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

[SnapOff Racing]

I didn't see it mentioned anywhere but I would just like to make a couple requests on the new version perhaps maybe others would feel they would be beneficial as well...

1. If there is a way to make it so that the BB CODE drop down menu stays active for all users at all times. I always have members asking me how to post a picture etc, where I feel that if they could actually see the BB CODE icons then it would help members be able to know how to post pictures and change font color on the fly etc.

2. If there is a way to make it so that when users are active in the chat that they will show up under the "Currently Active Users" list. I noticed that when users and just kickin back in the chatbox for a length of time that their names disappear from the currently active users list.

Thanks!

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

And I'm done. It's working.

Now VBdev should put a link up to donate paypal to me for all the support I do.

lol Yeah ^^

Originally Posted by Mrdby

uninstall

What's the point of posting such a post ? It's not very useful ...

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

1. If there is a way to make it so that the BB CODE drop down menu stays active for all users at all times. I always have members asking me how to post a picture etc, where I feel that if they could actually see the BB CODE icons then it would help members be able to know how to post pictures and change font color on the fly etc.

Added to the feature request

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

2. If there is a way to make it so that when users are active in the chat that they will show up under the "Currently Active Users" list. I noticed that when users and just kickin back in the chatbox for a length of time that their names disappear from the currently active users list.

There is a timeout (it's an option).

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

2. If there is a way to make it so that when users are active in the chat that they will show up under the "Currently Active Users" list. I noticed that when users and just kickin back in the chatbox for a length of time that their names disappear from the currently active users list.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by VBDev

There is a timeout (it's an option).

Are you talking about the "Inactive Mode" or the "Chatbox sessions validity time"? I am a little unsure, but if so then how does the session validity time work? As stated before, my concern is when members come on the forum, and then jump on the chatbox, they become listed as INACTIVE after the set Session Timeout time. So then they don't appear on the "Currently Active Users" list anymore. Yet they are on the chatbox posting away...

[VBDev]

Chatbox sessions validity time

But if users are in inactive mode they won't appear in the list of course.

[Pavlus]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

SQL errors are because you upgraded incorrectly.

5:02 AM <Ranger187> ! <-- Works.

If there will be some sql errors i will have a mesage on mail and why "!" is working with firefox?

It doesnt connected with sql i think, rather java script error.

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Chatbox sessions validity time

But if users are in inactive mode they won't appear in the list of course.

Your talking about the "FORUM's Currently Active Users List" right? Not the Chatbox users list?

[OcR Envy]

In the users online list, the musername isn't being parsed. I get no usergroup styling for this portion only, help please?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Pavlus

If there will be some sql errors i will have a mesage on mail and why "!" is working with firefox?

It doesnt connected with sql i think, rather java script error.

You got an error in the ie error box ?

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

Your talking about the "FORUM's Currently Active Users List" right? Not the Chatbox users list?

No the chatbox users list.

Originally Posted by OcR Envy

In the users online list, the musername isn't being parsed. I get no usergroup styling for this portion only, help please?

I think I haven't implemented the musername parsing in the users online list. I am adding it to the feature request.

[OcR Envy]

I think I haven't implemented the musername parsing in the users online list. I am adding it to the feature request.

Thats the strange thing, when looking into the php file I do see fetch_musername and every *once* in awhile one or two members will show up styled.

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You got an error in the ie error box ?



No the chatbox users list.



I think I haven't implemented the musername parsing in the users online list. I am adding it to the feature request.

Oh ok see were on two different things here. My concern is when people get on the forum and while chatting in the chatbox for a length of time, their name will disappear off the FORUMS Currently Active Users List. The one that shows up at the BOTTOM of the forum. Also the "WHOS ONLINE" list is affected as well. So basically if someone were to be chatting in the chatbox for like 20 minutes, and I clicked on the "WHO'S ONLINE" link, their name would disappear from the list. Does that make any sense?