Flashchat: Who is chatting
 

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

Note: Version 3.7.003 and above are for Flashchat 5.0.x onwards, and will not work with Flashchat 4.x.x. Version 3.7.002 will currently continue to be available for Flashchat 4.

The main features of the 3.7 version are ;

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

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

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


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

Please also note that I have no connection with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat functionality then their forums are located here.


History:

v3.7.001 : First vb 3.7 release.
v3.7.002 : Updated to remove potential $group variable name clash. Not compatible with Flashchat 5.
v3.7.003 : First version for Flashchat 5.0.x. ATCS options removed. Not compatible with Flashchat 4.
v3.7.004 : Fix Most Ever Display Bug.

so we should install flash chat first ?
yes?

sure it is. yes.

Yes, of course.

Thanks for this, gonna have a go at it soon.

Thanks Paul. :)

Great job paul. always love your mods :)

I've tried to install several of these who is chatting modules and products and I get an error:

1. The product paulm_wic_37 must be installed before this product may be installed. (Compatible starting with 3.7.001 / Incompatible with 3.7.999 and greater)

Any Suggestions?

--- Update - Nevermind, had to allow overwrite. Installed, Thanks!

I've installed this and am seeing nothing on my forum home page. Do I need to do anything extra? Help is appreciated!

Running VB 3.7 RC4 and yes I have Flashchat installed along with the integration mod :)

Perhaps you have a custom style ....

Well I ended up using the addon to this which allows me to now see the box. Although I'm still not seeing any user info in it. It's a blank box and I'm not sure if I should ask in this thread or in the addon thread regarding this issue.