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MGC Chatbox Evo · **Released**: 01-27-2008

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

French
English
German [Not yet updated]
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

whitey1974 · #**4362** 02-24-2009, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

For those of you that are having problems making it work with IBProarcade, you have to add this lines in function_do_output :

PHP Code:


			
global $mgc_cb_evo_var,$mgc_cb_evo;

instead of only :

PHP Code:


			
global $mgc_cb_evo_var;

Sorry, this is what I have been doing as per the readme file in the download. I tried all sorts of variations, but with no joy.

For now I reverted back to version 0.5.0, but I'd love to get this version working. Good luck with it, you're doing a fine job....definately the best chatbox available

cleverone · #**4363** 02-24-2009, 06:21 AM

I have installed and most features work correctly.

There are a few option areas that come up blank when I try to manage them in the admincp. They are Manage commands, Manage channels, View logs, Import scripts, Counters update.

My main issue is the manage commands. I'm unable to use any commands (Ex. /me, /slap etc.). I have checked all permissions and options available and nothing works. Like I said the command manager is blank for me, so I imagine my problem revolves around that some how.

I installed files in main public ftp area, images to main style, and imported product and lang.

I'm using version 3.8.1 and I installed the newest version of the chatbox available.

I also have an image resizer mod installed, when the chatbox refreshes it tweaks out the resized image every refresh. How do I keep this from happening so its smooth and images are resized when to big? The resize program I'm using is nCode.

Thanks for the help!

deta · #**4364** 02-24-2009, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

I tested it with chatbox on every page under the navbar option and it works.

What's your configuration ?

Hello!

That is the same configuration. It is nothing to Display on IBProarcade.

cu Deta

VBDev · #**4365** 02-24-2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitey1974

Sorry, this is what I have been doing as per the readme file in the download. I tried all sorts of variations, but with no joy.

For now I reverted back to version 0.5.0, but I'd love to get this version working. Good luck with it, you're doing a fine job....definately the best chatbox available

Quote:

Originally Posted by deta

Hello!

That is the same configuration. It is nothing to Display on IBProarcade.

cu Deta

Well that's strange because I tested it yesterday evening and it was working just fine.
Do you have anything specific in your arcade or chatbox configuration (both of you) ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleverone

I have installed and most features work correctly.

There are a few option areas that come up blank when I try to manage them in the admincp. They are Manage commands, Manage channels, View logs, Import scripts, Counters update.

My main issue is the manage commands. I'm unable to use any commands (Ex. /me, /slap etc.). I have checked all permissions and options available and nothing works. Like I said the command manager is blank for me, so I imagine my problem revolves around that some how.

I installed files in main public ftp area, images to main style, and imported product and lang.

I'm using version 3.8.1 and I installed the newest version of the chatbox available.

Well it's working fine for me. You have uploaded the mgc_cb_evo.php file contained in the admincp directory of the files to upload ?

Quote:

I also have an image resizer mod installed, when the chatbox refreshes it tweaks out the resized image every refresh. How do I keep this from happening so its smooth and images are resized when to big? The resize program I'm using is nCode.

Is it TTCATD image resizer ? If this is the case, don't use slimbox as image resizing if you have the chatbox installed.

deta · #**4366** 02-24-2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

Well that's strange because I tested it yesterday evening and it was working just fine.
Do you have anything specific in your arcade or chatbox configuration (both of you) ?

No, nothing specific in arcade or chatbox.

I change only the funktion.php from ibproarcade

PHP Code:


			
 function do_output($output_array)



    {



        global $DB, $ibforums, $arcade, $header, $vbphrase, $vboptions, $stylevar, $headinclude, $bbuserinfo, $session, $show, $pmbox;



    global $forumjump, $timezone, $logincode, $_USEROPTIONS, $scriptpath, $admincpdir, $modcpdir, $quickchooserbits;



    global $languagechooserbits, $spacer_open, $spacer_close, $vbulletin, $navbar, $footer;



    global $template_hook, $notifications_menubits, $notifications_total, $notices, $ad_location;



    global $mgc_cb_evo_var;



    global $vba_options;



    // add additional needed variables here

cu deta

VBDev · #**4367** 02-24-2009, 02:58 PM

Yes and you don't have the modification I stated, you have to add after

Code:

$mgc_cb_evo_var

that :

Code:

,$mgc_cb_evo

Line will then be :

Code:

 	 global $mgc_cb_evo_var,$mgc_cb_evo;

deta · #**4368** 02-24-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

Yes and you don't have the modification I stated, you have to add after

Code:

$mgc_cb_evo_var

that :

Code:

,$mgc_cb_evo

Line will then be :

Code:

 	 global $mgc_cb_evo_var,$mgc_cb_evo;

Its the same, nothing in the Ibproarcade ..

PHP Code:


			
 function do_output($output_array)

    {

        global $DB, $ibforums, $arcade, $header, $vbphrase, $vboptions, $stylevar, $headinclude, $bbuserinfo, $session, $show, $pmbox;

    global $forumjump, $timezone, $logincode, $_USEROPTIONS, $scriptpath, $admincpdir, $modcpdir, $quickchooserbits;

    global $languagechooserbits, $spacer_open, $spacer_close, $vbulletin, $navbar, $footer;

    global $template_hook, $notifications_menubits, $notifications_total, $notices, $ad_location;

    global $mgc_cb_evo_var, $mgc_cb_evo;

    global $vba_options;

VBDev · #**4369** 02-24-2009, 05:35 PM

I tested it and it works so you must have something specific on your forum or you are mistaking.

Send my ftp access and admin access by PM.

Redzzand · #**4370** 02-24-2009, 07:14 PM

awesome chat, but my users say they have to manually refresh chatbox because it lags... how can i adjust the auto refresh rate? i want to set it to every 5secs.

VBDev · #**4371** 02-24-2009, 07:49 PM

In usergroup permissions

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