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

[Hornstar]

I'm going to wait until the next update is out to try the install again, I am seeing there is just too many bugs currently.

[KevinL]

I haven't had a problem with it...

[Del_Boy]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

I'm going to wait until the next update is out to try the install again, I am seeing there is just too many bugs currently.

I would as well...

Ive been trying to "support" for 4-5days and i still dont have an answer.

Ive seen it working and its a great shoutbox but useless if it doesnt work!

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Mases

The Forum Coding Demo website is not working. Can somebody post a link to a forum that IS using this chatbox live. I'd like to test it out elsewhere, before giving it a shot. Thanks!

We had few problems and there are now fixed you can see it live on forumcoding.

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

Just wondering since it appears there are lots of reported bugs and lots of little fixes here and there. When are you planning on updating and putting up the update here?

Was supposed to work on it today but my connexion was dumb bugging haven't been able to connect till now (time for bed ...).

Originally Posted by Del_Boy

Ive already tried to look through it and used the search this mod feature with no luck...

Reading through 250+ pages of replies is hard going!

Everytime i search all i find is people saying they have this problem and other saying try the fix in the thread but i cant find the actual fix...

IT's the fix for the notification issue.

Just look at the first post hread and apply the fixes where there is a small link to

Originally Posted by SessizDunya

I can see that but I got an error when I activate the notification system and the chatbox stays on loading like forever..

This is the error:

In the first post of the thread, there are links to actual fixes. That will be included in the next version

Originally Posted by Gwendolin

Ok, I tried it again, the permissions are ok!

The problem is, if I disallow all format-options for users in the usercp, than comes this problem, it need at least 1 option. But would be nice that it works without options for users to format their shouts.

Yes yes I will correct in the next version. I have noted it.

[Cybershaolin]

And what about the fix for the loading forever Chatbox? It's now being reported that many people have the same problem. Slow connections make it very hard to use the hack.

[entertain]

<u>Firefox 3.0.5:</u>
- After deleting a shout, the chatbox doesn't scroll automatically to the buttom.

- When posting a (big) image or a (big) smiley in the chatbox, the chatbox also doesn't scroll to the buttom.

[wraggster]

can anyone help i uninstalled MGC Chatbox evo v0.3.0 and i got this error

Fatal error: Direct Instantiation of vB_Database_Alter class prohibited. in /includes/class_dbalter.php on line 109

i didnt like an idiot remove all the files before hand, what can i do to get things back working

[Del_Boy]

WOOP!

Got it working now!

Great mod!

Thanks

[Cybershaolin]

And what did you do in order to get it working???

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by entertain

Firefox 3.0.5:
- After deleting a shout, the chatbox doesn't scroll automatically to the buttom.

- When posting a (big) image or a (big) smiley in the chatbox, the chatbox also doesn't scroll to the buttom.

1 : Well if you had scroll to remove a shout then it's normal the chatbox stop scrolling automatically. Is it what you did ?

2 : You were having the chatbox totally scrolled at the bottom and then posting an image stopped it from scrolling ?

Originally Posted by Cybershaolin

And what about the fix for the loading forever Chatbox? It's now being reported that many people have the same problem. Slow connections make it very hard to use the hack.

Please don't ask for support on both forum coding and here ;-)

Originally Posted by wraggster

can anyone help i uninstalled MGC Chatbox evo v0.3.0 and i got this error

Fatal error: Direct Instantiation of vB_Database_Alter class prohibited. in /includes/class_dbalter.php on line 109

i didnt like an idiot remove all the files before hand, what can i do to get things back working

Please don't ask for support on both forum coding and here ;-)