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

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by rhoula

I installed the chat mod and this is what i get:

Warning: require_once([path]/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_core.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(93) : eval()'d code on line 4

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/rhoula/public_html/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_core.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/rhoula/public_html/includes/class_bootstrap.php(93) : eval()'d code on line 4




Please help.

Thank you

Looks like you didn't copy ALL the install files.....

READ THE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED PLEASE. It tells you how to enable it.... Each usergroup you have to enable it for (another reason the people that have 15+ usergroups need shot. LOL)

[goc-forum.de]

For longer text messages (2 lines) the name of the poster is displayed in the middle of the 2 lines! Is it possible to correct this that the name is always at the first line??

[jaffaman]

I have got it working as a vBCMS Center Widget all i done was make a template called shout_box and put

<center><div class="cms_widget"></center>{vb:raw mgc_cb_evo_var}

in it and saved it.

Then i made a Section Navigation- JS enhanced widget called Shoutbox and put the template name shout_box.

I am not sure if that was right as it does not look perfect but it does the job for us the only problem i have just found is on custom styles i can not use the smiles in the more smiles pop up box.

Heres a link to our site if ya want to check it out www.csa-squad.co.uk

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by jaffaman

I have got it working as a vBCMS Center Widget all i done was make a template called shout_box and put

<center><div class="cms_widget"></center>{vb:raw mgc_cb_evo_var}

in it and saved it.

Then i made a Section Navigation- JS enhanced widget called Shoutbox and put the template name shout_box.

I am not sure if that was right as it does not look perfect but it does the job for us the only problem i have just found is on custom styles i can not use the smiles in the more smiles pop up box.

Heres a link to our site if ya want to check it out www.csa-squad.co.uk

You have to copy the images files from the MGC zip to each custom style.. I think there might be a few calls in the JS file as well.

VBDev is almost ready to bring a beta version to me and the other beta testers which already enables this feature....

[Fudgyyy]

I had to reinstall my chatbox, but right now all it is saying that it's Loading... and none of my members can type anything in.

[aranthorn]

Running VB 3.8.3, just downloaded latest MGC (a fine piece of work which I have used on other installations with no problem) but now I get a blank page when going into the usercp>edit options. Disable the mod and it comes back.

I disabled the rest of my mods (post thanks, sidebar) and left mgc enabled, no love.

Downloaded and re-upped all the files, no love.

Any tips?

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Fudgyyy

I had to reinstall my chatbox, but right now all it is saying that it's Loading... and none of my members can type anything in.

Had to reinstall, or you moved servers, domains or both?

This is why you ALWAYS DO A BACKUP OF THE DATABASE

READ the un-install info and follow it. I can't stress how many time people miss files.

BUT THIS TIME JUST REINSTALL IT.

RE-INSTALL, making sure to copy all the files. If that still doesn't work, it's the Mod_security issues. And that means it's an Apache box.

Originally Posted by aranthorn

Running VB 3.8.3, just downloaded latest MGC (a fine piece of work which I have used on other installations with no problem) but now I get a blank page when going into the usercp>edit options. Disable the mod and it comes back.

I disabled the rest of my mods (post thanks, sidebar) and left mgc enabled, no love.

Downloaded and re-upped all the files, no love.

Any tips?

Sounds to me like you forgot to copy ALL the files over. AGAIN, YOU PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN TO DO DATABASE BACKUPS.

Fully uninstall it via the instructions, reinstall, and try again. If that doesn't work we'll go from there.

[janvm]

Doesnt work with vBulletin 4.1.7 only White Site...
Please fix?

Same Problem with vB 4.1.8

[aranthorn]

I did a full uninstall and re-install.

As soon as I enabled it for a usergroup, the blank control panel-general options white page problem comes back for that usergroup. If I disable it for that group, the problem goes away.

I think I may just pull the hook(s) for control panel options....

Yep!

When I disable:
User option add in profile vB3, profile_complete
The page loads again, but it's slow.

When I also disable:
User option update, profile_updateoptions
The page loads again and expect rate.

I don't really care if users can play with these options in their profile. They can collapse the box if it bothers them. So, while this isn't "solved", I've got a workaround. Thanks for your response Ranger187.

[aranthorn]

Not to be a PITA, but when creating channels, what size would you good folks recommend for the gifs?