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

[gunitman247]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Have you activated stats in your chatbox options of the acp?

For the pm command the syntax has changed since 1.4 version so you better check the good syntax in the help window of the chatbox.

Yes I have activated it. I am still unsure what is happening. As for the syntax I am a new installation and used v1.5.

Thanks

[jupiter5]

I installed it and seems work properly. I am waiting for new option, users can easy select colours of wording. Members do not like writing words between codes.
VBDev, hurry up for V2.0 )
Thanks a lot.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by gunitman247

Yes I have activated it. I am still unsure what is happening. As for the syntax I am a new installation and used v1.5.

Thanks

Anyone experiencing the same problem ?

Originally Posted by jupiter5

I installed it and seems work properly. I am waiting for new option, users can easy select colours of wording. Members do not like writing words between codes.
VBDev, hurry up for V2.0 )
Thanks a lot.

They already can select colours or wording from their usercp in the current version of the chatbox you know.

[BigDog56]

Just installed it, works great. Now, how can I put specific smilies in there? Also, no big deal, but it does not show who is using the chatbox. When I click the "who's on line", it says just me, when others are posting in it.

[MotMann]

öhm.. postbit and postnit legacy, i rebuild that templates.

And now, the chatbox wil not be displayed.

How i get that one back on my forumhome?

[jediteknoman]

Hey VBDev, I've got an interesting situation for you.

On my forum I seem to be having a few members are not able to see the Shoutbox, I checked the usergroup permissions and so forth but they not seeing the Shoutbox still.

I did uninstall and reinstall again but it seems to work for a period of time before the Shoutbox goes missing again for the 'normal users', not anyone with modship or Adminship permissions.

I'm using [vB 3.6.x] MGC Chatbox v1.5.zip

Any suggestions?

[CHIPIT]

Any way to disable the chatbox dropdown in the navbar?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by BigDog56

Just installed it, works great. Now, how can I put specific smilies in there? Also, no big deal, but it does not show who is using the chatbox. When I click the "who's on line", it says just me, when others are posting in it.

No with the current state of work you can't select specific smilies.

It is a planned feature but not for the really next version perhaps the one after.

Originally Posted by MotMann

?hm.. postbit and postnit legacy, i rebuild that templates.

And now, the chatbox wil not be displayed.

How i get that one back on my forumhome?

Rebuilding the postbit legacy has removed chatbox from forumhome ?

Are you sure that you didn't do anything else ? Perhaps you have deactivated the display chatbox on forumhome option ?

Originally Posted by jediteknoman

Hey VBDev, I've got an interesting situation for you.

On my forum I seem to be having a few members are not able to see the Shoutbox, I checked the usergroup permissions and so forth but they not seeing the Shoutbox still.

I did uninstall and reinstall again but it seems to work for a period of time before the Shoutbox goes missing again for the 'normal users', not anyone with modship or Adminship permissions.

I'm using [vB 3.6.x] MGC Chatbox v1.5.zip

Any suggestions?

This is a very well known situation and I am sorry but it do comes from a miss in your following of the install procedure he he.

I think you haven't done the modification to the modifyoptions template which you should have done to avoid that problem to appear.

To correct that, do the modification stated in the install procedure and then tell your user to go in their usercp > options and set the show chatbox option back to yes.

As the modification is not present on your forum, the option is not displayed and thus equivalent to hide chatbox if a user change its options.

Originally Posted by CHIPIT

Any way to disable the chatbox dropdown in the navbar?

Yes, by removing the navbar template edits you did during the chatbox install.

[Reecey]

ive had major problems installing this on vb 3.7.0 beta 3 is it ment to work on this version if not will there be another release of this. i know of another website running at 3.7.0 using this chatbox but i cant seem to figure it out. if it can be done i would be very grate full if you could install it to my vb.

Many Thanks,
Reece.

[MotMann]

vB DEV thanks, i found it. It was deaktivate in my Preferences..