[AJAX] vBShout v2.0

[high]Staff Edit/Update[/high]

I have released an updated version of this hack (version 2.0.1), this version fixes some security issues with this hack. All version prior to this one allow users to insert html in their shouts, this can cause problems with them using html that breaks the site layout or malicious javascript. Download the new zip file (vBshout_fixed.zip) and upload the new vbshout.php file to patch/upgrade. If you want to manual instructions they are in the zip file, in the file bugfixes.txt

Second Staff update

I've uploaded a new version of this hack, dubbed '2.0.2'. This one should fix the html injection issues without breaking special characters. To upgrade, download the new zip file and upload the new vbshout.php file.

Please note that this only fixes the html injection issues. I do not use this hack on my own forum (although I've tested this on a client's board) so I will not be fixing the server load issues. I suggest you do not install this hack if you can't deal with the extra server load, as it's rather intensive.

- Brad

[high]End staff edit[/high]

Well, been a while since I've been to vb.org and released anything, thought i'd break the trend and whip up something quick while I have a little spare time.

A shoutbox as you would assume, a very simple one to start off with, but does include AJAX Technology, which pushes the shoutbox 1 step closer to live, messages from other people will appear with no refreshing, and so will yours that you post

A preview is below, i'd estimate a 50 second installation max

Primary Features:
- AJAX Technology (no refreshing)
- Administration control an display element options
- Fast format editor

Change Log::

- v1.1:
WOL (Who's Online) Correction

- v1.2:
New Posting Featurs (Bold/Italic/Underline/Colour/Font)
Admin Controls

- Change location/position of shoutbox
- Change number of shouts displayed
- Switch vbcode/similes on/off

- v1.3
Firefox javascript issue fixed
New Admin Controls

- Command Activation
- Swtch extra format options on/off
- Change position of editor (above/below messages)

New Commands

- /prune (Clears the shoutbox completely)
- /prune [username] (Clears all shouts posted by specified user)

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands

"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

- v1.5
Improved Smilies Display
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid (couple of errors fixed)
New Admin Options

Shoutbox Height
Smilies To Show
Shout Messages Order
Banned Permissions (fixed)

- v1.6
Bug Fixes:

- Unable to delete shouts that used /me command fixed
- Shouts being displayed from bottom-upwards only showed first 20 shouts

Automatically parses URL's

- v2.0
New Archive

- Displays shouts and pages
- Stats and top 10 shouters
- AJAX Edit/Delete (staff can edit/delete all shouts)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[Renmiri]

I put a shoutbox on most of my pages, at the bottom of the page. Users complained it was hard to see if there were any new shouts so I hacked up this lil' plugin to display it
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=123023

PS: This was done here with the latest vBShout for flatfile, but it should work with the regular vBShout.

Also:

Originally Posted by fosman

I like to have a break between the textbox and the submit buttons like Shout, Clear, Smilies etc. I want the textbox at the top and the rest a line or a break lower?

Edit the forumhome_vbshout template:
Find

<input type="submit" value="Shout" class="button" />

Add BEFORE

<br />

And

Originally Posted by GoTTi

is it possible to load this on a seperate window?

Yep, I did this for my fussy users:

1 - Add Shoutbox to the forumhome_vbshout_archive
Find

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" align="center">
Shouts
</td>

Right after the table statement add:

<tr>$Shoutbox</tr>

2-Add a link to the Shoutbox + Shout Archive page to your menu template (navbar ?) with target="_blank"

<a href='vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}do=archive' target="_blank">Shoutbox</a>

Now users can keep a window open just with shout info, while the nice "shoutless" forum is on another. And you can even let forum users see the "last shout" to see if they want to join the convo

PS: You might want to edit the forumhome_vbshout_archive_shout template because the current one is too garish

[Sonic Earth]

Will this mod work on v3.6?

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by Sonic Earth

Will this mod work on v3.6?

No one has spoken about it.
Im guessing yes.
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[Rocol]

In ' Who Is Online ' it shows all members ( viewing the Index Page ) as ' Viewing the Shoutbox ' even though they are not .. I think a fix for this was posted somewhere in this thread, but I have looked through all posts and cannot find it ... does anyone know where it is or what needs to be done to sort it, please.

Thanks

[rogersnm]

just disable the WOL plugins in the shoutbox hack.

[rasp187]

Originally Posted by Sonic Earth

Will this mod work on v3.6?

This works perfectly fine on 3.6.0.

[C-Los 21]

How would I add more commands?

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by C-Los 21

How would I add more commands?

Commands as in? ><>"
That sort?
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[C-Los 21]

Originally Posted by Shazz

Commands as in? ><>"
That sort?

No commands as in /prune I want to add a Notice with would look like this Notice: MESSAGE HERE but the text should be red.

[Sn!per101]

For people that are having the whos online problem. Where it says everyone is "viewing the shoutbox" There is a fix for this and it works. It was posted way back.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1872