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

[Markos]

Originally Posted by VBDev

?! And you changed nothing ?

nope didn't change nothing got up in the morning and it was sticking on refresh but funny thing is its not doing it now :S

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by doogie88

Thank you very much for the quick reply.
Can someone with coding experience show me how to edit the plugin so it won't show in postbit if the have zero chats?

Edit the Add number of chats in the postbit plugin of the chatbox and replace its content by :

if ($this->registry->options['mgc_cb_evo_count_userchats'] && $this->registry->options['mgc_cb_evo_show_nbchats_postbit'] && $this->post['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats'] > 0){	$mgc_cb_evo_postbit .= "<div>" . $vbphrase['mgc_cb_evo_chats'] . ": " . $this->post['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats'] . "</div>";}

The phrase to edit to change the text is mgc_cb_evo_chats.

Originally Posted by Markos

nope didn't change nothing got up in the morning and it was sticking on refresh but funny thing is its not doing it now :S

Perhaps a server side issue ?

[princeedward]

Hi! VBDev...

got the product language uploaded....sorry it was my bad...the problem i'm getting is....i did give myself a permission...the i saw the chatbox or place it to the footer...when i type any test message...i'm not seeing anything...if i hit the send to my keypad or hit the button my window or the page will open a new window for this chatbox...and nothing happen...no word or chat tha you can see...totally blank...same as all buttons are no function...please can you help me on this..any idea that i miss something or maybe you can help me to my site...i can give you a temporary acp pass and of course willing to give also something in return....it might not big...but just a litlle appreciation for big hand and kindness...

thanks and best regards...

[Markos]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Perhaps a server side issue ?

thats what i thought too

[doogie88]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Edit the Add number of chats in the postbit plugin of the chatbox and replace its content by :

if ($this->registry->options['mgc_cb_evo_count_userchats'] && $this->registry->options['mgc_cb_evo_show_nbchats_postbit'] && $this->post['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats'] > 0){	$mgc_cb_evo_postbit .= "<div>" . $vbphrase['mgc_cb_evo_chats'] . ": " . $this->post['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats'] . "</div>";}

The phrase to edit to change the text is mgc_cb_evo_chats.

I am sorry, I am stupid, but I have no idea what I am supposed to edit.
Also is there a demo or someone with the ajax version? I just noticed it. How would I change to it? Uninstall and re-install?

[VBDev]

The chatbox is always ajax so what the issue ?

You havfe to go in your admincp in the plugin manager to edit what I said.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by princeedward

Hi! VBDev...

got the product language uploaded....sorry it was my bad...the problem i'm getting is....i did give myself a permission...the i saw the chatbox or place it to the footer...when i type any test message...i'm not seeing anything...if i hit the send to my keypad or hit the button my window or the page will open a new window for this chatbox...and nothing happen...no word or chat tha you can see...totally blank...same as all buttons are no function...please can you help me on this..any idea that i miss something or maybe you can help me to my site...i can give you a temporary acp pass and of course willing to give also something in return....it might not big...but just a litlle appreciation for big hand and kindness...

thanks and best regards...

Yeah please do so

[christ0pher]

WHere do I add this at? End of code/middle/begin/anywhere?

Edit the posbit and postbit_legacy templates and add:
$mgc_cb_evo_postbit

Thanks
Christopher

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by christ0pher

WHere do I add this at? End of code/middle/begin/anywhere?

Edit the posbit and postbit_legacy templates and add:
$mgc_cb_evo_postbit



Thanks
Christopher

where you want the number of chats of the users to appear in their posts on the forum (if you activate the option).

So I'd do it right around the IM icons.

[synseal]

Will this work for 3.8.2 apologies if this has been asked before.