Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
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
hmm...commands came with the product? I didn't see that in the install directions or the downloads. I must have missed something. What should I do to install those?
here are the steps I took:
MGC Chatbox Evo - > Manage Channels
"Add a channel"
Title: testtitle
Description: testdescription
Name of channel image: testimage
Order: 1
Warn user upon new message in channel: no
Activate the channel: yes
...or create a new command: testcommand
Usergroupds allowed to use this command: administrators
I then clicked "save"
I now see a broken image. Thanks!
Questions:
1) Is there a way to rename the "general channel"?
2) If no, then is there a way to turn of the general channel?
3) How do I create a /me command?
4) When creating a channel, the people that can view that channel are the user groups you gave access to that particular command?
5) In "General options" there is an option called "Number of days before automatic chats removal" and it says "Number of days after which the chats are automatically removed if the automatic chatbox digest is activated"
* I have searched in all of the MGC Chatbox Evo options and can't find the way to activate or deactive the "automatic chatbox digest".
Thanks for your help!
Right click on the broken image, click Properties and note the name and location of the image. Then make a button, name it the same as that one and upload it to the same location. You'll need to do that for all your custom channels.
Also, the installation for commands is, indeed, in the installation instructions. You have to upload and install each one separately.
I presumed that "digest" was referring to the archive. But I haven't had mine installed for more then the number of days I set it to expire to test that yet.
Quote:
Originally Posted by joe1989
When you add a channel, what does it mean to "Attach a command" to that channel? How do you pick one? Why are there only two? I'm just looking for a good explanation for this...
Because those are the only two you can choose for that option, or you can create one of your own. Near as I can tell, a commend is required to create an additional channel. Commands don't always involve adding something to the chatbox. Sometimes their used in the maintenance of it as well.