Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
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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
OK I figured out how to keep all your old chats from previous version. I experimented with versions 0.5.0 and 1.0.0 and was able to successfully save all my old chats so that they were in the archive's and in the chatbox when upgrading to the new 1.1.0
***BACKUP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS***
When upgrading from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0
DO NOT uninstall the old version first, instead simply copy and replace all the new files that are in the 1.1.0 zip file into your forum directory.
Then in the adminCP goto "Manage Products" then "Add/Import Product". Select the new 1.1.0 xml file, Set "Allow Overwrite" to "YES" and then click "Import".
That's IT! If you need to import your language then do so now. Also you may have to clear your browser cache before the chats will show up. But that's all I had to do when upgrading from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0
When upgrading from 0.5.0 to 1.1.0
DO NOT uninstall the old version first, instead simply copy and replace all the new files that are in the 1.1.0 zip file into your forum directory.
Then in the adminCP goto "Manage Products" then "Add/Import Product". Select the new 1.1.0 xml file, Set "Allow Overwrite" to "YES" and then click "Import".
Then in the adminCP under the "Maintenance" tab click on "Excute SQL Query". Then your going to excute a manual query...
Code:
UPDATE mgc_cb_evo_chat SET coidentifier='0'
That's IT! If you need to import your language then do so now. Also you may have to clear your browser cache before the chats will show up. But that's all I had to do when upgrading from 0.5.0 to 1.1.0
If your using a version BELOW 0.5.0 you could still try using the same steps that I listed for upgrading from 0.5.0 to 1.1.0 They may work I'm not sure like I said I only tested 0.5.0, and 1.0.0
Hrm, this must be a formatting issue. They don't show in IE, but I just noticed that the chats show in FireFox, but their not in line: http://www.cogonline.net/forums/
Hum you have refreshed your browser cache ? CAn you give me a test account ?
Anyone know how to change the EXPAND by default setting in the adminCP? Like when you first login to adminCP certain tabs are expanded by default. I noticed that was changed in this new version and I am just wondering where I can edit that at, what template or xml file etc. Thanks!
I've flipped the way the text are being shown. It goes from up to down, rather than down to up.
Meaning: Old Chats <--
New Chats here <--
How ever, it seems when changing channels or refreshing the page. Your chat begins at at the top and or the middle of the whole chat box. It should be at the bottom, not top.
Which you mentioned here:
Quote:
If it's what I am suspecting: when you enter the other channel, it does show the oldest at first and doesn't automatically scroll at the bottom. Am I understand it well ?
Anyone know how to change the EXPAND by default setting in the adminCP? Like when you first login to adminCP certain tabs are expanded by default. I noticed that was changed in this new version and I am just wondering where I can edit that at, what template or xml file etc. Thanks!
? What has been change is that you can expand the editor lines in the chatbox by default that's all. Nothing to do with admin cp link expanding.
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Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider
I've flipped the way the text are being shown. It goes from up to down, rather than down to up.
Meaning: Old Chats <--
New Chats here <--
How ever, it seems when changing channels or refreshing the page. Your chat begins at at the top and or the middle of the whole chat box. It should be at the bottom, not top.
Which you mentioned here:
Exactly. That's the problem.
Yes but in that case it should be at top not in the middle as you're stating.
? What has been change is that you can expand the editor lines in the chatbox by default that's all. Nothing to do with admin cp link expanding.
No I understand that but here is what I am talking about...
When I open my adminCP the MGC Chatbox EVO tab is ALWAYS Expanded by default instead of Collapsed...
However, when I click the channel icon and enter some chat, nothing shows up. When I click on the main chat button, all of my chat on that channel doesn't show. I have to do a page refresh for it to reappear. I did search this MOD for help and read through several pages, but I couldn't find anything that specifically explains how to set up channels. Any help on doing this would be greatly appreciated.
This is a reported bug, see the list above. If you collapse expand the chatbox then it seems to work, can you test if that does ?
Thanks for the information. I have tried this and it works. But unfortunately, it's something that needs to be done every time I come back to a page that has the chat system on it. Any idea when this bug will be fixed?
I have forced the chat box to collapsed mode as a temporary fix. Should there be chat dialogue showing in collapsed mode? If so, then I'll have to let members know that they will need to uncollapse the chat box in order to start chatting.
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