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[AJAX] vBShout v2.0 · **Released**: 07-27-2005

[high]Staff Edit/Update[/high]

I have released an updated version of this hack (version 2.0.1), this version fixes some security issues with this hack. All version prior to this one allow users to insert html in their shouts, this can cause problems with them using html that breaks the site layout or malicious javascript. Download the new zip file (vBshout_fixed.zip) and upload the new vbshout.php file to patch/upgrade. If you want to manual instructions they are in the zip file, in the file bugfixes.txt

Second Staff update

I've uploaded a new version of this hack, dubbed '2.0.2'. This one should fix the html injection issues without breaking special characters. To upgrade, download the new zip file and upload the new vbshout.php file.

Please note that this only fixes the html injection issues. I do not use this hack on my own forum (although I've tested this on a client's board) so I will not be fixing the server load issues. I suggest you do not install this hack if you can't deal with the extra server load, as it's rather intensive.

- Brad

[high]End staff edit[/high]

Well, been a while since I've been to vb.org and released anything, thought i'd break the trend and whip up something quick while I have a little spare time.

A shoutbox as you would assume, a very simple one to start off with, but does include AJAX Technology, which pushes the shoutbox 1 step closer to live, messages from other people will appear with no refreshing, and so will yours that you post

A preview is below, i'd estimate a 50 second installation max

Primary Features:
- AJAX Technology (no refreshing)
- Administration control an display element options
- Fast format editor

Change Log::

- v1.1:
WOL (Who's Online) Correction

- v1.2:
New Posting Featurs (Bold/Italic/Underline/Colour/Font)
Admin Controls

- Change location/position of shoutbox
- Change number of shouts displayed
- Switch vbcode/similes on/off

- v1.3
Firefox javascript issue fixed
New Admin Controls

- Command Activation
- Swtch extra format options on/off
- Change position of editor (above/below messages)

New Commands

- /prune (Clears the shoutbox completely)
- /prune [username] (Clears all shouts posted by specified user)

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands

"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

- v1.5
Improved Smilies Display
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid (couple of errors fixed)
New Admin Options

Shoutbox Height
Smilies To Show
Shout Messages Order
Banned Permissions (fixed)

- v1.6
Bug Fixes:

- Unable to delete shouts that used /me command fixed
- Shouts being displayed from bottom-upwards only showed first 20 shouts

Automatically parses URL's

- v2.0
New Archive

- Displays shouts and pages
- Stats and top 10 shouters
- AJAX Edit/Delete (staff can edit/delete all shouts)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

makaveli420 · #**672** 10-15-2005, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lizard King

Just typle /prune to your shoutbox and it will prune all the messages.

thank you for that tip , my shouts were also building up and was starting to get worried and could'nt find a way to delete them.

but turns out its so quick and easy

dfdems · #**673** 10-15-2005, 04:34 PM

The only bug I have noticed so far is it breaks the template slightly to the right in firefox sometimes, not always. Other than that it works great

lordnex · #**674** 10-15-2005, 05:26 PM

Ug. There is a permission problem with the shoutbox ZT.

Anyone with moderator abilities (not even just the moderator user category but even those who are moderators in on specified area) can edit everyone's shouts.
This sounds like a limited problem but I'm also using the "everyone can have their private message area" hack... which then makes everyone moderators in their own areas. Is there any way to make this so that only Admins can edit shouts?

Devii · #**675** 10-15-2005, 05:50 PM

I have an interesting idea for saving bandwidth on the shout box.

Idle throttling, so the longer a person does not type in a shoutbox, the longer the delay between refreshes are, capped at some value still, but it would help for those who may leave an index page open and goto work or something.

Adding the shoutbox added alot of bandwidth usage to my site, so I was thinking on howto reduce it. What do you think Zero?

Ranma2k · #**676** 10-16-2005, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devii

I have an interesting idea for saving bandwidth on the shout box.

Idle throttling, so the longer a person does not type in a shoutbox, the longer the delay between refreshes are, capped at some value still, but it would help for those who may leave an index page open and goto work or something.

Adding the shoutbox added alot of bandwidth usage to my site, so I was thinking on howto reduce it. What do you think Zero?

OK i have alot of users having problems with the refresh
sometime the shouts freezes with them
also Firefox users having this problem more than IE users

any idea why ?!

Bones_3DFC · #**677** 10-16-2005, 01:18 PM

HTML is enabled in my box. Is that something I screwed up, a setting I missed or something that can be stopped?
Excellent Mod! Thank you.

vktechnology · #**678** 10-16-2005, 06:07 PM

To make text in ShoutBox smaller font do it by adding this

Code:

<font size="2">

go to this template name = forumhome_vbshout_shout

and add this code

Code:

<font size="2">

####################################

or easy way is to delete everything in forumhome_vbshout_shout template

and copy and past this code in to it

Code:

<tr>
				<td  width="1%" style="white-space:nowrap" align="left" valign="top">
					<font size="2">[{$Shout['time']}]
					</font>
					<if condition="!$Shout[s_me]">
						<if condition="$Shout[s_by]">
							<a href='member.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}u={$Shout['s_by']}'>
						</if><font size="2">{$Shout['username']}</font><if condition="$Shout[s_by]"></a></if><font size="2">:</font>
					</if>
				
				</td>
				<td width="100%" align="left">
					<if condition="!$Shout[s_me]">
						<font size="2">{$Shout['s_shout']}</font>
					<else />
						<span class='highlight'>
							*{$Shout['username']} {$Shout['s_shout']}*
						</span>
					</if>
				</td>
			</tr>

Gizmo5h1t3 · #**679** 10-16-2005, 07:30 PM

tried that mate, but it didnt make a bit of difference...lol

EDIT : realised its coz it already was at font size =2

changed that to font = 1, and it worked....

Parture · #**680** 10-17-2005, 05:46 PM

Smilies are not working for the shoutbox here http://biblocality.com/forums

mikexxx · #**681** 10-17-2005, 07:02 PM

Smilies also still not working om my forum...??

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