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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by EntranaRS

Lol you bought it?

Yeah he bought the branding free version.

Originally Posted by Icy

Umm I didn't noticed that you used the free space for notification

Ah ok

[zero5854]

Originally Posted by EntranaRS

Lol you bought it?

welll I mean the branding free version

[VBDev]

Nevermind lol

[zero5854]

just donated 10 dollars my members love it thanks again!

[morrow]

I have to tell you VBDev... I was running this "shoutbox" a while back when you first created it. My user base was small and it really generated little interest. I left it up anyway. I then upgraded vBulletin and figured I'd leave it off the site because it wasn't really doing anything. Now it's quite some time later and my userbase has grown substantially. The other day I figured I'd re-install it and see how the users like it. It's an instant hit!

Thanks for the great mod.

Just 1 question... is this really a shoutbox? It's more like a chat box. I suppose it can be configured for both. My users are using it more as a chat box.

[VBDev]

Well... Chatbox / Shoutbox ... kinda same.

But yeah most users are seing this rather as a chat "room" than a shout box

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by zero5854

just donated 10 dollars my members love it thanks again!

Well you donated to AWJunkies the owner of forumcoding lol

I am not getting any penny from subscription or donation on forumcoding, too bad

[Sfab]

i can't seem to get it to load on forum home, added all template bits etc in extra edits but it just refuses to show

[kronnos]

Originally Posted by VBDev

This is YUI css, I think I posted a hint here in the thread on how to fix this if you are experiencing the issue.

Ok fixed thanks. Now everything is perfect!

Can you please explain more what the YUI is? I know there is an option that let you call it from yahoo or from your server. Whats the difference? Which is less resource consuming?/ Which is more stable to do?

Thanks!

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Sfab

i can't seem to get it to load on forum home, added all template bits etc in extra edits but it just refuses to show

Have you set usergroup permissions ?

Originally Posted by kronnos

Ok fixed thanks. Now everything is perfect!

Can you please explain more what the YUI is? I know there is an option that let you call it from yahoo or from your server. Whats the difference? Which is less resource consuming?/ Which is more stable to do?

Thanks!

It depends, generally it's supposed to be faster from yahoo server but it's sometimes not working for certain users depending on their browser security parameters.