Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox Evo

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
• User statistics display in posts and profile
• Chatbox statistics display on forumhome
• Create thread from a chat [PRO only]
• CMS Integration (not included - separate product)
  • vBAdvanced CMPS
  • vBulletin 4 CMS
• Importers from other chatbox systems:
  • cChatbox by Christrato [version 1.5]
  • Cyb - Chatbox by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
  • vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) by DionDev [version 1.0]
  • Dream's Chatbox by Dream [version 2.1.1]
  • GSBOS by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
  • Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
  • vBShouts 2.0 by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
  • MGC Chatbox by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on MGC Products forum

Languages

1. French
2. English
3. German [Not yet updated]
   
4. Serbian [Not yet updated]

Support

On my website mostly and in this thread

Int?gration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.
vBAdvanced CMPS and vBulletin 4 CMS integration are available as additional modules.

Compatibility

This hack is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Changelog

First part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Second part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=5429

Third part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8469

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here

PRO version and additional addons available on my website

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

[DawnsWebDesigns]

OK I finally got this downloaded & unzipped. On some parts of my computer it required a password & on others it didn't. Then I couldn't delete the last zip off my computer because some of the file names in various languages freaked my computer out. I had to rename them just to put them in the recycle bin.

I believe I've unzipped all I can therefore uploaded all I have. I've uploaded files plus installed the commands per your instructions. But there are no real instructions about anything else.

For example if you try to edit user permissions I'm only finding one thing & it's about color...not accessing the chat. I don't understand about adding channels, general options, formatting options, advanced options or command options. I don't understand what you have under "name of the channel image".

I'm using vbadcmps & added the module for this chat per their instructions but all I get is an empty box. Any help please? Thank you.

http://thepoorhouseforum.com

PS...I've also followed some link & done that "temporary fix"...aka I edited the template "mgc_cb_evo".

[ALil'Hope]

I tried installing this but it just says "Loading" and never loads!
3.7.1

[Skyrider]

Hey VBDev, when you add the "logs", could you also see what message the message was before before it was edited / removed? So I can also see if some commands are being abused by people.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by ALil'Hope

I'm not going to use this because it gives a page error, and that's really annoying.
Good job though.

Originally Posted by ALil'Hope

I tried installing this but it just says "Loading" and never loads!
3.7.1

Please, can you try the temporarly replacement I suggested to the user in that post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1430.

It will fires errors so we should find what's wrong.

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

Can you point me to where the url would be stored to reference the icons for team channel.

What do you mean ?

Images shall be stored in each of your styles images folder in the misc directory/mgc_cb_evo/ then in that folder it shall be in the channels directory (not sure of that one and can't check right no it's something with channels in it ).

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

I
one thing the variable to remove chats after xx days, should this be blank as i set to zero and it wiped the lot.

I don't get ya, what is the problem ? You mean that it removed shouts while being set to 0 ?

Originally Posted by DawnsWebDesigns

OK I finally got this downloaded & unzipped. On some parts of my computer it required a password & on others it didn't. Then I couldn't delete the last zip off my computer because some of the file names in various languages freaked my computer out. I had to rename them just to put them in the recycle bin.

Wow that seems very odd, you must have secure far too much your computer

Originally Posted by DawnsWebDesigns

I
I believe I've unzipped all I can therefore uploaded all I have. I've uploaded files plus installed the commands per your instructions. But there are no real instructions about anything else.

For example if you try to edit user permissions I'm only finding one thing & it's about color...not accessing the chat. I don't understand about adding channels, general options, formatting options, advanced options or command options. I don't understand what you have under "name of the channel image".

If you only see color usergroup permissions it is perhaps you haven't installed the chatbox correctly. Seems like some files might be missing (in includes/xml directory for usergroup permissions).

Originally Posted by DawnsWebDesigns

I'm using vbadcmps & added the module for this chat per their instructions but all I get is an empty box. Any help please? Thank you.

http://thepoorhouseforum.com

PS...I've also followed some link & done that "temporary fix"...aka I edited the template "mgc_cb_evo".

So you have been able to set usergroup permissions I think.

Does the chatbox works in the forums itself ? (It would be worth checking that in case it's a vba problem).

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Hey VBDev, when you add the "logs", could you also see what message the message was before before it was edited / removed? So I can also see if some commands are being abused by people.

I'll see but I can promise.

[Skyrider]

If I attempt to get rid of the </if> to get the channels to work (temp fix), I'm getting this error on a custom theme:

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

The conditional on line 122 appears to be missing its end tag (</if>). The template will not function properly unless this is fixed.


This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by VBDev

What do you mean ?

Images shall be stored in each of your styles images folder in the misc directory/mgc_cb_evo/ then in that folder it shall be in the channels directory (not sure of that one and can't check right no it's something with channels in it ).

The images are as you say misc/etc etc i was refering to the php script file that stores the location or the variable used.

Originally Posted by VBDev

I don't get ya, what is the problem ? You mean that it removed shouts while being set to 0 ?

Yes i had this at zero and all the shouts and history were deleted, ive deleted this now and box is empty, is this correct (seems to be ok so far)all shouts still there.

[ispots]

I installed the program and everything SEEMED to work fine, but chat messages are not actually being populated to the chat window...they also do not show up in the archives.

I have attached a screen shot to show what it looks like. This is after I entered at least 5 shouts.

Edit 1: I have a clean install of 3.7 and this is the only product installed besides vbAdvanced. I have not ever had a prior version of this product installed.

Edit 2: It does say "loading" for just a few seconds, then that disappears.

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by ispots

I installed the program and everything SEEMED to work fine, but chat messages are not actually being populated to the chat window...they also do not show up in the archives.

I have attached a screen shot to show what it looks like. This is after I entered at least 5 shouts.

Edit 1: I have a clean install of 3.7 and this is the only product installed besides vbAdvanced. I have not ever had a prior version of this product installed.

Edit 2: It does say "loading" for just a few seconds, then that disappears.

have you set user group permissions to allow use of the chat this might be one reason

[ispots]

Yes...and fortunately I (admin) am the only one that can see it broken right now

If anyone wants to see it, I will activate it for guests...just let me know.