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

[kronnos]

Ok, I noticed 2 problems im having so far with the chat.

1. When I post a chat, it goes at the bottom of all the chats eventhough I said it to show newest first. I have to reload the entire page for it to show on top as it should.

2. When clicking the send button or just pressing enter with empty chatbox, it gives some error pop-up message, (Doesnt say anything, just a white pop-up).(Anyway to make it say something or remove it completely)

EDIT:

Ok problem 1 seems to be solved when I removed a sticky post(which didn't really sticky anyway)

Another problem I noticed that it sometimes just shows the refresh animation icon and doesnt refresh to anything.

[OblivionMage]

I changed a setting a while back to hide the chatbox, only now that I want to use it again I cannot seem to edit it back. This effects all of the styles I have (including default), and I have tried a reinstall. Any ideas? (What settings could be disabling the chatbox? I've looked at usergroup permissions, plugin hooks, mgc settings, the suggested template / plugin hook edits, etc...)

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by danielbahl

Hi VBDev,

Safari-problem still exist:
I just reinstalled your mod. Replaced all files with the new ones. Reimported Language and Product and cleaned my cache (even tried another newly reinstalled Mac).

But the problem is still there. Safari shows ONE old chat-line, as the first line, screenshot:

Attachment 94811

Originally Posted by danielbahl

After I load the notifications in a separate Query, Safari works again! Hope my tip can help others

Hum, that's odd. I'll give it a look then. I am adding this to the bug list.

Originally Posted by TNI

I found my problem, it was the same as gamespire's, I am using TCattd - The Image Resizer it uses mootools.js and slimbox.js. Once I turned that mod off the chat started working in FF and Safari.

Originally Posted by DL_Ashe

2 days ago, everything was perfect. Yesterday, the down arrow just vanished. The only singular change on the forums between now and then, was I turned on the "Who's Online" function (so it appears beneath the chatbox), and turned off the use of the "Who's Online" button... at the request of my forum members. Other than that, nothing.

A revert back to the Who's Online button, didn't bring the down arrow for the Actions menu back (tried already).

Well there is no reason why the down arrow wouldn't show or would dissapear magically.

Are you sure they haven't been any other change to your forum since then ?

Originally Posted by d0nbiz

It was working when I was using the older version of the shoutbox on my 3.8.1 then I upgraded to the newer version for 3.8.x and it stopped working. I configured it all but it just won't show up on the forum now'

Does it appear but keep loading or is it just not shown at all ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by entertain

Seems to work, when the latest shouts will be displayed at the top of the chatbox.
Otherwise not..

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

Oh ok I suppose that's why mine is working fine then. Thanks for that input! :up:

So chats doesn't get aligned in other browser than firefox when the order of the shouts is set to be newest at the top ?

Originally Posted by kronnos

Thank you, I was able to make the changes but then I ran into another problem. Is there anyway to actually edit the chatbox template itself? I noticed where ever i insert the $chatbox_forumhome code, it automatically makes a space after even if there is no <br/> in the template I paste it into. Also, I wanted to add it into a table but it removes the table class for all the other items in that table. So I would want to remove table class close in the chatbox template itself.

So basically, where can I find the full code for what this equalls to = $chatbox_forumhome ?

table class

Not sure as I don't the code behind my eyes but I think the <br /> is in the plugins.

What do you mean in the last part of the post ?

Originally Posted by DigitALL

- Tested in IE, FF and Safari on Windows and OSX platforms. It seems that it is not related to browsers. I use FF most but in my opinion, the ChatBox should be made to work best in IE. Over 70% of worldwide internet users are using IE.

Well as I am not a PC user I make my best to make it works with IE but it's not handy to use a virtualizer to run windows on the Mac.

Originally Posted by DigitALL

- I open the forum home in ten pages and in about six of these pages, the ChatBox content will appear fine. In the rest of them (about 40%) the ChatBox would stay at "Loading..." state.

Not sure what you meant by that ?

Originally Posted by DigitALL

- In some cases when the ChatBox appears correct, when you type something in the ChatBox, the chat would not be displayed.

Well that's strange.

Originally Posted by DigitALL

- I have also noticed that if one browser display I would post a chat, in some cases, on the other pages, that chat would not appear, like it does not refreshes automatically. If I do a browser refresh, it will either display the chat, or it will stay on "Loading...".

When so were you having issues reported in javascript console ?

Originally Posted by DigitALL

- As I wrote before, it seems that it is not stable. From the many tests I've done, it appears that in about 60% cases it will work, and 40% not.
Since I have few skins installed, I have tried this multiple times under different skins.
In one point, I've disabled most of the plugins, leaving the ChatBox to see if there is some kind of conflict with any of the plugins. Unfortunately, it was the same (random display of "Loading").

- Again, when I used to have VB 3.7.3 with ChatBox v.1, everything was working just fine, I was very happy about it. Before upgrading to 3.8.1, I have removed completely the ChatBox and its files and then I've started fresh with v.2.2 and then 2.2.1 and have this problem of "Loading..." being displayed randomly.

Do you have zlib installed on your server ?

Because it seems that the 3.8.1 has some bad issues with zlib (we experienced it on forumcoding).

This issues were making the whole ajax functionnalities not working (like quick reply leading to a full post and page refresh instead of only loading of the new chat).

The chatbox is affected by this issue and I thus have to look into it.

Originally Posted by DigitALL

- Would be this issue because of the new VB version or due to the new version in ChatBox? I have no clue what to do next and honestly, I would return to version 1, if I would be sure that it will work fine under 3.8.1. Would that be feasible?
You have all the site info, so you are welcome to pop-in anytime. Thank you very much

I think it might be related to vB version yep.

I will be investigating on it for the next release (release planned for middle of march).

Originally Posted by Gamempire

a personal mod that add some function to my forum related to my portal of videogames

Oh ok. I think the issue is with mootols, which is stranged as yahoo is quite independent. I will look into that.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by KillerStefan

I want to type in bold and with FF9900 as color always on the chatbox but the color isn't avaiable as custom parameter.
Any idea how to do this?

You can do that by editing the color array in the functions_mgc_cb_evo.php file

Originally Posted by michi123

hey

i got a problem @ installing the box! im not able to import the product !

it always says: Die bei der Anfrage ?bermittelten Daten sind f?r die -Methode nicht erlaubt oder die Datenmenge hat das Maximum ?berschritten.
The request for the data transmitted for the method is not allowed or the amount of data has exceeded the maximum.

can sumone help me to solve this problem pls?

Have you try uploading it to your server and then doing a server load of the product instead of local one ?

Originally Posted by DigitALL

Hi,

I noticed that on the product page there is a link to the CMPS module. But when you got there, on the module page, it is stated to work only with version 1. Will that module be updated? If not, I see no point to be linked to it.

Well I don't know, it's up to stangger5, he's the one that do the link and develop the mode.

You should ask him.

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

VBDEV, I just updated and wanted to approve a thread that was put in to moderation. When I attempted to do so, I got this error:

Any idea?

When approving a thread ??

You should encounter that issue with the counters update of the chatbox but I don't think so for the moderation.

Originally Posted by Doctor Death

1. Is there any simple way to replace the Yahoo CSS so that you can read the error messages?

You have to redefine yahoo's css parameters. Do you want me to give a link to you on which parameters to redefine ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by OblivionMage

I changed a setting a while back to hide the chatbox, only now that I want to use it again I cannot seem to edit it back. This effects all of the styles I have (including default), and I have tried a reinstall. Any ideas? (What settings could be disabling the chatbox? I've looked at usergroup permissions, plugin hooks, mgc settings, the suggested template / plugin hook edits, etc...)

This bug was present in versions earlier than 2.2.1.

[DangerousDale]

Hello,

I am wondering if you can help me, I have installed this mod and I am trying to intergrate it into the ibproarcade.

I have followed the instruction in the readme and added

$mgc_cb_evo_var

in the arcade template but nothing shows at all.

I am using VB 3.8.0, just cant figure out why its doing nothing at all.

Any help will be much appreciated.

[OblivionMage]

Originally Posted by VBDev

This bug was present in versions earlier than 2.2.1.

Thanks for the help!

But I just tried a clean install (Deleted files / edits, product, then reinstalled) and the issue seems to persist (doesn't show). (2.2.1. was used)

Any ideas?

[kronnos]

There seems to be an error when trying to import from Dream Chat. It always stops at the same chat 12000~ish and gives the following sql error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO bl_mgc_cb_evo_chat
SET
dateline='1203541396',
fromuid='738',
touid='0',
name='96'Blaster240',
ctext='my blaster just got spark! ',
chanid='0',
userip='95.272.104.81',
coidentifier='0';

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'Blaster240',
ctext='my blaster just got spark! ',
chanid='0',
' at line 6
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Tuesday, February 17th 2009 @ 04:26:17 PM
Error Date : Tuesday, February 17th 2009 @ 04:26:18 PM
Script : http://mystite/admincp/mgc_cb_evo.ph...=10500&teamid=
Referrer : http://mysite/admincp/mgc_cb_evo.php...=10400&teamid=
IP Address : 95.132.221.101
Username : admin
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.67-community

[d0nbiz]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Does it appear but keep loading or is it just not shown at all ?

No, it doesn't appear at all. I've set usergroups for it aswell and still nothing.

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Usergroup options set?

Yeah I've set them. It was working before the update just not anymore'