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

[Skyrider]

I've replaced of what you have given me ranger, but it didn't seemed to work for me. And thank u, the /del all command did the trick just fine.

[Ranger187]

Verified. Fix for bbcode works. URL and EMAIL now work.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

I've replaced of what you have given me ranger, but it didn't seemed to work for me.

FF, It's gotta be the server or your settings. If you have to manually delete stuff it's more a task for you personally and proves a waste of effort/time/resources for YOU.

Let me get the settings I use. If you try this and you still have problems, then it's the server you are on. It = sucks

MGC Chatbox Evo / Chats Display >

Number of chats in the chatbox 100
Maximum number of displayed chats in the collapsed mode 5
Number of chats in full page mode 150
Chats display order Newest First

On some of my forums, I use even higher with virtually instant load. If that doesn't resolve it, PM me a screen shot of your chats display options..

[Ranger187]

Anyone downloading the chat prior to this post Sunday 7:35pm EST.....Re-Download it or fix this file... There was an issue with the BBCode not working. It's now resolved.

Originally Posted by VBDev

Ok found the problem of the email bbcode.

Open functions_mgc_cb_evo.php.

Search for :

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_bbcode_email'])
   {
      $bbcode_list['no_option']['url'] = array('callback' => 'handle_bbcode_email',
         'strip_empty' => true);

      $bbcode_list['option']['url'] = array('callback' => 'handle_bbcode_email',
         'strip_empty' => true);
   } 


Replace by :

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_bbcode_email'])
   {
      $bbcode_list['no_option']['email'] = array('callback' => 'handle_bbcode_email',
         'strip_empty' => true);

      $bbcode_list['option']['email'] = array('callback' => 'handle_bbcode_email',
         'strip_empty' => true);
   } 


[Skyrider]

I've retried the replacing Ranger, it doesn't work for me. Does that replacement works for anyone else besides yourself?

[Ranger187]

Replacement of the bbcode or the replacement of the chats display?

If you are talking about the bbcode... Make sure you edited the right file.

/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php

[VBDev]

Hey guys,

Seems like the fact that I made a commands system creation is not very useful.

At least you appreciate it for the channel creation system but that all.

So I would like to know your advice on the subject, do you think I should:

1. Let the chatbox as it is currently: requires time to install, allows commands and channel creations, forbid the use of some commands in all channels (like the /me command).
2. Or, rewrite the chatbox code so that it : requires far less time to install, allow only channel creations.

In the second solution, commands would still be the same but would only be added at install and then you could activate/deactivate it as before.

[Skyrider]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Replacement of the bbcode or the replacement of the chats display?

If you are talking about the bbcode... Make sure you edited the right file.

/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php

I'm very sure I've edited the right file, I've even searched for a specific line and they were identical with the first code you placed and replaced it with your second code. It didn't worked for me.

[Ranger187]

Unless you plan to goto an XML one click install I'd not change how anything is done. That should be what your decision is based on.

I'd rather have more options then some stripped down chat. That's what separates this chat from the others.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

I'm very sure I've edited the right file, I've even searched for a specific line and they were identical with the first code you placed and replaced it with your second code. It didn't worked for me.

Re-download the zip file again. Overwrite all. Fixed.