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 baby41

Yes I did and still do not show the chatbox,the only way is to open new account........

The only reason why it wouldn't shoiw is if user are banned or don't have then permissions. This is the only thing I see.

Originally Posted by hscorp

the chat was doing good

but suddenly is say loading and not loading anything

when i tried to open the archive i got access denied and this for all users

what is the problem??

Are permissions for usergroup well set ?

Originally Posted by futuredood

just a quick q: does this show if someone replies to a new thread like inferno shoutbox? that's the main feature i'm looking for, and inferno seems to be a resource hungry app.

No it doesn't, the new release (MGC Chatbox Evo) will one day.

Originally Posted by pewp

I'm getting the error

Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 491520 bytes)

popping up in my chatbox. This is just a recent thing within the last few weeks. I don't get the error anywhere else on the forums. Anyone has any idea what the issue is? I don't want to have to try to increase the memory limit I don't really see a need for that since it has never been an issue in the year or so that I've been using this addon.

Honestly no I don't see why you would get that error How much have you set for the refresh rate ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by ZomgStuff

Yup, check on all those.

Then that's perhaps you haven't made the modification to the modifyoptions template that is requested in the install instructions ?

Originally Posted by solidlink

I am using vbadvanced, but the MGC link does not appear on the navbar can someone help?

I am not sure but I wonder if somehow vbadvanced has a separate navbar template (not sure though).

Originally Posted by baby41

All that was chcked before but for some reason I still don't have acees to shoutbox,it as disapeard when I put myself anonymous to other members.

Can someone had the same problem before or someone has some ideas how to solve this,regards.......

If I am right, anonymous options is in the My Options part of the admincp.

You said you have made the modification to the modifyoptions template but I think not if this has dissapeared upon option change.

Do you see the options of the chatbox in the My Options part of the admincp ? If not then apply the changes

Originally Posted by kj_202

PROBLEM , how can you make the chatbox only viewable on e.g. first style, it views it on all , is it possible to make it for 1 style ONLY?

You could do that by adding a condition in the global hook of the chatbox but not sure of the variable which contain the styleid, try to search it and then I'll tell you where you can put it.

[viper007]

I installed But i am getting the settings In Different language...

Permet de pr?venir les utilisateurs de la commande /team quand un nouveau message est disponible dans le canal team si celui-ci n'est pas activ? (En Mode Double Canaux).

Attention:
Cette fonctionnalit?e utilise une requ?te ? chargement de la page, changement de canal, envoi d'un chat ou rafra?chissement forc?.
SAUF si la fonctionnalit? "mode inactif" est activ?e (dans ce cas l? la requ?te est commune au deux).

Plusieurs requ?tes sont ?galement ajout?es ? chaque v?rification de la pr?sence d'un nouveau message (?quivalent au chargement d'une page vB minimale).

can u help

[viper007]

I made all the modifications ...along with this var $mgc_chatbox

But it is not showing the MGC chat box...

Tell meplz

[kj_202]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You could do that by adding a condition in the global hook of the chatbox but not sure of the variable which contain the styleid, try to search it and then I'll tell you where you can put it.

ok thanks anyways, if you do know, feel free to tell me

[toutatis]

I could not install this mod. I use CA_EVo_orange template.
I could not do Navbar template editings, I cant find these :

<if condition="$show['popups']"> and
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

HELP

[dbtp]

Can this be installed as just a link off the navbar which will open the chatbox in a new screen, rather than it being part of the actual forum?

[Skyrider]

Nice, found the screenies. Checking out now!

[yeku]

Hi all,

I'm receiving by mail this error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:

Invalid SQL:

      UPDATE session
      SET lastactivity = xxxx, location = '/info/mgc_chatbox.php?do=ajax_refresh_chat', inforum = 0, inthread = 0, incalendar = 0, badlocation = 0
                    WHERE sessionhash = 'xxxx';

MySQL Error  : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Date         : Monday, March 17th 2008 @ 02:56:09 PM
Script       : http://www.mydomain.com/info/mgc_chatbox.php
Referrer     : http://www.mydomain.com/info/index.php
IP Address   : xxxx
Username     : xxxx
Classname    : vB_Database

The timeout configuration of the mysqlserver isn't the problem (i've spoken with the admin).

Do you have any idea?

Thanks.

[futuredood]

this is supposed to be a fast mod yet my server dedicated host slows down when things are going good.. any ideas?