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

[SloppyGoat]

Originally Posted by acegames

Did you edit each user groups permission to be able to view chat box ?

No, I didn't. I'm also confused about this part:

For each command you which to install :
1/ If the command's folder contains a "Files" directory, upload its content to your forum root.
2/ If the command's folder contains an "Images" directory, upload its content in each of your forum's styles directory.
3/ Import the command located in the "xml" directory through the command management system.

Do I upload the whole folder or put these in the xml and clientscript folders? And then do I download each xml file in each of these folders? That's not very clear.

[Skyrider]

Hey, is there any way I can set up normal users to moderate the chat box (banning, removing messages) but they don't have any access on the forums itself? I am trying to do this, but no luck so far.

[SloppyGoat]

This is what I get now. It always just says loading (but you can only see it if you highlight it) and if I type anything into it it goes to the archive page. And how do I change the colors?



These have to be the worst instructions for installing such a labor intensive hack I've ever seen. No offense, but this really needs better documentation.

[RedDevil]

Im all new to this ive installed theproduct, think i got something wrong somewhere.

It says copy images to each style folder, i just have default style, seems all the icons and buttons are awol, can anyone point me in right direction, looks like i put images in wrong place but dont have a clue.

see picture.

[SloppyGoat]

Yeah, I found out that's not where the images go. Right click one of the missing ones and look at properties and it will tell you where the misc folder is really supposed to go. Looks like you've gotten farther than I have. I'm getting pissed off, since this requires so many manual steps and who knows what the hell is wrong with it now?

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by SloppyGoat

Yeah, I found out that's not where the images go. Right click one of the missing ones and look at properties and it will tell you where the misc folder is really supposed to go. Looks like you've gotten farther than I have. I'm getting pissed off, since this requires so many manual steps and who knows what the hell is wrong with it now?

Thanks for that, now im more baffled as its not pointing to the server its installed on.

have to check now how its looking in wrong place.

[SloppyGoat]

This is a clusterf*ck to install. It needs more clear and precise instructions. Uninstalling....which is even more of a b*tch!!!

Will someone please write up some intelligible directions that are accurate and easy to follow. This is crap.

[RedDevil]

Ok sorted it out, your right info to install isnt newbie friendly, my problem was i am testing on a backup server, seems it was trying to look on main one for files for whatever reason i dont know.

[SloppyGoat]

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

Ok sorted it out, your right info to install isnt newbie friendly, my problem was i am testing on a backup server, seems it was trying to look on main one for files for whatever reason i dont know.

Yeah, and I'm no newbie. I've been running a vB forum and installing hacks for over 6 years. I usually have no trouble at all, even when the instructions are rather lacking. I'd really like to get this installed and working, if anyone cares to help and write up a better install process.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by acegames

Great chat box , installed no problems

How could I add a simple command for a link to be displayed for my online radio ?

like /radio

posts "click here for the radio"

Why don't you use the announcement feature of the chatbox ?

Originally Posted by SloppyGoat

No, I didn't. I'm also confused about this part:

For each command you which to install :
1/ If the command's folder contains a "Files" directory, upload its content to your forum root.
2/ If the command's folder contains an "Images" directory, upload its content in each of your forum's styles directory.
3/ Import the command located in the "xml" directory through the command management system.

Do I upload the whole folder or put these in the xml and clientscript folders? And then do I download each xml file in each of these folders? That's not very clear.

No you just have to upload the contents of the files directory as it's written.

For the xml, you have to use the chatbox command management system.

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Hey, is there any way I can set up normal users to moderate the chat box (banning, removing messages) but they don't have any access on the forums itself? I am trying to do this, but no luck so far.

With usergroups you should be able no?

Originally Posted by SloppyGoat

This is what I get now. It always just says loading (but you can only see it if you highlight it) and if I type anything into it it goes to the archive page. And how do I change the colors?



These have to be the worst instructions for installing such a labor intensive hack I've ever seen. No offense, but this really needs better documentation.

Install instructions are kept clear and simple, I don't see how I could enhance that, any clue on what you would be excepting ?

Which vBulletin version are you using ?

For the colors, either set a default color for your usergroup or select one for your default color in your profile options, or select one at each chat in the bbcode line