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

[Trumpetrhapsody]

Originally Posted by VBDev

As you are also experiencing it with Cyb chatbox don't you rather think it could be a problem on server side ?

I considered that but since there are a good number of people having this issue, on both chatboxes, it's more likely that he code being used isn't correctly parsing the URL as a reference for the location, and the clientscript is unable to run. I'm no programmer, so this is a guess. Regardless whether it's a client/server/code issue, considering how many people have the problem, it needs to be addressed.

[Wild Sabre]

are you even going to reply VBDev ?? I thought Vb Community was faster in reply than phpbb.

[RobbieZ]

Originally Posted by VBDev

ETA Of Development

I just wanted to let you know that I am planning on releasing a new version of the chatbox by the end of the summer (august).

This new version will provide all the bug fixes + almost all the new additions

The delay between the release of the last version and the next one is mostly due to summer and also more works IRL

Fantastic.

Suggestion for addition - Make the Bot better.. lol

Remember MSN Chatrooms with the bot you could have a proper conversation plus any swearing had you kicked out of the room.

I'm probably thinking outside the box but I think it has potential.

[spoky29]

Originally Posted by VBDev

ETA Of Development

I just wanted to let you know that I am planning on releasing a new version of the chatbox by the end of the summer (august).

This new version will provide all the bug fixes + almost all the new additions

The delay between the release of the last version and the next one is mostly due to summer and also more works IRL

Very nice news, thank you

[Iguana Goddess]

Originally Posted by VBDev

ETA Of Development

I just wanted to let you know that I am planning on releasing a new version of the chatbox by the end of the summer (august).

This new version will provide all the bug fixes + almost all the new additions

The delay between the release of the last version and the next one is mostly due to summer and also more works IRL

That is great to hear as I actually had to settle for using an older version for now.

[techGods]

Hi,
installed this chat! It´s really good, but there are a few problems with the w3.org validator.
If chat is activated, no one can validate the forum as xhtml 1.0 transitional.
There are 10 bugs... Is it possible to fix them in the next version?

Thanks a lot.

[Wild Sabre]

Problem solved .. I installed vsa chat mod. That mod is easy .. just one file and no uploads needed. No errors at all.

[sinpin]

good job,
works fine on vb 3.8.2, thanks

[gpc10347]

Originally Posted by VBDev

ETA Of Development

I just wanted to let you know that I am planning on releasing a new version of the chatbox by the end of the summer (august).

This new version will provide all the bug fixes + almost all the new additions

The delay between the release of the last version and the next one is mostly due to summer and also more works IRL

Any chance of having the More smilies option open a window similar to the one used in the message editor? (Sorry - really wanting to have that one)

As always, thanks for an awesome mod. Best one running by far.

[Alfa1]

Could you please add a report button for chats?
A chat report would work the same as a post report. The chat is quoted and posted in a post report forum.