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

[Kyderoy]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Ok then this is the problem of disapearance in the control panel.

I'll try to correct that as quickly as posible, seems like tomorrow evening I'll be able to.

PS: have you made the template modifyoption modification ?

Any thing on this?

[VBDev]

Yes this has been corrected in the next version (release this weekend normally).

Forgot to put it in the bugs list

[Kyderoy]

Thank you

[Njm]

thanx agin i hope i see more a pdate soon ...

[Dr. Bantham]

Originally Posted by VBDev

If you read the instructions, this is not the pagename that you have to enter in this field but the THIS_SCRIPT constant variable

Please read carefully the options explanation within your acp this should help you.

I am sorry, but I can not find directions simple enough for me to implement the Chatbox with a global variable. Can someone explain what files I modify and what code I place in order to have it appear at the top of the footer of every page, or at least at the top of the vbAdvanced footer? I am sure this must be simple, but it is escaping me.

[vnairp11]

how can i replace the text that says MGC Chatbox [Archives]

right above the chat box?

Also i like the idea of the inilne smileys how can i increase the # of inline smileys displayed

I am using version 1.2 by the way.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Dr. Bantham

I am sorry, but I can not find directions simple enough for me to implement the Chatbox with a global variable. Can someone explain what files I modify and what code I place in order to have it appear at the top of the footer of every page, or at least at the top of the vbAdvanced footer? I am sure this must be simple, but it is escaping me.

As I told, the global thing might not work with vbadvanced due to path problemes (this is why I told that I'll be releasing a vbadvanced addon for that purpose).

To show it on particular pages, here is what you should do :

1. Open the php file of the page where you want to show the chatbox
2. Search for the THIS_SCRIPT define line and note the value which is assigned to THIS_SCRIPT
3. Put it in the admincp in the box made for that purpose for the chatbox show on all pages thing
4. Activate the option show on defined pages in a global var
5. The open the templates of the page you want it to be shown and then put $mgc_chatbox wherever you want it to be on the page.

I know this process is maybe hard but this is the price for placing the chatbox wherever you want

Originally Posted by vnairp11

how can i replace the text that says MGC Chatbox [Archives]

right above the chat box?

Also i like the idea of the inilne smileys how can i increase the # of inline smileys displayed

I am using version 1.2 by the way.

Both can be changed through options in the acp.

[VBDev]

Has anyone tried using the global var thing with ibproarcade ?

I ask to know if this solved everyone's problem about that.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Has anyone tried using the global var thing with ibproarcade ?

I ask to know if this solved everyone's problem about that.

I tried it wit ibproarcade but it jus shows up as 'loading'

[Dr. Bantham]

Originally Posted by VBDev

As I told, the global thing might not work with vbadvanced due to path problemes (this is why I told that I'll be releasing a vbadvanced addon for that purpose).

To show it on particular pages, here is what you should do :

1. Open the php file of the page where you want to show the chatbox
2. Search for the THIS_SCRIPT define line and note the value which is assigned to THIS_SCRIPT
3. Put it in the admincp in the box made for that purpose for the chatbox show on all pages thing
4. Activate the option show on defined pages in a global var
5. The open the templates of the page you want it to be shown and then put $mgc_chatbox wherever you want it to be on the page.

I know this process is maybe hard but this is the price for placing the chatbox wherever you want

Thank you for the step by step instructions. It worked on the first try. It also works with vbAdvanced, which is great in that I now have a full width ChatBox in lieu of being limited to the center column width, which is how I had my other ShoutBox mod set up. I have my forums in the root directory of my site. Perhaps that is why it works with VBA for me. I have made the full switch to MGC ChatBox now. Thanks again!