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

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

Fillip

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

Matias

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


Fillip

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

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
Fillip

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

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

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

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

Thanks filip

v5.4.3 PL2

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

Fillip

Is it necessary to upload the xml?

Nope, just the files :)


Fillip

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.

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/

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.

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

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


Fillip

Please ensure that $ad_location['ad_navbar_below'] exists in your template.

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

Could you try creating a new test language and leave it at ISO?


Fillip

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

Thanks!

Please see this post:

Fillip

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

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

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

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.

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.

Have you checked usergroup permissions and/or the deployment settings?

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

- 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? :)

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

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?

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


Fillip

- 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

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


Fillip

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

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


Fillip

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.

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


Fillip

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...

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

Fillip