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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Yeah, check on that. It's on 3 forums I get to admin and no sticky anymore for admins at all... and settings are right.

Ok I put it in the issue list and will check that out... Must have been really tired when I tested it lol.

Originally Posted by paldo

im having a problem whenever i enable the shout it loads a blank forums index page ..i refresh my browser it loads my forum .. shows a loading in the shoutbox then poof blank forums index page .. i deisable shout and the forums is fine

Any javascript errors in IE ?

Have you installed a fresh version or are you issued from upgrades ?

[paldo]

im using firefox .. i had your older version installed for the previous version of vb .. when i updated i installed the new chat and uninstalled the old version ..

i just tried i.e and same problem no shown errors within my browser .. btw thanks for all you do i love your shoutbox this is just a lil bump in the road im sure

if i enable inactive mode on chat the forums index will load but as soon as you type in a shout message it loads a white page

[butch3r]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Yeah, check on that. It's on 3 forums I get to admin and no sticky anymore for admins at all... and settings are right.

I will second that

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by butch3r

I will second that

Yup and I will say : added to the tofix list

Originally Posted by paldo

im using firefox .. i had your older version installed for the previous version of vb .. when i updated i installed the new chat and uninstalled the old version ..

i just tried i.e and same problem no shown errors within my browser .. btw thanks for all you do i love your shoutbox this is just a lil bump in the road im sure

if i enable inactive mode on chat the forums index will load but as soon as you type in a shout message it loads a white page

Which vBulletin version are you using ? Chatbox js files in the clientscript directory are present ?

[todosbaneados]

I enable the chatbox but isnt apperas in anywhere!! i adjust the position of the chatbox too but i dont see anything

[butch3r]

Originally Posted by todosbaneados

I enable the chatbox but isnt apperas in anywhere!! i adjust the position of the chatbox too but i dont see anything

Check Usergroups permissions

[paldo]

vBulletin® Version 3.7.0

and yes all the files are uploaded in the proper directories

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Ok I put it in the issue list and will check that out... Must have been really tired when I tested it lol.

Don't know if this helps, but it's bugging the crap outta me that I can't sticky something... If I goto mgc_cb_evo_chatbit_menu in the Style Manager you see below, but in Usergroup, there is no option for the sticky, or anywhere in the admincp in the MGC area either.

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="chat_$chat[chatid]_menu" style="z-index: 1; position: absolute; display: none;">
    <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
      <tr>
         <td class="thead">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_actions]</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="vbmenu_option" onmouseover="return hilite_chat_menu_item(this);" onmouseout="return unhilite_chat_menu_item(this);"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$user[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$user[raw_username]">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_view_member_profile]</phrase></a></td>
      </tr>
      <if condition="$show['stickychat']">
            <tr>
                <if condition="$chat[sticky]">
                    <td class="vbmenu_option" onmouseover="hilite_chat_menu_item(this);" onmouseout="unhilite_chat_menu_item(this);" >
                        <a href="#mgc_cb_evo_top" rel="nofollow" onclick="return confirm_menu_action($chat[chatid],'$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_confirm_unsticky]','mgc_cb_evo_sticky_chat($chat[chatid],0)');">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_unsticky_chat]</a>
                    </td>          
                <else />
                    <td class="vbmenu_option" onmouseover="hilite_chat_menu_item(this);" onmouseout="unhilite_chat_menu_item(this);" >
                        <a href="#mgc_cb_evo_top" rel="nofollow" onclick="return confirm_menu_action($chat[chatid],'$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_confirm_sticky]','mgc_cb_evo_sticky_chat($chat[chatid],1)');">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_sticky_chat]</a>
                    </td>           
                </if>
            </tr>
      </if>
      $commands_chatbit_menubit
    </table>
</div>

[stelthius]

Hi sorry for my ignorance the other day i was having a bad day,

Im refering to this part of the HowTo

On some styles, it's possible that the chatbox won't show as the automatic insertion in the templates is based on precise variables which might not be present in your style.
If you encounter this problem, follow these steps (I will take the display at the bottom of the forum home as an example but you can easily adapt it for another location causing a problem) :

- Go in the Plugin manager of your admincp
- Edit the "Chatbox display on forumhome" plugin
- Replace : $search_text = '$forumhome_markread_script'; <- doesnt exist in the coding
- By : $search_text = '$chatbox_forumhome';
- Then, go into the Style manager and edit the FORUMHOME template
- Put the $chatbox_forumhome var before the $footer var

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by paldo

vBulletin? Version 3.7.0

and yes all the files are uploaded in the proper directories

Hum very odd, as it been working one time ?

Originally Posted by stelthius

Hi sorry for my ignorance the other day i was having a bad day,

Im refering to this part of the HowTo

This is part of vBulletin, perhaps it's because you have a custom style ?

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Don't know if this helps, but it's bugging the crap outta me that I can't sticky something... If I goto mgc_cb_evo_chatbit_menu in the Style Manager you see below, but in Usergroup, there is no option for the sticky, or anywhere in the admincp in the MGC area either.

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="chat_$chat[chatid]_menu" style="z-index: 1; position: absolute; display: none;">
    <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
      <tr>
         <td class="thead">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_actions]</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td class="vbmenu_option" onmouseover="return hilite_chat_menu_item(this);" onmouseout="return unhilite_chat_menu_item(this);"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$user[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$user[raw_username]">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_view_member_profile]</phrase></a></td>
      </tr>
      <if condition="$show['stickychat']">
            <tr>
                <if condition="$chat[sticky]">
                    <td class="vbmenu_option" onmouseover="hilite_chat_menu_item(this);" onmouseout="unhilite_chat_menu_item(this);" >
                        <a href="#mgc_cb_evo_top" rel="nofollow" onclick="return confirm_menu_action($chat[chatid],'$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_confirm_unsticky]','mgc_cb_evo_sticky_chat($chat[chatid],0)');">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_unsticky_chat]</a>
                    </td>          
                <else />
                    <td class="vbmenu_option" onmouseover="hilite_chat_menu_item(this);" onmouseout="unhilite_chat_menu_item(this);" >
                        <a href="#mgc_cb_evo_top" rel="nofollow" onclick="return confirm_menu_action($chat[chatid],'$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_confirm_sticky]','mgc_cb_evo_sticky_chat($chat[chatid],1)');">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_sticky_chat]</a>
                    </td>           
                </if>
            </tr>
      </if>
      $commands_chatbit_menubit
    </table>
</div>

Dont' worry I am on it