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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by entertain

Hello VBDev,

i still have an idea for the version 2.0.

What do you think about an option (for the archive) that you can mark a few shouts and then delete this marked shouts?

cu
entertain

This is an interesting feature however, I don't have the time to add it for the 2.0 version.

I barely have the time to work on it so I prefer keeping my eyes on the current features I have decided.

Please keep your request in mind and ask it again once the new version will be released

Originally Posted by baby41

It seems that other Admin had disable the ajax functions without telling me,Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

But I only realise now that Pm function gives me an error of "Command syntax error", do you know why because I never had used that function,regards.

Which syntax did you type to use it ?

Originally Posted by RYoBiOS

In vBulletin 3.7 not show option in user control panel

Have you applied again the modifications to the modifyoptions template coz you might have overwrited them while upgrading to the new version.

Originally Posted by yeku

Installed, work perfectly.

memorize the type of font y color by nick? it possible?

thank you

This is already the case in the usercp a user can choose its own color / size / font for the shouts.

[yeku]

Friendly thanks

Great chat, great software

Best regards:up::up:

[Xidos]

Can I get some help, I ahve no clue where ot find / edit the FORUMHOME, im getting so stressed I can't follow teh last steps of teh installation can anyone further explain / help.

[IR15H]

Originally Posted by Xidos

Can I get some help, I ahve no clue where ot find / edit the FORUMHOME, im getting so stressed I can't follow teh last steps of teh installation can anyone further explain / help.

Admin CP > Styles & Templates > Search in Templates > Search for Text: forumhome > Click on FORUMHOME then hit edit/customise.

[vBVision]

How can I enable autmatic cleaning of shouts? Please, help! I can't find it

[sandbender]

I love this chatbox! Clicked "installed" & wish it was listed for MOTM.

I too would love a Private Chatbox capability, or at least private for several forums. For now, I'm just using the Team feature, where mods & admins can vent privately.

I've been reading this very long thread all day trying to find out how to display the chatbox on just certain forums, done about 15 thread searches, View Sources etc. and still can't figure it out. Brain freeze!

So can you spell it out for me, perhaps with an example of what needs to go on the Other Pages List?

Thanks so much & keep up the great work!

[ajm4481]

cant figure out how to unban and see a list of banned people. how do i do this?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Philosopher

How can I enable autmatic cleaning of shouts? Please, help! I can't find it

You have to first set the option : MGC Chatbox : General Options > Numbers of days of the shouts to remove to your wanted value.

And then you'll just have to check in the cron manager if the chatbox task is set active and this should do it

Originally Posted by sandbender

I love this chatbox! Clicked "installed" & wish it was listed for MOTM.

I too would love a Private Chatbox capability, or at least private for several forums. For now, I'm just using the Team feature, where mods & admins can vent privately.

I've been reading this very long thread all day trying to find out how to display the chatbox on just certain forums, done about 15 thread searches, View Sources etc. and still can't figure it out. Brain freeze!

So can you spell it out for me, perhaps with an example of what needs to go on the Other Pages List?

Thanks so much & keep up the great work!

What do you mean exactly by private ? If you want regular users not to see it, then you can just set the usergroups options ofr the other groups to no.

It's not possible actually to show the chatbox only on certains forums but this is a functionnality I am willing to add.

Originally Posted by ajm4481

cant figure out how to unban and see a list of banned people. how do i do this?

Use the help button in the chatbox to see the command syntaxes

[BeboxForum]

Just installed this on my forum
Problem is in Usergroups and the Chatbox section of admincp it is all in French. How can I change this.

[BeboxForum]

Oh

Everything is in frnech even n forum shoutbox yet I installed the lanugage file?