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

[Pro-eSports.com]

Where can I change the language from french to english? I followed the instructions in the readme file and uploaded the english language but what now?

vB 4.0.7

EDIT: Nevermind, I just uploaded the english.xml file again and this time it worked.

EDIT: Where do I have to upload the images to have them displayed in the chat instead of the text?

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...1Sep271115.gif

[cobraska]

hi, 1st of all awesome plugin:
got a problem with commands /slap and /me; both are blocking the refresh, exclusively on ie7 and ie8 browsers.
any fix for that?

thx

[thedvs]

doesnt matter what i do, all the permissions are set properly, an unregistered seems to be able to make a post.

its that or some kind of bug where an member has idled, then his cookie/timer ran out for login then tried to make a shout and shows up as unregistered??

anyone else getting this issue?

[Lustikus]

Good work, donation would be indicatied for this. Currently only waiting for next version including vbadvanced side modul as requested and promissed in the upcoming version ;-)

[zstewart]

Hrm installed and working if I goto http://xxxx.com/xxx/mgc_cb_evo.php but not showing on my home page made the user settings to show and everything any ideas ver 4.0.7

[zstewart]

Its like its almost not embedding its self on the front page above the navbar hrm...

[baker21]

I did get the permissions set and do have it working.. Again I am using VB 4.07 and I have it showing on the Forum Page at the Top of the page. However, I want to add the chatbox to other pages in the forum and also in the HOME CMS.. Mainly at the bottom.. I tried the custom settings given and it put the box in a funny place and dont look right..

I know I have to add the code{vb:raw mgc_cb_evo_var} to some template somewhere. I try adding the code but nothing is showing up. I also enabled it in the settings for custom variable..

What else needs to be filled in in the settings? what do i put in the boxes for global Var and Template?

I am using Blackstream template v2.. VB Suite 4.07..

I do have it working though and just edited the css and its a great mod.. But i want to be able to feature it at the bottom of my Forums threads..

any help at all would be great?

Also as for the usergroup permissions. I dont know French at all.. I know this program was written prob from a french guy.. Thanks for the tip.. They should update the readme directions for english to help ppl out who arent VB whizzes like myself.

[zstewart]

lol you got farther than I did. Was running on my 3.8.4 but upgraded to 4.0.7 and upgraded chat and not showing at all on the front page did everything it said here even delete and reinstalled etc...

# Upload the content of the Files folder in your forum root.
# Upload the content of the Images in each of your forum styles directories.
# Log into the admin control panel of your forum and import the product located in the Product folder.
# Go in the Download/Upload item of the Language manager menu and then:

1. Select the English language file from the Lang folder.
2. Select the forum language to overwrite.
3. Set the Ignore language version option to YES.
4. Launch the upload.

# Installation is finished, you just have to set the permissions of your usergroups so that they can see the chatbox

[zstewart]

NVM found the problem if i revert back to the default theme it works so its something in my theme that wont allow it hrmmmm... Ideas?

[DoubleGlasses]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Thanks to DoubleGlasses for his kind donation

cough cough ** her **

We always assume it's a dude

You are most welcome - I'm loving this mod!