Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[inciarco]

Hello VBDev!! :up:

Is it possible to Habilitate the Hack to be Displayed in the PhotoPlog Lite Window?? At this Time the ChatBox Don't Display in the PhotoPlog Gallery!! It only shows the Loading Text and the ChatBox Collapsed!! (http://inciarco.com/foros/photoplog/index.php)

Is it also possible to Display the ChatBox in the Error and Warning Messages of the Forum?? (http://inciarco.com/foros/member.php?u=17) It only shows the Collapsed ChatBox with the Loading Text!!

My Best Regards VBDev!! :up:

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by stangger5

Never mind editing the cmp_index.php file...

It was adding adv_index in the Display and position (Other pages list) box..

Your Readme.! html file said to add arcade ...

He he then it's a stupid copy-paste error

Originally Posted by inciarco

Hello VBDev!! :up:

Is it possible to Habilitate the Hack to be Displayed in the PhotoPlog Lite Window?? At this Time the ChatBox Don't Display in the PhotoPlog Gallery!! It only shows the Loading Text and the ChatBox Collapsed!! (http://inciarco.com/foros/photoplog/index.php)

Is it also possible to Display the ChatBox in the Error and Warning Messages of the Forum?? (http://inciarco.com/foros/member.php?u=17) It only shows the Collapsed ChatBox with the Loading Text!!

My Best Regards VBDev!! :up:

I don't have photoplog installed and I suppose it's a bit hard to install (so don't really have the time).

To find how to correct that showing problem in photoplog, could you search in the photoplog files how the display is constructed ? I think that this problem comes from the fact that the photoplog display is done through a function so the mgc_chatbox variable needs to be globalized in that function (global $mgc_chatbox.

I'll see later in the week if I had time to dig into that but cant' promise that I will.

For the error and warning messages I think it's the same problem but I will provide a fix (it will need file edit).

[Krieg]

hi, i wanted to install this mod and followed every step (i uploaded every single files from v1.1 to 1.4)
i imported the products and did the templates modifications.

but the chatbox does not show (i switch it on in the admincp) and i am helpless.

the source of my forumhome page looks like this for instance :

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php">Calendrier</a></td>
			
<!-- modif chatbox -->
			
<!-- modif chatbox -->	
			
				
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?do=getnew" accesskey="2">Derniers messages</a></td>

in the templates i added the small commentary lines so that i find the mods afterwards. i must do something wrong but cannot find what

PS: je suis francais et si ya besoin de l'url ya pas de soucis, je pourrais la donner

[maidos]

theres a issue, i have set a usergroup to be able to use mp/pm command on the admincp.. the member can view the brushes icon however what theycant see is the pm channel icon at all

[Nimrod.]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Error in global.php ? This is strange and have never been experienced with the chatbox. Which version of vbulletin do you have ?

3.6.7 PL1

Yeah, I couldnt figure out why it was messing with the global.php file.

[blueraider]

how do i fixed the date. it keeps saying 7/13/07

[AdmiralGeek]

one of my users has a prob with the shout box, THE ONLY ONE, it constantly is laoding (has the text loading in the shout box area) i checked his cookies, and java script and all is fine.

any ideas?

[Mastar]

Is it possible to have an option for an sound alert when a new message has been entered?

[inciarco]

Hello VBDev!!

I almost forgot to share witn you another little Bug I detected on the Chatbox, and is that When I press the Collapse Icon () the ChatBox Displays itself in a Bigger Height, and Not Collapse itself at all but the Opposite it goes Bigger!! (This also happens on the ChatBox Page (http://inciarco.com/foros/mgc_chatbo...o=view_chatbox)).

You can see this at:
http://inciarco.com/foros/

Do you know why this could be happening?? I Can Collapse every other Table in my Forum except the ChatBox!! (you can see that in the previous Link and in Sections like the Gallery (Galer?a) and others).

I hope this Helps for your next Release!!

My Best Regards For You!! :up:

[lucky51]

Originally Posted by inciarco

Hello VBDev!!

I almost forgot to share witn you another little Bug I detected on the Chatbox, and is that When I press the Collapse Icon () the ChatBox Displays itself in a Bigger Height, and Not Collapse itself at all but the Opposite it goes Bigger!!

That's not a bug , please update your setting > MGC Chatbox : Shouts display >Number of displayed shouts in collapsed mode > set it to whatever number of messages you want to be shown in collapsed mode . 0 for none.