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]

Cool I am relieved for now !

I'll put the corrected 1.4 version tonight then !

[maidos]

how about the pm channel ? when a user want to send a pm to i see the blinking on the pm channel and when i try to respond on that pm chanenl the msg will display on the main channel and not on the on pm channel...

[maidos]

i got this error

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT id,u.username,u.usergroupid,date,chat,u.userid AS userid

FROM mgc_chatbox AS mgc_cb
LEFT JOIN user AS u ON(mgc_cb.userid = u.userid)

WHERE chat NOT REGEXP '^(/[tT][eE][aA][mM])' AND touserid='0'
ORDER BY date DESC
LIMIT 16;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'touserid' in 'where clause'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Wednesday, July 25th 2007 @ 12:10:28 AM
Script : http://www./forums/mgc_chatbox.php
Referrer : http://www./forums/index.php
IP Address : 24.80.183.xxx
Username : taka
Classname : vB_Database

[VBDev]

There are no blinking on the PM channel.

As I already told you for the PM channel, you can't just send the message without entering again the pm command as you might pm anyone you want.

To answer a private shout, even in the pm channel, you have to enter the command again before your text, this is why I have added the pen to easier command entering.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by maidos

i got this error

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT id,u.username,u.usergroupid,date,chat,u.userid AS userid

FROM mgc_chatbox AS mgc_cb
LEFT JOIN user AS u ON(mgc_cb.userid = u.userid)

WHERE chat NOT REGEXP '^(/[tT][eE][aA][mM])' AND touserid='0'
ORDER BY date DESC
LIMIT 16;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'touserid' in 'where clause'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Wednesday, July 25th 2007 @ 12:10:28 AM
Script : http://www./forums/mgc_chatbox.php
Referrer : http://www./forums/index.php
IP Address : 24.80.183.xxx
Username : taka
Classname : vB_Database

Which version do you have installed now ?

Could you try plz to sum up all your problems before entering a post ? Coz this makes too many messages and I think it could easier things if you just wait before facing all problems and reporting them.

[Tulsa]

Pottsy - thanks for that!

that language issue really wreaked havoc with the ajax.

[maidos]

i received these msg once i tried to pm a user
using 3.6.7

alright sorry...
btw then heres a feature request, if possible can u make it possible to have the user in a list on a pm channel and select a user u wish to chat with and engage a live chat with that person privately without using a pm command

[sickboy6ths]

@VBDev; Thanks for your insight. I have resolved it by setting the correct charset in the Language Manager of vBulletin, this field was empty, it's now filled with utf-8, and the error is gone.

Another question:
I have the shoutbox on all pages and when I go to my who's online page, I can see that everyone is inside the "MGC Chatbox" instead of the page they are really on, what they are doing etc etc (default who's online functionality)... This has always been a problem at every chat/shoutbox I came passed.
EWT Chatbox has resolved this by messing with the session management etc, I don't know the details though. Is it possible to have an option in the future that can enable such functionality?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by maidos

i received these msg once i tried to pm a user
using 3.6.7

alright sorry...
btw then heres a feature request, if possible can u make it possible to have the user in a list on a pm channel and select a user u wish to chat with and engage a live chat with that person privately without using a pm command

Could you ckeck in your database if you have the touserid field in the mgc_chatbox field ?

I was speaking of chatbox version, the product and files are the one from the 1.4 that's right ?

For that feature, my anwser will be no sorry, this would complicate the chatbox too much and it would become a chat which is what I don't want !

Originally Posted by sickboy6ths

@VBDev; Thanks for your insight. I have resolved it by setting the correct charset in the Language Manager of vBulletin, this field was empty, it's now filled with utf-8, and the error is gone.

Another question:
I have the shoutbox on all pages and when I go to my who's online page, I can see that everyone is inside the "MGC Chatbox" instead of the page they are really on, what they are doing etc etc (default who's online functionality)... This has always been a problem at every chat/shoutbox I came passed.
EWT Chatbox has resolved this by messing with the session management etc, I don't know the details though. Is it possible to have an option in the future that can enable such functionality?

ok

As a matter of fact, chatbox ajax calls makes the session table to be updated this is the reason why user are shown as being in chatbox.

I unfortunately don't know a lot about vbulletin session so I can't promise you anything on that part

[wizardan]

Originally Posted by VBDev

What problem do you have in full page view ?

None now! I messed up with my file uploads and missed one.
Full page view working fine again.

So the only issue I have left is that Quick Reply situation.
I've read through all the posts this morning, and saw that there seems to be a temporary solution via a new language.

Can someone walk me through the steps?
Otherwise, I'll wait for your fix tonight VBDev.