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

[Gamempire]

the chat doesn't work anymore...it say always "Loading..."
if i write something, it refresh the table on mysql but it doesn't display nothing, and it say always "Loading..."

what can i do?

[Ky Kiske]

Originally Posted by Gamempire

the chat doesn't work anymore...it say always "Loading..."
if i write something, it refresh the table on mysql but it doesn't display nothing, and it say always "Loading..."

what can i do?

My advice is downgrade to 0.5.0. It's less buggy. I had this problem and just downgraded.

[yeku]

Problem with the letter ñ and accents...

What can I do?

thanks

[NeutralizeR]

I'm not sure if it's discussed before but banned user can still send messages untill he refreshes the page.

[lord eriol]

great chat.... a lot of useful options, thanks

however, i tried on vb 3.7.2 and some stuff seem doesn't function:
- if I disable users to use BBcode, and assign default text color to groups (from usergroup permissions), inside chatbox the bbcode aren't translated, in other words I see date/time - user [ color = X] message [ /color ].
to obtain colored text I MUST abilitate users to use BBcode, but if you set this, ALL options of text formatting are available to users (font, size, etc.)
In my forum I want that users can choose ONLY color (and if possible, in a easy way... user cp/option is not much friendly), no other text formatting options... hoping for a fix soon here (or other way to solve)

- some commands seems doesn't function
I have abilitated all commands from admin cp, and set user permissions (admin can use all)
but in chat box some command doesn't function properly
/ me command don't cause any output on chat
/pm username message, say that user not exist (i cheched double spelling and case)

not tried others commands for now
edit: /del all is ok
/ me is ok now! But i must abilitate this command for Registered Users too to use it... if i abilitate admin ONLY, admin cant'use it! Why?
/pm don't function, get ever same error "l'utiliseteur no existe pas" (admin and registered user are abilitated to use it)

- Order of smilies
if I set order of smilies "as from admin panel order" i get random order instead...
only if I set NO on "same admin panel order", i get first X smilies ORDERED as is in admin panel (X is the numbers of smilies that show directly on chatbox clicking on smilie button), but clicking on "more"... others smilies seems random (not same order as admin panel order anyway)

- refreshing time
i just don't understand what is that 30 sec defaut value for refreshing... what that mean? (i set 10 seconds here, but i'm worried about server load)

[Ville]

Originally Posted by Ville

Is there a way to hide the "general" chat entirely, or from a specific user group? I'd like to give a specific user group access to a specific channel only. In other words, I wouldn't want that user group to see the "general" chat at all.

Since/if it doesn't seem to be possible to hide the general chat, it would be an excellent new feature! That way it would be possible to assign channel per user group (and lock them in to the assigned channel).

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by txspaderz

Done:

Same:

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:

      SELECT username,userid,usergroupid,displaygroupid
      FROM user
      WHERE mgc_cb_evo_banned='1'
      ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error   : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_banned' in 'where clause'
Error Number  : 1054
Request Date  : Friday, September 5th 2008 @ 02:28:06 PM
Error Date    : Friday, September 5th 2008 @ 02:28:07 PM
Script        : http://www.xxxxxx.com/forum/mgc_cb_evo.php?do=showban
Referrer      : http://www.xxxxxxx.com/forum/index.php?
IP Address    : 
Username      : 
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.51a-community

Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

Regarding the mysql-error with the ban-command: Creating the missing column 'mgc_cb_evo_banned' in your user table will fix this error

Yes but the table is supposed to be created upon product install !

Anyone else having the problem of ban feature not working due to sql error ?

Originally Posted by g0dfather1984

Is there a way to limit X amount of posts needed per hour, besides per 24 hours?

Unless you modify the code no there isn't.

Originally Posted by ngalonas

i have a problem with chatbox,i have try install all chatbox mod from vb.org but no one have the greek language,what is the problem

This is because no greek speaker has translated the chatbox mod in greek.

Originally Posted by lolo?

hy vbdev i have a probleme
all my command dosent works and i give the permission on admin cp
I have unisntall all and re install re upload all fille but it's the same
test on firefox3 and IE
not works for me

You have given the permissions in the command manager ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Ville

Is there a way to hide the "general" chat entirely, or from a specific user group? I'd like to give a specific user group access to a specific channel only. In other words, I wouldn't want that user group to see the "general" chat at all.

There could be another channel set up for all users to see, so the "general" chat could be technically hidden from everyone if it were possible to assign a default channel per user group.

Currently no, it's not possible without code modification. I will work on it only if more than one user are interested

Originally Posted by Gamempire

the chat doesn't work anymore...it say always "Loading..."
if i write something, it refresh the table on mysql but it doesn't display nothing, and it say always "Loading..."

what can i do?

When did it stop working ? After upgrade ?

Have you tried refreshing your browser cache ?

Originally Posted by Ky Kiske

My advice is downgrade to 0.5.0. It's less buggy. I had this problem and just downgraded.

Excuse me buddy but it's not very constructive to act that way !

Downgrading stop your problems perhaps but doesn't help finding out what's wrong in the current version.

Originally Posted by yeku

Problem with the letter ? and accents...

What can I do?

thanks

Do you have the same problems in the other ajax features of vBulletin ? (perhaps you haven't ajax activated in the other part of your forum like quick edit or quick reply ?)

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

I'm not sure if it's discussed before but banned user can still send messages untill he refreshes the page.

Hum really ? I'll add this to the bug list then thank you for reporting it.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by lord eriol

- if I disable users to use BBcode, and assign default text color to groups (from usergroup permissions), inside chatbox the bbcode aren't translated, in other words I see date/time - user [ color = X] message [ /color ].
to obtain colored text I MUST abilitate users to use BBcode, but if you set this, ALL options of text formatting are available to users (font, size, etc.)
In my forum I want that users can choose ONLY color (and if possible, in a easy way... user cp/option is not much friendly), no other text formatting options... hoping for a fix soon here (or other way to solve)

You can activate only the color selection to users.

You have to activate the bbcode for user formatting and then there is another option with checkboxes to select which formatting options they have.

Originally Posted by lord eriol

- some commands seems doesn't function
I have abilitated all commands from admin cp, and set user permissions (admin can use all)
but in chat box some command doesn't function properly
/ me command don't cause any output on chat
/pm username message, say that user not exist (i cheched double spelling and case)

not tried others commands for now
edit: /del all is ok
/ me is ok now! But i must abilitate this command for Registered Users too to use it... if i abilitate admin ONLY, admin cant'use it! Why?
/pm don't function, get ever same error "l'utiliseteur no existe pas" (admin and registered user are abilitated to use it)

You only set admin to be able to use the me command and that doesn't work ? I did tested like that when developping the chatbox and I remember it was working.

Is admin the main usergroup for you ?

For the pm command, I think you have misused it, check the syntax in the chatbox help or use directly the PM sending feature in the little menu near each chat.

Originally Posted by lord eriol

- Order of smilies
if I set order of smilies "as from admin panel order" i get random order instead...
only if I set NO on "same admin panel order", i get first X smilies ORDERED as is in admin panel (X is the numbers of smilies that show directly on chatbox clicking on smilie button), but clicking on "more"... others smilies seems random (not same order as admin panel order anyway)

I haven't understand the first part of your sentence.

The more windows doesn't take into account the option of the acp. Really should ?

Originally Posted by lord eriol

- refreshing time
i just don't understand what is that 30 sec defaut value for refreshing... what that mean? (i set 10 seconds here, but i'm worried about server load)

Don't worry with 10 seconds your server load won't explode with the last version of the chatbox

[lolo?]

Hy Vbdev yes i have given the permissions in the command manager.

Quand j'utilise une commande le texte area de la shout ce grise et je ne peu plus envoyer de shout je suis oblig" de change de page et revenir pour que je puisse a nouveau parler