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 cakirts

First of all, thank you.

I installed a new theme, I want to be active in the chat box, only the old theme. But the chat box is active in both. How can I set to work only themes. thanks

In display and position there is an option to exclude the chatbox from certain styles, you just have to input the style id.

Originally Posted by rgaming

"Site error: the file /forum/mgc_cb_evo/plugins/fetch_userinfo_query.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_fre_5.3.so to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation."


I deleted all the files and it showed a different file as each file was being deleted from my server.

I have no idea how to do anything with ioncube loader."

got it fixed. apparently yahoo does not allow ioncube or editing of the .ini file. note this that yahoo sucks as hosting. switched to hostgator and they seem to be pretty awesome. this chat mod is the best out right now. kudos to the creator!

The version here is not encoded anymore so unless you are using the BF version (in which case you should not be asking for help here but directly on my forum), you shouldn't have this error.

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Personally don't see how reverting templates has anything to do with it. I copied the real forums (themes, plugins, database) exactly the same to my local PC. It worked on my local PC, just not on the real forums.

It's like the server Apache or SQL version of the whole website/database is messing it up not being compatible with your chatbox.

Using: PHP Version 5.3.10-pl0-gentoo

What I meant is if for some reason before doing that upgrade, you shouldn't be getting issues.

Oh if you are trying on your local PC, have changed the setting of js files loading from server instead of google ?

Originally Posted by Gn_Snake

Yes,
if i disable the plugin from AdminCP any page of the forum is white
The reactivated and everything works



More precisely, happens when I disable plugin from AdminCP / Product Manager
But if i disable the plugin options of the same, the board continues to operate

Have a look in your server logs and see if you get any php error.

Originally Posted by sweetpotato

Just happened recent day. IE and Firefox couldn't load chats. Anyone faces same problem?

Never had that issue. Still having that problem ?

[Potleg]

hi i dotn see much permissions for this mod

how do i set privlages so users dont edit other users chat etc?

[skol]

Originally Posted by Potleg

hi i dotn see much permissions for this mod

how do i set privlages so users dont edit other users chat etc?

Usergroup permissions..scroll down you'll find them..

[Disco_Stu]

I installed this and was no longer able to access my website. I uninstalled and reinstalled and am able to access my website again but the chat does not display at alll. Even the CMS integration does not work when I add the chat widget to the CMS page. Nothing displays at all.

I contacted the company and they were not helpful at all. Wasted my money - I even paid extra for the brand free version.

I'm taking it out of my website.

[Disco_Stu]

I should point out that to uninstall this I had to completely delete and reload my entire forum environment as well as restore the database because I was no longer able to access the admincp. It took many hours to get back to where I was before I installed this.

The only good thing is that my site is still being developed so I didn't lose any user posts or data.

I wish I had read the more recent postings here as there are other people who have had this same problem of being locked out of the admincp. I sure hope they had recent backups of their entire forum environment to use for recovery.

[Disco_Stu]

Because my site is still in the development phase I decided to give this addon one last try.

After restoring both the forum directories and the database, I reinstalled this addon for the 4th time. This time it finally worked. I can now see the chat box on the forum and CMS pages.

While it may have been something I missed during the first three attempts that caused the install errors I am still very concerned that an error during the install process can leave you completely locked out of the admincp. (see posts from other admins) This is a very serious flaw that could have resulted in lost posts and user data if my site was already online.

Another concern is that the addon did not come with detailed instructions for any type of back out and recovery plan should issues like a lockout occur. The only warning included was to back up the database.

For all you site admins that are considering this addon I would strongly suggest doing a complete backup of your entire forum site like I did just prior to installation. Also, allow for plenty of down time should you need to restore your forum site.

I will mark this as installed because it now seems to be working and will provide an update after a trial period.

[Disco_Stu]

I've been playing with the options and when I set the Hide Refresh Display option in the "Configuration of the small size version" to yes the chat only displays "loading" and nothing else.

When I set that option back to no then the chat works again. I've repeated this several times and the result is the same.

This should explain (but not solve) many of those "loading" issues reported

I will continue to update this thread with findings as I go through a shakedown of this addon.

[thanasis1]

Originally Posted by thanasis1

hello, i have a problem displaying correctly the full mode page. there is not table borders when i click at a nickname. i reupload all the files but did not fixed.

edit: same problem as manny91 https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8035

hello,
anyone found a solution?

[skol]

Originally Posted by Disco_Stu

I've been playing with the options and when I set the Hide Refresh Display option in the "Configuration of the small size version" to yes the chat only displays "loading" and nothing else.

When I set that option back to no then the chat works again. I've repeated this several times and the result is the same.

This should explain (but not solve) many of those "loading" issues reported

I will continue to update this thread with findings as I go through a shakedown of this addon.

Are you using the full version?

[Disco_Stu]

I have the small version on the CMS and the full size on the forum. I'm using the brand free version