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

[Kaycee123]

We're still having problems with the chatbox not working for some members. For some it locks on "loading" and their chats never come up. Others are not able to see any of the chats in the chatbox, only in Archives.

The members who are having problems have cleared their caches several times and it still doesn't work.

Sometimes switching from FF to IE helps, or vice versa. Any ideas?

[Gamempire]

i can't see the chat after i had installed..why? i tried witdh the mod to the template but it still doesn't work..

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by gpc10347

<can of worms>

I have talkerbot working on my site and of course, mgc chat is working well too.. Anyone else have both and - figured out some code to make the talkerbot a part of the chat?

</end worms>

Who knows if that will be added.

Originally Posted by Gamempire

i can't see the chat after i had installed..why? i tried witdh the mod to the template but it still doesn't work..

Because you like every other n00b doesn't READ the instructions. USERGROUPS > Edit

Originally Posted by Kaycee123

We're still having problems with the chatbox not working for some members. For some it locks on "loading" and their chats never come up. Others are not able to see any of the chats in the chatbox, only in Archives.

The members who are having problems have cleared their caches several times and it still doesn't work.

Sometimes switching from FF to IE helps, or vice versa. Any ideas?

Loading or not showing at all = server. I think I asked, and you never replied. Is this running apache?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2100

[reitube]

in order to fit the chatbox on a side column of a portal like vba, it would be nice to resize the chatbox to a minimum. Therefore, it should be possible to arrange the icons (via configuration) beow the input field and have smaller icons. Furthermore, a configurable width would be great.
Thanks for the Mod, great job..

Regards.

[Ranger187]

Sounds more like a plugin to this mod, then a function. Not a bad idea. But, it's already a module VBa as a shotbox on the main page

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by Kaycee123

We're still having problems with the chatbox not working for some members. For some it locks on "loading" and their chats never come up. Others are not able to see any of the chats in the chatbox, only in Archives.

The members who are having problems have cleared their caches several times and it still doesn't work.

Sometimes switching from FF to IE helps, or vice versa. Any ideas?

I had this problem when upgrading from to 1.0 and solved it by re-ftping all the files over again (no need to reimport) just ftp upload all the associated files and it seem to fix it.

[VBDev]

Hi all,

Just back from holidays today.

Will start going through all your messages but I am currently a bit sick and thus am not sure If I can handle eveything.

[VBDev]

Ready boys ? Take a long breath and read all my answers

I hope i didn't forget anyone.

Originally Posted by pedroenf

The issue is that when chatbox is enabled you do not receive vBulletin PM pop-up.

When you are in that condition, which javascript error do you see ?

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

I've just upgraded from the old version of this hack to evo version. I used to run my chatbox with only 1 query, now it executes 3 queries. 1 for the core hack, 1 for the smilies and 1 for something else. Is it possile to run the new version with only 1 query? (i disabled all settings need extra queries)

If you deactivate the chatbox smilies it will remove one query (used to build up the smilies toolbar).

To go down to one query you can try to remove one other query that should not be run in case of autocompletion mode inactive.
Here is what you can do to give it a try:

1. Disable the autocompletion option
2. Edit the functions_mgc_cb_evo.php

and replace :

PHP Code:

    $commands = $vbulletin->db->query_read("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "mgc_cb_evo_command WHERE active='1'");
    
    while ($command = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($commands))
    {
        if (mgc_cb_evo_can_use_command($command))
        {
            $show['mgc_cb_evo_command_' . $command['identifier']] = true;

            /* If autocompletion is active, add commands tips to autocompletion array */
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_act_autocompletion'])
            {
                $append_array = get_command_autocompletion_array($command['identifier']);
                $autocompletion_js_array = array_merge($autocompletion_js_array,$append_array);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            $show['mgc_cb_evo_command_' . $command['identifier']] = false;
        }
    }
   
   if (sizeof($autocompletion_js_array))
   {
       /* Order table alphabetically */
       sort($autocompletion_js_array);
   
       /* Implode array */
       $autocompletion_js = implode(',',$autocompletion_js_array);
   } 


by

PHP Code:

    /* Retrieving of commands permissions to customize the chatbox displayed elements */
    $autocompletion_js_array = array();
    
    if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_act_autocompletion'])
    {
        $commands = $vbulletin->db->query_read("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "mgc_cb_evo_command WHERE active='1'");
        
        while ($command = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($commands))
        {
            if (mgc_cb_evo_can_use_command($command))
            {
                $show['mgc_cb_evo_command_' . $command['identifier']] = true;
    
                /* If autocompletion is active, add commands tips to autocompletion array */
                if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_act_autocompletion'])
                {
                    $append_array = get_command_autocompletion_array($command['identifier']);
                    $autocompletion_js_array = array_merge($autocompletion_js_array,$append_array);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                $show['mgc_cb_evo_command_' . $command['identifier']] = false;
            }
        }
       
       if (sizeof($autocompletion_js_array))
       {
        /* Order table alphabetically */
        sort($autocompletion_js_array);
       
        /* Implode array */
        $autocompletion_js = implode(',',$autocompletion_js_array);
       }
    } 


This should move things down to one query. I will update the chatbox code accordingly in the next version.

Originally Posted by shot2bits

PS - does the shoutbox auto update after somebody posts a message?

No, it does refresh on the other users window each specified number of seconds (you set it as called "autorefresh" time).

Originally Posted by BozzaJos

Thanks Andrew. I never noticed Dev answered my question. Anyway, here is a bigger screenshot!

Yes this is what I thought, I miss that one out

I have added it to the bug list and will correct it in the next version !

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

I also have the same issue with BozzaJos. Plus...

By default, vbulletin asks for confirmation after clicking log out and the page turn into gray in IE. When MGC Chatbox Evo is enabled, it doesn't asks for confirmation and directly logs me out. I can see the yellow javascript error icon in the bottom left corner of IE. Maybe a conflict with the JS files.

The problem is that I am a mac user and thus can't test that . Could you try to tell me which kind of error is displayed in ie ?

I add it in the list of known bugs.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

<can of worms>

I have talkerbot working on my site and of course, mgc chat is working well too.. Anyone else have both and - figured out some code to make the talkerbot a part of the chat?

</end worms>

Honestly this is not something I would, I don't know talkerbot at all and prefer to concentrate on bringing the chatbox to even further completness.

Originally Posted by reitube

in order to fit the chatbox on a side column of a portal like vba, it would be nice to resize the chatbox to a minimum. Therefore, it should be possible to arrange the icons (via configuration) beow the input field and have smaller icons. Furthermore, a configurable width would be great.
Thanks for the Mod, great job..

Regards.

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Sounds more like a plugin to this mod, then a function. Not a bad idea. But, it's already a module VBa as a shotbox on the main page

I agree with Ranger187, the VBa chatbox module for my chatbox released by stangger5 already does it.

[Fireproof]

Originally Posted by redtailboas

Installed. Great product and working great!

Is there a way to disable Chatbox in one style? I have a mobile style (and chat does not work on mobile devices that I have tested) so I would just like to disable it only for the mobile style.

Any suggestions?

I have this same need.

Any hope on getting some help with this?



Also - separately, is your next release likely to solve the "non-scrolling" issue when using "oldest first"?

[SnapOff Racing]

Concerning the issue about the private messages, that is happening for me as well. No popup window for new private messages. Just an FYI