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vBChat v2.3
Version: 2.3, by Zero Tolerance Zero Tolerance is offline
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Version: 3.0.7 Rating:
Released: 10-26-2004 Last Update: 02-28-2005 Installs: 936
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This is a php/mySQL powered chat system, just brought into production. It's features for v1.0.0 are wide but more are to follow i future versions, this version has the following features:

Key:
  • White Text - Original Features
  • ColorA Text - v1.0.1 Features
  • ColorB Text - v1.1.0 Features
  • ColorC Text - v1.1.1 Features
  • vBChat Page
    • Shows All Messages
    • Shows Users Currently In The Chat
    • Click usersname to auto add /msg [username] into post field
    • Ability To Post A Message
    • "/me" is also available to be used
    • "/msg [USERNAME] msg here" command added
    • Auto scrolling to bottom of page (If msg's set to latest at bottom)
  • vBChat User Preferences Page
    • Ability to choose desired font color when posting in the chat
    • Ability to choose desired font face when posting in the chat
    • Ability to ignore as many user's as desired in the chat
      • Ignore users will not display any messages by those users specified on the vBChat page
      • The inputs for ignoring users are "Auto Creating", baisically when you have filled all the inputs in, 2 more will automatically create to allow the user to input more users without having to submit and reload the page, the inputs are added aslong as the rest are filled in. This requires javascript to be enabled, but it is compatible in IE/FireFox/Netscape
  • Admin Controls
    • vBChat Options
      • Turn the chat system on/offline
      • Allow users to enter bbcode
      • Ban specific usergroups from accessing the vBChat system
      • Ban specific members from accessing the vBChat system
      • Choose which way msg's are displayed, newest at top or newest at bottom
    • vBChat Prune Options
      • Prune By Days - Prunes messages older than number of days inputted
      • Prune By Member - Prunes all messages by member inputted
      • Pune By Private MSG's Sent By User - Prunes All Private MSG's sent by user
      • Pune By Private MSG's Recieved By User - Prunes All Private MSG's recieved by user
      • Complete Prune - Removes All Messages
  • v1.0.1 FEATURES
  • Smilie Box - Smilies Are displayed above the chat input
    • Additional Features
    • ACP - Select if the smilies are displayed
    • ACP - Select amount of smilies shown
    • Query Reduction - No extra queries are required for the smilies to be loaded

  • User Status - User status is displayed in the vBChat Page (in replace of time/date)
    • Additonal Features
    • User can edit there user status in the vBChat User Preferences page

  • User Auto Responder - User can choose to have an auto message auto sent to anyone that Private MSG's them on vBChat
    • Additional Features
    • User can input a message that will be displayed with the auto responder
    • User can select if the auto responder is on or off

  • Private MSG Link Updated (When you press people's names at the side on vBChat, the command to private msg them pop's into the input box)
    • Additional Features
    • If using internet explorer, the text "<Your Private MSG Here>" will automatically be highlighted

  • Admin/SMod Ban/Unban Abilities - Type in /ban [Username] or /unban [Username] to ban/unban members
    • Additonal Features
    • ACP - Choose if unban/ban tags are operational

  • Chat Rooms
    • Additonal Features
    • ACP - Edit/Remove Chat Rooms
    • ACP - Delete "All" Inactive Rooms
    • ACP - Set max number of rooms that can be open at the same time
    • Optional Password Protection

  • Display Users In Chat On Forum Index Page
    • Additional Features
    • None

New v1.1.1 Features:
  • Ability to change smilie information to DB Call to stop Red X's (Optional because setting it to yes will cause 1 extra query, and should only be set to yes if you have the Red X's problem)
  • vBChat Auto Pruning - Ability to turn auto pruning on, and set how many days old messages that will be deleted to be


Version 2.0 Features
- Iframe Refresh Abolished
--- The system now uses hidden iframes to gather data, then uses Javascript to transport the HTML to the display iframe, which never reloads, and never flashes white when recieving chat messages or posting, just like any of chat system like MSN etc...

- Users Currently In vBChat Reformatted
--- The display of users is now more formal, showing the there chat status here, also displaying a link to send a private message instead of clicking there username

- Timestamp in messages
--- The timestamp has been put back, it was removed in an earlier release due to the user chat status, however this has been moved to Users Currently In vBChat Display

- vBChat Preferences Redesigned
--- The vBChat Preferences form has been re-designed to be a more neater and easier to use form.

- Smilies Animation Problem
--- Before when clicking to insert an emoticon, the animation of any current ones would come to a complete pause, this has been fixed, you can click on them continually and the animations will continue to play onwards.

- Improved Users In vbChat
--- The users in vbchat display is now more correct, and works towards your forums session cut-off time, where as before it may of displayed a user offline, but still showed them within vBChat, this is no longer a case, improving accuracy more

- Chat Now In Pop Up Window
--- The chat will be displayed as a pop now instead of a normal page, allowing users to chat & browse at the same time

- Inactive Rooms Auto Pruned
--- This is admin controllable, you may set if rooms with inactivity will be auto pruned, you can select from 1 to 24 hours, if rooms havn't had any inactivity in the last x hours, they will automatically be removed.

- Permanent Rooms
--- When admins/smods create a chat room, they have the option to make it permanent, doing this will stop the room from been pruned due to inactivity, the only way to remove it then is via the ACP.

- What Room Are You In
--- The main chat page will now display which room you're chatting within

- Total Users
--- The main chat page will now display the total amount of users currently within that chat room

- User Joining Rooms
--- Upon first joining vBChat, the chat will display: "[user] Joins Room"

- User Changing Rooms
--- Upon changing rooms, the previous room you were in will display "[user] Leaves Room" and the new room will display "[user] Joins Room"

- Exit vBChat Link
--- Upon clicking, chat automatically closes and a message is left in the room saying "[user] Leaves Room"

- /status Command
--- Change your vBChat Status by typing: "/status YOUR STATUS HERE"

- /exit Command
--- Same as the Exit vBChat link, only you may type it in as a command

- vBChat Help
--- Displays all chat commands, descriptions and examples of using them

- Close Chat Window
--- Upon closing the chat window, the system recognizes this and displays a message in the chat saying you have left: "[user] Leaves Room"


Version 2.1 Updates:

- Uncached template "chat_iframe_blank" has now been cached
- Clicking smilies will now enter the code into the post field
- Upon exiting vBChat, your session will be deleted so other users will instantly see you removed from "Users Currently In vBChat"
- Internet Explorer may delete your message half way through typing, this has been fixed

vBChat v2.2 Updates:

- Bug Fix: Window too large upon opening
- Bug Fix: Other vBChat Links Didn't Open Pop Up For vBChat
- Admin CP interface for Usergroup & User banning completely re-designed, no more manual inputting of id's, the system will use a new format to add/remove banned usergroups/users to make it even easier.
- Usergroup Permissions
--- Group Can Create Custom Rooms (Yes/No)
--- Group Can Join Custom Rooms (Yes/No)
--- Group Can Join Permanent Rooms (Yes/No
--- Permissions removed if usergroup is banned
- Upon changing room you are redirected straight to vBChat instead of been stuck at the room select page
- Upon deleting chat rooms (via ACP or Auto Prune) all chat messages inside are deleted for good
- When editing a chat room via ACP you may choose if it is a permanent room or not

vBChat v2.3 Updates:
- Now only 1 refreshing iframe, eliminating a minimum of 8 queries per page refresh, cutting the system resources needed by nearly half!
- Several queries have been optomized, selecting data which wasn't required.
Note: This was a maintenance update, to optomize the system, no new features have been made.

Installation Update For v2.3
You may install v2.3 fresh
You may upgrade from v2.2 -> 2.3

(Archived versions included for those who missed updates!)


The install has an automatic script to add templates and database modifcations.

Previews are available below showing the vBChat system and admin controls.

Branding Free Option
Should you wish to have the visible copyright removed from vBChat, please send me a private message here on vbulletin.org, the price is $30. If you require any other details on this, please make sure all enquiries are put into a PM, and not the thread itself. Note: Payment method must be via PayPal

Donations
All donations great or small are appreciated to the greatest extent, wether it's for the modification itself or just a little incentive for myself, if you would like to donate then you can do so via PayPal, my email to send to is: webmaster@gzevolution.net
Thanks to all those who have currently donated for this modification!

Enjoy

- Zero Tolerance

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  • This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.

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  #592  
Old 02-06-2005, 01:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeWicKeD
hiho,

how do i change the amout of messages/lines that are shown in the chat?

LeeWicKeD
If you mean how many messages are shown all together, that's easy:

Find this in vBChat.php:

PHP Code:
$Get_Chat_MSG $DB_site->query("select m.*,u.* from ".TABLE_PREFIX."vbchat_store m
        left join "
.TABLE_PREFIX."user u on (u.userid = m.s_postby) where m.s_forroom = '{$bbuserinfo['vbchat_pref_in_room']}' order by m.s_postime desc limit 0,15"); 
Change that 15 at the end to whatever you want. BUT THIS IS NOT how many lines are shown, it is how many lines are selected. How many lines are shown is a bit more involved.

Rgds
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Old 02-07-2005, 07:33 AM
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i have one quis. please.

how can i make the chat for only the member who have 20 post in the forum ?
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Old 02-07-2005, 10:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by majdah
i have one quis. please.

how can i make the chat for only the member who have 20 post in the forum ?
I haven't tried this, but here is a possible solution:

InvBChat.php, find:

PHP Code:
    if($UserIDBanned 0){ 
Replace that with:

PHP Code:
    if($UserIDBanned OR $bbuserinfo[posts]<20 ){ 
Let me know if it works.

Rgds
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Old 02-07-2005, 02:03 PM
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i don't know what i said thank you so much
it's working 100%
it's came with a band user message:
Your User Doesn't Have Permission To Access The vBChat System

that meen we have to change it to:
Your User Doesn't Have Permission To Access The vBChat System or may your posts is under limit.

sorry for my english i'm trying to improve my lang.

really i don't know how i thank you
:up:
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Old 02-07-2005, 06:49 PM
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Does anyone know if I can save or archive chatroom discussions for for reviewing later on? Thanks, --Robert
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Old 02-08-2005, 12:24 AM
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Seems to work ok in 3.0.6
Reliable? I wouldnt say so.
Fast? No.
Seems that ZT has stopped supporting this, so I would imagine you need to pick and choose any mods as they crop up.

The biggest issue with this is that once its installed, youre pretty much stuck with it. There is absolutely no information on how to remove it



Quote:
Originally Posted by Belicoso_Fino
A couple of noob questions.

Does this work under 3.0.6?

Is it a relaible chat system?

Is it fast, even for dialup users?

And since there's 39 pages of messages, I'm sure there are a hundred hacks. Will Zero Tolerance or anyone publish a complation of all the good hacks into one distro?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 02-08-2005, 05:20 AM
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It works OK on 3.0.6.

Fast, considering that it refreshes the screen every few seconds, it is as fast as it can get.

Reliable? Yes, absolutely, as long as your users remember to log out, else your chat user list grows with users who have left hours ago.

Not too many hacks for this hack. Most of the changes requested have been dealt by either ZT (before he lost interest in this hack), or by me, at the last few pages.

Rgds
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Old 02-08-2005, 06:27 AM
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*bump*
Any news on the smilies issue ie. having a fixed set of smilies showing instead of the random one?
Thanks for any info.

-Mika
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Old 02-08-2005, 11:39 AM
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I want to see all messages in the chat area.. im planning on having big chat this friday and probably will have over 100 people in the chat area talking .. will this chat on my site hold that many people?

Thanks
Jim
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Old 02-08-2005, 01:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by interfx
Figured it out, you also have to change the template file (chat_row)...

What do you change there?
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