Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
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Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
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Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x
Overview
MGC Chatbox Evo is the most ever installed chatbox for vBulletin !
It offers a new enhanced online experience to your members leading to increased time spent online of more than 25% by providing them with a new, more interactive, way to interact with each other.
Important number of features
High level of configurability to fit each users needs
Channels system
Many commands
Bot system
and more...
... makes MGC Chatbox Evo a must have for your forum !
Detailed features
Following is a non-exhaustive list:
Simple install
Ajax based with:
Fast and Intelligent chats retrieval through javascript calls to server files (refresh delay configurable per usergroup)
Edit/update by double-clicking on a chat
Interact on chats through menus and javascript
Many usergroup permissions to limit features according to usergroups
Full configuration of the chatbox display:
Size, position on forum pages, editor layout (either top/bottom input or left/right textarea) and position, number of chats displayed, ...
Full configuration of the chats display:
Authorized bbcodes selection, date/time options, avatar display, ...
Possibility to create channels (unlimited number) with multiple configuration options:
Warn user of new message when not active through blinking image and eventually sound notification
Possibility to select on which specific page each is displayed
Option to display the channel only for selected languages
Usergroup/User permissions to access the channel
Many commands available with usergroup/user permissions to access them:
/me: well known IRC command
/del: remove shouts (different possibilities of removal)
/ignore: ignore shouts from another user
/ban: ban user from chatbox
/pm: send a private chat to another user
/announcement: modify the announcement on top of the chatbox
/slap: allow user to slap another user
/team: chats sending between specified usergroups
/l33t: I33t-ify a message
/banchan: ban user from specific channel [PRO only]
Forum activity notifications system in the chatbox:
Different display options:
In the chatbox melted with chats
In the chatbox in a separate column
In the vB4 sidebar or a custom sidebar for vB3
Multiple notifications:
New thread creation
New post creation
Post thanked (Abe's)
New registrations (not included - separate product)
IBProarcade highscore (not included - separate product)
Bot system with set of predefined trigger chat and corresponding answers and automatic bot chats [PRO only]
Archive system with statistics as well as download and search capabilities
Possibility to display the list of users online in the chatbox
Force anynomous to enter a username before chatting if they can access the chatbox
Antiflood system
Private chats feature through PM in tabs
Optional sound notifications
Inactive mode feature for server load optimization
I installed a new skin on my site and the chat box is stretching the skin too wide. How can i fix it so that the chat box will align with the current skin?
OK, now the channels show up. I can assume by this that everybody sees all the channels? Does it stop users from entering channels that they are not supposed to be able to access?
Also, I see the text for the title of the chatroom, but I should be seeing the image. Ideas?
Yes users that doesn't have right for channels cannot see them.
What image are you talking about ?
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Originally Posted by glennybee
I worked it out, another hack was causing the vbulletin time to be wrong. Sorry for the confusion.
Cool
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Originally Posted by Kyderoy
I installed a new skin on my site and the chat box is stretching the skin too wide. How can i fix it so that the chat box will align with the current skin?
To avoid the chatbox from streching the skin, you can try to put a lower size for the input field (it's an option).
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Originally Posted by Tekmon
hmmm then perhaps our problem is just the channels not showing, but they are still now showing after the <if> statement was deleted.
yes we have installed it, and removed the offending <if> statement and the corrsponding </if> and have the images set properly as well. However we can not seem to assign usergroups to the channels and thus I think no one is able to see it.
On a side note when I as an admin type /team TESTTESTTEST it shows no where but if I look at the team archives then i can see the message.
The advantage is that users without javascript simply won't see the channel. The channel is hidden by default (style=display:none) and then shown via javascript.
Or does the channel work without javascript as well? I tested it and it just showed a "loading..." message but I forgot to check if I could post stuff on it. Maybe there should be a fallback with iframe that refreshes every x seconds instead of ajax. Ofcourse that won't be able to use the new functionality you are hopefully going to incorporate (json ) but I think only a small part of the usrs will have javascript disabled. Maybe you should also do a check to see if ajax is enabled (and put that value in a cookie so as not to check on every page) and if not use the iframe fallback.
Btw, this message:
"Error : you can't send a private chat to this user as he doesn't have the necessary permissions to use this feature.
"
Btw are you supposed to get a notification when a message is posted in another channel?
I would love if this worked more like facebook;
1 public channel, then for each private chat another channel (or tab) which would be better at the bottom instead of the side.
That way, users also won't make any mistakes by inadvertedly forgetting to type /pm first or mistyping it and thus releasing sensitive information on the public channel.
Another benefit would be that you could possibly cache the user permissions and would not have to check the user table on every /pm command + if user is allowed to use the command, etc
I am unable to have channels show as well. the graphic and channels are made however when I go to assign usergroups, it says it saved new settings but when i got back into confirm no usergroups are clicked and no channels show on our shoutbox.
I'm having the same problems with the channels. I'm using 3.7.0 and the graphics and channels that I had from 0.3.0 are still there. However, the usergroup settings can't seem to be saved. I hope this could be solved soon.
It's strange, you are using last chatbox version and last vbulletin version right ?
I use latest vbulletin and the latest mgcevo 4.0 and latest vbadvanced module, both turn up white. I tryd to set default color to black it simply wont do it. And i wonder why.
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