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

[AdmiralGeek]

I wonder will the ban issue work correctly. with the new version, i remember having a conversation with you about it. Gave up in the end.

Refresh"
When you press on the drop down menu when the shout box is refreshing, the drop down menu will not drop down again, until you reload the entire page.
Still getting errors on firebug.

[Ranger187]

Post the errors

I have the new beta version but upgrading the server going to quad cores so I haven't been able to test it yet. Later today I will. I was hoping to get it in before the parts arrived.

[tarball]

I'm unable to display the chatbox on the arcade. I've read the readme file and did all modification specified... I am able to see the chatbox on the forum, but not on the arcade.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by DonHouston

im having a problem having the shoutbox appear on the arcade, ive followed the install but it just wont appear..... i do run vb3.6.7 is this the reason?

Make sure you read the readme. If you did and missed this try it... Also did you try the other styles and see if it displays?

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Integration in IBProarcade
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The integration in the arcade can only be done by activating the display chatbox on defined pages in a variable (not the one under the navbar).
Here is the process you must follow to achieve this integration :
- Go in the admincp in the "Display and Position" options
- Activate the option "Display the chatbox on defined pages of the forum in a variable" or the "Display the chatbox on defined pages under the navbar"
- In the pages list, add "arcade" and then validate
- Open the arcade/functions/functions.php et search for "function do_output($output_array)"
- After "// add additional needed variables" here, add : global $mgc_cb_evo,$mgc_cb_evo_var;
- Finally, if you are using the "Display the chatbox on defined pages of the forum in a variable", edit the ARCADE template and add $mgc_cb_evo_var where you want the chatbox to appear

Do you get a security token error in this? If so, try this... If not, don't add it.

For users which possess:
- a vBulletin 3.6 version < 3.6.10
- or, a vBulletin 3.7 version < 3.7.0 RC4

There will be a javascript error due to Jelsoft major changes ...

To make the mod work with this vBulletin version, edit the mgc_cb_evo.js file and add at the top : var SECURITYTOKEN = "0";

[Tom S]

I want to Thank You so much for spinning those wheels you have inside your head and writing the code. I have had my chatbox running perfectly for some time now. :up:

I do have an idea for an added feature if it would be possible.

I notice that you only have the option of sending a pm in the chatbox to another member if they have used the chatbox recently, by clicking the drop down next to their name in the chat.

Is there a way that you could add a selection pop up to show all members names of the Forum so that you could select a certain name to pm them?

Is this feature possible or am I asking to much?

Tom S.

[Ranger187]

Vbdev....

0.5.0 Sticky feature resolved. It works on all the forums I have it on...

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by AdmiralGeek

I wonder will the ban issue work correctly. with the new version, i remember having a conversation with you about it. Gave up in the end.

Refresh"
When you press on the drop down menu when the shout box is refreshing, the drop down menu will not drop down again, until you reload the entire page.
Still getting errors on firebug.

Hum. Yes perhaps, once te new version is released please tell me if that does work or not but I think it does.

Originally Posted by Tom S

I want to Thank You so much for spinning those wheels you have inside your head and writing the code. I have had my chatbox running perfectly for some time now. :up:

I do have an idea for an added feature if it would be possible.

I notice that you only have the option of sending a pm in the chatbox to another member if they have used the chatbox recently, by clicking the drop down next to their name in the chat.

Is there a way that you could add a selection pop up to show all members names of the Forum so that you could select a certain name to pm them?

Is this feature possible or am I asking to much?

Tom S.

Thanks for your support

About that feature, I could do so that you can open a popup where username are suggested upon typing ?

[mayanks]

Hi ,

i have installed the chatbox on my 3.7.1 and it is working fine......

but there is one issue , i dont know if anyone else is facing it too

i couldnot see any option in "action tab" other than view profile...please see attached screenshot

I am the owner of a forum and all settings are set to "yes" for me in Usergroup manager

[BANDiT600]

mayanks, you must install commands.

[Dr.H]

Odd error for me.. probably something I did. I installed the mod and it looks fine. So I type "test" into the box and it loads fine. I then go to archives and delete the "test" shout.
But now when I go back the chatbox just says loading in the shout area and if I type anything into the shout box and hit enter it gives me this error

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing.

I'm running 3.7.2 so I did not think I needed to add the security token code?