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

[RobbieZ]

Has anyone noticed on shiwthread option the chatbox is sat between subforum header and sub forum threads instead of above it like on vb3x?

[DX-FMJ]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Do you have firefox installed with the firebug extension ?

Yes I use Firfox, I never heard of Firebug, do I need it?

[FReeSTER]

Is it possible to add this chatbox on a specific forum?

[VBDev]

* Leaving for a 1 week and a half holiday, will be back on the 18Th

[grey_goose]

The UserCP > Options error can be fixed easily.

AdminCP > Plugins & Products > Edit Plugin User option add in profile vB3 (hook location profile_complete)

Change

FROM
require_once(DIR . '/forum/includes/mgc_cb_evo/class_display.php');

TO
require_once(DIR . '/forum/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_display.php');

[Karmacode]

Hello guys,

I have a problem with this amazing mod.

When i try to delete a message with the command "Supprimer le chat de" doesn't happen nothing I have vb3.8.5 and mgc 2.3.2 with some command translate in italian language.

This happen also with the command " Supprimer tous les chats de"

What i can do to fix it?

Thanks

[Silver_2000_)!]

Originally Posted by grey_goose

The UserCP > Options error can be fixed easily.

AdminCP > Plugins & Products > Edit Plugin User option add in profile vB3 (hook location profile_complete)

Change

FROM
require_once(DIR . '/forum/includes/mgc_cb_evo/class_display.php');

TO
require_once(DIR . '/forum/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_display.php');

when I change that I get

Warning: require_once([path]/mgc_cb_evo/class_misc.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/profile.php(4553) : eval()'d code on line 37

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/site/public_html/vbforums/mgc_cb_evo/class_misc.php' (include_path='/usr/local/lib/php:.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php/') in /home/site/public_html/vbforums/profile.php(4553) : eval()'d code on line 37

[cory_booth]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Small bug report:

The avatars in the chatbox works great! But for some reason when I private message someone, I suddenly see "avatar" as text. here's an example:



See? The avatar works fine, but when I PM him the avatar URL changes for some reason.

His Avatar URL: xxxx.com/customavatars/avatar2004_3.gif
Has changed to: xxxx.com/customavatars/avatar2004_1.gif

When I PM'd him.

I want to add it happens with regular notices too...
As an Admin... I have my normal avatar all over the chat...
But occasionally - the image switches and leave me with a red X

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by grey_goose

The UserCP > Options error can be fixed easily.

AdminCP > Plugins & Products > Edit Plugin User option add in profile vB3 (hook location profile_complete)

Change

FROM
require_once(DIR . '/forum/includes/mgc_cb_evo/class_display.php');

TO
require_once(DIR . '/forum/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_display.php');

Originally Posted by Silver_2000_)!

when I change that I get

Same here.

[MyCTaK]

Hello, good work!
I need chat for my forum and I am testing your product but there were a lot of problems :/

1. When I deactivate the formatting BBCODE and uncheck all BBCODEs (that will display a picture in chat after afterward) the user chats are not formatted to split lines. There appears slider at bottom and you have to slide to read every long sentences. I want to enable URL BBcode but to hide BBcode button.

2. When you "Activate the formatting BBCODE" all options are still vizible and seems to work but... if you don't check em all from admincp they didn't work. I mean that if they are disabled they must not be vizible (or be muted), right?

3. I want to hide "help" and "Archives" :/ (or they can be visible only for moderators)

4. If you pm to someone and have avatars enabled it displays his avatar (instead of yours) and if he pm you back it shows his avatar again.

5. I am using dark style with white font and all your popups are light background. I cant read what popup ask me. How I can change that fast, so I don't have to wait for product update?

6. If you have popup that have link to #something it reloads to the CMS, so you can't really complete the operation. I tried to unstick message but when i hit "Unstick" it reloads the page to CMS and even if I am fast enough to hit "OK" it don't work. Its the same with error message when you have open more than allowed pm tabs.

7. How I can close pm tab?

8. My chat is at FORUMHOME and it have background (block mgc_cb_evo_block). Other vBulletin panels dont have. And chat is not vertical centered toward forums (it stays like 15px to the right)

9. You can't change "Main channel" name and options. Why?

10. Is it possible pm chats to open pm tabs? So if you write to someone and he check his chat after 30min he can see that you have pm him something?

Don't understand me wrong. I think your product is VERY GOOD and you make it with your heart. But please, fix known bugs before you go for improvements.

I will be happy to be in use and have your product working on my forum soon.

Best!