Forum Home Enhancements - Who is chatting (for Flashchat)

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This is a simple display of who is currently chatting in FlashChat - on the forum homepage display.

The main features of the 3.6 version are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on Forum Home with the "Users online" display.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "no one is chatting" message is displayed.
6. The hack is phrased.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Options.
8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option (include or exclude groups).
9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option
10. The option to record and display the Most Ever chatters has been added (v4.46+).

(Options are located in vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat).

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from the 3.5 version you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes.


Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that flashchat stores this information.

Please also note that I have no connection with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat functionality then their forums are located here.


History:

v4.30 : First vb 3.6 release, some code re-written.
v4.31 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v4.32 : Updated for Version Checking.
v4.33 : Added options to disable/change auto template insert.
v4.34 : Minor internal code change.
v4.35 : More internal code changes (not released).
v4.36 : Options moved to own settings group.
v4.37 : Minor phrasing changes.
v4.38 : Added new template for username display code.
v4.39 : Fix uncached template.
v4.40 : Moved auto-template options to mods main settings group.
v4.41 : Added 'Always Collapsed' Option to display.
v4.42 : ATCS options updated, Code Run option added, Include/Exclude option added.
v4.43 : Internal update, not released.
v4.44 : Minor code update, no functionality changes.
v4.45 : Defaults on first install updated.
v4.46 : Most Ever chatters option added.

[ukDesign]

Installed and working well thanks

[tmod]

Quick question,

If you click on the image on the left side of the who's chatting box it will open flashchat in the same window and when you logout you no longer return to the forums.

How would I make that open flashchat in a new window?

Tmod

[Paul M]

Edit the template to add a target="_blank" to the link html.

[tmod]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Edit the template to add a target="_blank" to the link html.

That worked well!!

Thanks Paul!

Tmod

[stejoh]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Edit the template to add a target="_blank" to the link html.

I wish to make this change too, could you please be more specific on where target="_blank" should be added.

Thanks for a great Mod!

[dcpaq2xx]

Paul,

In the admin cp there is

Auto-Template Changes : Who is in Flashchat

and

Auto-Template Search Text : Who is in Flashchat

What do these actually mean, and do?

I cant figure out what they are suppose to do.

Doug

[Paul M]

Read the description for each option.

[dcpaq2xx]

I DID.

Doug

[Paul M]

The descriptions tell you what they do. There is nothing more to add without big long explanations, which I'm not prepared to do, 99% of people don't need to worry about them, or change them.

[dcpaq2xx]

Originally Posted by dcpaq2

Auto-Template Changes : Who is in Flashchat
and
Auto-Template Search Text : Who is in Flashchat

Paul,

Im just not understanding what templates these two features are changing or what it looks like when 'it' gets changed. What templates are being changed, when and why?

Also what is being changed as far as looks, any Screen shots?

If this has to do with the "Who's in the chat room" thing down in the "Whats going on", I have manually changed what it says, so im not sure if these features would be changing that template or not. this is mainly why im wanting to know the answers to the above questions, because i am thinking that they have something to do with the "who's in the chat room" stats.

Doug