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

[Deimos]

Is anyone else getting a script error in IE 7 when using this?
I just updated to the latest copy and I get...

Line 57:
Char: 37
Error: Unterminated string Constant

If I disable chat, it goes away

[butch3r]

Originally Posted by entertain

Hello VBDev,

I have a little problem with the Commands Options.

I have the same problem

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by entertain

Hello VBDev,

I have a little problem with the Commands Options.

I can import a command and this will be uploaded successfully:
Attachment 80741

Attachment 80742

But when I'll click at "Commands Options" then, I can't see anything.

cu
entertain

Originally Posted by butch3r

I have the same problem

Try importing the english commands xml file.

This is perhaps a problem of translation of the commands xml files.

Originally Posted by Deimos

Is anyone else getting a script error in IE 7 when using this?
I just updated to the latest copy and I get...

Line 57:
Char: 37
Error: Unterminated string Constant

If I disable chat, it goes away

Never experienced that problem under ie.

Anyone else experiencing that ? Have you tested it on different styles ?

[entertain]

Try importing the english commands xml file.

This is perhaps a problem of translation of the commands xml files.

Oh, look at the first screenshot... there you can see the path of the file i have imported:
EN\Ban\xml\mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.xml

So this was the english file...

Any idea?

[VBDev]

There is perhaps a problem with the xml import.

Are you using last vBulletin version ? (vB 3.7.0) ?

[butch3r]

Originally Posted by VBDev

There is perhaps a problem with the xml import.

Are you using last vBulletin version ? (vB 3.7.0) ?

Yep, 3.7.0

[VBDev]

Hum then that's perhaps that's a new issue.

Anyone appart from butch3r and entertain is experiencing that problem ?

[Skyrider]

I've installed it, awesome chat box! But, is there any way the box can be refreshed then a user has typed something new? This way, you can prevent tons of new messages in xx seconds. And I'll try the import.

EDIT:
He's right, I've installed the ban plugin for the chat box, but I don't see any commands through the command option menu .. It's empty. I am also using vb 3.7

[butch3r]

Files from FR and EN Commands dir are little bit different. Example for Ban:

mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.php on line 9

PHP Code:

define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true); 


mgc_cb_evo_cmd_ban.js on line 19

PHP Code:

+ '&securitytoken=' + SECURITYTOKEN); 


(both examples are availible in FR verson, but none in EN)

and also i don't understand the meaning of product-mgc_cb_evo_cmd.xml, its empty:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<product productid="mgc_cb_evo_cmd" active="1">
	<title>MGC Chatbox Evo Commands</title>
	<description>Product to handle commands settings and languages</description>
	<version>0.0.0</version>
	<url>http://www.vb-hacks.org</url>
	<versioncheckurl />
	<dependencies>
	</dependencies>
	<codes>
	</codes>
	<templates>
	</templates>
	<plugins>
	</plugins>
	<phrases>
	</phrases>
	<options>
	</options>
	<helptopics>
	</helptopics>
	<cronentries>
	</cronentries>
	<faqentries>
	</faqentries>
</product>

Maybe there's a problem?

[Skyrider]

Also, another small word error:

You haven't repescted the rules, thus causing your ban from the chatbox.

Repescted? Should be Respected .

And it is possible that you can set some channels to be viewed only be specific usergroups?