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MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)
Version: 1.5, by VBDev VBDev is offline
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Category: Chat Modifications - Version: 3.6.9 Rating:
Released: 05-29-2007 Last Update: 09-19-2007 Installs: 764
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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 :
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

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Old 05-30-2007, 12:10 PM
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Yes you are right ! Anyway, you can set this time as you like but I don't think thats it is absolutoly mandatory to see the shout immediatly as it's only a chatbox not a chat

Anyway you can set it to the value you want so you've full freedom on this

Thanks,i got it.Very feature-rich chatbox!:up:
What's the Team Channel button for anyway?
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On the chatbox, some usergroup are able to use the command called "/team" (usergroup parameter in the vbulletin options for the chatbox).

The chat sent with this command are shown in the Team channel

I have done this coz when lots of people speak in the day you might miss some important team messages. So with the separation of the channels, this problem is solved (I plan to do an alert in the next version which tell the user that a new chat has been sent on this channel).

However, user are not obliged to you the /team prefix for their messages when they are located in the team channel.
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installed!!! thanks...!! looks good!!!
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Great mod! I'm going to install it.
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I have left column blocks on my forumhome.Right now,the chatbox is sitting right on top of everything,on the left column blocks and my forums on the right.
How do i make it that the left column blocks sits on the left all the way up,while the chatbox sits on top of my forums on the right?

e.g see my screenshot

*Edited: Here's how you can solve that

Go in the admincp
-In the plugin manager, open the forumhome_complete plugin in the chatbox product
-Find $navbar and replace it by $chatbox_forumhome
-Then in your FORUMHOME template, add $chatbox_forumhome where you want the chatbox to appear

Thank you VBDev!:up:
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You told me about the integration in arcade main page, you spoke about ibproarcade or vbarcade one?

I could try to do it but not sure I got the time for it I have a lot of things to do.
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How Can We Have This On All Pages
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Actually you can't, but I plan to add an option for this in the next version.
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You told me about the integration in arcade main page, you spoke about ibproarcade or vbarcade one?

I could try to do it but not sure I got the time for it I have a lot of things to do.
I'm using ibproarcade.It'll be nice and useful to have in there i think.
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And when is that due out
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