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

[kyle1745]

Can anyone explain if this mod ties into the VB database? Also can anyone speak to the overhead of this mod. I have tested some similar mods and noticed a good deal of overhead from the mod.

Thanks in advance for any information,
Kyle

[Equarter]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Product install hasn't been run correctly if you get this error.

Remove the product and install it again.

I get this error after the uninstallation of the product.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Taragon

Having to disable the scheduled task bit after each upgrade becomes quite... annoying. Especially when it isn't keeping the current stats. Any chance this could be changed in further versions?

If you set number of days for chats removal to 0 it doesn't remove the chats and thus you don't need to disable the scheduled task.

No ?

Originally Posted by Taragon

Since I do make a daily backup of my forums, would it be possible to restore old messages?

Well the issue is that chats made since then have same ID as older chats that were in the database so only thing you could do is loose current chat to get older ones.
Up to you.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Anyone experiencing issues with users stating that private chats not remaining private? I don't know yet where this was observed - I suspect downloaded archives but I'm very concerned..

Any guesses?
(MGC Chatbox Evo Version 2.3.2 on vBulletin? Version 3.8.2)
Thanks

Well you need to know where otherwise I can't help.

Originally Posted by kyle1745

Can anyone explain if this mod ties into the VB database? Also can anyone speak to the overhead of this mod. I have tested some similar mods and noticed a good deal of overhead from the mod.

Thanks in advance for any information,
Kyle

What do you mean by tie into the vB Database ?

Overhead of the mod depends of the refresh rate and options you set

Originally Posted by Equarter

I get this error after the uninstallation of the product.

Oh sorry, then it's because you haven't removed the product correctly (that is to say remove the chatbox files from your server)

[Knyteguy]

Hi, getting this error:

Call to undefined global YAHOO on line 8.

It's only an internal error, it shows that little yellow warning icon on internet explorer. Nothing of the sort on Firefox.

It doesn't stop anything from working, but I'd still rather it not be there.

Happens with call from Yahoo server on, or off.

[intell_iut]

i have a problem , one of my users is a simple member i joined him to secondary usergroup that is for example chatboxgroup , member usergroup only can see chatbox but chatboxgroup usergroup can view and use chatbox
this user can view chatbox but can not use it , how can i fix it? i cann ot change chatboxgroup as first usergroup for him , is another solution?
thanks you VBDev

[Taragon]

Originally Posted by VBDev

If you set number of days for chats removal to 0 it doesn't remove the chats and thus you don't need to disable the scheduled task.

No ?

My fault. Thank you

[boiragee]

i installed it on my forum but it is slow like hell. every member is complaining. any solve?

http://www.dhakashaheens.com/index.php

[darkwrld]

Do you know how to change the popup colour?

[Se?or Ramos]

Alright, so I installed 2.3.2 (or at least followed the directions) but it only shows up in AdminCP. The chatbox running on the site is still 2.3.1. Where should I begin troubleshooting?

[gpc10347]

>> Well you need to know where otherwise I can't help.

It appears that it's the archives only.. not the downloads and not in the chatbox itself (during real time)

I've checked every setting and can't seem to determine why this is the first I've heard of it..

Thanks