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

[Ranger187]

This is no longer supported. You are running a WAY old version. Look up top, says not supported, and new version go here. Follow this link.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...75#post1431075

[misterfade]

I need help with my situation:

I have enabled on all pages of my forum but not all members want it on all the pages - is there an option to allow members to choose if they want to see it on all pages or not?

Thanks.

[alixxx]

I upgraded php version 4 to 5.2.6 but my vbshout dont work

it says Loading... but noting happens

how can i resolve this problem ?

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by alixxx

I upgraded php version 4 to 5.2.6 but my vbshout dont work

it says Loading... but noting happens

how can i resolve this problem ?

Yeah. Use the search function here Mod_security. That's your issue if it's Apache I'll bet. Get the newest chat, noboody uses this anymore, and again, it's not supported.

[alixxx]

but i have windows server

[Ranger187]

Then do the var security fix. Uninstall this version according to the uninstall instructions. (remember to remove all the files then). Install the supported version.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...75#post1431075

And in the new install is the fix. It's the var security part.

[NemoTech]

Originally Posted by VBDev

What has caused this error is that you haven't read the uninstall instructions so leading to that error.

You have two solutions:

• Install the mgc custom bitfield product again, remove the chatbox xml files from the includes/xml dir and then remove the product again.
• Remove the chatbox xml files from the includes/xml dir and then rebuild bitfields manually

I followed these instructions now I receive the following error

The following errors occurred with your submission:

1. The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 3 characters.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by NemoTech

I followed these instructions now I receive the following error

That's not the chat I don't think. Isn't that part of the minimum post count?

[csoroner]

Could use some help with this. I'm still running this mod on my upgraded 3.7.4 and all works perfect. That's why I have no desire to upgrade or anything. However I would like to make a couple tweaks thought.

1) I have vbadvanced cmps installed and when you click on either of the items in the drop down menu on the navbar your taken to the cmps page and stuffed to the right side. When I installed vbadvanced cmps it took over index.php so I renamed the forums index.php to index1.php and vbadvanced cmps to index.php. How can I code it so it directs to the forums index1.php or to a stand alone page?

2) How can I remove the "MGC Chatbox [Archives]" from the top of the chat box? There's really no need for it to be there because it's already on the navbar.

I know this is an old thread and old version but I also know there are folks like me that still use this version.

Could someone please help me with this?

Thanks!

[inspiration100]

Probably a stupid question but how do I ban someone for only 30 days on the chatbox? For that matter, how do I ban anyone at all?