Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[unitedpunjab]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Hum, if you have enabled it for both then dream user should be able to see it in the pm channel.

I think I'll have to check that out But I will do it tomorrow when my headache will be passed (too much alcohol yesterday )

I have enabled the PM function for both the usergroup. But still it's not showing up anywhere for simple user. For Admin usergroup it's showing.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by AdmiralGeek

one of my users has a prob with the shout box, THE ONLY ONE, it constantly is laoding (has the text loading in the shout box area) i checked his cookies, and java script and all is fine.

any ideas?

Only one user ?? Did you loggin with this user account to see if the problem comes from the account or from the user side ?

Originally Posted by maidos

theres a issue, i have set a usergroup to be able to use mp/pm command on the admincp.. the member can view the brushes icon however what theycant see is the pm channel icon at all

Have you uploaded the images of the last version ?

Originally Posted by Krieg

hi, i wanted to install this mod and followed every step (i uploaded every single files from v1.1 to 1.4)
i imported the products and did the templates modifications.

but the chatbox does not show (i switch it on in the admincp) and i am helpless.

the source of my forumhome page looks like this for instance :

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php">Calendrier</a></td>
 
<!-- modif chatbox -->
 
<!-- modif chatbox -->    
 
 
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?do=getnew" accesskey="2">Derniers messages</a></td>

in the templates i added the small commentary lines so that i find the mods afterwards. i must do something wrong but cannot find what

PS: je suis francais et si ya besoin de l'url ya pas de soucis, je pourrais la donner

Cela peut venir de ton style, as tu v?rifi? sur le style par d?faut ?

Si ?? vient du style, il faut rergarder dans le fichier lisez moi, il y a une proc?dure ? ce sujet.

Originally Posted by Nimrod.

3.6.7 PL1

Yeah, I couldnt figure out why it was messing with the global.php file.

Never experienced that, maybe the file wasn't uploaded correctly (ie, error during the upload).

Originally Posted by blueraider

how do i fixed the date. it keeps saying 7/13/07

There are options in the acp to configure that

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Mastar

Is it possible to have an option for an sound alert when a new message has been entered?

Actually not, I will maybe have a look but I am not really for that idea.

Originally Posted by inciarco

Hello VBDev!!

I almost forgot to share witn you another little Bug I detected on the Chatbox, and is that When I press the Collapse Icon () the ChatBox Displays itself in a Bigger Height, and Not Collapse itself at all but the Opposite it goes Bigger!! (This also happens on the ChatBox Page (http://inciarco.com/foros/mgc_chatbo...o=view_chatbox)).

You can see this at:
http://inciarco.com/foros/

Do you know why this could be happening?? I Can Collapse every other Table in my Forum except the ChatBox!! (you can see that in the previous Link and in Sections like the Gallery (Galer?a) and others).

I hope this Helps for your next Release!!

My Best Regards For You!! :up:

This is not a bug as lucky51 stated

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by unitedpunjab

I have enabled the PM function for both the usergroup. But still it's not showing up anywhere for simple user. For Admin usergroup it's showing.

For admin it works ?

Hum very strange, do the user which don't see it belongs to 2 usergroups ?

[Subah]

There is Automatic msg sending when i ban some one from the chatbox ? where can i disaple this msg ?
Can you add another way to ban the users by there ID member ?

[Subah]

By the way its always say to me
"you are the only user in the chatbox"
but i`am sure there are another users !

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Subah

There is Automatic msg sending when i ban some one from the chatbox ? where can i disaple this msg ?
Can you add another way to ban the users by there ID member ?

It can't be disabled, but you're right it should.

I am going to add that in the todo list.

By userid, yes I could, I'll put it too in the list.

Originally Posted by Subah

By the way its always say to me
"you are the only user in the chatbox"
but i`am sure there are another users !

Yes I know, this an issue I have to look at. The result will be complete removal of that functionnality if I don't find a clean and not too heavy on server load solution

[redraider]

I have to ask, is this working with vbadvanced yet, I would like to install it as a side module.

Thanks

[pewp]

hello there. i just installed this wonderful addon to another forum i'm working on and it's a smaller forum (only 600px wide). the smallest size the chatbox seems to go is 800px. is there anyway to modify this to get it to shrink down more?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by redraider

I have to ask, is this working with vbadvanced yet, I would like to install it as a side module.

Thanks

Yes it does There is an howto in the readme (with a small error as you have to add adv_index and not arcade ).

But due to its size, it wont fit in the side colums, so can only in the center (which is good IMO).

Originally Posted by pewp

hello there. i just installed this wonderful addon to another forum i'm working on and it's a smaller forum (only 600px wide). the smallest size the chatbox seems to go is 800px. is there anyway to modify this to get it to shrink down more?

How you could achieve that :

• Reduce the size of the input box (option in the acp)
• Disable some bbcode (option in the acp) for the chatbox

This will allow you to reduce it's width and I think it might fit in 600px.