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

[IvyKeepMommy]

Nevermind it was an issue with the Ultimate Columns hack I added, when I removed it, it went back to normal.

[ed2k_2]

@class101

How do you resized the width? Because my layout of my CMPS in the side borders are like squished...

[Feckie (Roger)]

Hi Can you tell me can you exclude groups from using this................

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Feckie (Roger)

Hi Can you tell me can you exclude groups from using this................

Sure, you just have to set the permissions for those usergroup to all no

Originally Posted by Rajdeep

Only admins cant see the shoutbox and others are able to see it.All permissions are fine.Wht to do.Plz help

Can you put a screenshot of the usergroup permissions for your admin group plz.

[BozzaJos]

VBDev. I am waiting for the next version of your chatbox before I'm going to install it on my site. It all looks very promising and I can't wait for it to be released. I hope there will be a proper vBAdvanced option to use otherwise it's useless for me.

One question tho: Are you going to add a feature which shows to members when there's a new topic created on the forums? Would be an awesome feature, Inferno Shoutbox got it too.

Thanks in advance!

[VBDev]

Not sure I'll you know there are already lots to do

But the new features I plan to add might help on that purpose.

[shavedaccord]

I'm also having the problem with people not being able to see the chat box while invisible. Seems like once you go invisible the chat box is no longer visible even if you turn off invisibility.

[shavedaccord]

How can I change the color of the time stamps?

[Semobid]

I am having a problem with my chatbox loading. It just keeps loading and loading. It also is making my board wider.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by shavedaccord

I'm also having the problem with people not being able to see the chat box while invisible. Seems like once you go invisible the chat box is no longer visible even if you turn off invisibility.

The admin of the french resource forum I belong to can see it while he is invisible.

As they ever been able to see it ?

I wonder, have you modified the modifyoptions template ? If not this could be the reason why they have seen it but not they don't anymore. As the modification of that template introduces option for the chatbox and especially one to hide or not the chatbox.

Originally Posted by shavedaccord

How can I change the color of the time stamps?

This is the additionnal css you should have added which makes that.

Originally Posted by Semobid

I am having a problem with my chatbox loading. It just keeps loading and loading. It also is making my board wider.

Have you uploaded the js files ? Was it a fresh install or an update ?