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

[KevinL]

Works great!! Thanks!!

Maybe I missed it.. but is there a way that I can change the date and time?

[rizelim]

Seems ok to me. Do your admin users are only admin or do they belong to other usergroups ?
Have you tried setting the same permissions as your other usergroups

Have you tried setting the same permissions as your other usergroups ?

Yes But problem see no chatbox

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by KevinL

Works great!! Thanks!!

Maybe I missed it.. but is there a way that I can change the date and time?

Two options are available for that.

Originally Posted by rizelim

Yes But problem see no chatbox

?? You have set the same permissions but they don't see it ? Is this usergroup having the same style on the forum ? Have you check the usercp as I told ya ?

[Markos]

ive changed

$find = '$forumhome_markread_script';
$brb = '';
$bra = '<br />';

to

$find = $chatbox_forumhome';
$brb = '';
$bra = '<br />';

is that right ???

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Markos

ive changed

$find = '$forumhome_markread_script';
$brb = '';
$bra = '<br />';

to

$find = $chatbox_forumhome';
$brb = '';
$bra = '<br />';

is that right ???

Yes that is

[Abu2]

One mysql error in the latest version:

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:

         SELECT DISTINCT u.username,u.displaygroupid,u.userid,s.userid AS suserid,u.usergroupid
                        (u.options & 512) AS invisible
         FROM mgc_cb_evo_session AS cbs
         LEFT JOIN user AS u ON (cbs.userid=u.userid)
         LEFT JOIN session AS s ON (cbs.userid=s.userid)
         WHERE cbs.dateline>='1224535366' AND cbs.userid!=0;

MySQL Error   : FUNCTION u.usergroupid does not exist
Error Number  : 1305
Request Date  : Tuesday, October 21st 2008 @ 01:07:46 AM
Error Date    : Tuesday, October 21st 2008 @ 01:07:46 AM
Script        : http://***/forum/mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php
Referrer      : http://***/forum/mgc_cb_evo.php?
IP Address    : ***
Username      : Ram
Classname     : vb_database
MySQL Version : 5.0.26-lk-log

[rizelim]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Two options are available for that.



?? You have set the same permissions but they don't see it ? Is this usergroup having the same style on the forum ? Have you check the usercp as I told ya ?

where usercp setting don't see

[Markos]

thanks how can i get it to show whos in the chatbox

[zelnik]

Thanks for the update!

I've finally turned on the ignore feature on but there seems no option to make it not ignore moderator/admin groups..

Is there an option for this that I'm missing?

[KevinL]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Two options are available for that.

Indeed...didn't see them before! haha