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

[14DH01]

Originally Posted by VBDev

? Vous voulez d?sactiver les produits?

Ajoutez ? cela votre fichier config.php:
define ('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

yes Here is what code
thank you

I am in the pool are not Ioncube installed on the server (too complicated (for me) to start up)
I'll go mgc evo 3.0.0 too bad for the smileys +

oui voila c'est bien ce code
Merci

Je suis en mutualiser le Ioncube n'es pas installer sur le serveur (trop compliquer (pour moi) pour le mettre en route)
Je vais revenir en mgc evo 3.0.0 tant pis pour les smileys +

[heugabel]

no,no,no please dont use ioncube. we have a huge customizations for that addon.

please mak an encryption free version. otherwise uninstall....

[Anakior]

Just got an answer from my host.

They can't do the update since i am on a shared web hosting service so the only way would be to go on a more more expensive solution and i will not do it only for this.

So too bad, i'll stick to the 3.0.0...

[fxwoody]

Ok VBDev, i bought a license for the chat. I think it's worth the $$$ for the work you guys put in
Hope we will find the little bugs later on
Cheers

[morrow]

VBadvanced: attempted to enable via these instructions but didn't work:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=435

Prior to installing this new version, these instructions worked. Is anyone using vbAdvanced with this new version? If so, what did you do to get it to show on your vbAdvanced page. It does show on my forum page with no issue.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by fxwoody

Ok boss, installed in my test to see how it works and got small bugs here and there.

The sound button is not showing
Input type editor is cropping down after reload and writing not being colored in it....all white and can't see what we are writing
Main text field not displaying chats, only loading... but works after writing a text ( that i can't see because of the above)
Dojo not working at all and can't select any style ( could this be because of full modified skin...by me?)

Add a text whit error after installation was done but couldn't read ...too fast to see

The chatbox had been tested by multiple users and ran fine so perhaps due to your own forum/style.

Which vB version do you use ?

Originally Posted by 1F42

None of the local loader links work, maybe you have to be a logged in as a member?

Any way I will have to wait and hope to see if Ipower will upgrade, unless you come up with a backwards compatable solution to older versions. For your info IPOWER's servers run Zend Optimizer version 3.2.0.

I don't think so I tried downloading the tar.gz and it worked for me today.
Loader are free though.

Will see as stated if I can encode in earlier version.

Originally Posted by mr_clean_mr

@VBDev

One last thing i noticed is that the menu options when you click the down arrow next to a user name do not work. like "remove chat" for example if you click it, it does nothing

I tested it and it worked. vB version ? Any error if you activate developer tools in a browser like chrome ?

Or firefox with firebug extension.

Originally Posted by morrow

"Through a loop"... Just trying to be a little funny.

My users love the chat box. It's probably the only mod on my site that the users can actually see and particpate with.

I will be sure to send another donation. keep up the great work.

Thank you

Originally Posted by ikorolis

i have problem from our side using MGC Chatbox Evo 3.0.0?
i am ask my host can install ioncube or activated and reply have answer.

anyway thank you for help

submit support ticket on my host and wait answer.

No problem to use earlier version, it has bugs in it though compared to current one.
Keep us posted of your host answer.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by 14DH01

yes Here is what code
thank you

I am in the pool are not Ioncube installed on the server (too complicated (for me) to start up)
I'll go mgc evo 3.0.0 too bad for the smileys +

Okay as you wish. It is possible though to install loader quite easily apparently even on shared server.

Originally Posted by heugabel

no,no,no please dont use ioncube. we have a huge customizations for that addon.

please mak an encryption free version. otherwise uninstall....

Heugabel, I did this because I wanted to protect my work that's all.
Contact me on my website and we'll discuss this further, ok ?

Originally Posted by Anakior

Just got an answer from my host.

They can't do the update since i am on a shared web hosting service so the only way would be to go on a more more expensive solution and i will not do it only for this.

So too bad, i'll stick to the 3.0.0...

What was your ionCube version though ?

Will try to generate for earlier version of ionCube.

Originally Posted by bankcroft

I have bought a MGC Chatbox license for http://www.blasted.de/ last year. Today I updated the page to the newest version of the Chatbox. How do I get rid of the copyright? I don't find a downloadlink anywhere on mgcproducts.com or in my account there.

Question about BF version are not to be done here.
Please do it on the appropriate website.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by morrow

VBadvanced: attempted to enable via these instructions but didn't work:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=435

Prior to installing this new version, these instructions worked. Is anyone using vbAdvanced with this new version? If so, what did you do to get it to show on your vbAdvanced page. It does show on my forum page with no issue.

That way of doing it shall not have changed between the two version.

I however did it in another way in my addon.

[morrow]

Originally Posted by VBDev

That way of doing it shall not have changed between the two version.

I however did it in another way in my addon.

I searched around for your addon but couldn't find it. Can you send a link?

~EDIT~
http://www.vb-hacks.org/ doesn't work. Do you have a new site?

Thanks

[Skyborg]

Hi VBDev,

my users couldnt use the action box.

Like xyz?s Profile.

When they klick on it, nothing happens.


I checked it. It works on Chrome, but not with Firefox and IE8/9.

Any idea?

Thanks


EDIT:
Same problem here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=7569