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VSa - ChatBox (AJAX) · **Released**: 02-07-2010

Info:
Powerful AJAX-based ChatBox for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-One step installation (no file uploads, no manual template modifications required)
-Put ChatBox on any forum page by setting script name and adding variable to desired template
-"ChatBox Full" (always available on separate page)
-"Messages Archive" (available on separate page, with options to edit/delete messages)
-"ChatBox Search"
-Option to block usergroups from viewing ChatBox
-Option to delete messages older than x hours automatically
-"ChatBox Statistics" (new messages since last visit, messages in last x hours, total messages, top x chatters,...)
-View users active in ChatBox (available in CBFull and Archive)
-Text formatting options (color, weight, style, decoration,...)
-Advanced Smiliebox
-Smiliebox options: total smilies available, smilies per row, smilie clipping, disable smilies...
-A lot of customizable stuff, including: set new/old status icons, time/date format, box height, message order, auto-refresh intervals,...
-One-click actions: View all messages posted by user X, Delete all messages posted by user x, Ban/unban user from ChatBox, View last message posted by user X, View your last message, View first unread message
-"/me" action (used when you want to refer to yourself in the "third person")
...and more...

View screenshots for more details.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
-OPTIONAL: Download attached images and extract them to images/editor (contains smilies/remove format icons)

To add to desired template (example FORUMHOME):
1. Add 'index' to THIS_SCRIPT locations (Product options)
2. Add 'FORUMHOME' to template names (Product options)
3. Open 'FORUMHOME' template and put "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" to desired line (for example after '') -> Save

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - ChatBox

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 15. 2007.
-First version
v2.3 - Sep 22. 2008.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v3.0 - Feb 08. 2010.
-Rewritten for vB4
-Known bugs fixed, code optimized
v3.0.1 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong title alignment in box/archive tables
-Fixed: Wrong expand/collapse button alignment in Safari
-Fixed: Wrong 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: XHTML errors
-New Setting: List templates where "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" will be enabled
v3.0.2 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: PHP error on CMS on some configs
-Fixed: 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: Minor bugs in PHP/HTML
v3.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-New: CB Log-in/Log-out
-New Option: Stop auto-refresh if user inactive for X minutes
-New Option: Disable custom colors completely
-New Option: Random smilies
-New Option: Align messages to the usernames
-New: Remove text formatting button
-New: 'Smilies' replaced by image, arrrow removed
-Fixed: Move focus to input field when smilie inserted
-Fixed: 'Expand' button not shown after refresh
-Fixed: Now first item in color list is used as default
-Settings reorganized
-Several style/functionality bugs fixed
v3.1.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-Fixed: Small JS issue on log-out
-New Option: Logged-out by default
v3.1.2 - Feb 16. 2010.
-Fixed: Errors with PHP 5.3
-Fixed: CB table messed up in footer
-Fixed: Several style errors, including XHTML incompatibilities
-New: Auto-insert on forumhome location - Below Forums
-New: Option to reverse message order in CB Archive
v3.1.3 - Feb 19. 2010.
-Fixed: Color selector dimensions
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v3.1.4 - Feb 20. 2010.
-New: Color Select replaced by Color Menu (and it's sexy)
-Note: Above fixes issues with Safari for Mac
-Fixed: Issue with Default color if it's in RGB format
-Note: Above will not change already posted messages
-Fixed/improved: Several style details
-Note: You may die if your templates are not reverted after upgrade
v3.1.5 - Feb 20. 2010.
-Fixed: Chrome not showing Color menu
-Fixed: headinclude_bottom added to <head
v3.1.6 - Feb 24. 2010.
-Fixed: Several style/functionality issues
-New: Set groups NOT able to edit messages
v3.1.7 - Jan 21. 2012.
-Fixed: Status images
-Fixed: Smilies button
-Fixed: Menu items invisible until highlighted
-Fixed: Several style issues (background, menus, colors, smilies)
-Fixed: https links not parsed automatically
-New: Show ChatBox in selected forum only
-New option: Automatically disable auto-refresh if server load is higher than X
-New Option: Set usergroups able to prune ChatBox
-New: 'Prune ChatBox' option available in the Main ChatBox drop-down menu
-Improved: Product menus re-organized
-Minor bugs fixed, codes optimized

Valter · #**1772** 06-11-2011, 08:11 AM

vB 4.1.4 includes some style changes which makes ChatBox use doc_background as message background color.

If you want your CB look like in previous versions go to your style variable editor and change Blockrow Background to the same as Blockfoot Background, or use other color you like.

bosken · #**1773** 06-11-2011, 08:28 AM

Can?t get the date and time to show at all! Tried differnt time formats

Running Swedish language pack and 4.1.4 (had same issue with older vB)

Valter · #**1774** 06-11-2011, 10:28 AM

What's your time/date settings in Language Manager > your language "Edit Settings"?

bosken · #**1775** 06-11-2011, 03:10 PM

Valter and others. Found it. (%) does the trick!

Time format
%H:%M:%S

Date format (blank to disable)
%d-%m

Mirr0r · #**1776** 06-11-2011, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetgc

Updated to 4.1.4 and the chat area of the mod is not transparent. How can i fix this?

Thanks

I can confirm since upgrading to 4.1.4 the chatbox now looks odd. It would seem the chatbox chat area background is now the same as the forum background.

Videx · #**1777** 06-11-2011, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mirr0r

I can confirm since upgrading to 4.1.4 the chatbox now looks odd. It would seem the chatbox chat area background is now the same as the forum background.

I wonder if people will find the solution if we post it twice a day?

Mirr0r · #**1778** 06-11-2011, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Videx

I wonder if people will find the solution if we post it twice a day?

LOL I just had another look over the thread after reading yours and saw the way to fix it further up...opps my bad

Mornagest · #**1779** 06-15-2011, 02:50 PM

Hi,

Great stuff

I was just wondering if there is still a way to add notes under the chatbox, as it was possible with vB3.8 version of this mod ?

Thank you, and sorry if the solution has already been given, as I didn't find it

MonkYZ · #**1780** 06-17-2011, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozymandyus

Here's what I did:

Install VSa - Chatbox if you haven't already
Download vbaCMS from http://www.vbadvanced.com/
Install vbaCMS
Disable vBulletin's built-in CMS, if you're using it (CP - Plugins & Products - Plugin Manager, uncheck everything under "Product : vBulletin CMS")
Create new vbaCMS module
CP - vBa CMPS - add a new module (type = template)
Title "Chatbox" (or whatever, doesn't matter)
Active - yes
Template to Include: adv_portal_vsa_chatbox
Style: whichever you're using
Template Content: {vb:raw vsachatbox}
Use Module Wrapper Template: no
Set your usergroup permissions to taste
Save your module
Edit chatbox settings (CP - Settings - Options - VSa - ChatBox)
Show ChatBox on pages: index,adv_index
Show ChatBox in templates: FORUMHOME,adv_portal
Save Chatbox settings
Activate module on vbaCMS portal
CP - vBa CMPS - Edit Pages - (whatever you've named your portal page)
Drag your module to where you want it to display in your page in the "Active Modules" section
Set your usergroup permissions to taste
Not related to Chatbox, but you might want to tick off the "Add Navbar Link" option to keep your navbar consistent
Save, take a deep breath, and enjoy!

Setting it up this way makes it active in your vbaCMS portal page and your forum home page. If you don't want it on the forum home page, take out the 'index' option for 'show on pages' in the chatbox settings.

Thank you for this. But after doing all the steps, i see nothing on my vBadvanced homepage. I have vB 4.1.3 and latest vBadvanced. For me, vBa is in /index.php and not inside the /forum. Is that the issue? How can i fix this? Thanks!

MonkYZ · #**1781** 06-17-2011, 12:25 AM

I've noticed if i select Below navar or above footer the Chatbox will be displayed. But unfortunatelly, it's not displayed inside the module i've created using the steps above...

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