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 DrKNickel

Is it possible to add the chatbox to just one forum? That it displays not everywhere but only on one forum?

THX

For that you have to edit the hook attached to forumdisplay_complete and replace:

PHP Code:

if ($chatbox_permission && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_forumdisplay']) { 


By :

PHP Code:

if ($chatbox_permission && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_forumdisplay'] && $foruminfo['forumid'] == X) { 


Where X is the id of the forum you want it to be shown in.

Originally Posted by MotMann

a9 Smiley Problem. I have the same Problem as everyone, that th wrong Smileys displayed.

b) I think its better, that the Smileylist loads, if the User Click on the Icon.. and not if the User load the side. It takes to long loadingtime, if 60 Smileys displayed

Yes I know, I have to do something about that. I don't think I will focus on it for the next release but this will be on the top priority lsit for next one.

Originally Posted by MotMann

I have the error: in SQL:


SELECT smilieid, smilietext, smiliepath, title
FROM vb_smilie
LIMIT 10;


need help

Can you please post here your entire error coz there is not error in what you shown us.

[DrKNickel]

WOW!

Exellent support, thank you so much!

[MotMann]

I have two


SELECT
t2.firstpostid, t2.open, t2.visible,
t2.pollid, t2.threadid, t2.title AS threadtitle,
t2.replycount, t2.views, t2.iconid, i.iconpath,
i.title AS icontitle, t2.lastpost, t2.lastposter,
t2.forumid, forum.title AS forumtitle

, threadread.readtime AS threadread

FROM vb_thread AS t2

LEFT JOIN vb_forum as forum ON (forum.forumid = t2.forumid)
LEFT JOIN vb_post as p ON (p.postid = t2.firstpostid)

LEFT JOIN vb_icon as i ON (i.iconid = t2.iconid)
LEFT JOIN vb_threadread AS threadread ON (threadread.threadid = t2.threadid AND threadread.userid = 444)

WHERE t2.open != 10
AND t2.forumid IN (75)
AND t2.visible = 1

ORDER BY t2.lastpost DESC
LIMIT 0, 30;

MySQL-Fehler : MySQL server has gone away
Fehler-Nr. : 2006

and the other one, right now i cant see the code...

[DrKNickel]

Originally Posted by VBDev

For that you have to edit the hook attached to forumdisplay_complete and replace:

PHP Code:

if ($chatbox_permission && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_forumdisplay']) { 


By :

PHP Code:

if ($chatbox_permission && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_forumdisplay'] && $foruminfo['forumid'] == X) { 


Where X is the id of the forum you want it to be shown in.

I have installed your mod but no i cant find the forumdisplay_complete template. I only have forumdisplay.

Where can i find forumdisplay_complete?

Thx

[Peter85]

Its not a template, its a hook. Youll find it under Plugins.

[DrKNickel]

OMG stupid me! Thx

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by MotMann

I have two


SELECT
t2.firstpostid, t2.open, t2.visible,
t2.pollid, t2.threadid, t2.title AS threadtitle,
t2.replycount, t2.views, t2.iconid, i.iconpath,
i.title AS icontitle, t2.lastpost, t2.lastposter,
t2.forumid, forum.title AS forumtitle

, threadread.readtime AS threadread

FROM vb_thread AS t2

LEFT JOIN vb_forum as forum ON (forum.forumid = t2.forumid)
LEFT JOIN vb_post as p ON (p.postid = t2.firstpostid)

LEFT JOIN vb_icon as i ON (i.iconid = t2.iconid)
LEFT JOIN vb_threadread AS threadread ON (threadread.threadid = t2.threadid AND threadread.userid = 444)

WHERE t2.open != 10
AND t2.forumid IN (75)
AND t2.visible = 1

ORDER BY t2.lastpost DESC
LIMIT 0, 30;

MySQL-Fehler : MySQL server has gone away
Fehler-Nr. : 2006

and the other one, right now i cant see the code...

This is not at all something relating to the chatbox.

Originally Posted by yeku

Not Installed, installed vBchat, sorry

You do whatever you want he he. vBChat is a chat not a chatbox

[MotMann]

Today again:

SELECT
t2.firstpostid, t2.open, t2.visible,
t2.pollid, t2.threadid, t2.title AS threadtitle,
t2.replycount, t2.views, t2.iconid, i.iconpath,
i.title AS icontitle, t2.lastpost, t2.lastposter,
t2.forumid, forum.title AS forumtitle

, threadread.readtime AS threadread
FROM vb_thread AS t2
LEFT JOIN vb_forum as forum ON (forum.forumid = t2.forumid)
LEFT JOIN vb_post as p ON (p.postid = t2.firstpostid)

LEFT JOIN vb_icon as i ON (i.iconid = t2.iconid)
LEFT JOIN vb_threadread AS threadread ON (threadread.threadid = t2.threadid AND threadread.userid = 351)
WHERE t2.open != 10


AND t2.visible = 1
ORDER BY t2.lastpost DESC
LIMIT 0, 10;

MySQL-Fehler : MySQL server has gone away
Fehler-Nr. : 2006

-------------------------

These error comes since Chatbox. And LIMIT 0, 10; is a setting from chatbox. I think there are some Problems with the Smilies- the Limit of 10 is the actual setting. How i can fix it? In the erlier Version there was a fix.
I dont found the code to Change... where is ist?

[VBDev]

The LIMIT 0,10 is not appearing only in the chatbox, there are many other query which should look like that in vBulletin.

Trust me when I say this is not chatbox purpose at all, I don't see why I would query the forum, post, icon and threaread database tables from within the chatbox.

Check the Script stated in the mysql error (which you didn't paste here), you'll see that I am right.

[MotMann]

hmm.... if i change it to 20, then comes the error with 20. If i Change it to 80, then comes 80

Ad if i deaktivate the chatbox, then all runs perfect. But i need that chatbox

No Idea? Maybe i must change in a php file the smilies manuell?