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

[cionfs]

Italian language for MGC ChatBox Evo 1.0.0 attached.

[mikey1991]

I have a problem with MGC chatbox evo. It is breaking the footer of the forum, and shouldn't be there, it should be above the "Who's Online", please see screenshot for more info.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Forumkentimiz

I'm using version 0.3.0 I Mgc Chatbox Evo No Problem. But this option do not delete all the archives

Why aren't you using the latest version ?

Originally Posted by smartkidbk5

I downloaded it. I made it active. I made it show below forums, yet its not appearing.
It might be vBulletin 3.8.2 (thats what im using) - Also I downloaded MGC Chatbox Evo version 2.3.2

If you could help me out that would be greatly appreciated. If you have AIM, please AIM me. My AIM is: eXn GraViTY

thanks...

Have you set usergrou permissions ? Are you using a custom style ?

Originally Posted by MaXeL3G3ND

There's a bug in a part of the upgrade sequence / script:
( url: mgc_cb_evo.php?do=update_before_2.3.0 )


No idea why it happened, I guess somebody set us up the bomb :O

Update: Nevermind I had to import the .xml (product) file before running the above url. I just thought i had to use the above URL first..

Hehe yes you found out the right way

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Major Change I would Love to see take Place, When Sending a PM , I always hit enter after writing my PM and walla I immediately remember I have to hit save, can you make Enter the Same as Save? This would save me a lot of rewriting a message. LOL

I know, this is on the todo list.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

It's probably been mentioned somewhere amongt this thread: if so, I can't find it -
I'd like the usernames in the chat to be formatted in the manner that the users chats are.. Is there somewhere I can be directed that would allow me to do this?

(Feature request for it? with an on/off)

You mean color and so on ? No currently it's not possible.

But could be interesting, lets add it to the list.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

Seems ive got the not displaying in arcade problem again since i updated to VB 3.8.3 do we know what the solution is or will this be sorted in an update?

Well I am not sure why that would have changed. Have you upgraded your arcade after that vbulletin update or ?

Originally Posted by cionfs

Italian language for MGC ChatBox Evo 1.0.0 attached.

For 1.0.0 ? or 2.3.2 ?

Originally Posted by mikey1991

I have a problem with MGC chatbox evo. It is breaking the footer of the forum, and shouldn't be there, it should be above the "Who's Online", please see screenshot for more info.

You need to add a <br /> at the top of the mgc_cb_evo template.

[Allan]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Well I am not sure why that would have changed. Have you upgraded your arcade after that vbulletin update or ?



For 1.0.0 ? or 2.3.2 ?



You need to add a <br /> at the top of the mgc_cb_evo template.

Problem fixed here

[Forumkentimiz]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Why aren't you using the latest version ?

The Last Time I Have the menu in the archive all selected messages for His Old Time Me None is very difficult to delete

[multiplex]

good afternoon

step 5 of the instructions to install this chat box state:

"Edit the posbit and postbit_legacy templates and add:

$mgc_cb_evo_postbit

where you want the number of chats of the users to appear in their posts on the forum (if you activate the option)"

not sure what that is referring to. so i will probably not activate this option but i am curious to know if i was to "edit the postbit and post_bit templates", where might i find those? is this in reference to skins or am i way off? and are these postbit templates edited through adminCP or my cPanel? and where exactly are they. sorry for all the questions. just trying to get the hang of where files are and learn as much as i can before i attempt my first mod

thanks

[multiplex]

oh my this didnt go well

could anyone help me out with this error....what would this error indicate. doesnt matter what plugin i upload. i tried to upload vbshout as well and get this error

Fatal error: Call to undefined function fetch_phrasetypes_array() in /home/******/public_html/***************/plugin.php on line 2142

would it indicate a corrupt plugin.php file, incorrect location of plugins

i think the install of vb is corrupt

is there any way to verify this? or am i looking at a total reinstall

[Dennys2012]

Hi guys were i can remove the code < > from the user name on the chat box example :

< Dennys2012 > no good gor me does < >

i want to remove does code and add this one : Dennys2012 : Hello

Thank's for helping me

[TacticalNuke]

I gave this script a try but decided to uninstall it. After uninstalling it nothing shows up in Products and no plugins are shown, but the settings are still available under usergroups for the chatbox permissions. The only table left in the database is mgc_cb_evo_log.