Add-On Releases - [ITech] [AJAX] Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0

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[ITech] [AJAX] Inferno vBShout Lite
Created By Inferno Technologies (http://www.infernotechnologies.net)
Copyright 2004-2008
All rights reserved
Project Development Team: Zero Tolerance
Project Lead: Iain "Decado" Kidd
Support Forum: http://forums.infernotechnologies.ne...-Supp-f23.html
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Pro Version: http://infernotechnologies.net/idx/infernoshout/

2.5.1 Update
Fixed Bug: Archive Pagination wasn't working (page 2 showed same content as page 1)
Fixed Bug: Archive member links did not work
AOP Change: AOP now uses aop.txt, to work on IIS servers.


Project Description

This is the latest version of Inferno vBShout LITE, the free version of our Inferno vBShout Pro product (see above link). Those who were running 1.0.1 Lite will find a lot of useful upgrades and additions, including aesthetic changes and many bug fixes and most importantly a huge decrease in server load and bandwidth consumption.

Support
This version is supported, exclusively at our support forums.

Features

• AJAX Shoutbox
• AJAX Shoutbox Active Users
• Formatting Options Saved
• Notice posted when user replies to a thread
• Notice posted when user creates a new thread
• Notices posted for most admin commands executed
• /prune command (admin only)
• /ban userid or username command (admin only)
• /unban userid or username command (admin only)
• /notice message (admin only) Assigns shoutbox notice
• /removenotive (admin only) Removes any assgned shoutbox notice
• On/off switch for the Shoutbox
• Enhanced Page Deployment - Easily place the shoutbox ANYWHERE in your forum
• Editor Colours/Fonts editable
• Editor Position
• Shoutbox frame height
• Select which editor tools to display
• Select which BBCodes are allowed within the shoutbox
• Allow images in the shoutbox
• Allow smilies in the shoutbox
• Edit shoutbox notice (alternate to using command)
• Edit shoutbox banned users (alternate to using command)
• Idle Timeout (Seconds) - Set how many seconds before a user becomes idle in the shoutbox, this stops shoutbox updates
• Select Usergroups who can use admin commands
• Enter forum ID(s) which are exempt from new thread/reply shoutbox notices
• Archive System (view all shouts, see shout statistics, view top shouters)
• Shoutbox Lockdown Mode (Only 1 userid will be able to shout)
• Shouts To Display (How many shouts you want to display)
• Flood Control (Shouts cannot be posted after X seconds of shout)
• Use Normal Font Size (instead of using small font)
• Shout Listings Order (Show newest at top or bottom)
• Smilies To Show (set how many smilies you want to show)
• Maximum [SIZE] (Set the maximum size allowed for the [SIZE] tag)
• Protected Usergroups (cannot be banned)
• Disable Thread/Reply Notices
• Thread/Reply Notice Exemptions (Enter forum IDs to be exempt)
• AJAX Refresh Speed (Set how fast ajax will refresh)
• Smilies Menu
• Hide Shoutbox To UGs

Additional Features

Auto-Idle
The auto-idle system will drastically lower server load on sites with many users on at the same time. It allows you to automatically set the user to "idle" in the shoutbox, meaning the shoutbox will load shouts once, then idle the user until the click the unidle button or make a shout. Afterwards they will idle as normal (as set in the ACP).

Shoutbox Advanced Optimised Protocol
The Shoutbox AOP is a brand new feature that when turned on will dramatically cut server resources/bandwidth used by the shoutbox. Instead of the shoutbox refreshing every X seconds to check if there is new data, it will know when there is new data and only refresh then, meaning when there is no activity in the shoutbox, no resources will be consumed, or bandwidth.

Shoutbox Low Level Logging
The shoutbox low level logging system will provide you with a log of shout edits, deletes, bans, unbans, notices and remove notice commands. This will help you keep track of commands being used in the shoutbox. This can be turned off.

Private Message System
When clicking a username in the shoutbox, it will now open a new "tab" (This is a shoutbox tab, not a browser tab). In this tab you will be able to privately chat to the member where only they and you will see the messages. This helps split private chats and the main chat, and you can have as many private chats open as you like!



vBSEO Issues?
If you're encountering issues with vBSEO this is most likely due to the option within vBSEO to "clean html", you do not need to turn this option off, but you will need to change the plugin for vBShout. Go to the Plugin Manager within your ACP, and find the plugin: "Inferno Shoutbox: Deploy Shoutbox". Edit this plugin, and where you see the option "Execution Order", set this to 1 and save, you should no longer encounter issues.


Note
I'll update screenshots soon! 5am here right now...

Enjoy!

Zero Tolerance
Inferno Technologies Lead Developer

[CNBAforo]

Will PRO version have an editable Shoutbox History? If it is, it would be nice to be able to set the number of shouts per page, and to search shouts per user o content.

[Red Blaze]

Originally Posted by paldo

thats what he said early in this post .. do some reading .. i like the shout but to pay that just for the privlage of a smiles buttun to make my users happy i will just wait for a peep that likes to share and not get rich off the work

Oh come on. Don't start crying that he doesn't want to share. He shares enough as it is; he can choose to sell his products if he wants to. I'm glad he released a free version of it as it is. If you want a good forum, you gotta be willing to spend alittle cash on it.

FYI, the smilie feature isn't going to be the only thing in PRO. If he hasn't said anything about what's gonna be in pro, THEN you'd be impressed. He's not done yet.

Anyway, I haven't had a problem with it so far. Just can't wait for the extra nifty features that this will have in the PRO version.

[Inferno Tech]

Originally Posted by paldo

[high]* paldo uninstalls cuz it appears to get a smiles feature its going to cost 30-50 bucks i aint "THAT" impressed[/high]

Originally Posted by paldo

thats what he said early in this post .. do some reading .. i like the shout but to pay that just for the privlage of a smiles buttun to make my users happy i will just wait for a peep that likes to share and not get rich off the work

What you need to remember Paldo is that Zero Tolerance and the team have given up hours of their own spare time outside of college and work and real life to bring you such a high class hack.
You may not think that it is work the money but you need to consider the number o hours we have put into it and that if you went to a company for something similar that you would be looking to pay alot more.
Yes you may be able to find someone that will modiy it for smilies for you maybe for free, maybe for a little fee but can you guarrentee that it will be at the high standard that we offer?

Acid Burn - Inferno Technologies Developer

[Hornstar]

progress check please ^^ how is the pro coming along, and hopefully you will consider making it a fairly cheap price, as im sure you will make probably more if it is that little cheaper, because more people will buy it, including me ^^

[BozzaJos]

I haven't seen an answer to my post yet.. could you please tell me if they will be included in the pro version?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=143

[Inferno Tech]

Bozza, The vBAdvanced thing isnt on the feature list atm, but it may be adeed in a later update.

Showing shoutboxes on all pages will be in it, as well as showing different shoutboxes on different pages

It is already about the same, or slightly less, server intensive than 2.1, i believe.

CNBA it will let you set the shoutbox size and font size, so effectivley yes, you can set number of shouts. It will have a fully editable shout archive, and you should be able to search by content as well

@ Paldo - The shoutbox here is the most advanced shoutbox released for vBulletin, and is given to you for free. The pro version will have 2-3 times as many advanced features, and we believe will be the most advanced shoutbox created anywhere. Making products takes a lot of time, especially making products like this, which are large and complicated.

You would not go to work every day and work for free, so please, do not try to pour scorn on us for not doing the same thing.

The prices i mentioned are estimates, and we ARE planning on making it cheaper with other inferno technologies products, allowing people to grab great deals. I don't think there is a single person in here, who after seeing the full PRO feature list, will think that $30-50 is unreasonable, especially considering people pay hundreds of dollars for hacks which are less complex, and done by less able coders.

- Iain "Decado" Kidd, Inferno Technologies Co-Owner

[Vetmode]

Nice update guys, looking forward to buy the pro version.

[BozzaJos]

Thanks for your response Inferno Tech. I do hope you can make something for vBAdvanced because at this moment I use vBShout 2.1 as a module. Someone made a little add-on for it to show it in a vBA Module. Isn't it so that you can check that add-on and perhaps make some alterations to it so it works with Inferno vBShout? I use it as a module because I got my forum integrated with vBAdvanced and I just checked the vBShout module for every page so it's everywhere, no matter where I go.

Since the add-on for vBAdvanced for 2.1 is already available, I guess it's not a big job to get it for this one or am I wrong?

[PJSkiboy]

Quality hack fellas. Eagerly awaiting the PRO release.

I never chipped in on the original hack, but I'm gonna make it up to you guys on this on.

Thanks again for all the work, my forum members most definitely appreciate it.

[saurontx]

This is gr8 release mate, rated and nominated for MOTM

1 Suggestion :

Can we have some admin commands which can allow 'temporary' blocking of a particular userid from using Shoutbox.

I mean, if some members is abusive or irritating, and U dont want to ban him using /ban command, cant we simply keep him away from posting on shoutbox for certain period of time ?