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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by nonspin

Let me point out that i've never had any problems before.

Sure but software evolves

Originally Posted by nonspin

- sometimes onLoad it just sits there "loading" .. 5 mins later everything is fine.

No SQL error nor javascript errors (in FF console) ?

Originally Posted by nonspin

- "commands autocompletion" doesnt work anymore in 3.81

Are you sure ? Commands are active or ?

Originally Posted by nonspin

- -> tried OFF -> SAVE -> ON to reset (along with all other setting) .. no luck

There is a known bug.

Originally Posted by nonspin

- and now i also get the "AJAX" window

You are getting the Ajax error with vB3.8 ? Hum...

If you look at page source in your navigator, what do you see after = in the source for : var vbulletin_version ?

[nonspin]

- no sql errors, no java errors
- commands are active and working

.. and this last one made me laugh

PHP Code:

var vbulletin_version = 0; 


i also went through ALL permissions settings and saved them again.


// edit:
everything fixed now.
"mgc_cb_evo_editor" template wasnt reverted (correctly) and contained leftover code

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by nonspin

- no sql errors, no java errors
- commands are active and working

.. and this last one made me laugh

PHP Code:

var vbulletin_version = 0; 


i also went through ALL permissions settings and saved them again.


// edit:
everything fixed now.
"mgc_cb_evo_editor" template wasnt reverted (correctly) and contained leftover code

Why did it make you laugh 0 is the normal value you should have in that case (don't intend to see actual version it's a custom chatbox variable so everything is normal).

Glad you find out what the issue was !

[Equarter]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Well, have you received any sql error ? Or javascript error in the firefox console ?

- no sql errors, no java errors, and I use IE

[VBDev]

And it was a fresh install ?

[DonHouston]

nevermind, fixed it

[Gn_Snake]

Hi VBDev ,
for this any idea?

Originally Posted by Gn_Snake
Hi VBdev,
when in the chatbox a word with accent is written, the chat it does not visualize the term and does not allow to insert other...

Any idea?
Well I haven't had any issue with accent so far.

Which language is your forum ?

My forum is italian.

[HayleyP]

I can't seem to make this error go away...

[DonHouston]

you have to turn off ajax in your vbulletin options.

i get this error to and im wondering, turning ajax off, what is the downside to this?

[HayleyP]

Doesn't that mean that other hacks/add ons using ajax won't work?