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 reitube

The chat would be used as a little shoutbox (or greeting box whatsoever).
I give an example as attachment.

First line: Username (the X means Mods can delete this item)
second line: Date and time
following lines: Message itself

Best Reagrds,

I see what you mean but that option would affect the chatbox display on all pages. Which is not very beautiful on the forumhome page for example.

[Angel-Wings]

Installed

Just - I've reworked some JS / IF conditions like:

<if condition="!empty($autocompletion_js)">
function mgc_cb_evo_autocomplete()
{
$("#mgc_cb_evo_input").autocomplete([$autocompletion_js]);
}
$(document).ready(function(){
mgc_cb_evo_autocomplete();
}
);</if>

Before the "IF" condition was inside the function and so created an empty JS function used for nothing.
Also about the Collapse / Show mode:

<span id="mgc_cb_evo_title_opened"
<if condition="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_mgc_cb_evo] == ''">
<else />
style="display: none;"
</if>
>
....
<span id="mgc_cb_evo_title_closed"
<if condition="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_mgc_cb_evo] == ''">
style="display: none;"
</if>
>

Got a CSS warning - specially about the first one - because the IF condition produced an empty:

style='display: ';

This fixes this

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Angel-Wings

Installed

Just - I've reworked some JS / IF conditions like:



Before the "IF" condition was inside the function and so created an empty JS function used for nothing.
Also about the Collapse / Show mode:



Got a CSS warning - specially about the first one - because the IF condition produced an empty:



This fixes this

Oh yes thanks for the info I'll add it to the "bug list" to be fixed !

[solidlink]

i've got 2 questions....... how does it affect the server load? is there anyway to clear the logs or sth? thx

[solidlink]

all the commands does not seem to work for me?

# /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

[txspaderz]

I'm getting this error when going: /ban show

Any idea's? I did uninstall the old chatbox too

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT username,userid,usergroupid,displaygroupid
FROM user
WHERE mgc_cb_evo_banned='1'
ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_banned' in 'where clause'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Thursday, September 4th 2008 @ 02:41:00 AM
Error Date : Thursday, September 4th 2008 @ 02:41:00 AM
Script : http://www.*****.com/forum/mgc_cb_evo.php?do=showban
Referrer : http://www.****.com/forum/index.php?
IP Address :
Username :
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.51a-community

[carphead]

I'm trying to disable this style on a pair of styles (Iphone and a fast loading text only style). But when I go into the Chatbox display on forumhome theres is no $search_text = '$forumhome_markread_script';. Has the plug in changed?

if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_active'] && $vbulletin->userinfo['mgc_cb_evo_show'] && can_view_mgc_cb_evo()) 
{ 
   require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php'); 
    
   if (can_view_mgc_cb_evo() && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome']) 
   { 
      /* Stats */
      if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome_stats'])
      {
         $mgc_cb_evo_stats = construct_mgc_cb_evo_forumhome_stats();
      }
      
      
      $replace = ' $mgc_cb_evo ';
      
      if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome'] == 1)
      { 
          $find = '$navbar';
          $brb = ' '; 
          $bra = ' <br />'; 
      } 
      else 
      { 
          $find = '$forumhome_markread_script';
          $brb = ' <br />'; 
          $bra = ' '; 
      } 
      
      $mgc_cb_evo = build_mgc_cb_evo_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_normalmode_height']);

      $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace($find,$find . $brb . $replace . $bra,$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']); 
   } 
}

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by solidlink

i've got 2 questions....... how does it affect the server load? is there anyway to clear the logs or sth? thx

The new version is very light on the server load, far more than it used to be.

Yes it's possible through the use of a command or a periodic cron task or directly from the archives with a inline moderation removal tool.

Originally Posted by solidlink

all the commands does not seem to work for me?

# /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

You have to set permissions boy Check the command management tool in the admincp.

Originally Posted by txspaderz

I'm getting this error when going: /ban show

Any idea's? I did uninstall the old chatbox too

Did you install the 1.0.0 chatbox just when released or more recently ?

Coz there was a small mistake in the first zip file of the 1.0.0.

Originally Posted by carphead

I'm trying to disable this style on a pair of styles (Iphone and a fast loading text only style). But when I go into the Chatbox display on forumhome theres is no $search_text = '$forumhome_markread_script';. Has the plug in changed?

if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_active'] && $vbulletin->userinfo['mgc_cb_evo_show'] && can_view_mgc_cb_evo()) 
{ 
   require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php'); 
    
   if (can_view_mgc_cb_evo() && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome']) 
   { 
      /* Stats */
      if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome_stats'])
      {
         $mgc_cb_evo_stats = construct_mgc_cb_evo_forumhome_stats();
      }
      
      
      $replace = ' $mgc_cb_evo ';
      
      if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome'] == 1)
      { 
          $find = '$navbar';
          $brb = ' '; 
          $bra = ' <br />'; 
      } 
      else 
      { 
          $find = '$forumhome_markread_script';
          $brb = ' <br />'; 
          $bra = ' '; 
      } 
      
      $mgc_cb_evo = build_mgc_cb_evo_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_normalmode_height']);

      $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace($find,$find . $brb . $replace . $bra,$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']); 
   } 
}

Sorry it's not $search_text but $find.

[txspaderz]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Did you install the 1.0.0 chatbox just when released or more recently ?

Coz there was a small mistake in the first zip file of the 1.0.0.

Hi!

I downloaded it last night around midnight CST if that helps.

[gtcompscientist]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

I figured it out.....

MOD_SECURITY on linux boxes disables this plugin from working...

edit/create .htaccess

Add

<IfModule mod_security.c>
   SecFilterEngine Off
   SecFilterScanPOST Off
</IfModule>

Place this in the root of the forum. Done.

Ranger - Thanks for this... after the upgrade lots of users were complaining of problems, and this fixed it straight-away.