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

[tarball]

when a user is invisible, the user can't see the chat box.

any fix?

[CrazyGood]

Nice thanks dog.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by tarball

when a user is invisible, the user can't see the chat box.

any fix?

The admin of the forum I belong to is invisible user but has never experienced such problem.

Are you sure that it's linked ?

Originally Posted by Ohiosweetheart

Yes it sure does.

Can you look at the error by double clicking on it and telling me what it says plz

Originally Posted by apokphp

I get this error when setting default font options in the UserCP.

See the "show donor"? That's from a PayPal donations hack. I have uninstalled that mod, but for some reason, that part still exists...I'm assuming that this is the culprit?

I tried to remove it via phpmyadmin, but I couldn't find "showdonor" or "field list" anywhere.


*EDIT*

Actually, it's ANY change made whatsoever in the UserCP > Options page, that creates the error. Here's what happens when I try to change styles via the UserCP - Options...

This is maybe because you didn't cleanly uninstall that mod.

A bitfield xml file must be remaining in the includes/xml directory which belongs to that mod. You should remove it and then rebuild the bitfields manually to correct that problem.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by baghdad4ever

hi

i try to make that by my self

but its defficult

plz help

the template in atachment

plz see it and tell me what i may need to do??

to obtain time bet brackets

like

[3:30]


thanks

In that template search for :

$chatbit[time]

And replace each occurence of it by :

[$chatbit[time]]

[Ice794]

Originally Posted by Henry187

That's because the product-mgc_chatbox file that you imported is still active. I just checked, and there are some "require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_mgc_cb.php');" which force the file to be included - if it's not found, and can't be included, the script stops, and the relative (or is it absolute?) path is shown. Disabling, or uninstalling the product should fix it. Don't forget that there are two products that you'd have to disable/uninstall.

That sorted it. Thankyou Henry

[baghdad4ever]

Originally Posted by VBDev

In that template search for :

$chatbit[time]

And replace each occurence of it by :

[$chatbit[time]]

thhhhhhhhanks to you

its very easy after your reply

im confused bec the code present 4 times

but after your reply..the issue solved

its fine now...thanks

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Can you look at the error by double clicking on it and telling me what it says plz.

Sure but it's the exact same error as before -
see screen shot.

[VBDev]

The mgc_chatbox template before the install of the alpha version I sent you was the original one or did you modified it before ?

If it was modified you have to revert it.

It should have fixed it

Edit :

OMFG ... I am too stupid, It just come to my mind that I partially corrected the problem and that other parts needs to be modified.

I'll send you an updated version tonight (GMT + 1).

[vnairp11]

thanks awesome mod!

[apokphp]

*EDIT*

The issue of the sql error related to 'showdonors' is resolved.

I figured it out with help from a tip from vb.com. I had to manually go through possible plugins and find the culprit and delete. There were still plugins from this hack installed, I removed them, and everything is ok. Thanks for the help though.