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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by carlos2000

bbcode is now disable but the problem is the same. To many letters in one row.
The setup for the box is 25 but you can but a lot of more letters in 1 row.
For me a problem with the input box...

This is due to the fact that your long shout doesn't contains any space so the phrase is not cut !

[VBDev]

I have updated the zip file regarding the little problem of bad version number stated by bocek.

[GoNz00]

upgraded thanks, looking ok so far, the lads will let me know otherwise as im away all week still..

hope personal lifes ok for you.

[dirty68]

Originally Posted by VBDev

The error is when you're in the chatbox ?

If yes then its because you haven't reverted your mgc_chatbox template

Well bugger me thanks Dev, everything seams fine so far fingers all crossed

[silvermerc]

I have the problem that some people cant see the shoutbox at all. Its just not on any of there pages. there not banned, there usergroup settings are fine, reseting the cache hasnt worked either. We had the problem on the previous version and thought upgrading would fix it but it hasnt

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by silvermerc

I have the problem that some people cant see the shoutbox at all. Its just not on any of there pages. there not banned, there usergroup settings are fine, reseting the cache hasnt worked either. We had the problem on the previous version and thought upgrading would fix it but it hasnt

As I already said many times, this is because you haven't made the modification to the modifyoptions template ! And this modification is mandatory.

Otherwise, when a user modify its options, the chatbox option won't present and so will be set to 0. (chatbox hidden).

You have to do the modification to that template and then tell your users to go to their option to show the chatbox again.

[Subah]

Thank you for the update and waiting for:
"Arabic [Translator : alessai] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]"

[dirty68]

Hey dev why does it say that im the only person in the online channel when the shoutbox is full at the mo

[bocek]

Originally Posted by VBDev

I think you haven't reverted the template mgc_show_aide (that you might have modified due to the "Fermer" hardcoded phrase

You were right. :up:
it is ok after reverting the template.
Thanks.

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Turkish readme and language xml files are zipped and herewith attached.
You can include these files to your installation pack.

[ronx]

one of my users is having problems with safari .. chatbox doesn't display any text when viewing with safari3 on mac OS X 10.4.10 .... any ideas ?

thx, ronx