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

[SnapOff Racing]

Oh can I request to implement the chatbox so that the BB CODE drop down shows ALL THE TIME! Man I got users that bug the hell outa me asking HOW TO post a picture and stuff. I think that if the BB CODE was shown all the time people would see the IMG ICON and figure it out on their own. Thanks!

[VBDev]

That's an interesting and not to hard to implement option.

I'll add it to the todo list but I can't promise that all features requests will be implemented in the next version, it will depend of the time I have for that.

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by VBDev

That's an interesting and not to hard to implement option.

I'll add it to the todo list but I can't promise that all features requests will be implemented in the next version, it will depend of the time I have for that.

Yeah for sure I completely understand, thanks for considering it at least

[cheat-master30]

Hey, VBDev, I'm currently using this modification with MySmilies vB, but it seems that custom smilies are not compatible with the shoutbox... could the next version try and find out/fix the problem I've noticed where the custom smilies only show the text code in the shoutbox?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by cheat-master30

Hey, VBDev, I'm currently using this modification with MySmilies vB, but it seems that custom smilies are not compatible with the shoutbox... could the next version try and find out/fix the problem I've noticed where the custom smilies only show the text code in the shoutbox?

You mean that they are parsed but don't show in the smilies line right ?

[The Realist]

Just installed this chat on a new forum as below:

www.fixitgenius.com

Problem:
No chats show up if I use IE but all show up fine using Firefox?

Any ideas of a fix?

Regards

[The Realist]

If I collapse the chatbox the chats show up but as soon as I open the box backup the chats dont show up?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[parabat]

VBDev, great mod, so thank you very much :up:
The issue I have is that when collapsing the chatbox (I only have 5 visible on collapse) the 5th entry always shows at the top. (Newest should be at top)
I have tried to change a few of the display settings but still the 5th entry pops up on top.
If the chatbox is not collapsed the entries appear fine.
This is not a major issue, but it is weird. Any suggestions? I have added a img of the error. Look at the time stamp to see what I mean. (No the entry is not a duplicate of the 4th one)
Oh and before I forget, there is also an extra line spaced between each entry on the collapsed chatbox where as on the open one, it displays fine. I'm using firefox, but it also does the same in Chrome, but in IE it collapses to so no entries.

Thanx in advance.
-PB

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by The Realist

If I collapse the chatbox the chats show up but as soon as I open the box backup the chats dont show up?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Your chatbox is not available to anonymous. Please either activate it for anonymous or create an account for me

Originally Posted by parabat

VBDev, great mod, so thank you very much :up:
The issue I have is that when collapsing the chatbox (I only have 5 visible on collapse) the 5th entry always shows at the top. (Newest should be at top)
I have tried to change a few of the display settings but still the 5th entry pops up on top.
If the chatbox is not collapsed the entries appear fine.
This is not a major issue, but it is weird. Any suggestions? I have added a img of the error. Look at the time stamp to see what I mean. (No the entry is not a duplicate of the 4th one)

Uh I don't understand you mean the first is reapeated ? I don't get you sorry

Originally Posted by parabat

Oh and before I forget, there is also an extra line spaced between each entry on the collapsed chatbox where as on the open one, it displays fine. I'm using firefox, but it also does the same in Chrome, but in IE it collapses to so no entries.

Thanx in advance.
-PB

This is a known bug see the bug list above

[VBDev]

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