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

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by TheInsaneManiac

Would you say this is less server intensive than Cyb Chatbox or Inferno Shoutbox?

I have used both of these, and by far (without sounding like a fanboy), MGC is superior. There are issues here and there, but if you check the posts, updates, fixes, VBDev is not one to just say "oh well".... He puts a lot of time and effort into this. I run this on multiple servers. The one server has about 10+ forums running it at the same time. Rarely does this cause a server issue regarding resources.

[Lifesupporters]

Installed and nominated.

Great work!

[junaid]

I have notice my chatbox not display slow internet but I check same internet cybchat work fine
what is the setting I have change?

[kalisekj]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You have to open the php files corresponding to these pages and then you should add the THIS_SCRIPT values to the box of defined pages. Please copy a screen shot of your configuration settings.

Display on defined pages of the forum under the navbar

Display and Position Config: http://i42.tinypic.com/f3xduo.jpg
Functions.php in arcade : http://i40.tinypic.com/vct44x.jpg

Proof of this script names.
Arcade = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'arcade');
New Thread = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'newthread'
Profile = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'profile');
WorldMap = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'worldmap');

or

Display the chatbox on defined pages in a variable

Display and Position Config: http://i39.tinypic.com/291p2ww.jpg

Function.php in arcade : http://i40.tinypic.com/vct44x.jpg
Arcade Template Edited : http://i42.tinypic.com/2lxqih.jpg
World Map template Edited: http://i40.tinypic.com/ng9gtx.jpg

No Matter what I try the chatbox will not show up. Let me know if you need login info so you can check things for yourslef. Thanks for all your help on this!

[utahraves]

Another feature request: Ability to change file name.
Example: Being able to rename the file mgc_cb_evo.php to something simple like chatbox.php or chat.php and then putting the name of the file in the admincp. (make sense?)

[utahraves]

Originally Posted by junaid

I have notice my chatbox not display slow internet but I check same internet cybchat work fine
what is the setting I have change?

Check usergroup permissions.

[TheInsaneManiac]

Is there an antiflood system in place on this shoutbox?

I would also like to rename the files.

[OblivionMage]

For a while now, I've not been able to see the chatbox on any of my templates (default included). The chatbox used to work, although I've searched through all of the options and cannot see anything which could throw it off.

I've reinstalled (deleted then reuploaded the files, and reinstalled the product / languages) numerous times, and have tried the "Display problem in some styles" workaround, all to no avail.

No errors or relevant warnings are found with the FF Error Console.

While I've enabled viewing the chatbox it for all usergroups, a possible hint is found when trying to update a user options page (the error occurs even if the MGC settings are changed):

Fatal error: Call to undefined function can_view_mgc_cb_evo() in /home/***com/public_html/guidewiki/forums/profile.php(2187) : eval()'d code on line 1

Any ideas?

[scruff2]

Hi, I bought the Pro version! Love it!

Problems I noticed. (hope there are solutions)

• I also find the /PM option does not work.
• Also, the notices bar may disappear or the chat bar may disappear, depending on which is busier... Does using the DB for storage help/solve this?
• big delay when first loading the main page... how to make it instantaneous? Does using the DB for storage of chats help/solve this?
• Turning BB codes off for a usergroup so they can't change their text color works for the chatbox, but still allows them to edit/set it in their UserCP.

Enhancements recommended:

• Being able to use colors and BB codes in the /Announcement
• turning OFF refresh for certain usergroups (or turning it ON for cetain ones)
• allowing NOTICES to via /notice to pop into header (above /announcement bar) so the chatbox becomes the daily notices/announcements place to check! (perhaps a STICKY notice to appear in the notice box would work!)
• being able to edit/tailor how the formatting of the NOTICES box displays various types of notices. (ie. thread created - I can change to "created" and add a field if need be, so X posted in thread Y - could become X posted in Y forum Z) In fact, if top headers were created for the notices box, the wording could disappear leaving more room for information to display aka. Advanced Forum Statistics)

All in all, a great product. Great Job vBDev... :up:

[utahraves]

Feature request: Channels selectable from a drop-down. I don't have time to create a bunch of graphics for seperate channels.