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Dream's Chatbox · **Released**: 11-06-2006

This adds a simple Chatbox in your forum home page for your members to chat.

The Chatbox is like a thread, members leave small messages in it for others to see. Think of it as an off-topic thread that never ends. The Chatbox can also help keep chatting out of the threads.

This mod is light on the server, uses little server resources to work. The default refresh rate is set to 5 minutes. You can disable automatic refreshing entirely in the options.

What's the refresh rate? The chatbox updates the messages shown every given seconds, that's the refresh rate. It sends a request to the server asking for new messages every X seconds, that you choose in the options.

Warning: If you set your refresh rate to 10 seconds this mod stops being so server friendly. You can do it, but be sure your server can handle it.

Features:
- Ajax (no page refreshes)
- Pages
- Set refresh rate in seconds
- Hide Chatbox contents from certain user groups
- Set user groups that can't send messages but can view chatbox
- Moderator user groups that can delete messages
- Disable auto refresh for guests
- Prune messages by user ID, user name, days old or all
- Enable/disable smilies, bbcode and [ img ]
- Automatic URL parsing
- Users can delete their own messages
- Smilies popup with all smilies you can use in messages
- Who's Online Support
- Show message dates or not
- User names linked and colored with their user group colors
- Banned Users
- Hide refresh button
- /me code
- Optional message colors
- Bunch of options in the Admin Control Panel

Live Demos: (leave your live demo in this thread!)
http://www.fliz.ru/ (russian)
http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum
http://www.virtualorbit.com/
http://www.bowlandcentral.com/forum

VERSION HISTORY

This mod is now final. It has all the features I think a chatbox should have, so I won't be adding more features to it. Anyone has my permission to use this as a base for another mod. It will still be updated for bugs though.

RealRnB · #12 11-08-2006, 03:14 AM

Nice thanks

Dream · #13 11-12-2006, 05:57 PM

Thanks guys

I updated the FORUMHOME template edit so the iframe in Internet Explorer doesn't show a border. Just put this

frameborder="0"

inside the tag

<iframe src="chatbox.php?nofocus=1" width="100%" style="border: 0px">

I updated the instructions on the zip file.

Shazz · #14 11-12-2006, 08:14 PM

Cool how guets can post

tamilrdx · #15 11-13-2006, 07:11 AM

Thanks Installed ! But Can you Tell me how to add the chat box to the top not in the bottom ... !

Kayden · #16 11-13-2006, 03:16 PM

Installed. Thanks.

Dream · #17 11-13-2006, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamilrdx

Thanks Installed ! But Can you Tell me how to add the chat box to the top not in the bottom ... !

Depends on where you want it. Only on the forum home, below what?

LBmtb · #18 11-15-2006, 03:12 AM

Can permissions be set in usergroup manager? I'd like to prevent unregistered people from using it. If so then I'll be trying it out.

thanks!

Shazz · #19 11-15-2006, 04:33 AM

This got over 1000 Views Very fast, potential

Basboss · #20 11-15-2006, 05:55 PM

I'm sorry, but how can I delete shouts?
is there like a command?

Dream · #21 11-15-2006, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LBmtb

Can permissions be set in usergroup manager? I'd like to prevent unregistered people from using it. If so then I'll be trying it out.

thanks!

By editing chatbox.php, you can set usergroups that can't use the chatbox.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basboss

I'm sorry, but how can I delete shouts?
is there like a command?

You click on the "X" near a shout.

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