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

[entertain]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Remove :

alert("Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin")

wouldn't it be better to fix this, what causes the error and not delete the error message?

[apiasto]

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

Yes it's already an option for each user. They have to go into the
USER CP > Edit Options > Then you will see Miscellaneous Options at the very bottom of the page. This is where you set your color.

thnx i saw it

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by steve427

Is it possible to make it so that the chatbox will not appear for members unless they have posted in the forum within the last x amount of days?

Problem... In the "ChatBox Command options" the default entered messages are all in French... ??

I think (if my memory is correct ) that a usergroup permission is there for that purpose.

Originally Posted by steve427

Help...

When I refresh the page the formatting of the date, name and text message are displayed (spaced)correctly across the chatbox page. When I open the chatbox by toggling the +- in order to open the chat prompt the name and text are moved (squished) to the right together. Now if I toggle the +- again to get out of the chat they stay to the right. Then if I refresh the page they all move back to their correct location and spacing.

Well can you make a screenshot of what you are encountering ?

Originally Posted by Greenskull

The post warning one? But isnt that for forum posts? And thanks for the reply. I guess I'll have to live with it until you release a fix.

No the auto scroll in IE when chats are at the bottom.

Originally Posted by entertain

wouldn't it be better to fix this, what causes the error and not delete the error message?

Ajax error can happen if the server is not responding or so on.
It's not a problem of code just network stuff.

I'll be changing things in the next version. That fix is only to stop bothering your users

[gpc10347]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Well it's not a bug it's not supposed to be working in the way you want it.
I have to check however if it's possible to make it work like that (See requested features list).

I went back to the prior version and verified that this was the way it functioned at that point -
No matter I suppose but old habits die hard! Thanks for a great release

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Ok to fix this, search in the mgc_cb_evo.php file for :

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->GPC['what'] == 'userchats') 


Some lines below search for :

PHP Code:

$where_clause = "coidentifier IN (" . implode(',',$identifier_array) . ") AND fromuid='" . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . "'"; 


Replace it by :

PHP Code:

$where_clause = "coidentifier IN (" . implode(',',$identifier_array) . ") AND fromuid='" . $user['userid'] . "'"; 


Confirmed, it works. Thanks again VBDev

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by gpc10347

I went back to the prior version and verified that this was the way it functioned at that point -
No matter I suppose but old habits die hard! Thanks for a great release

It was perhaps working in version prior to 2.0.2 as it wasn't using yui for popups.

[427mouse]

When this user error message pops up if they click "enter/ok" without typing anything: "Error: You must enter a chat !" The background color of the error box is white and also the text is white, so the error box looks empty.

[Cybershaolin]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Remove :

PHP Code:

alert("Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin") 


You mean remove this:

PHP Code:

alert("Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin") 


or this:

PHP Code:

{alert("Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin")} 


So, do I have to also include the { and } or just like you said?

If I follow what you said, the remaining code should be:

PHP Code:

{var vB_Default_Timeout=15000;function vBulletin_AJAX_Error_Handler(a){}} 


Is that correct? I just want to make sure...

[Imperator]

Hi there,

anyone knows how to make the [img] bb code work in the Chat Box (latest version)?

Thanks!

[adnedarn]

Originally Posted by Imperator

Hi there,

anyone knows how to make the [img] bb code work in the Chat Box (latest version)?

Thanks!

Admin control pannel > MGC Chatbox Evo : Chats formatting and sending > Activate the BBCODE IMG > select yes button and save. May also have to activate Can us the BBCODE (if active) in usergroup permisisons.. not sure

Andrew