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

[kronnos]

Originally Posted by desirulez

looks like you are not going to help

I think he already did by pointing you in the right direction.

[lille L]

VBDev: Yes a link to the full page mode

Hm, I have it, and its uploaded. I wil get a new try

But.. In the online window, its only showing whos online a short time after they logged in. Is there any way to get the box to show whos online all the time? And everyone whos watching the box also incl?

I wonder if my styles dont like this, because it looks far away from your screenshoots..

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by fukdawrld

When i test my board I test it in several browsers and they all come up the same...registered user see whatever is opposite to the settings. [I.E., firefox, chrome, and opera]

How do I check on the if thing {IF}

Instead of seeing the images i see submit query and the image url is forum/{IF}/misc/menu_open.gif

Well I don't know, is that something particular that {IF} thing ?

Is this default vB possiblity ?

Originally Posted by gmerin

would it be possible to add replacement variables within the chatbox?

Well what do you need it for ?

Originally Posted by beatthecasino

I Installled the latest version on VB 3.8.0 It looks ok except it endlessly says loading...and shows the progress.gif

If i try to enter a chat it says in an error box

Error : A chat is already being processed, please wait.

Any Ideas?

Thanks
KS

There are issues with vB if you have zlib compression on your website. Do you have that active ?

Originally Posted by desirulez

looks like you are not going to help

Well have you even had a look at the uninstall instructions ? You have this issue because you have not removed the files of the chatbox prior to the uninstall

So just remove the chatbox files, especially the one in includes/xml directory, then you should be fixed.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by punk23

Excellent Mod

I will purchase the branding free option if someone can tell me how I achieve the following....

I need it so that just the chatbox gets launched in its own window (without anything else - no forum header, logo, navbar or other VB stuff), say 640x300px in size, via a single link to launch it.

I think you could achieve this pretty easily.

Open the mgc_cb_evo.php file, search for :

PHP Code:

/* Chatbox display in full mode */
if ($_REQUEST['do'] == "view_chatbox")
{
   /* The user can't view the chatbox or full mode is not yet enabled ? */
   if (!can_view_mgc_cb_evo() || !$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active'])
   {
      print_no_permission();
   }

   $HTML = build_mgc_cb_evo_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_height']);

   $navbits = array();
   // change the line below to contain whatever you want to show in the navbar (title of your custom page)
   $navbits[$parent] = $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_title'];

   $navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
   eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');

   // change the line below to contain the name of the actual main output template used in your script
   eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('GENERIC_SHELL') . '");');
} 


Here you should change that to :

PHP Code:

/* Chatbox display in full mode */
if ($_REQUEST['do'] == "view_chatbox")
{
   /* The user can't view the chatbox or full mode is not yet enabled ? */
   if (!can_view_mgc_cb_evo() || !$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active'])
   {
      print_no_permission();
   }

   $HTML = build_mgc_cb_evo_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_height']);

   // change the line below to contain the name of the actual main output template used in your script
   eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('mgc_cb_evo_page') . '");');
} 


Then at the top of the file, add mgc_cb_evo_page in the globaltemplates var, it should look like :

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array(
   'GENERIC_SHELL',
   'mgc_cb_evo_archives',
   'mgc_cb_evo_static_chatbit',
   'mgc_chatbox_archives_nobit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_channel_button',
   'mgc_cb_evo',
   'mgc_cb_evo_editor',
   'mgc_cb_evo_chatbit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_chatbit_menu',
   'editor_jsoptions_font',
   'editor_jsoptions_size',
   'mgc_cb_evo_help',
   'mgc_cb_evo_help_bit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_smilies',
   'mgc_cb_evo_rules',
   'mgc_cb_evo_table',
   'mgc_cb_evo_table_bit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_search',
   'mgc_cb_evo_page'
); 


Then edit the clientscript/mgc_cb_evo/mgc_cb_evo_functions.js file append to it :

function open_chatbox_window()
{
   window.open(bburl + "/mgc_cb_evo.php?" + SESSIONURL + "do=view_chatbox" , "view_chatbox", "toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,left=0 top=0,width=640,height=480");
   return false;
}

Last step is to edit the mgc_cb_evo_editor template, search for :

     <if condition="$vbulletin->options[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active] && THIS_SCRIPT != 'mgc_cb_evo'">
        <if condition="$vbulletin->options[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_link_topopup]">
           <a href="mgc_cb_evo.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view_chatbox" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" id="mgc_cb_evo_fullmode" title="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mgc_cb_evo/mgc_cb_evo_full.gif" alt="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" border="0" /></a>
        <else />
           <a href="mgc_cb_evo.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view_chatbox" target="_top"><img class="inlineimg" id="mgc_cb_evo_fullmode" title="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mgc_cb_evo/mgc_cb_evo_full.gif" alt="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" border="0" /></a>            
        </if>
     </if>

In the two links of that bit of code add before the end of the opening <a tag add :

onclick="return open_chatbox_window();"

I have not tested but this should work !

If it does I perhaps would implement that in the next version.

Don't forget to activate the chatbox in full mode option.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by lille L

VBDev: Yes a link to the full page mode

Hm, I have it, and its uploaded. I wil get a new try

But.. In the online window, its only showing whos online a short time after they logged in. Is there any way to get the box to show whos online all the time? And everyone whos watching the box also incl?

I wonder if my styles dont like this, because it looks far away from your screenshoots..

Full page mode link is : mgc_cb_evo.php?do=view_chatbox.

I haven't understood what you mean in your online issue thing.

[punk23]

Originally Posted by VBDev

I think you could achieve this pretty easily.

Open the mgc_cb_evo.php file, search for :

PHP Code:

/* Chatbox display in full mode */
if ($_REQUEST['do'] == "view_chatbox")
{
   /* The user can't view the chatbox or full mode is not yet enabled ? */
   if (!can_view_mgc_cb_evo() || !$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active'])
   {
      print_no_permission();
   }

   $HTML = build_mgc_cb_evo_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_height']);

   $navbits = array();
   // change the line below to contain whatever you want to show in the navbar (title of your custom page)
   $navbits[$parent] = $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_title'];

   $navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
   eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');

   // change the line below to contain the name of the actual main output template used in your script
   eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('GENERIC_SHELL') . '");');
} 


Here you should change that to :

PHP Code:

/* Chatbox display in full mode */
if ($_REQUEST['do'] == "view_chatbox")
{
   /* The user can't view the chatbox or full mode is not yet enabled ? */
   if (!can_view_mgc_cb_evo() || !$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active'])
   {
      print_no_permission();
   }

   $HTML = build_mgc_cb_evo_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_height']);

   // change the line below to contain the name of the actual main output template used in your script
   eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('mgc_cb_evo_page') . '");');
} 


Then at the top of the file, add mgc_cb_evo_page in the globaltemplates var, it should look like :

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array(
   'GENERIC_SHELL',
   'mgc_cb_evo_archives',
   'mgc_cb_evo_static_chatbit',
   'mgc_chatbox_archives_nobit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_channel_button',
   'mgc_cb_evo',
   'mgc_cb_evo_editor',
   'mgc_cb_evo_chatbit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_chatbit_menu',
   'editor_jsoptions_font',
   'editor_jsoptions_size',
   'mgc_cb_evo_help',
   'mgc_cb_evo_help_bit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_smilies',
   'mgc_cb_evo_rules',
   'mgc_cb_evo_table',
   'mgc_cb_evo_table_bit',
   'mgc_cb_evo_search',
   'mgc_cb_evo_page'
); 


Then edit the clientscript/mgc_cb_evo/mgc_cb_evo_functions.js file append to it :

function open_chatbox_window()
{
   window.open(bburl + "/mgc_cb_evo.php?" + SESSIONURL + "do=view_chatbox" , "view_chatbox", "toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,left=0 top=0,width=640,height=480");
   return false;
}

Last step is to edit the mgc_cb_evo_editor template, search for :

     <if condition="$vbulletin->options[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active] && THIS_SCRIPT != 'mgc_cb_evo'">
        <if condition="$vbulletin->options[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_link_topopup]">
           <a href="mgc_cb_evo.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view_chatbox" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" id="mgc_cb_evo_fullmode" title="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mgc_cb_evo/mgc_cb_evo_full.gif" alt="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" border="0" /></a>
        <else />
           <a href="mgc_cb_evo.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view_chatbox" target="_top"><img class="inlineimg" id="mgc_cb_evo_fullmode" title="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mgc_cb_evo/mgc_cb_evo_full.gif" alt="$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode]" border="0" /></a>            
        </if>
     </if>

In the two links of that bit of code add before the end of the opening <a tag add :

onclick="return open_chatbox_window();"

I have not tested but this should work !

If it does I perhaps would implement that in the next version.

Don't forget to activate the chatbox in full mode option.

Fantastic (and I'll keep my promise about buying the branding free when this is finished).

Only problem I have is that it DOES open the right sized popup window but it's blank at the moment...what did I miss :P

[VBDev]

Lol I forgot a step

Create a template called mgc_cb_evo_page, and in the content copy the content of the GENERIC_SHELL template and remove the things you don't need like navbar and so on.

[fukdawrld]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Well I don't know, is that something particular that {IF} thing ?

Is this default vB possiblity ?

Yes It is a replacement variable {IF} = voodoo/images

When I erase it it removes many other images from my site. Is there away around this?

[punk23]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Lol I forgot a step

Create a template called mgc_cb_evo_page, and in the content copy the content of the GENERIC_SHELL template and remove the things you don't need like navbar and so on.

That's great!

I am trying to set this up with a button on my homepage. Whilst it does actually launch, it doesn't open that cool little window, it opens a full page tab. Please could you tell me if this code is all I need to paste? BTW - the window launches perfectly from the actual chat box.

<if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 6,7,5,73)">
<div align="center">
<if condition="$vbulletin->options[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_active] && THIS_SCRIPT != 'mgc_cb_evo'">
        <if condition="$vbulletin->options[mgc_cb_evo_fullmode_link_topopup]">
           <a href="mgc_cb_evo.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view_chatbox" target="_blank"><img src="images/buttons/staff-chat.gif" width="160" height="33" border="0" onclick="return open_chatbox_window();"/></a>
        <else />
           <a href="mgc_cb_evo.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view_chatbox" target="_top"><img src="images/buttons/staff-chat.gif" width="160" height="33" border="0" onclick="return open_chatbox_window();"/></a>            
        </if><br />
     </if></if>

...because I have tried it and just get the full tabbed window every time

Thank you.

[VBDev]

You have to put the onclick in the tag a not the tag img