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

[adnedarn]

Originally Posted by VBDev

I still don't think that I am understanding you clearly.

Are you using the chatbox in newest at the top or oldest at the top ?

Please explain me in which mode you're using it otherwise I won't be of any help lol

I'm using old at top (or new at bottom as I said in my first post )

Here, I typed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in that order in my shout box. the first image is when I scroll all the way down. The second is when it auto refreshes... You can see it is now missing shouts 6 and 7 (and someone else's shout that they got in there before I got the screen shot taken) I hope this is clearer for you.
Thanks!

[Karabaja]

@VBDev

Is there anyway to have a log of moderator actions in the shoutbox.
I just had a situation with someone editing other peoples shouts and pruning the shoutbox.
I've allowed mods and assistant admins manage shoutbox permissions. But either someone got drunk or maybe someone logged into their account, but in any case I'd like to find out who did those actions, as I don't think they'll come clean.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by baby41

Thanks for your reply but it didn't worked,I'm using Vb 3.6.8 and xmass2007 skin and I have other 4 skins on site and all 4 work fine but not to the default theme to all my members the xmass2007,what can I do more

In the styles and template manager, can you check for this style what is the path to the misc images for it ?

Maybe it's not called misc for that style, this could be the reason.

Originally Posted by Saviour

Thanks for getting back to me on that...I'm pretty sure the vb censor isn't working since I was able to type words that are censored in the chat box and they were showing up...others may want to test this as well and reply. Of course...I do not have the chat box on any of my forum pages...I just have a link to the Chatbox on my navbar and it opens its own page.

One other thing...the smilies add a nice touch, but for those who have a lot of smilies, the way you have it implemented, really isn't user friendly. If you want to display your board's smilies and have a lot...then they take up a lot of space when opened through the chat box. You may want to implement a feature like the smilie category hack that opens a separate window when the chat box smiley face is clicked...then let the user select the smiley from within categories. Just a thought...but a good one.

Yes I'll wait for it to be reproduced coz I remembered having tested it and it was working :/

Yes I know that the way I implemented it is not that much user friendly.

But implementing in another way could make it harder and I didn't had the time though to work on that part. But I think for the version following the new one, I might dig into that by building up a smilies selection page

Originally Posted by SaTaNaSsO

i have another question...
this is the result of the installation... i found how to switch the language ( it was my error on installating chatbox language)...
how can i display the smilies? and the bbcode options??
thanx...

Originally Posted by baby41

As VBdev allready told me You have to upload the mgc_chatbox image folder in each misc directory of your styles.(But I still didn't got 1 skin working with this,lol)

As baby41 said to you, you have to upload the images n all your misc directory.

And perhaps activate the bbcode and smileys options if needed

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by adnedarn

I'm using old at top (or new at bottom as I said in my first post )

Here, I typed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in that order in my shout box. the first image is when I scroll all the way down. The second is when it auto refreshes... You can see it is now missing shouts 6 and 7 (and someone else's shout that they got in there before I got the screen shot taken) I hope this is clearer for you.
Thanks!

On your second screenshot, the 6 and 7 are shown IMO below if you scroll down no ?

I still don't see the problem.

What I know is that as soon as you scroll, these kind of phenoma tends to appear.

Originally Posted by Karabaja

@VBDev

Is there anyway to have a log of moderator actions in the shoutbox.
I just had a situation with someone editing other peoples shouts and pruning the shoutbox.
I've allowed mods and assistant admins manage shoutbox permissions. But either someone got drunk or maybe someone logged into their account, but in any case I'd like to find out who did those actions, as I don't think they'll come clean.

No sorry, this functionnality is not yet implemented.

Anyway this is an interesting one, come to me after the release of the next version so that I could build that up. I think it could be an easy one to implement.

[Karabaja]

Ok thanks, will do. Good to hear it is possible.

[Ohiosweetheart]

More than happy to be a beta tester here

[snoopy5]

Hi

I would like to move the chat from the buttom of my forum-home-page to the right side of it (vertical, not horizontal). Like a "Banner"

Is this possible and if yes, how do I do this?

[ajm4481]

My Chatbox seems to display odd on fusion64 theme. Can you possibly help me with this?

You can see it a www.koomid.com

Here is a screenshot wiht the things that are odd circled.

Hope you can maybe help me
My VB version is 3.6.8
Thanks
ADam

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by snoopy5

Hi

I would like to move the chat from the buttom of my forum-home-page to the right side of it (vertical, not horizontal). Like a "Banner"

Is this possible and if yes, how do I do this?

It might be possible perhaps with lots lots of html modifications but not as is. I am not sure if it would render very well though.

This would need works so unless you know what you're doing I am sorry but I can't help on this.

Originally Posted by Ohiosweetheart

More than happy to be a beta tester here

He he thanks, I think I'll post the beta here unofficially and lets all of you test it if you want when a beta will be available.

Originally Posted by ajm4481

My Chatbox seems to display odd on fusion64 theme. Can you possibly help me with this?

You can see it a www.koomid.com

Here is a screenshot wiht the things that are odd circled.

Hope you can maybe help me
My VB version is 3.6.8
Thanks
ADam

According to the screenshot, I think you have made the modification to the navbar tempalte while your skin doesn't have a navbar

You should remove those modifications, there are not mandatory and as they are not compatible with your skin I think it would be better.

[ajm4481]

VBDev, thank you very much. That worked like a charm!