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

[quiescent]

btw, is there a way to disable the archives?

[adnedarn]

Originally Posted by quiescent

btw, is there a way to disable the archives?

Admin panel ->usergroup manager -> pick a user group -> Can view the archives [yes] [NO]

Then of course there is the option for how many days chats are kept...

admin panel -> MGC Chatbox Evo : General options -> Number of days before automatic chats removal [set a number of days]

Andrew

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Sandy-XXX

I want the next version with the spanish language bug fixed, I mark installed for monitoring the mod.

Don't worry I found the error in the spanish language file

Originally Posted by adnedarn

VBDev- this may be another "just how it is" thing, but if I make there be alot of shouts in the box (so you can scroll back and read them without having a huge box on the home page, or having to go in the archive to see them) and you click the down arrow next to a name to send a pm or whatever... The more shouts you list, the further down the page that popup window is from your curser.

Andrew

I don't get you on that one ? What do you mean ?

Originally Posted by maidos

bug for /me
when i type "sme" and "ame"
it becomes like /me commands

Hum really ? I'll check that out then !

Originally Posted by adnedarn

For chatbox time format I have H:i A set. But the time says: 20:23PM I'm not sure if that is included in the current time bug or not.
Andrew

H is for 24 format i think. This is not a bug but rather a misset of the parameter.

[captainslater]

Originally Posted by Saint_ago

The color pallete doesn't show in Opera (in the Usergroup Manager nor UserCp and Chatbox). It opens a blank combo, but when we select a "color", the tags are inserted correctly.

The same in Firefox.

[MotMann]

I need my delete "red X" back.
The Pulldownbox for manuell deletes is terrible and that takes to much time and dont work correct.
In the old Version, i click just on the "X" and everything is fine And its fast .....
• How i delete the Posts? Right now its not working and the pulldownmen? works wrong.
• Guest/Anonyme Post can't be delete from the admin, there is no pulldownmen?..
• Pulldownmenu in that area are not a good idea. Maybe there comes Problems with Affilipartner (Banner).
• How i can include the chat in online.php on the top?
• The Colortext will not be shown in ACP in Safari. The Pulldownbox is white.
• How i can use special smilies for the chat from the vB smilie men??
• If i in the Team or member PM Channel, the normal Channel wil be flash after seconds, but here are no new Posts.

And there is something more wrong.. look at the screen From reload to reload comes more pulldownicons

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by MotMann

I need my delete "red X" back.
The Pulldownbox for manuell deletes is terrible and that takes to much time and dont work correct.
In the old Version, i click just on the "X" and everything is fine And its fast .....
? How i delete the Posts? Right now its not working and the pulldownmen? works wrong.

Have you checked, there was a bug in the name of the js folder in the clientscript directory.

I missnamed it in the chatbox archive, it's mgc_cb_evo_cmd not mg_cb_evo_cmd, this is why u can't delete.

About red cross, I could perhaps add an inline delete like it's in the threadslist ? Permissions to use it would be independent from the chatbox delete command.

Originally Posted by MotMann

? Guest/Anonyme Post can't be delete from the admin, there is no pulldownmen?..

Hum that's a bug yes you're right, I didn't thought at that.

Originally Posted by MotMann

? Pulldownmenu in that area are not a good idea. Maybe there comes Problems with Affilipartner (Banner).

I don't get you on that one, what do you mean ?

Originally Posted by MotMann

? How i can include the chat in online.php on the top?

Like in the previous version, there are options to achieve that by using the display on all page options and specifiying the good page

Originally Posted by MotMann

? The Colortext will not be shown in ACP in Safari. The Pulldownbox is white.

Yes I know this is corrected in the upcoming version.

Originally Posted by MotMann

? How i can use special smilies for the chat from the vB smilie men??

I have yet not done anything about smilies but this is planned.

Originally Posted by MotMann

? If i in the Team or member PM Channel, the normal Channel wil be flash after seconds, but here are no new Posts.

That might be due to the date problem, tell me after the next release if the problem is still there.

Originally Posted by MotMann

And there is something more wrong.. look at the screen From reload to reload comes more pulldownicons

Oh strange, will check out that.

[MotMann]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Have you checked, there was a bug in the name of the js folder in the clientscript directory.

I missnamed it in the chatbox archive, it's mgc_cb_evo_cmd not mg_cb_evo_cmd, this is why u can't delete.

About red cross, I could perhaps add an inline delete like it's in the threadslist ? Permissions to use it would be independent from the chatbox delete command.

I have the right Filename. And the permissions are right.

And yes. Red "X " are better.. the same as the last Version .. please

Originally Posted by VBDev

I don't get you on that one, what do you mean ?

I mean overlay banner. That can make some problems, that the Pulldown is behind the Banner.

Originally Posted by VBDev

Like in the previous version, there are options to achieve that by using the display on all page options and specifiying the good page

And how i do include it in online.php?



And new one: If i use the BB Size, the Color BB Code will be displayed.

[VBDev]

If you have the right filename and the right permissions you should be able to delete chats from within the chatbox.

In archives there was a bug which is corrected in next version this perhaps why u can't do it

If i do something in archives this won't be like in the previous version, this will be checkboxes like in the inline mod for threads in forumdisplay page.

I still don't understand you on the banner thing.


Have you checked in the admincp options, there are explanation on how to use the display on all pages option.

About BB Size u mean that color bbcode doesn't work when using it ?

[alseef]

Next version estimated release date : 01/02/08 or 02/02/08 (Bug corrections + some new features)

Today date : 03/02/08

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by alseef

Next version estimated release date : 01/02/08 or 02/02/08 (Bug corrections + some new features)

Today date : 03/02/08

And so ??

Estimated means that It could be aswell another date than that !

New bugs have been reported so the release date is too !