Shoutbox Hack - 1.0 Gamma 1 (Outdated -> RC1 in Full Releases)
 

Release Candidate 1 is now released! It is posted in a new thread (here --->): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=459717

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Looks Nice mate. Do you have to have that many shown on the front page or is this editable?

I already have a shoutbox with the new Portal for RC1 so if there is a way i can use this one with that then ill definetly use it, otherwise i got myself a problem :)

Nice work anyway.

Looks like I forgot to upload the settings.gif screenshot. Yes, it is editable, as most things are.

Great, now I'll install it.
Only one request: (I have not downloaded it and doen't have them time to chech the code now), but, could you make it that

1) the option, that every second shout is in one of the two predefined colours - so make it not just colours, but predefined css styles, so everybody could easily change the colour scheme

Dos this goes? Respect!

It uses the standard "First Alternating Color" and "Second Alternating Color" CSS classes.

Great - another important question. Could you make and add-on or as an option so that guest, unregistered could enter they're name in the shoutbox and shout, let's say, for some 3 times and would have to register with the same name later? It is the only thing that is really missing in all the other chat soft from vb. If you code this, I'll make some design for you for free and that's my word, count on me.

I'll look into it for the next release.

Invalid SQL: UPDATE user SET rpgmoney=rpgmoney+5 WHERE userid='1'
mysql error: Unknown column 'rpgmoney' in 'field list'

any ideas thats when i try to post a shout, im guessing part of the datebase is missing.

Hehe... whoops. That's what I get for putting a store add-on into the shoutbox and forgetting to remove the line from shoutbox.php when I downloaded it from the board I am developing it on...

I'll update the ZIP in a minute.

lol i guessed has much :p

dont worry i have done the same before with the tombot hack.

Ok, I've updated the zip. Redownload the zip and upload shoutbox.php, that should fix the error.

Nice one :D I might use it one day.

all working fine here now :)

sweet man, i was lookin' forward to get this hack. =)

Does this modify the standard usergroup bitfields, or does it do it's own?

hope you dont mind but i have edited the forumhome html code so it use's the vb3 open and close buttons so people can hide it if they want.

It creates its own.

Hiyah .. I have just downloaded the shoutbox hack .. but .. being a newbie at this .. I am confused by the various documentation.

I have just installed vB3 RC1, could you tell me, in newbie terms, how I go about installing the shoutbox as a completely new install please.

Thanks

First, go to phpMyAdmin, and click on the database that you installed vB into. Click the "SQL" link at the top. Click the "Browse" button under "Or Location of the textfile :", go to the folder you extracted the zip archive to and select shoutbox.sql. Click "Open" to close the the dialogue box and "Go" to execute the file. Repeat it for settings.sql. After that, open up file_edits.txt and follow the instructions. Once you properly make all of the file edits, upload all the edited files (if you haven't already). Then, open up templates.txt and edit the FORUMHOME template as noted, and then create the needed templates. After that, go to the phrase manager and go to edit a phrase, but save it without changes. Then go to 'vBulletin Options' and select "Shoutbox Settings" and change the settings to your liking (or if you wish to keep the defaults, save it without changing anything). Now, go to the usergroup manager and go to edit a usergroup. You can customize some of the shoutbox settings for that usergroup there, but even if you do not, make sure you save it even if you do not make any changes. Repeat this step for any usergroup that you want to customize the shoutbox settings for.

Ok .. thankyou very much for your quick and explanatory reply .. I wil have a crack at that .. much obliged :up: :cool:

I like the screenshots and the concept of the hack.

I hope it works for RC1??

I am confused a little vb2, vb3 Beta, vb3 Gamma now vb3 RC1 ----big diffences between vb3 Beta and vb3 Gamma and RC1?? I think.

This has been tested and known to work on vB3 Gamma, however, without testing it on vB3 RC1, I cannot say that it will work with 100% certainty, although it should work perfectly.

I've installed this on my test site, which is RC1

It went quite smooth

I only had one hickup, if you want to call it that

In templates

edit FORUMHOME

Find
<if condition="$birthdays">

It should be
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">

But this is fairly obvious

Excellent work :banana:

I'll install it on my main site once I upgrade to RC1 tonight ;)

I knew I forgot something.

Zip updated, thanks. :)

Ohhh the update looks brilliant!!!

templates and php files I can do :)

mysql and phrase, I do not :(

I do not quite understand this quote? in the zip there is a file called "phrasesonly" and the contents look like sql - How do I insert the contents of this file please?

MySql: I can run query normaly, I have never had to do this :( where would I need to edit them please?

Some enlightenment would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Hmm can you make it so ppl can reply on the forumhome page? and not have to go to the shoutbox.php to respond?? lil reply box on the forumhome page like on www.yaxay.com

Don't worry about phraseonly.sql, the 2 .sql files you need to worry about are shoutbox.sql and settings.sql. If you do not have table_prefixes, do not worry about editing any .sql files.

Run the .sql files in phpMyAdmin, go to the phrase manager, edit a phrase, and save without modifying. Go to vBulletin Options, edit the Shoutbox Settings to what you want and save (or save without modifying). Edit a usergroup, modify the shoutbox permissions to how you want them, and save (or save without modifying). That should do it.

It's a simple template edit to the FORUMHOME template. I don't have the HTML right now, but it's not that hard, just a simple form and textarea.

OK and thank you Link14716, I will try this later and see how I get on ;)

I understand a bit more now and I missed the usergroup part :( still a bit unsure about the pharse part. I have done like a Global add to the pharse, so this is something new to me, sorry for that.

I also would like please:

thanks

No problem, Glad to help

Found another problem as well for RC1

Edit these templates

SHOUTBOX, shoutbox_editshout

find

replace with

You should find 2 instances in each template

BTW, I really want that post in the forumhome box as well, Cant wait for that update :p

:banana:

Great hack ! Thanks!

Can someone post a modified FORUMHOME-Template, so users can add shouts directly from the Forum's Mainpage?

Thanks.

Yeah, I found that error a while ago, it's fixed for Beta 6.

I'll make a quick edit to the FORUMHOME template and post it here.

Ok, this will make a small textarea under the shouts. In FORUMHOME, find this: and add this after it: Or for a small input box under the last shouts, add this:

Perfect, thank you Link14716

Ok, in Beta 6, there is a toggable setting - you can select an input box, a textarea, or neither to show up on FORUMHOME.

Link, you are the man !
Thanks for this great hack and the html-code :D

AH, one thing... Is there a way that the user will not be forwarded to the shoutbox.php-Mainpage, then he ads a shout. I just want the shout added and the user should stay on forumhome.

An option will be in the next release.

For now, though, find this:Now search under it for this:Change that to this:And that should work.

Yes, works (after using a ; instead of : after ..php.)

For the next version, it would be cool if the script could check, if the user is on the forumhome or in shoutbox.php and stay after adding a new shout at the user's current location.

Damned shift key! Yeah, that's a better idea. Let me implement it now...