Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x
Overview
MGC Chatbox Evo is the most ever installed chatbox for vBulletin !
It offers a new enhanced online experience to your members leading to increased time spent online of more than 25% by providing them with a new, more interactive, way to interact with each other.
Important number of features
High level of configurability to fit each users needs
Channels system
Many commands
Bot system
and more...
... makes MGC Chatbox Evo a must have for your forum !
Detailed features
Following is a non-exhaustive list:
Simple install
Ajax based with:
Fast and Intelligent chats retrieval through javascript calls to server files (refresh delay configurable per usergroup)
Edit/update by double-clicking on a chat
Interact on chats through menus and javascript
Many usergroup permissions to limit features according to usergroups
Full configuration of the chatbox display:
Size, position on forum pages, editor layout (either top/bottom input or left/right textarea) and position, number of chats displayed, ...
Full configuration of the chats display:
Authorized bbcodes selection, date/time options, avatar display, ...
Possibility to create channels (unlimited number) with multiple configuration options:
Warn user of new message when not active through blinking image and eventually sound notification
Possibility to select on which specific page each is displayed
Option to display the channel only for selected languages
Usergroup/User permissions to access the channel
Many commands available with usergroup/user permissions to access them:
/me: well known IRC command
/del: remove shouts (different possibilities of removal)
/ignore: ignore shouts from another user
/ban: ban user from chatbox
/pm: send a private chat to another user
/announcement: modify the announcement on top of the chatbox
/slap: allow user to slap another user
/team: chats sending between specified usergroups
/l33t: I33t-ify a message
/banchan: ban user from specific channel [PRO only]
Forum activity notifications system in the chatbox:
Different display options:
In the chatbox melted with chats
In the chatbox in a separate column
In the vB4 sidebar or a custom sidebar for vB3
Multiple notifications:
New thread creation
New post creation
Post thanked (Abe's)
New registrations (not included - separate product)
IBProarcade highscore (not included - separate product)
Bot system with set of predefined trigger chat and corresponding answers and automatic bot chats [PRO only]
Archive system with statistics as well as download and search capabilities
Possibility to display the list of users online in the chatbox
Force anynomous to enter a username before chatting if they can access the chatbox
Antiflood system
Private chats feature through PM in tabs
Optional sound notifications
Inactive mode feature for server load optimization
Thanks VBDev! I do have one more question. When I entered my email within the chatbox, the chatbox displayed:
[emaiI]xxxx@gmail.com[/emaiI] (replaced L with I).
For some reason it also shows the email tags around the email through the chatbox, while allowing link & BBTag is enabled. Is this a bug, or can do I have to enable something else?
How many chats are you displaying in the chatbox ?
I am planning on develop something to avoid full refresh of a chatbox each time and thus diminish the load.
There is not that many users, the refresh rate is 30 seconds, and there's only 5 chats at a time being displayed.
The chatbox is on my arcade pages, so there is likely to be a large number of page loads. Why would mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php be transfered on every page load? Shouldn't it be cached by the users browser?
Typical if you have more then one usergroup assigned to you. Make sure the group(s) you are in have rights to it. It's a permission setting most likely.
There is not that many users, the refresh rate is 30 seconds, and there's only 5 chats at a time being displayed.
The chatbox is on my arcade pages, so there is likely to be a large number of page loads. Why would mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php be transfered on every page load? Shouldn't it be cached by the users browser?
Chats gets retrieved upon page load but for 5 shouts in the arcade, it seems a lot for just that.
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Originally Posted by Ranger187
Typical if you have more then one usergroup assigned to you. Make sure the group(s) you are in have rights to it. It's a permission setting most likely.
vbdev yes no permission error whike my other admin with same usergroup no assigned usergroup like me stillcan access the archive shouldi pm u my account details
I think it would be nice, yes . Maybe an option also to copy/pasting the email when you select the email. I do have another suggestion for the next release though. Is it possible you can add a function to search for chats of a specific person or specific words? And also a "search" function to show all the latest posts of when you last visited.