post.

[wi11ie1950]

I have a problem with the shoutbox in as much as i get what you see in the attached photo.
I have uninstalled and re-installed it a number of times and no difference.
Doesn't matter what i type in the box, Nothing happens.

I made a chatroom named Admins but that doesn't show in the tabs.

I have check all permissions and they are OK

I am running vBulletin version 3.8.2.

It does the same in Firefox and IE

FF Error console... says Error: vBShout_Obj is not defined
Source File: http://www.wi11ie.com/forum/index.php
Line: 895

[DragonByte Tech]

Please try disabling all other mods as you appear to have a conflict that's preventing the JS files from loading.

Could you please also try updating to the latest version of vB3?

Fillip

[wi11ie1950]

Hi Fillip.
It was working ok under VB 3.7.3 until i added myself to the config file as undeletableuser and Super admin.
I haven't been able to get it to work since.

I will try shutting down all the mods i have. Didn't make any difference. Still doesn't work.

I only upgraded to see if it would work under 3.8.2.

3.8.2 is the latest i am able to update to with my license.
I also have a site running Xenforo so i don't want to renew my VB license.

A friend of mine has it working fine on VB 3.7.3

Reverted the config.php file back to the way it was. Still not working.

[bgdave]

I love the chatbox. If there was an easy and well defined way to put it on my forum home vbadvanced page, I would gladly purchase the pro version.

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi Fillip.
It was working ok under VB 3.7.3 until i added myself to the config file as undeletableuser and Super admin.
I haven't been able to get it to work since.

I will try shutting down all the mods i have. Didn't make any difference. Still doesn't work.

I only upgraded to see if it would work under 3.8.2.

3.8.2 is the latest i am able to update to with my license.
I also have a site running Xenforo so i don't want to renew my VB license.

A friend of mine has it working fine on VB 3.7.3

Reverted the config.php file back to the way it was. Still not working.Have you checked usergroup permissions and/or the deployment settings?

I love the chatbox. If there was an easy and well defined way to put it on my forum home vbadvanced page, I would gladly purchase the pro version.

To put vBShout in a custom location, do the following:


Step 1: AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout-> Instance Management -> [Edit].

Step 2: Change the Auto-Display Shoutbox setting to Disabled.

Step 3: Write down the the Varname setting. For the default shoutbox, it's instance1. The rest of this guide will assume you replace instance1 with the actual Varname if it is different.

Step 4: Enter the Style Manager and add either {vb:raw show.vbshout_instance1} (vB4) or {$show[vbshout_instance1]} (vB3) to the templates you wish the shoutbox to appear in.


Follow these steps as described and you will have total control over the position of the Shoutbox.
Please note that some locations may not work as intended on vBulletin 3.8, and also note that it is not designed to go in the Forum Blocks side-bar (vBulletin 4).


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

- vBShout v5.4.4:
Feature: "Close" link for dropdowns
Feature: "Insert @<username>" link in the dropdowns
Change: Performance updates

Fillip

[MissKalunji]

- vBShout v5.4.4:
Feature: "Close" link for dropdowns
Feature: "Insert @<username>" link in the dropdowns
Change: Performance updates


Fillip

what does that do exactly? :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Let's say you opened the menu for username "Fnask"

Clicking that menu item would insert "@Fnask: " into chat so you could quickly direct your shout to that person.

Useful for forums with lots of chat activity and people with long-winded usernames :)


Fillip

[Pocket Aces]

Moderation features like banning and pruning is ONLY available to admin usergroup (usergroupid #6) in Lite version? Other usergroup can't use those moderation features, is that correct?

[DragonByte Tech]

You can control banning via the Instance Management. Silence is a pro-only feature :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

- vBShout v5.4.4 PL1:
Fix: vB 4.1.4 compatibility


I know this is the vB3 forum, but I keep the zip files identical across both versions. You don't need to download this version unless you intend to upgrade to vB4.


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Update: The PM issue has been taken care of, please re-download and re-upload the files :)


Fillip

[floggerss]

Hello, i need some support to customize my vshout. I want to edit the font, the colour and the size of the tabs, is there a way to do this? I mean the tabs of the different chat rooms

[DragonByte Tech]

You need to edit the dbtech_vbshout_colours.css template, more specifically the alt and alt2 classes within there :)


Fillip

[Wonksta]

I am using this on 3.8.6 and for some annoying reason when forumhome is loaded the Shoutbox doesn't load and scroll to the bottom of the chats instead the scroll bar always loads about one sentence above so you always have to scroll down manually on load to see the latest message.

[DragonByte Tech]

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you're asking :(


Fillip

[Wonksta]

The shoutbox doesn't load with the scroll bar at the bottom showing the most recent post it only scrolls down about 95% of the way hiding one sentence and forcing the user to manually scroll to the bottom on page loads...

[DragonByte Tech]

Which browser is that? That's not an issue I can replicate in Firefox 3/4, Chrome, IE8/9 or Opera.

Fillip

[Wonksta]

Latest Chrome

SOMETIMES after like 10 seconds it scrolls to the bottom by itself, it's really strange.

[Taringa! CS]

I think i found a little bug

example:
1) I've got a forum where users can't see other users threads (So they only see their threads)
2) If a mod post in that thread, or a new thread it's created, inside the vbshout a new shout advising that a new thread/reply was made it's posted, and it shouldn't, becase that thread it's "private"

Hope you understand

thanks in advance

[DragonByte Tech]

That's not something we're able to fix, sorry.

Fillip

[Taringa! CS]

Really? What a shame!
And what about ability to exclude forums actions being posted there?

[Sylar123]

You need to edit the dbtech_vbshout_colours.css template, more specifically the alt and alt2 classes within there :)


Fillip

Where can I find that file?

[arash52]

hi
how can put shoutbox in forum footer?

[Calricdal]

I know how to do a lot of stuff, but I do not know how to do THIS:

CHMOD the /dbtech/vbshout/aop folder to 0777

What do I need to do to get that done.

[DragonByte Tech]

Really? What a shame!
And what about ability to exclude forums actions being posted there?Per-forum is a Pro-only option, you have per-category options in Lite :)

Where can I find that file?All templates can be found in the Template Manager :)

hi
how can put shoutbox in forum footer?You need to switch to manual deployment and follow the instructions on screen :)

I know how to do a lot of stuff, but I do not know how to do THIS:

CHMOD the /dbtech/vbshout/aop folder to 0777

What do I need to do to get that done.Look up a guide for the FTP program you're using, there's so many different ones that I'm sadly unable to give you a "works for all" guide.


Fillip

[OMP]

In FireFox 3.6.16/17, the context menu shown when clicking on a username is bugged (happens for for all users with these browsers). Menus for several users are automatically opened below the shoutbox when a page a is loaded.

All other browsers are fine and this didn't happen with the previous version.

[DragonByte Tech]

Nothing has changed in the past version regarding context menus or the way they are opened. In addition, since those browser versions are now two major versions out of date, it's sadly not feasible for us to keep supporting them :(


Fillip

[OMP]

Nothing has changed in the past version regarding context menus or the way they are opened. In addition, since those browser versions are now two major versions out of date, it's sadly not feasible for us to keep supporting them :(


Fillip

Thanks for the reply, I told people to update their browser and I fully understand your stance. I also have another bug (which I seen someone else mention in this thread).

If you have the "Default Display Order" set to "Oldest First", when the shoutbox refreshes it doesn't scroll to the bottom so you can see the last shouts, it goes to the middle of the shoutbox meaning you always have to manually scroll down to read the last shouts.

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm unable to replicate that issue on any of my testing environments, sorry :(


Fillip

[OMP]

After a bit of messing around I found out the problem is caused due to the vertical spacing between shouts when a smilie is used. It only takes into account the frame height when scrolling.

[DragonByte Tech]

There's sadly nothing I can do about that :(


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.4.5
Fix: Compatibility issue with vBulletin 4.1.5

Fillip

[motd2]

VB4
http://savepic.net/1813853.jpg

Why not Collapse in VB3?

[DragonByte Tech]

Because the collapse feature is more difficult in vB3, when dealing with dynamically generated content like forum IDs and shoutbox IDs.

vB4 is our main dev platform and vB3 versions will never look as good as vB4 versions due to constraints in the vB3 template system :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBShout v5.4.6:
* Fix: Quote tags and certain custom BBCodes will now properly work in shouts
* Change: Reduced the amount of data sent per AJAX request when multiple displayed shouts come from the same user

Fillip

[Megareus Rex]

I'm interested in this shoutbox and have a few questions!

I currently use the old vBShout by Zero Tolerance (link here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93097).

Will your shoutbox conflict with the one I'm using in terms of table names and such?

Is it possible to convert our current shout database to your format should I decide to switch?

Does this shoutbox automatically update without refreshing? Basically, does it have the same functionality as the one I linked to.

And lastly, is it possible to disable unwanted features, such as that box to the left of the shoutbox in your example pic? This is a big one for me.

Thanks in advance for a reply. I'm interested in switching to a new shoutbox (as the one I use is increasingly antiquated), but none I've found thus far have met the standards our current one has set.

[DragonByte Tech]

The shoutboxes will not conflict.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=242070

It does auto-update of course, what shoutbox doesn't? :p

The sidebar and the context menu can be enabled or disabled per-instance.


Fillip

[Megareus Rex]

So, would this shoutbox be a suitable upgrade to the old vBShout 2.0? I assume this one is much better optimized than the old 2.0 one.

If so, is there any reason I couldn't import the old shouts from the 2.0 shoutbox into this one? I can do it manually via the database if needed, just wondering if there's any reason it wouldn't work.

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.4.7
Change: Changed display code to work around display issues with the new update to APTL and other future DBTech mods. Install this update to ensure the Shoutbox doesn't stop displaying when you update other DBTech mods.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.4.7 Hotfix
Fix: The shoutbox should no longer get stuck on "Loading..." if you are running no other DBTech products. Please re-download the files then re-import the product .xml file. It is not needed to re-upload the files.

Fillip

[SBlueman]

Updated and got this error....Fatal error: Class 'vB_Template' not found in /forums/dbtech/vbshout/hooks/process_templates_complete.php on line 6Site is completely locked up now.....

I disabled hooks, re-uploaded the xml file and all is good. Must have been an error on my end. Wouldn't be the first time. :o

[ozzy47]

Updated and got this error....Site is completely locked up now.....

I disabled hooks, re-uploaded the xml file and all is good. Must have been an error on my end. Wouldn't be the first time. :o

Not a error on your end this happened due to, There were some changes needed to the location of plugins.

So that is what threw up the error, you did the correct steps to resolve the issue.

[DragonByte Tech]

vBShout v5.4.8
Fix: Upgrade issues to v5.4.7 have all been addressed, and upgrades from earlier versions should now go more smoothly
Fix: Any un-recorded hotfixes since the last version released.
Change: The products now support the Product URL and Version Check features of the vBulletin Product Manager

Fillip

[OMP]

<font face="Fixedsys">Thanks for the update.</font>

[cowcowcow]

Hi i already bought 2 dbtech products

dbquizpro - hated it cause in the ended I could not even use it cause it was not compatible with vbdynamics, feel i should get a refund for that they didnt specify when i paid.

vb optiimze - loved it, best mod i ever installed and the reason why i will always give db products a chance.

Right now im planning to get the pro db shoutbox version and during the Finalising Install... im getting this error

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare handle_bbcode_video() (previously declared in /home/xxx/includes/class_bbcode.php(2469) : eval()'d code:24) in /home/xxx/includes/class_bbcode.php(2469) : eval()'d code on line 53

Did a search some some1 solved it, after reading i still dont know how to solve it.

Here is what i gathered so far.

Him: Fatal error: Cannot redeclare handle_bbcode_video() (previously declared in /var/www/xx.net/xx/foros/includes/class_bbcode.php(2469) : eval()'d code:24) in /var/www/xxx/xxx/foros/includes/class_bbcode.php(2469) : eval()'d code on line 53

You: That's a bug in whatever mod is creating that function, then

You need to ask the author of that mod to wrap their function creation in if (!function_exists('handle_bbcode_video')) { }

Him: It was a "Video-Directory Remixed" issue. I've fixed it

SO i have that mod too. How exactly do i wrap the function creation in those tags?

[DragonByte Tech]

Add if (!function_exists('handle_bbcode_video')) { before the function and } after it.

Fillip

[cowcowcow]

Thanks Fillip,

Im really liking this mod, it has alot of cool functions and that was the key that made me install/purchase it.

[Megareus Rex]

Ok, I installed it, and have some questions.

First, is there any way to reskin this to look more like the old vBShout (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93097)? Mainly by putting the input box above the shout display. Additionally, I don't suppose you (the author of the shoutbox) or anyone else here has any way of adding the random smilie lineup generator like that old shoutbox has? Basically, any improvements to make it look more like the shoutbox I linked to is appreciated.

Second, how can I remove the html markup for the selected display usergroup? I really do not want the chosne display usergroup's markup to be used on members' names in the shoutbox. Ideally, I'd like it to display the markup of their primary usergroup, NOT their chosen display group.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks Fillip,

Im really liking this mod, it has alot of cool functions and that was the key that made me install/purchase it. The major concern of my users now is how messy and inconsistent it is in terms of layout compared to the old chat. I've taken the time to do a quick mockup of what it will look like with some simple tweaking. Could you please tell me how i can achieve this?Sorry, we're unable to assist with customisations like these due to time constraints. If we helped one person, we'd need to help everybody, etc. Sorry :(

The output of /me shouts are 100% intended, because they are designed to stand out from normal shouts.

The spacing would not work for sites that allow long usernames, you could potentially end up with a shoutbox that allowed 3 letters on one line before the shout wrapped.

Those customisations may work well on your site, but we cannot implement them into the base product because of the above concern - we need to cater to as many eventualities as possible :)

First, is there any way to reskin this to look more like the old vBShout (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93097)? Mainly by putting the input box above the shout display. Additionally, I don't suppose you (the author of the shoutbox) or anyone else here has any way of adding the random smilie lineup generator like that old shoutbox has? Basically, any improvements to make it look more like the shoutbox I linked to is appreciated.Displaying the shout bar above or below the shout area is a Pro-only feature.

The smilie popup was designed to give you a better overview of all the smilies, it doesn't make much sense to see a random subset of smilies if someone is looking for a smilie and they just don't know the code.
You'd be asking your users to load up a thread in a new tab, open the smilie popup from there, find their smilie, go back to the shoutbox and enter the correct smilie code.
Chances are, the discussion will be long over by the time they have done all of that ;)

Second, how can I remove the html markup for the selected display usergroup? I really do not want the chosne display usergroup's markup to be used on members' names in the shoutbox. Ideally, I'd like it to display the markup of their primary usergroup, NOT their chosen display group.That... is quite an odd request xD
It's sadly not possible as it's hardcoded in multiple locations to work with the markup username :(


Fillip

[cowcowcow]

Hi Fillip,

Then could you just point me in the right direction... tell me where in the templates or .php to look to edit $shoutdate and $shoutmessage for the shoutbox? I will make backups and figure the rest out on my own.

[cowcowcow]

forget it, paperclip a member of my community implemented all the changes i requested in less than 10 mins. would really have appreciated if you spent that time helping instead of giving me all the reasons why you couldn't do it since it would have taken you even shorter time to do since you know exactly where to look.

It would also have improved the satisfaction of your customers for those like me, cause in the future im sure someone will ask this again and they can just search the forums for this solution and bam you have an instantly better product for the little more effort you put in. your good product would be even BETTER and your customers will be SOOO much happier.

heres the code for those who want it, just add/replace these in ur dbshout templates.

This code streamlines the [date] [name] [msg] so they are all aligned neatly as in my screenshot above, making the chat MUCH MORE easy to read. You can also change the font to your desired size in the css tempalte. i put mine as 11px

dbtech vbshout tempaltes > dbtech_vbshout.css
(add this at the bottom of the template)

.dbtech_vbshout_frame { resize: vertical; }
.dbtech_vbshout_frame .alt1 { font-size: 11px; }
.dbtech_vbshout_frame .alt2 { font-size: 11px; }
.sb_time { width: 55px; display: inline-block; float:left; vertical-align: middle; }
.sb_name { width: 140px; display: inline-block; float:left; vertical-align: middle; }
.sb_text { margin-left: 195px; display: block; vertical-align: middle; }

Replace the following three templates with these, it just adds div tags to the bottom lines to make them neat.

dbtech vbshout tempaltes > dbtech_vbshout_shouttype_shout


<div class="dbtech_vbshout_shout%altclass%" id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_%instanceid%">
<input id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_message%instanceid%" type="hidden" value="%message_raw%" />
<span class="sb_time" id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_time%instanceid%"%canedit%>%time%</span>
<span class="sb_name" id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_username%instanceid %">%memberaction_dropdown%:</span>
<span class="sb_text" style="%styleprops%"%canedit%>%message%</span>
<div style="clear: left;"></div>
</div>



dbtech vbshout tempaltes > dbtech_vbshout_shouttype_me


<div class="dbtech_vbshout_shout%altclass%" id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_%instanceid%">
<input id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_message%instanceid%" type="hidden" value="%message_raw%" />
<span class="sb_time">%time%</span>
<i>
<span id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_username%instanceid %">%memberaction_dropdown%</span>
<span style="%styleprops%"%canedit%>%message%</span>
<span id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_time%instanceid%"%canedit%></span>
</i>
</div>



dbtech vbshout tempaltes > dbtech_vbshout_shouttype_pm


<div class="dbtech_vbshout_shout%altclass%" id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_%instanceid%">
<input id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_message%instanceid%" type="hidden" value="%message_raw%" />
<span class="sb_time">%time%</span>
<span class="sb_name">%memberaction_dropdown%:</span>
<span class="sb_text">
<span id="dbtech_shoutbox_shout%shoutid%_username%instanceid %">[<span style="font-weight:bold;">PM to %pmuser%</span>]</span>
<span style="%styleprops%"%canedit%>%message%</span>
</span>
<div style="clear: left;"></div>
</div>

Lastly, replacing this attached javascript in /yoursite.com/dbtech/vbshout/clientscript/vbshout.js

will allow users to scroll up whenever they please without it forcing you to scroll down/up whenever the chat is refreshed. of course remember to rename your orignal vbshout.js as vbshout.js.bak in case anything goes wrong

Hope this helps someone as i was looking for a solution for the last 3 days when i kept being getting told NO IT CANT BE DONE when in reality it took just 10 mins from a random member on my site who happened to be a coder. Thank you paperclip.

[DragonByte Tech]

Where did I say it could not be done? I apologise if I gave off the impression that it could not be done, I merely said that I did not have the time to investigate and code it for you, and we do not offer these kinds of customisations to our products.

I'm happy that you got it done - if you want, you can re-post your post (sans the mis-information and mis-quotes of course) as a new mod here on vb.org and put the threadid of this thread as "addon for". That way it doesn't get buried in the mists of time :)

Please understand, CSS is not my strong suite (I'm sure your coder friend can tell you that the CSS he edited is far from optimal) so it would have taken me several hours to do this. DBTech is my full-time job, so I unfortunately cannot spend several hours a day customising my mods for people who want them to work a specific way :(


Fillip

[Megareus Rex]

Regarding the username markup issue, just tell me this: is it a matter of finding the instances of the "musername" variable and changing it to just "username?" That's been the solution in several hacks I've had this issue with, so if that's the case, I can handle it myself.

And if so, I'd need t make that change for all instances of "musername" in all of the php files in the dbtech directory, correct?

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm not sure, you can look at the array that sends the data back to the JS in /dbtech/vbshout/includes/class_core.php and see if that helps :)


Fillip

[Megareus Rex]

I'm not sure, you can look at the array that sends the data back to the JS in /dbtech/vbshout/includes/class_core.php and see if that helps :)


Fillip

Thanks, that handled it. Only downside is it now has NO markup at all. Any idea how I could force it to use the primary usergroup markup? I know the old vBshout we used did that, but I don't remember how I got it to do so. All I remember is it initially displayed the display group markup as well.

Also, whenever we use the commands built in (like sticky/unstuck), the resulting auto-shout doesn't have the correct username. Instead, it's just %username%. What can I do to fix this?

Thanks in advance for a reply, and thanks for the answers so far! :)

[DragonByte Tech]

It is not possible to display only primary UG markup, vBulletin's fetch_musername() takes the Display Group markup, whatever it may be.

I don't know how you can fix it, this is one of the cases where I have to pull out the "we don't support customisations made to our code" card :(


Fillip

[Occosion]

don't work with me on vb3.8.4
see the picture please

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5840/10112011224134.png

[DragonByte Tech]

Please check Firefox' Error Console for any JS errors.

Fillip

[Occosion]

thank you for support

see the error

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/1346/sansreyk.jpg

[DragonByte Tech]

Are you using vB4 SuperCharged or some other mod that moves the location of <script> tags? If so, please disable that functionality because it is most likely the cause of this issue.

Fillip

[Occosion]

all products are disabled
but i have the same problem

[Megareus Rex]

I seem to have encountered the same problem Occosion is encountering. The shoutbox was working yesterday, but when I checked my site today, it was not working. Trying to access the archive gives the following error in Firefox:

Content Encoding Error

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.

No other error report of any kind is visible. The shoutbox itself (on the main page, instance 1, and the only instance on the site) still is present, but the shout list just gives an infinite "Loading..." screen. All files are still present and intact, the database of the shoutbox is fine, so I have no idea what the issue is. No one tinkered with anything, because I'm the only one with higher-level permissions on my entire site.

EDIT: Just checked something. Shouting still works, in the sense the shout is added to the database without any problems. This is purely an issue of it not displaying the shouts correctly.

[DragonByte Tech]

Assuming your Homepage link on your profile here is the correct URL, the Shoutbox is working perfectly for both a guest and a newly registered member :)


Fillip

[Occosion]

Thank you
DragonByte Tech
Megareus Rex

for support, problem resolved

it was my fault in setting for admincp link forum

[DragonByte Tech]

Aha, thanks for posting the solution, I'll keep that in mind in case anyone else runs into the same issue :)


Fillip

[Occosion]

There was an error in the name of the Forum

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7043/14112011170004.png

[Megareus Rex]

Assuming your Homepage link on your profile here is the correct URL, the Shoutbox is working perfectly for both a guest and a newly registered member :)


Fillip

It is now, but it wasn't for a while, although I don't think it's the same problem Occosion encountered. It spontaneously started working again sometime between my post and yours.

Still have no ideas why, though. Do you have any thoughts? Is there some sort of server setting or parameter that could've caused problems for the shoutbox properly compressing the data it called, or whatever that error meant?

Thanks for the help so far, btw.

[Megareus Rex]

Well, it broke again, spontaneously. It happened sometime around 3-4pm EST today (the 15th) I think. I assume it'll sort itself out in several hours again, but any help would be appreciated.

[DragonByte Tech]

Without a reliable way of reproducing it I don't think there's anything I can do :(

Would you be willing to install Firebug in your Firefox browser though? If you install that, and enable it for your site, then observe the "Console" tab in Firebug when you're having the problems, it should tell you some more details that would be helpful :)


Fillip

[Megareus Rex]

Without a reliable way of reproducing it I don't think there's anything I can do :(

Would you be willing to install Firebug in your Firefox browser though? If you install that, and enable it for your site, then observe the "Console" tab in Firebug when you're having the problems, it should tell you some more details that would be helpful :)


Fillip

I'll look into that if/when it happens next. Thanks.

[2StepsAhead]

Installed this this morning, everything loaded fine and looks ok but the chat just says "Error: Not Found" and when I try to post a shout nothing happens and it just says Loading.

[DragonByte Tech]

That's most commonly because vbshout.php inside the upload folder was not uploaded to the forum's root folder. Please ensure you've uploaded all files exactly as they are presented inside the upload folder :)


Fillip

[2StepsAhead]

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t339/2StepsAheadIX/errors1.jpg

These are the errors Im getting, Im going to re-check my upload though.

[2StepsAhead]

I uploaded the vbshout.php into the /forums folder which is the root folder and now I get "Interal Server Error" and the same errors in my Error Console.

[2StepsAhead]

Also, Im noticing there are two vbshout.php's included in the zip...one is at the bottom of the upload folder and one is located in modcp folder. Am I uploading both of them?

[2StepsAhead]

Nevermind, that was it I uploaded the wrong vbshout.php...uploaded the larger one and it seems to be working now. Thank you for quick responses and help!

[DragonByte Tech]

Please use Ctrl+A and drag-and-drop the entire contents of the upload folder to your forum directory.

The files in /upload/admincp/ go in your /admincp folder.
The files in /upload/modcp/ go in your /admincp folder.
The files in /upload/dbtech/ go in your /dbtech folder.

And so on and so forth.

Leaving any of them out, or uploading them wrong, will cause parts of the modification to not work.

Fillip

[HG-ILUSION]

Hi I cant enable PM system, I havent got that option.. how I can enable this feature?

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

The PM system is enabled by default, the Pro version has an option to disable it :)


Fillip

[HG-ILUSION]

The PM system is enabled by default, the Pro version has an option to disable it :)


Fillip

I can only send pm a to an user writting "/pm nick; msg". Is possible send a pm in a new shoutbox tab?

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm not 100% sure but PMs in a new tab may be a Pro-only feature, if you can't find it in the context menu. Ensure you've enabled context menu via the Instance Management, then check for it there :)


Fillip

[HG-ILUSION]

Thanks for your reply :)

[Goomzee]

i am getting this error

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare handle_bbcode_video() (previously declared in /home/xx/public_html/forums/includes/class_bbcode.php(2463) : eval()'d code:24) in /home/xxx/public_html/forums/includes/class_bbcode.php(2463) : eval()'d code on line 53

[DragonByte Tech]

That's a problem with the AME library which the author refused to fix.

I took steps to avoid it in the latest version though, so it shouldn't occur any more (at the expense of causing broken functionality in vBShout) if you have kept your vBShout version up to date.

Fillip

[Goomzee]

so i have to use old version

[DragonByte Tech]

Using an old version means the error happens, using a new version means it doesn't :)


Fillip

[Goomzee]

i installed n new version but that show me error that i already posted above post.

[DragonByte Tech]

Then there's nothing more I can do, sorry :(

The problem is not in my mod, it's in AME. I have previously given the author a 2 line fix for the error but he refused to add it to his mod.


Fillip

[Serkan07]

I have installed everything correctly, but for some reason it doesn't show under my navbar. Any solutions?

[DragonByte Tech]

To put vBShout in a custom location, do the following:


Step 1: AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout-> Instance Management -> [Edit].

Step 2: Change the Auto-Display Shoutbox setting to Disabled.

Step 3: Write down the the Varname setting. For the default shoutbox, it's instance1. The rest of this guide will assume you replace instance1 with the actual Varname if it is different.

Step 4: Enter the Style Manager and add either {vb:raw show.vbshout_instance1} (vB4) or {$show[vbshout_instance1]} (vB3) to the templates you wish the shoutbox to appear in.


Follow these steps as described and you will have total control over the position of the Shoutbox.
Please note that some locations may not work as intended on vBulletin 3.8, and also note that it is not designed to go in the Forum Blocks side-bar (vBulletin 4).



Fillip

[Serkan07]

I did that but I can't see it when logged in, if I log out then I can see it. Whats the problem?

[DragonByte Tech]

vBShout v6.0.3:
Feature: /banlist command that lists all currently banned users
Feature: Shouts Per Page (Archive) is now a separate per-instance setting
Feature: Sounds are now handled by the HTML 5 <audio> tag.
Feature: New shouts will now fade in using a fast animation
Feature: Double-clicking shouts / stickies to edit them will now fade in the Cancel / Delete buttons using a fast animation
Feature: Cancelling shout / sticky edits will now fade out the Cancel / Delete buttons using a fast animation
Feature: Deleting a shout will now fade it out using a fast animation
Fix: The "New Shout" sound will no longer pop once a minute even if there are no new shouts.
Fix: The "New Shout" highlight will no longer trigger once a minute even if there are no new shouts.
Fix: Banned users should no longer show up in the list of banned users.
Change (vB3): Now uses proper editor buttons instead of the <input> elements with an asterisk for selected shout styles
Change: Fetching shouts no longer requires the security token to be valid.
Change: The "New Shout" sound will no longer pop for actions users perform, even if there are new shouts.
Change: The "New Shout" highlight will no longer trigger for actions users perform, even if there are new shouts.
Change: The "New Shout" sound will no longer pop for notifications in the "System Messages" and "Notifications" tabs.
Change: The "New Shout" highlight will no longer trigger for notifications in the "System Messages" and "Notifications" tabs.
Change: vBShout is now powered by jQuery 1.7.1!

Fillip

[kiksilog]

after upgrading to vBShout v6.0.3

the shoutbox doesn't autorefresh anymore. I've checked the permission of aop and it's 777

update: after reverting to 5.4.8, auto refresh is working again

[theredone]

Is it possible to disable the Thread replies thing for certain forums only?

[DragonByte Tech]

after upgrading to vBShout v6.0.3

the shoutbox doesn't autorefresh anymore. I've checked the permission of aop and it's 777

update: after reverting to 5.4.8, auto refresh is working againSadly doing that makes it impossible for me to assist you :(

You probably just forgot to revert some templates that were updated :)

Is it possible to disable the Thread replies thing for certain forums only?Lite version can only manage by Category, Pro version can manage by forum as well :)


Fillip

[ckelley]

We have not enabled the shoutbox in the admincp since we upgraded our site from 3.X to 4.X. We would like to get it back up and running, but knowing how many times things have been upgraded and all we thought uninstalling and starting fresh might be the best idea. However, I don't know the procedure 100% for removal of the old files in the cpannel. Can you tell me what to remove to get the old 3.X out of the cpannel so I can get the upgraded files installed? I feel confident installing the new, just not un-installing the old.

[DragonByte Tech]

Uninstalling and reinstalling isn't necessary, upgrades should work fine. In either case, beyond following the various Upgrade Instructions files, deleting files aren't necessary either.

To delete the files, open your downloaded zip and find the files within, then delete those files on the server :)


Fillip

[bgdave]

I tried to upgrade, just copied new files and overwrote any old ones. Now I get error:

Fatal error: Class 'VBSHOUT' not found in /data/18/0/55/116/870279/user/891250/htdocs/forum/dbtech/vbshout/hooks/process_templates_complete.php on line 17

when accessing any forum page. Please help, my forums are completely down because of this.

[DragonByte Tech]

Add define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); to config.php then perform the XML file import as normal, then remove that code from config.php again :)


Fillip

[bgdave]

Add define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); to config.php then perform the XML file import as normal, then remove that code from config.php again :)


Fillip

I cannot get to my admincp in order to get to where i would export the XML.

[DragonByte Tech]

Please perform the config.php edit as I described in the post you quoted before attempting to import the product XML file :)


Fillip

[bgdave]

Thanks Fillip, I have already made the config.php edit. But when I go to my forums address, I get the same error when trying to access my forum to get to where I can import the XML.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/03/32.jpg

[DragonByte Tech]

Please add the code before the ?> (or directly after the <?php).

Fillip

[bgdave]

Tries it that way as well, still get the same erros when accessing any page of forums.

Fatal error: Class 'VBSHOUT' not found in /data/18/0/55/116/870279/user/891250/htdocs/forum/dbtech/vbshout/hooks/process_templates_complete.php on line 17

[DragonByte Tech]

No, if you add it like so:
define('ADMIN_PATH', 'admin');
define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); (and have no other instances of DISABLE_HOOKS mentioned in the config.php file) then no plugin code will run and that error message cannot appear.


Fillip

[m002.p]

I have installed on the vbadvanced homepage as per the instructions but the chatbox displays a 404 error. The source is trying to get /vbshout.php from the homepage and it should be /forum/vbshout.php... I remember there was something similar like this in Inferno vBshout. Have you any idea how to correct this?

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

I don't, no :(

I think this may be an inherent limitation of vBAdvanced. vBCMS allows you to "fake" having your forum and CMS on different directory levels while actually they are not, if vBAdvanced doesn't offer this functionality then that might be the issue.


Fillip

[m002.p]

Well im sure it is possible. I have adjusted the templates to now reflect the full paths but still "Error: 404 Not Found".

I will keep looking into it but there doesnt appear to be a place to list the THIS_SCRIPTS where the shoutbox is being displayed. On the Inferno vbShout, there was a place where we added "adv_index" for vBA.

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

The shoutbox loads on all pages, but you are talking about modifying the URL in the javascript without breaking it on every other page. That is the vital difference.

Fillip

[m002.p]

Yes all I am doing is what we did on vbShout by Inferno Tech. Simply add the full URL eg.

vbshout.php to /forum/vbshout.php

I was going to purchase Pro but to my users mainly use a module on vBa. I am determined to get it working as I appear not the only one crying out for this request.

[DragonByte Tech]

You'll probably need to make that change in vbshout.js as well :)


Fillip

[m002.p]

Thanks got it to display, my only issue now is it appears they are two different chatboxes.

The chats are respective of only the shoutbox displayed on the forum home and in the vbcmps module. In other words if I say "hello" on the vBA module it works but if navigating to the forumhome shoutbox, that isnt displayed. Likewise, if I have a chat on the forumhome instance2, then the chat is not reflected on the homepage instance1.

Are the instances supposed to be different?

[DragonByte Tech]

Have you created 2 instances in the Instance Management?

If so, then yes they are supposed to be different :)


Fillip

[dishtech1]

I have installed the lite version, but do not see the advanced control box in my admincp.

I have uninstalled, removed all files, and re-installed, but all I can find are the general settings in the vBulletin options, no extra panel to config the advanced features (instances, etc.)

Am I missing something?

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

Try setting yourself to Super Administrator in config.php :)


Fillip

[dishtech1]

That did it, thanks so much

[DragonByte Tech]

vBShout v6.0.4:
Fix: Fixed a security issue that could allow malicious code to be executed when viewing the Archive
Change: Re-implemented auto-scrolling when viewing the shoutbox in Oldest First mode

Fillip