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

[txspaderz]

Yea, I was hoping that Inferno Tech would help. If the Pro version is not getting support due to Acid not having internet access why are they still selling it? If the pro version is getting support, why not get that person over here. I might help more people purchase the pro version because they are supporting the lite version... <~ IMO

[raiderlax]

How do you put this in your sidebar?

[tipoboy]

Originally Posted by jpt62089

Yes I did Wasn't too hard surprisingly.

All I did was removed the SB entry from the HomePage and put it at the bottom of Navbits.

Then I went into the SB settings and added "adv_index" to the page deployment area.

If you want it to show up on more pages just open the .php file for that page and find "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'page name here');" The page name is in the second single quotations (ex. "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'adv_index');" the page name is adv_index).

Hope that helps

any chance you could elaborate on how to get this working on other pages jpt62089??

where do you add: define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'page name here'); what template were you reffering to

any help is kindly appreciated as i have been waiting on this answer for weeks

[Inferno Tech]

The pro version is being supported by Zero Tolerance, who doesnt have the time to support the free version

The money it would cost us in time would be more than the money we could make from another 1 or 2 potential sales.

This is a free product, support is a bonus, not a requirement. If you really need support, the pro version has it

[txspaderz]

If you can't tell I really would rather use this hack instead of others. However if the free version says "Supported" at the top, and it is not, what does that make potential customer's think?

[jpt62089]

Originally Posted by tipoboy

any chance you could elaborate on how to get this working on other pages jpt62089??

where do you add: define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'page name here'); what template were you reffering to

any help is kindly appreciated as i have been waiting on this answer for weeks

Nooo. I was saying that the define() is within every vBulletin PHP file. Lets say you want the shoutbox to show on and forumdisplay.php page. Go into the forumdisplay.php file.

Near the top you will find "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'forumdisplay');"

This defines the name of that page. If you add forumdisplay to the Page Deployment area in the ACP then it will show on all forum display pages. (As long as you have <!--{%SHOUTBOX%}--> in the correct templates

[Inferno Tech]

@txspaderz

Probably that the coder who takes care of support doesnt have internet access - or it would if they read me saying it several times a week

Just for you though, i'll remove the supported part till he returns

[StrifeX]

For some reason the archive doesn't display the pages anymore (old shouts...) Do you know what could be wrong?

[Liberation]

For the pro version a good feature would be your own customizable page inside the shoutbox, yknow like Active Users, but for like Shoutbox rules or whatever you wanted.

[King Sawaryn]

How can I prevent guest from seeing shoutbox?