Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
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
The security token for versions < 3.6.10 and < 3.7.0 RC4 goes in the very top of mgc_cb_evo.js which should be in your clientscript folder, if installed correctly at least.
Andrew
Hi VBDev- for such a popular item and so many posts I know things can be over looked... So I'm just bringing this back up since I never saw you respond to it (although you may have looked at it and answered it already in your head )
Thanks!
Well sorry. About that , currently you are the only one who asked for a modification of the timeframe from 24 hours, to hours or minutes.
Unless there are other interested, I won't change that.
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Originally Posted by nickypoooo
My forum is right to left written but the text in chatbox will not align to user names on the right
do you have any idea how I can do that?
attached
It's an issue, it doesn't get the align correctly as per forum configuration.
Quote:
Originally Posted by troppodel
hi there i need to uninstall your mod .......but when i unistall the product i see on my database that don't delete the fields in usergroup table, so when i try to create new group i receive a sql error!!
can you help me please
thanks
Well, I would recommend you to follow the uninstall instructions of the readme correctly
Quote:
Originally Posted by entertain
vB3.8: In the archive i can not see the commands in a "shout menu" any more.
But in the chatbox it is working. Is this possible?
Yes I removed them as they in my opinion where of no use in the archives.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek
This seems to work ok, but I am having two issues.
#1: Instead of displaying what I would assume should be an image, it says "Submit Query" in text.
#2: If a member doesn't have an avatar it says the text "Avatar".
Is this intended functionality?
Either way, where can I change it?
I think you haven't uploaded the images of the chatbox in your style misc directory.
So the problem is actually that the variable $stylevar['imgdir_misc'] is getting URLencoded before vB does whatever replacements it needs to do. Or at least whatever string is including that variable for the image output is getting URLENCODED too soon. Again, I don't know where this is happening, but I'm trying to figure it out.
UPDATE
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Ok, I found the exact cause now, it's my custom theme. It has a custom variable called {IF} (Images Folder) which translates to "%7BIF%7D" when it's URLDECODED. So somewhere within this mod I'd guess that it needs to check/process the replacement variables when building the images folder variable ($stylevar['imgdir_misc']). I have no idea where that might be or how to do it though.
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Ok, I found what the problem is, just not a solution yet.
I searched this thread and found one other person with the problem, although no solution was posted.
The problem is, somewhere the text "%7BIF%7D" is getting inserted into the image URL paths. I've done some searches and cannot find this text anywhere.
Well how is this {IF} normally interpreted ? You have a plugin for that coming with the theme ?
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Originally Posted by killa101
I hate the copyright info on it. Such annoying placement. And constant use of "MGCChatbox Evo" when they could have just written "Shoutbox" or "Chatbox". I am considering uninstalling for these same reasons as well.
Well it's in the footer, of the chatbox that doesn't seem much illogical. About the MGCChatbox Evo, JFYI it's an option that you can edit ...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa1
Bug: Since upgrading to 2.1.0 my members are getting this error:
Code:
Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin
Please advise or provide a fix.
See bug list, there is a link to a temporarly fix.
Quote:
Originally Posted by gentz
ok all i see are mgc evo header, mgc evo functions file, and mgc cb functions file which of these is it? in the instructions it just says; mgc cb evo?
It's just a standard vB template replacement variable, {IF} should be replaced with "images/shadow". But it's not happening in those variables (the misc folder one) with your mod. How it's "normally" done, by vB I guess, it's native to vB, not 3'rd party.
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Originally Posted by VBDev
Well how is this {IF} normally interpreted ? You have a plugin for that coming with the theme ?
Clicked UNINSTALLED due to copyright being is the most silliest place and looks a mess in that small font gone over to Cyb shoutbox.
Started out great as a free mod now the developer is getting to greedy asking for $20.00 to remove the copyright when everyone who uses VB knows what shoutbox it is.
Clicked UNINSTALLED due to copyright being is the most silliest place and looks a mess in that small font gone over to Cyb shoutbox.
Started out great as a free mod now the developer is getting to greedy asking for $20.00 to remove the copyright when everyone who uses VB knows what shoutbox it is.
Greedy???
He's on here probably 7 days a week supporting this. He doesn't have to do that. No other shoutbox/chatbox out there is as feature rich as this one.
It is worth either the copyright or the $20. I think it's a small price to pay for this to be honest. I think you're being greedy asking for something like this for nothing!
It's just a standard vB template replacement variable, {IF} should be replaced with "images/shadow". But it's not happening in those variables (the misc folder one) with your mod. How it's "normally" done, by vB I guess, it's native to vB, not 3'rd party.
Search for Ranger187's posts. I swear he helped someone a few months ago with the exact same problem. It was with like an extrempixels skin or something...
He's on here probably 7 days a week supporting this. He doesn't have to do that. No other shoutbox/chatbox out there is as feature rich as this one.
It is worth either the copyright or the $20. I think it's a small price to pay for this to be honest. I think you're being greedy asking for something like this for nothing!
I agree with you 100%. This is a great chat/box. I paid the $20. would pay more. My only +++++ is when is the jave pop-up error going to be fixed?? As far as everything else works great.. Love it.. Keep up the good work..