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 n00bl3t

I'm sorry I'm not down to search through over 300 pages to find an answer so hopefully someone is nice enough to provide it soon after my post ^^

I want to know how I can change the position of the chat box besides the 3 given options "Above Forums" "Below Forums" "Do not Display"

I would like to mess around and try to get it right above the "What's Going On" Section of my site.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Nobody has discussed that, in here that I know of. You'd have to search the code and figure it out. Probably the template forum would be best for that.

[Jeweetog]

Originally Posted by n00bl3t

I'm sorry I'm not down to search through over 300 pages to find an answer so hopefully someone is nice enough to provide it soon after my post ^^

I want to know how I can change the position of the chat box besides the 3 given options "Above Forums" "Below Forums" "Do not Display"

I would like to mess around and try to get it right above the "What's Going On" Section of my site.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Hi,

That would be exactly "below forums". That's where mine is positioned.

[mgurain]

Hi,

Why the icon of other channel does not change when there is a new chat there while I am in the main one ?

I set it to notify me.

please help ?

thanks,,

[Alfa1]

Does vbdev still support this mod or has AWC taken over this mod, just like the commercial version?

[Doctor Death]

I have upgraded to VB 4.0 Gold and get this error:

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Thursday, December 24th 2009 @ 06:36:34 AM
Error Date : Thursday, December 24th 2009 @ 06:36:34 AM
Script : http://www.xxxxx.com/forums/admincp/....php?do=update
Referrer : http://www.xxxx.com/forums/admincp/u...&usergroupid=2
IP Address : 70.xxxxx.132
Username : xxxxx
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-standard

Do you know how I can get rid of that expected column?

Thank you.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Does vbdev still support this mod or has AWC taken over this mod, just like the commercial version?

VBDev stepped down. AWC was *supposed* to take it over, but it looks like they abandonded the site totally.

Originally Posted by Doctor Death

I have upgraded to VB 4.0 Gold and get this error:



Do you know how I can get rid of that expected column?

Thank you.

Uninstall it. It's not compatible with VB4.0.

[sump]

is there a procedure to uninstall the product, other than from inside the manage products ? as i still have DB errors related to this mod. after uninstalling it.

[Jeweetog]

Originally Posted by sump

is there a procedure to uninstall the product, other than from inside the manage products ? as i still have DB errors related to this mod. after uninstalling it.

You could try to remove all the files too from FTP.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by sump

is there a procedure to uninstall the product, other than from inside the manage products ? as i still have DB errors related to this mod. after uninstalling it.

Easiest way if you have DB errors. REINSTALL. Yes, REINSTALL the product. Then follow the directions how to uninstall EXACTLY how it's printed and you won't have any issues.

[sump]

thanks guys .. yes it was that i did not go in and manually remove the files that i put there on install . THANKS