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

[gregorym]

It looks great but is it possible (and how) to display the chat on a separate page?
I have vB 3.8.x and I want to give access to the chat on a specific URL that is not visible on the forum navigation

Any help appreciated !

[johkalhaups]

Can someone tell me how I can change the text color on the Archives page?

I have a skin with a black background and the text is showing up black in the archives so you have to highlight it to even see the text.

I want to change it to white text.

Even white text in the chatbox itself would be nice cause its silver on a black background but at least you can see/read it.

Im on vB 4.1.3 if it matters any.

[Zabulus]

Can't really specify this as it's in beta and EACH system is different. A general/overall consensus would be a more accurate way to relay this.

If you are having LAG on ANY version, it's because it's a shared hosting and not a private server and they are using limited resources. I run 30 sites (All dB/php intense) and there is virtually no lag ranging back from the 2.x version up to 3.1.0.

Question:

So what you are saying is that I need to put the chatbox on a private server? Can you point me in the right direction what you use?

Thanks!!

[johkalhaups]

Originally Posted by johkalhaups

Can someone tell me how I can change the text color on the Archives page?

I have a skin with a black background and the text is showing up black in the archives so you have to highlight it to even see the text.

I want to change it to white text.

Even white text in the chatbox itself would be nice cause its silver on a black background but at least you can see/read it.

Im on vB 4.1.3 if it matters any.

Any help on this from anybody would be greatly appreciated.

Ive heard so many complaints the past couple of days about not being able to see the text, its not funny and I cant figure out which stylevar it is.

[w00ttastic]

None of the users can change their text formatting options. It was working before, and everyone still has their own unique formatting, but we can't change it. All the options in the ACP are set to allow everyone to change it, but it still isn't working. Anyone else have this problem? I'm running 3.8.3

Bold/italic/underline and the custom BBCodes still work, but we can't change the font and the color. Not temporarily and not permanently.

Edit: reinstalled it and I keep getting the error "Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=27) state=2 in ......showthread.php(2133) : eval()'d code on line 453" for several different ASCII values. It gives the same error for index.php at the same line, but I checked both and they appear to be fine.

[rebelagent]

I can't figure out how to allow users to post links. It won't allow it in public chat but they can private message links to each other. I turned on BBcode URL and turned it off but no luck so far. Any idea?

I'm running it on 3.8.6 with no problems other than that

Edit: Fixed I just had to do it again. Guess it didn't save properly

[janvm]

Very nice Addon. Thanks for That.
Only one Question to the rewrite Rule from VbSeo:
At the Archive only the First Page is rewritten in page1.html.
What shall i enter to let every Page be in this Format?
Regards

[Sharkyman]

What am I doing wrong?

I've uploaded everything where it should be but when I install the xml I get this error message:

Warning: require_once([path]/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_core.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(95) : eval()'d code on line 4
Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/customers/doublefinish.com/doublefinish.com/httpd.www/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_core.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /customers/doublefinish.com/doublefinish.com/httpd.www/includes/class_bootstrap.php(95) : eval()'d code on line 4

[RedDevil]

Is it possible to have the shoutbox placed above the sub forums, tried using manual setting but it just ignores forumdisplay etc.

which hook is it using?

EDIT: nvm sorted it now

[CardMafia]

Great chat mod! I've used it on 3.7x, 3.8.x, and 4.x sites. Worked great on all of them, with exception of recent depreciation errors. Any help with these are appreciated.