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

[RedDevil]

Nice work VBDev, just one problem i am having.

The post and thread notification doesnt seem to be working correctly in the general channel.

I have 3 channels 2 show post/thread notices general channel wont.

If i switch to display in seperate area then it works fine in general channel.

Any idea what the cause and cure is?

[Cybershaolin]

I agree, the new version works like a charm! Great work VBDev! :up:

[adnedarn]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Oh crap...

To fix this, edit the mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php file.


Replace :
by :

Seems to have worked great! Thanks. That also makes the "Maximum number of displayed chats in the collapsed mode" work again too

Thanks!
Andrew

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Thanks for the share I'll add it in the next version.

No prob, just wanna make it easier for users to make the switch to one of the best chatboxes I've seen :up:

Originally Posted by VBDev

Oh crap...

To fix this, edit the mgc_cb_evo_ajax.php file.

Search for:

PHP Code:

        /* LIMIT clause construction */
        if ($status == "closed") {
            $limit = $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats_closed'];
        } else if ($location == "full") {
            $limit = $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats_full'];
        } else {
            $limit = $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_nbchats_normal'];
        }      
          
          /* Retrieving of the notifications is separated */
          if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_separate_chatsnotif_sql'])
          { 


Replace :

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_separate_chatsnotif_sql']) 


by :

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_separate_chatsnotif_sql'] && $status != "closed") 


That's a bad fix use the one above



Yes that I understand but what have you done in your admincp to make the chatbox show in arcade in the previous version ?

OK I'm lost, should EVERYONE be making this fix because mine isn't doing that. If I hit the minimize button it works just fine...

[adnedarn]

Minimize the chatbox then refresh your window... see if you see the Maximum number of displayed chats in the collapsed mode that you have it set too.. and that you don't get an error in your email from the sql error. That's when it happened, not upon minimizing it.

andrew

[geda]

Hey Dev,

from time to time a message is poppin up after i have installed a new chat box. I have attached the screen shot of that error can u please check the screen shot and let me know what could me my problem.

And one more thing after i have installed this Upgraded Chat box, i'm feeling that my site became slow. Is that my psychology or the fact?

Thanx in Advance bro. MGC chat rock

[adnedarn]

geda- I and my users had experienced that in IE as well. It seems refreshing your cache fixes it... Hold CTRL and click the refresh button.. Or hold CTRL and push F5. That seems to take care of it for everyone here. ...so far at least.

Andrew

[CristianoDiaz]

Originally Posted by CristianoDiaz

Is there any way to make Save the default when you hit enter in the box that pops up to send a PM in the chat box? Right now, you have to click on Save - if you click enter after typing your message, the box closes but it is not sent.

Still trying to see if I can get an answer to this, I did not see one. I upgraded to 2.10, and the behavior is still the same in Firefox.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by chooky

dont works for me, I ever dont see a message in the box in second style

This is not supposed to fix style issue.

It's working with default style but not custom style ?

Check if there are any javascripts error in your second style or non reverted chatbox templates.

Originally Posted by eurofunny

With the 2.0.2 Version i have made this:

Integration into IBProarcade 
In order to display the chatbox on the IBProarcade pages, follow these instructions: 
In the admin control panel, go in the Display and positions of the chatbox. 
Activate the option Display the chatbox on defined pages in a var or Display the chatbox on defined pages below the navbar. 
In the pages list, add :

arcade

and then validate. 
Open the arcade/functions/functions.php file and search for function do_output($output_array). 
After // add additional needed variables, add : 

global $mgc_cb_evo,$mgc_cb_evo_var;


Finally, if you are using te option to display the chatbox in a var, edit the ARCADE template and add :

$mgc_cb_evo_var

where you want the chatbox to appear.

What do you post at the readme and the Shoutbox is visible.

Later i have copy the files from 2.1.0 and import the Product and the Shoutbox is invisible at the Arcade...

Now i copy the 2.0.2 files and import the Product and the Shoutbox is visible at arcade...nothing more i have do at the admincp...

Thanks for the quick support.

And that doesn't work in the 2.1.0 version ?

Originally Posted by Harley D

Nice job!
Working like a charm... THANK YOU

Request:
when clicking on New Post/Threads, have the link take you to the actual or last post made, rather than the first post of the thread.

Ok noted.

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

Nice work VBDev, just one problem i am having.

The post and thread notification doesnt seem to be working correctly in the general channel.

I have 3 channels 2 show post/thread notices general channel wont.

If i switch to display in seperate area then it works fine in general channel.

Any idea what the cause and cure is?

It's working correctly. As I said already unless you use the separate chats and notifications sql option notifications are considered as chats.

So if there is lot of activity in the general channel then you will only see chats and not notifications if these notifications are older than the chats. See what I mean ?

Originally Posted by adnedarn

Minimize the chatbox then refresh your window... see if you see the Maximum number of displayed chats in the collapsed mode that you have it set too.. and that you don't get an error in your email from the sql error. That's when it happened, not upon minimizing it.

andrew

Well this fix is to be applied only if you use the chatbox option to separate chats and notifications query.

[geda]

Originally Posted by adnedarn

geda- I and my users had experienced that in IE as well. It seems refreshing your cache fixes it... Cold CTRL and click the refresh button.. Or hold CTRL and push F5. That seems to take care of it for everyone here. ...so far at least.

Andrew

Adnedarn,

Appreciate for ur comment but is that a permanent solution to this problem?