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

[Raptor]

Paid for the unbranded version - great mod !

Although - Show online users list in a tab - doesnt work for me (they display ok when listed under the chatbox - but I see no tab when I enable this - any suggestions ?

(Using vb 3.8.1)

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by fukdawrld

Is this directed towards me? If so can u be more specific..I'm not to good with this.

Thanks so much for your help

No it was directed at punk23.

Originally Posted by OblivionMage

The errors / warnings in FF error console are present regardless of hooks used, and aren't present when the default style is used (which should also show the chatbox), so they aren't important.

Gah, I uninstalled (deleted files and images, uninstalled the product, reuploaded the files / images, installed the product, and finally re-added the language file) it again, but the problem persists - it doesn't seem to show. I've played around with the settings and permissions, but can't get a handle on what is causing the problem.

Well I am sorry but I don't remember your problem, it's too hard to follow each person problem within one single thread :/

It's the chatbox which is not displayed at all ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Raptor

Paid for the unbranded version - great mod !

Although - Show online users list in a tab - doesnt work for me (they display ok when listed under the chatbox - but I see no tab when I enable this - any suggestions ?

(Using vb 3.8.1)

You should see a new button under the channels one at the left of the chatbox.

[kronnos]

Hey VBDEV,

I see on the top all except one of the bugs have been fixed for the next release. Will it now be release or will you be finishing up the extra features list?

[punk23]

Clement, your support is amazing and I thank you for that

So, I put this;

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;
}

Where? In the Forumhome template?

Thanks.

[Raptor]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You should see a new button under the channels one at the left of the chatbox.

No its not there ?

[hambil]

Amazing Mod. Thank you!

A few notes:

In IE (7 & 8)
Alternate colors has no effect
The Private Chat popup defaults to Cancel when enter is pressed - which is very confusing.

In all browsers
Activation of the new post warning in the chatbox causes double entries in the Notifications column. The problem didn't appear for a few hours, but now is persistent. New threads notification works fine.
The popups do not use skin colors, and on my skin (and I assume many others) they were unreadable. I discovered that changing the font color on the Page Background works, but since my page background is black is took a lot of tweaking to get a color that looked good on both black, and the white background of the popups.
The blinking or even just the changing of the icon to chatchannelname_new.gif does not work when new messages are sent to non-active channels.

Again, amazing work. Best shoutbox I've ever used.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by kronnos

Hey VBDEV,

I see on the top all except one of the bugs have been fixed for the next release. Will it now be release or will you be finishing up the extra features list?

Well the last remaining bug is a problem on Opera side, it's a browser bug I think, so I haven't found any way to solve that.

No I don't think I'll be adding any other of the listed features in the upcoming version. I just have to add a small tweak to enhance chatbox speed.

But you know I don't just work on the chatbox

Originally Posted by punk23

Clement, your support is amazing and I thank you for that

So, I put this;

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;
}

Where? In the Forumhome template?

Thanks.

Well if your button is on forumhome yes. Don't forget to put that code between the script tags as I stated in a previous post.

Originally Posted by Raptor

No its not there ?

Oh but I am stupid the button is in the edtior line. You should see it it's a power plug.

Originally Posted by hambil

In IE (7 & 8)
Alternate colors has no effect

Do you get any javascript error ?

Originally Posted by hambil

The Private Chat popup defaults to Cancel when enter is pressed - which is very confusing.

Well the YUI popups are meant to work like this.

I have to work on the code to make it default enter, it's on the todo list.

Originally Posted by hambil

In all browsers
Activation of the new post warning in the chatbox causes double entries in the Notifications column. The problem didn't appear for a few hours, but now is persistent. New threads notification works fine.

Really ? Are you sure you're using last chatbox version ?

Originally Posted by hambil

The popups do not use skin colors, and on my skin (and I assume many others) they were unreadable. I discovered that changing the font color on the Page Background works, but since my page background is black is took a lot of tweaking to get a color that looked good on both black, and the white background of the popups.

That's normal they use YUI css, if you want to tweak them, have a look at this page : http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examp...anelskin1.html.

Originally Posted by hambil

The blinking or even just the changing of the icon to chatchannelname_new.gif does not work when new messages are sent to non-active channels.

There was such bug in a previous version but not the latest one. Again, are you sure you are using the last version ?
Or have you been doing a chatbox upgrade lately ? In that case check that you don't have any non reverted templates and refresh your browser cache.

[Juiced PC Gear]

I'm having some issues.

My Chatbox is stuck on "Loading..." and I can't enter a chat or anything.

http://forums.juicedpc.com.au

How do I fix this?

Thanks!

[VBDev]

Your chatbox is not accessible to anonymous, please provide a test user or show it to anonymous users.