Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[bashy]

Ok installed again, looks like it aded 2 queries...not a problem...

When the smilies are clicked ti be inserted into the text it takes you to the top of the screen, is there a fix please?
Also members cannot see the chatbox, permissions have been set for both of them
Only admin and seniors and mods are able to see the box, surely theres sommat amiss somewhere?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by bashy

Ok installed again, looks like it aded 2 queries...not a problem...

When the smilies are clicked ti be inserted into the text it takes you to the top of the screen, is there a fix please?
Also Mods nor members cannot see the chatbox, permissions have been set for both of them
Only admin and seniors are able to see the box, surely theres sommat amiss somewhere?

Hum 2 queries ? That's strange coz there is only a query to retrieve the shouts, I'll check that out I'll start developping the new version.

For the smilies problem, there may be a fix but I didn't tested it yet, so maybe you could try:

1. Open the includes/function_mgc_cb.php file
2. Find the getChatboxSmileys function
3. In the line
   PHP Code:

   $chatbox_smileys .= '<a href="#" onclick="return ajout_smilie(\'' . $textsmilie . '\');" alt="' . $smilie['title'] . '"><img src="' . $smilie['smiliepath'] . '" border="0" /></a> '; 

4. Replace # by #top

I think it's because I didn't put a real link in it (keep my up to date on that part )

For the mod and members, this is primary usergroup or additionnal ?

In case of additionnal usergroup, only the permissions in the primary usergroup works.

Anyway did you set both can use permission and number of post to use chatbox to correct values ?

[bashy]

Smilies are perfect now thanks.....
Ah ok i have just set all secondary permissions and now it shows, so it looks like you have to set permissions for every group (primary and secondary) you have else some members might not see it

Thanks again, looks to be sorted now...

[VBDev]

This is the problem with permissions, generally, the primary groups permissions are taken into account unfortunately.

I'll see if this is really normal or an error from my coding !

For all : TODO list added in the main post

[NeutralizeR]

-The queries are still being executed for who doesn't have permission to view/use chatbox

-The query is still being executed for forumdisplay no matter if chatbox is disabled or enabled for forumdisplay

I've more than 2000 online users and these extra queries are a major issue for me. I can wrap the plugins with some php to prevent the query execution for the usergroups who don't have permission to view the chatbox but this must be built in.

Note: Ignore my post at the other website.

[pewp]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Nop actually there are not but I will do it

Anyway you could be a little more polite I would

i was not trying to be impolite, i was just using the vbshout comparison as a reference so it could illustrate what i was talking about, and i forgot my please and thank yous.

it's a nice mod, i'm just putting in request from my users.

[Mastar]

I Opera the chat text runs down into the forum.... like overflows

[pewp]

ok i have yet another question for you. is there away to put custom BBcode buttons in the BBcode option?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

-The queries are still being executed for who doesn't have permission to view/use chatbox

-The query is still being executed for forumdisplay no matter if chatbox is disabled or enabled for forumdisplay

I've more than 2000 online users and these extra queries are a major issue for me. I can wrap the plugins with some php to prevent the query execution for the usergroups who don't have permission to view the chatbox but this must be built in.

Note: Ignore my post at the other website.

Hum, really strange, I'll check that in the next version. I plan to start development tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Mastar

I Opera the chat text runs down into the forum.... like overflows

What do you mean exactly? Your post if really not understandable.

Originally Posted by pewp

ok i have yet another question for you. is there away to put custom BBcode buttons in the BBcode option?

Including custom buttons is not in the scope of this chatbox as it would become to "fat".
Anyway I could tell you how to add custom bbcode so that they are parsed when they are present in the shouts

[pewp]

that would be fantastic if you could!