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MGC Chatbox Evo · **Released**: 01-27-2008

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

French
English
German [Not yet updated]
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

VBDev · #**1442** 05-27-2008, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Warning: Error in parsing value for property 'display'. Declaration dropped.
Source File: http://removed/index.php?
Line: 0

Error: SECURITYTOKEN is not defined
Source File: http://removed/clientscript/mgc_cb_evo.js
Line: 313

Are you using a version of vBulletin different from the 3.6.10 or 3.7 Gold ?

Coz it seems to be the case (last error). If yes, you should follow the how to described in the chatbox in order to be able to correct the problem

.

Ranger187 · #**1443** 05-27-2008, 06:05 AM

3.6.8 is what that forum is. How To? You mean the file that comes inside the chat files? I'll take a look.

Ranger187 · #**1444** 05-27-2008, 06:08 AM

Are you talking about the var SECURITYTOKEN = "0"; ?

Cuz if so, I get more errors... Ugh. I need sleep.

jdelasko · #**1445** 05-27-2008, 06:23 AM

So far, just in the month of may the file, mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php has accounted for the largest portion of my server bandwidth (42% of total). Here's the stats on this file:

Hits: 339430

KBytes: 12845136

12.8 gigabytes of transfer just for a chatbox!!!!?????

Is this normal for this program, or am I missing something?

VBDev · #**1446** 05-27-2008, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Are you talking about the var SECURITYTOKEN = "0"; ?

Cuz if so, I get more errors... Ugh. I need sleep.

Yes it's that one which is needed coz it won't work otherwise with your vBulletin install.

Which errors do you get in that case ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdelasko

So far, just in the month of may the file, mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php has accounted for the largest portion of my server bandwidth (42% of total). Here's the stats on this file:

Hits: 339430

KBytes: 12845136

12.8 gigabytes of transfer just for a chatbox!!!!?????

Is this normal for this program, or am I missing something?

Wow ! That's a lot.

Some questions:

How many users do you have on your board ?
What is your refresh rate ?
How many chats are you displaying in the chatbox ?

I am planning on develop something to avoid full refresh of a chatbox each time and thus diminish the load.

Ranger187 · #**1447** 05-27-2008, 06:44 AM

VB, My ambien kicked in.... I'll reply tomorrow... Sleep time.

butch3r · #**1448** 05-27-2008, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Incorrect. I'm pretty sure this has nothing to do with the languages at all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

Me too

While i was translating this mod i got this "Loading..." issue, and switching to english language made chat working. The problem was in some phrases that i edited, i guess. I just don't remember which of them.

butch3r · #**1449** 05-27-2008, 07:19 AM

And again about commands files differences:

EN\Ban\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_ban.js - line 19:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded);

FR\Ban\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_ban.js - line 19:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded + '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN);

EN\Ban\files\mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.php - line 9:

PHP Code:


			
//Line empty

FR\Ban\files\mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.php - line 9:

PHP Code:


			
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);

EN\Del\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_del.js - line 14:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded);

Line 32:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded);

FR\Del\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_del.js - line 14:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded + '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN);

Line 32:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded + '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN);

I can continue the list..

VBDev · #**1450** 05-27-2008, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by butch3r

And again about commands files differences:

EN\Ban\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_ban.js - line 19:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded);

FR\Ban\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_ban.js - line 19:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded + '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN);

EN\Ban\files\mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.php - line 9:

PHP Code:


			
//Line empty

FR\Ban\files\mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.php - line 9:

PHP Code:


			
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);

EN\Del\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_del.js - line 14:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded);

Line 32:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded);

FR\Del\files\clientscript\mgc_cb_evo_cmd\mgc_cb_ev o_cmd_del.js - line 14:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded + '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN);

Line 32:

Code:

      sendAjax.send(mgc_cb_evo_jsloc + 'mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php', 'do=ajax_chat&channel_id=0&chat=' + chat_urlencoded + '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN);

I can continue the list..

I will change all files back upon next release to ensure that english files are coherent with french files

Skyrider · #**1451** 05-27-2008, 07:51 AM

Thanks VBDev! I do have one more question. When I entered my email within the chatbox, the chatbox displayed:

[emaiI]xxxx@gmail.com[/emaiI] (replaced L with I).

For some reason it also shows the email tags around the email through the chatbox, while allowing link & BBTag is enabled. Is this a bug, or can do I have to enable something else?

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