Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
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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
Can see only when number of posts reached permission not working properly
Image path error for not logged in users
down9x9.gif not in all styles => replaced by menu_open.gif
Color palette in acp not working in opera
Version 0.2.0 : 16 February 2008
Corrected bugs :
PM could be seen by everyone that has pm command permissions when command attached to a channel
Problem of username column width in chats (Opera)
Problem of date column width in archives (Opera)
Chat color defaulted to white instead of using forum default
Inactive mode shows up while not being active on the forum
Problem of date locals
Menu shall not be displayed when chatbox is collasped
New Features :
Option to display the whosonline in a tab rather than under the chatbox
Usergroup permission to display or not the prompt message in the input field
Prompt message as an option instead of a phrase
Easier channels creation, with only few clicks it's no possible to create the channel along with its attached command
Version 0.2.1 : 19 February 2008
Color selector problem in usercp and chatbox, only 2 colors are shown
Time locale problem
Version 0.3.0 : 26 February 2008
Corrected bugs :
First shout problem due to prompt message
Popup menu not closing in Safari and Opera - Popup menu can now be closed by clicking again on the menu button
Chat edit problem in archives : See removed features
New Features :
Sticky/Unsticky shouts (through a menu item)
New option to allow smilies retrieval in admincp smilies manager set order
Removed Features :
Chatbox display in the archives
Version 0.4.0 : 26 April 2008
Corrected bugs :
Compatibility with CRSF protection changes introduced in newer vBulletin version
Sticky chat option displayed to users that doesn't have the right to use it
Problem with opened menu disappearing when chatbox refreshes
Menu commands not working in archives
ACP smilies order working but not taking into account smilie categories orders
New features :
Hide general channel when only 1 channel in the chatbox
Version 0.5.0 : 29 June 2008
Corrected bugs :
Channels won't display
Missing space before the To in the PM chat displaying in Safari
Channels usergroup permissions don't get displayed but still are taken into account
Other users could see private messages in archives
FR and EN ban commands files differences
Chats sent by non registered users shown in stats while they shoudln't
Sticky option disapeared
Command options not displayed
Shouts get removed when cron is set to 0 while they shouldn't
Censored words are not hidden when used in a text command (like /me command)
New features :
Completion system to easier entering of commands (based on jQuery)
Chatbox popups redesigned (based on jQuery)
BBCODE email added
Version 1.0.0 : 16 August 2008
Corrected bugs
Channel icons not blinking
Chatbox autocomplete function firing error on pages without the chatbox in it
New features
Commands are now included in the chatbox thus simplifying chatbox install
Intelligent chats reload system to improve performances and speed based on jQuery plugin (no more full reload)
Commands now usable in all channels
IP of the chat's author displayed in the menu on the left to users who can manage the chatbox
Version 1.1.0 : 20 October 2008
Corrected bugs
Veuillez entre l'email not translated
When chats display option is "Oldest first", the chatbox doesn't scroll to new chats on load
Too much space between chats in collapsed mode
Sticky chats not working immediatly (only after reload of the page)
Chats doesn't get removed from the chatbox when the inactivity mode message is displayed
The command permissions query shall not be ran at chatbox initial display when the chatbox autocompletion is inactive
vBulletin confirm popup (logout or PM) have been reported by somes users as not displayed in IE when the chatbox is active (IE javascript triangle appears)
Missing indicator.gif reported in FF console error
Small template issues
Banning user only start applying if the banned user refreshes his browser
When using the delete command, older chats gets added on top instead of bottom or so on
New features
Changed url popup to also specify a text in addition to the link (optional)
Option to show the chatbox collapsed by default
Possibility to force unregistered users enter their name before they shout
Actions logging like ban and remove (activation through option)
Usergroup permission for the IP display feature
Option to set the chatbox width
Option to set the styles in which not to display the chatbox
Usergroup styling taking into account in the users online list
Display of a small avatar at the left of the username (option)
Option to expand the bbcode/smilies lines by default
New command : slap
New syntaxes for the ban command to allow banning for a defined number of hours or days
Version 2.0.2 : 25 December 2008
Corrected bugs:
Online users in a tab feature not working
SQL error when the who is online in the chatbox feature is active
Avatar feature is causing SQL error with vB 3.6 versions
When new chats are set to be at the bottom, the chatbox doesn't scroll automatically to the bottom when changing of channel
Slap command through the menu item when in a secondary channel leads to slaps being wronglu posted in the general channel
When inactive mode on load option is set, a javascript error is fired in Firefox
Online users in a tab exploses the chatbox template a bit
Alternating colors for chats row doesn't work anymore
Smilies retrieval order when set to be like in the admincp is not accurate
jQuery loads on all forums pages while it shouldn't
Add template name in HTML comments option causes the chat to be hidden in IE and shown horizontally in Firefox
When sending a private chat to an other user through the dialog box fired upon press on the menu item, chat doesn't get sent if they contain double quotes
New features:
Importers from the following chatbox system: cChatbox v1.5, Cyb Chatbox v2.3, DionDev Shoutbox v1.0, Dream's Chatbox v2.1.1, GSBOS v1.0.5, Inferno vBShout Lite v2.5.0, MGC Chatbox v1.5
Refresh rate is now based on a per usergroup basis instead of an option
All javascript codes have been moved from jQuery to YUI (cleaner popups, autocomplete, and so on)
Ajax calls have been changed to the new vBulletin standard using YUI connection manager
Javascript files are now compressed to fasten the page load
New option to display new thread or post notifications in the chatbox (uses forum permissions)
Possibility to split the chats in 2 columns (one for the chats & one for the notifications)
Shouts searching system in the archives
Option to display the number of chats in the user profile or/and in the postbit
Option to set the userids of users that can't be ignored by others
Possibility to use BBCODES and/or smilies is now usergroup permissions based
Option to set the chats vertical alignment
Possibility to display the active channel name at the top of the chatbox
Automatic refresh can be disabled through usergroup permissions
New filter in the archives to limit the number of chats displayed (last day, last 2 days, last week, and so on...)
New usergroup permission to limit users number of chats per 24H (dynamic) as well as a permission to stop automatic refresh when this limit is reached
When the maximum number of chats per day is reached, a warning is displayed to the user in the chatbox
Chats are now removed from the chats database when you remove a user from the forum
New usergroup permission to set the default channel for each usergroup
Version 2.1.0 : 6 February 2009
Corrected bugs:
Remove the shouts button in the archives doesn't work in IE6
Pagenav in the search doesn't work, when clicking on a second page, it leads to a "User doesn't exist error message" instead of the searched chats
Selecting "The beginning" in the archives send back to yesterday
Blinking channel upon new message seems not to work
Sometimes chats don't get sent but are when refreshing the page
Special HTML characters are displayed as HTML code and not interpreted
Database error in archives page when avatar display option is on
When a user belongs to a primary usergroup that has access to a command but the secondary usergroup he also belongs to doesn't, menu items of the commands are not shown in the chatbox
Strange behaviour of the chatbox when the whosonline is set to be in a tab and the separate chats and notifications options is on
New features:
Yesterday/Today date feature in the chatbox
Avoid user to ban/ignore himself
Hide top chatters box from archives when number is set to 0
Option to load files locally instead from the yui server
Option to filter some forum for notifications warnings
Tick box in the archives to select all chats on a page for removal
Configurable notification column width
Possibility to separate notifications/real chats sql query
Configuration notifications number when sql queries are separated
Availability of sound notification upon new messages
Hooks for further notifications plugin creation
Version 2.2.0 : 6 February 2009
Corrected bugs:
SQL error when chats and notifications are in a separate SQL query and chatbox is minimized
Chatbox doesn't scroll down automatically in IE7 when newest chats are set to be at the bottom
Ajax error fired sporadically
When clicking on view all chats of ... the displayed chats are those of the user clicking on the link instead of the other user
If a thread/post is removed from the database and notification system is active, the notification chat is not removed from the database
If a thread/post is supposed to be awaiting moderation, it's shown in the notifications while it shouldn't yet be
Prefix missing in mgc chatbox 1.5
Chats limit per 24 hour is not working properly
Forum left to right align not taken into account in the chatbox
Menu item in PM chats is redirecting to receiver of the message instead of author
When BBCODE are off, setting the chatbox to be hidden in the usercp stop the user from being able to set it on again
When chats are displayed as "newest at the bottom", the chatbox doesn't scroll correctly after a chat delete
New features:
vBShouts 2.0 importer
New thread/post notification links redirect to last post
Quote BBCODE support
Sound notification upon new message in other channels as option
Version 2.2.1 : 6 February 2009
Corrected bugs:
SQL error in when creating a new post with notifications active in the chatbox
ARG4 undefined error message instead of the threadtitle in newpost notification
Version 2.3.1 : 10 March 2009
Corrected bugs:
SQL error when trying to update counters in the admincp of the chatbox
Sticky chats is not working
Impossible to double click to edit a chat only containing an url Added edit chat item in menu
NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER in Firefox
SQL error in view all chats
In Safari browser, an older chat is displayed at the top when chats and notifications are not in a separate query
When changing channels order, if channel title right near chatbox name option is on, the displayed title is wrong
SQL error when import from some chatbox when a username has a ' in it.
Private chats are shown when Viewing all chats of a user while they shouldn't
IBProarcade (latest version) integration doesn't work
Autocompletion relative yui stuff is loaded while autocompletion is not active
If align usernames and chats option is set and newest chat are at the bottom without notification column, chats aren't aligned
New features:
Added back /team command
Chat retrievals query optimization
Upgrade to YUI 2.7.0
Change sound format to .swf
WYSWYG input field
Option to save user selected chat format without having to pass through usercp
Version 2.3.2 : 7 April 2009
Corrected bugs:
Chats doesn't appear when chatbox is collapsed. See here for a fix
PM sent to other user don't show other username color correctly : See here for a fix
SQL error when moving a post to a new thread with inline mod
Members that do not have permission to see the archives, can see the link to the archives.
Apparently thread notifications is providing errors to some users
When a user with username βᴬᴰᴵᴻf?*ʋʒᴎƶɛ post a message, chatbox stuck to blank
Anonymous can't chat
Selecting a color and then going back to default doesn't set font back to default
Warning : This new version is not directly compatible with the previous version, you must first uninstall the previous version. No importer exists nor will be developped.
apply to minor releases of the MGC Chatbox Evo mod? (i.e. the 0.0.0 release to the 0.1.0 release)
Indeed this concers MGC Chatbox to MGC Chatbox Evo only
Thats good to know
One thing that would be kind of nice though, is a pop out window that doesnt use the navbar, header info, and also limits the browser (i.e. hides menu bar, favorites, is a smaller more compact size) and whatnot.
JS error "hide_chat_menu is not defined" is triggered when clicking on the arrows (left side of each chat line) to open the popup window since upgrade to 0.1.0.... any ideas?
Some images are pointing to forum/images/misc/mgc_chatbox/mgc_cb_refresh.gif and others to /forum/images/misc/mgc_cb_evo. The last zip contains only mgc_cb_evo folder in images/misc directory.
JS error "hide_chat_menu is not defined" is triggered when clicking on the arrows (left side of each chat line) to open the popup window since upgrade to 0.1.0.... any ideas?
Anyway, great product
Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint_ago
Image paths are all messed up.
Some images are pointing to forum/images/misc/mgc_chatbox/mgc_cb_refresh.gif and others to /forum/images/misc/mgc_cb_evo. The last zip contains only mgc_cb_evo folder in images/misc directory.
Both corrected in the just new 0.1.1
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gusso
Hi, i have this problem also. Which is the solution ?
The problem appeared in the last install, you have to reimport the spanish language file of vBulletin and use the spanish xml file of the new release.
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