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 itsblack

There's a minor bug: when you set don't use the smile, it doesn't take effect. MGC will still show it.

The problem is because of the miss matched varname. In the template it is "mgc_cb_evo_smilies", but in the setting part it is "mgc_cb_evo_smileys". Change them with the same name, the minor bug will be fixed.

Thanks for reporting that ! I will add it to the todo list and fix this when back from holidays.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Ok. I think VBdev is on holiday.....Who here still has issues? I have a HUGE headache and I'm trying not to read unless I have to until the tylenol kick in.... So I'm not going back a few pages and catching up....

No not yet, I would have said so in the thread

I am leaving tomorrow in the beginning of the afternoon but will certainly make a little visit here on friday as I will be back one days before leaving for Egypt for my second holiday weeks

Originally Posted by skywalker2208

The only issue that I had was that chats were not displaying but clearing my cache and cookies seemed to fix the problem.

Yes I forgot to say that but firefox does strange things with cache and if you don't refresh it chatbox could stop working (wrong js file in cache).

Originally Posted by Deimos

Anyone having problems with "sticky" posts?
I just made a sticky chat post and when people reply, it doesn't stay at the top hehe.

You have to make a full refresh of the page. See in the list

Originally Posted by Deimos

Ok, when I enable some of the commands, like Delete, PM etc, my users get this at the top of the page


Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php on line 923

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php on line 923

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php on line 923

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php on line 923

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php on line 923

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php on line 923

Disabling all commands is the only way to get rid of it

Any suggestions?

Oh yes small bug I am attaching the corrected functions_mgc_cb_evo.php here and to the main thread.

[skcyber]

thanks a lot for this update ! it works perfect with the corrected functions_mgc_cb_evo.php

[furst]

For some reason all the shouts are aligned on the right side of the box in a very narrow column. How do I fix this so they are on the left side again?

[VBDev]

Another user I helped experienced that problem while having a non reverted chatbox template.

I think you perphaps made modifications to your mgc_cb_evo template.

To correct this issue, you should revert the template

[entertain]

Hi VBDev,

are you able to fix the scrolling bug until your holiday?

Sooooorry.


Greetings.

[furst]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Another user I helped experienced that problem while having a non reverted chatbox template.

I think you perphaps made modifications to your mgc_cb_evo template.

To correct this issue, you should revert the template

Thanks, that did the trick.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Odd, I renamed that file and it still works. Seems it's not needed upon final. VBdev, verify this when you get back from your holiday. Thanks.

And uninstalling beta, and reinstalling seemed to fix it. Time will tell.

This is normal due to some issues encountered by a beta tester I renamed one of the database field. Thus needing you to uninstall and install again

This file is no longer needed. I forgot to remove the include in the beta this is why you had an error !

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by entertain

Hi VBDev,

are you able to fix the scrolling bug until your holiday?

Sooooorry.


Greetings.

I don't think so sorry. I already passed some time on it but no luck.

This is a bit complicated :/

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by itsblack

There's a minor bug: when you set don't use the smile, it doesn't take effect. MGC will still show it.

The problem is because of the miss matched varname. In the template it is "mgc_cb_evo_smilies", but in the setting part it is "mgc_cb_evo_smileys". Change them with the same name, the minor bug will be fixed.

Finally I tested and disagree it's working. In the template the $show var doesn't correspond to the one in the options.

Are you sure of what you were telling ?