Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox Evo

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
• User statistics display in posts and profile
• Chatbox statistics display on forumhome
• Create thread from a chat [PRO only]
• CMS Integration (not included - separate product)
  • vBAdvanced CMPS
  • vBulletin 4 CMS
• Importers from other chatbox systems:
  • cChatbox by Christrato [version 1.5]
  • Cyb - Chatbox by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
  • vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) by DionDev [version 1.0]
  • Dream's Chatbox by Dream [version 2.1.1]
  • GSBOS by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
  • Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
  • vBShouts 2.0 by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
  • MGC Chatbox by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on MGC Products forum

Languages

1. French
2. English
3. German [Not yet updated]
   
4. Serbian [Not yet updated]

Support

On my website mostly and in this thread

Int?gration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.
vBAdvanced CMPS and vBulletin 4 CMS integration are available as additional modules.

Compatibility

This hack is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Changelog

First part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Second part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=5429

Third part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8469

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here

PRO version and additional addons available on my website

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by jim6763nva

Just installed! Thanks for this!

I have a question though.. is there a way to change the direction of the way the chat flows.. right now all new entries get added from the top.. is there a way to have them added from the bottom so conversation entries flow up?

Thanks!

Yes, it's called look in the options.

Admincp > MGC Chatbox Evo > Chats Display >
Display order of chats in each archives page
Define the display order of the chats in each archives page.
Newest messages at the top Oldest messages at the top

[Greenskull]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Hey smarty pants. Reinstall the chat it will create the tables, then uinstall it the correct way

I did.......what's the real correct way?

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Greenskull

I did.......what's the real correct way?

You did what? Reinstalled it?

How many times did you install, uninstall? Correct way is in the read me. Did you have MGC chat (not the evo one) installed prior?

[Greenskull]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

You did what? Reinstalled it?

How many times did you install, uninstall? Correct way is in the read me. Did you have MGC chat (not the evo one) installed prior?

yes. And I uninstalled and deleted all files

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Greenskull

yes. And I uninstalled and deleted all files

Buddy, you really need to work on your replies, too vague.

If you uinstalled, then reinstall and then uninstall again. According to your reply, you didn't reinstall then uninstall as I suggested to recreate the tables and then remove them.

If you had MGC (non evo one) chat prior and didn't remove that, it might have caused an error....

This is why people need to learn to backup the database when they add ANY hack/addon... I take one weekly regardless of what's done.

[gpc10347]

Awesome mod.. I'm a new site but so far, ALL users comment on how nice it is.

I've read until my eyes were blurry though: Is there a /bell feature coming or anything to wake the dead on the other end?

Thanks no matter what. Superior Mod!

[Ranger187]

Sorry, no there is not.

[gpc10347]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Sorry, no there is not.

(clicks Nominate)


Who cares! Thanks again and if you're ever in the mood to add a bell.... :up:

[VBDev]

Hi,

About that bell feature, the problem would be that users could abuse from such a feature don't you think ?

[gpc10347]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Hi,

About that bell feature, the problem would be that users could abuse from such a feature don't you think ?

Absolutely! /bell username is something I've actually used before and it get's a little annoying but, it can't be worse than the ringtones I hear constantly while shopping anymore! ; )