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]

OMG, haah, even years later seeing that Richard Simmons image cracks me the hell up.

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

OMG, haah, even years later seeing that Richard Simmons image cracks me the hell up.

Same here

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

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Uninstall instructions :
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You must carefully follow these steps if you don't want to screw up your forum when uninstalling the chatbox.

1/ Remove the chatbox files from your forum directories
2/ Uninstall the MGC Chatbox Evo product
3/ You're done with the uninstall

Lets get a few things straight bud.....

First off, you should be doing backups of the database to begin with. If not, there is nobody to blame but yourself for poor administration. Of course that's also how I learned way way back when I first started with VB. I installed all this crap, had no experience with it, messed it all up, had to start over. Learn from your mistakes. You claim the chat messed it up, I'll challenge you to prove that because I'm 99% certain it was user error. The chat makes it's own tables, and doesn't affect vb's. Somewhere, somehow, you probably did a boo boo and you admit it by saying you just clicked uninstall and never read the readme.

And for your second reply. Uninstalling mods doesn't simply mean click uninstall. Almost every plugin/mod comes with a readme. How did you install the product if you didn't read that file? Because in that readme is the install info and uninstall info. Don't get me wrong, I hate reading those long ass files sometimes (more then a few lines = long haha) but the developers make them for a reason and I also messed up the chatbox and had forum errors way back when I first started using the earlier mgc chats. The time it took you to post your reply , is the same time it takes to read the uinstall info.

Do yourself a favor. Start doing db backups with any changes. It's so worth it in the end. It gives you more flexability.

Couldn't agree more!

[ScottCM]

I've installed the script...but I can't get it to display on my forum. I know on the readme it tells you how to fix this...but when looking for '$search_text = '$forumhome_markread_script';' I can't find it to replace with $search_text = '$chatbox_forumhome'; any help please?

[VBDev]

There is a mistake in the readme, it doesn't start with $search_text but it's $find.

Hope that help ?

[ScottCM]

Yeah I managed to find it...did both changes still doesn't display lol. Any ideas?

[masterweb]

Is there any live demo to see it in action?, or maybe can someone using this mod tell me his / her URL to take a look of it?. Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by ScottCM

Yeah I managed to find it...did both changes still doesn't display lol. Any ideas?

[ScottCM]

Alright I have it displaying correctly now! Only problem now is I can't post anything on it, the little circle loading thing is just constantly turning round.

[mattpist]

i have a minor problem, it seems that the chatbox is being inserted below my thread list description and above the thread list itself. ideally, id like the thread list description to be below the chatbox (and just above the thread list). yet i can't seem to find where in my template code the chatbox is being inserted. can anyone help me with this? look here to see an example:

http://squattheplanet.com/forumdisplay.php?f=99

note that the forum sections' description is above the chatbox, instead of being down by the "new thread" button over the list of topics.

any help would be much appreciated!

[jediteknoman]

Whereabouts is the "Help file" for the chatbox?

At the moment I'm seeing a mixture of English and French wording... here's an example.

General help
The MGC Chatbox Evo is really easy to use

You can :

Send chats : you just have to enter the text in the dedicated input field and then to validate it by pushing the return key ou by clicking on the OK button.
Format the chats : once you un-collapse the chatbox formatting toolbar by clicking on the BBCode button, you have access to different formatting options for your chats. You can format a chat by selecting a part (or the totality) of it and then select one of the buttons/list. You can also add empty formatting tags by selecting nothing and clicking one of the buttons/menu thus allowing you to add the chat text afterwards between these tags.*
Access to the different channels : you can have access to different channels restricted to only some usergroupds or for specifics use of the chatbox. The different channels are accessible from the buttons on the left of the chatbox.*
Edit your chats (or others chats) : the edition of a chat can be done by a simple double-click on it.*
Use specific commands : some commands can be accessible in the chatbox depending on the will of the administrator(s) of your forum. These commands let you execute specific actions of formatting, management, etc... You will herebelow the information on the command which are accessible to you. You must notice that you are not forced to use the command prefixes (/command_name) when you use them in the channel they are attached to (except in the general channel).*
* : Depending on the settings chosen by the administrator(s) of the forum, you might not have access to all these features.

Command /announcement
Cette commande permet simplement de modifier l'annonce pouvant ?tre affich?e au dessus de la chatbox simplement par l'envoi d'une commande au lieu de passer par l'admincp.

Le changement de l'annonce se fait de la sorte :
Changement de l'annonce: /announcement votre_annonce
Effacement de l'annonce: /announcement remove


Command /ban
Pour bannir un utilisateur, il vous suffit soit d'utiliser le menu disponible ? gauche des messages soit d'utiliser une des syntaxes suivantes :
/ban on uid id_utilisateur : Bannit l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande.
/ban on uname nom_utilisateur : Bannit l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande.
/ban h nombre_heures uid id_utilisateur : Bannit l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande pendant le nombre d'heures pass?s en param?tre.
/ban h nombre_heures uname nom_utilisateur : Bannit l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande pendant le nombre d'heures pass?s en param?tre.
/ban d nombre_jours uid id_utilisateur : Bannit l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande pendant le nombre de jours pass?s en param?tre.
/ban d nombre_jours uname nom_utilisateur : Bannit l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande pendant le nombre de jours pass?s en param?tre.
/ban off uid id_utilisateur : D?bannit l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande.
/ban off uname nom_utilisateur : D?bannit l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande.
/ban show : Ouvre une fen?tre popup contenant la liste des utilisateurs bannis de la chatbox ainsi que la possibilit? de les d?bannir directement depuis cette fen?tre.


Command /del
La commande del offre plusieurs possibilit?s de suppressions de messages dans la chatbox.
La suppression d'un chat en particulier peut se faire en utilisant le menu disponible en cliquant ? gauche de chaque message.
Sinon voici la liste des diff?rentes syntaxes disponibles pour cette commande :

/del all : Purge la chatbox en supprimant tous les messages.
/del chan : Supprime tous les messages du canal dans lequel cette commande est entr?e.
/del days nombre_de_jours : Supprime les messages de la chatbox datant de plus de X jours (X ?tant le param?tre de la commande).
/del uid id_utilisateur : Supprime tous les messages de l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande.
/del uname nom_utilisateur : Supprime tous les messages de l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande.


Command /ignore
Si vous ne souhaitez pas voir les messages d'un autre utilisateur parce que celui-ci tient des propos qui ne vous conviennent pas, vous pouvez l'ignorer dans la chatbox.
Pour ignorer un utilisateur, il vous suffit soit d'utiliser le menu disponible ? gauche des messages soit d'utiliser une des syntaxes suivantes :
/ignore on uid id_utilisateur : Ignore l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande.
/ignore on uname nom_utilisateur : Ignore l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande.
/ignore off uid id_utilisateur : D?signore l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande.
/ignore off uname nom_utilisateur : D?signore l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande.
/ignore show : Ouvre une fen?tre popup contenant la liste des utilisateurs que vous avez ignor? ainsi que la possibilit? de les d?signorer directement depuis cette fen?tre.


Command /me
Cette commande fonctionne comme sous IRC, il suffit d'utiliser la syntaxe suivante : /me votre_message.

Command /pm
Pour l'envoi d'un chat priv? ? un utilisateur, il suffit soit en cliquant sur le menu disponible ? gauche de chaque message, soit en utilisant une des syntaxes suivantes :
/pm uid id_utilisateur votre_message : Envoie un chat priv? ? l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param? de la commande.
/pm uname "nom_utilisateur" votre_message : Envoie un chat priv? ? l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param? de la commande.
/pm votre_message : Envoi un chat priv? au dernier utilisateur auquel vous avez envoy? ou duquel vous avez re?u un chat priv?.


Command /slap
Cette commande vous permet de "mettre une gifle" ? un autre utilisateur. Pour mettre une gifle, il vous suffit soit d'utiliser le menu disponible ? gauche des messages soit d'utiliser une des syntaxes suivantes :
/slap uid id_utilisateur : Gifle l'utilisateur dont l'id est pass?e en param?tre de la commande.
/slap uname nom_utilisateur : Gifle l'utilisateur dont le nom est pass? en param?tre de la commande

Is there a way to put it just to the one language of our chosing? Or can we edit that? Cheers