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

[ReCom]

Originally Posted by VBDev

I am sorry but that bit of code works for some but won't work for others.

I am saying that because this variable is used in the chatbox code to get the path to javascript files. And using the bburl option variable would lead to a path to javascript files using http//... which is recognize by some browsers as a security concern and stop the chatbox.

Hmmm ... but pls take a look of the said plugin:

require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php');

mgc_cb_evo_unserialize_user_params();

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index' && !empty($forumpath))
{
	$mgc_cb_evo_floc = $forumpath . '/';
}
else
{
	$mgc_cb_evo_floc = '';
}

Question: where does $forumpath value come from? I peeked into the vBadvanced's main PHP (adv_index.php or something, since I have renamed mine to portal.php)

// ============================================
// Enter the full path to your forum here
// Example: /home/vbadvanced/public_html/forum
// ============================================

$forumpath = '/home/' . $acctname . '/public_html/forum';

And if $mgc_cb_evo_floc is going to be used in <script> tag in HTML output, I don't expect the browser can resolve the server full path either ...

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

Feels like Christmas now

lol

Originally Posted by ReCom

Hmmm ... but pls take a look of the said plugin:

require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php');

mgc_cb_evo_unserialize_user_params();

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index' && !empty($forumpath))
{
    $mgc_cb_evo_floc = $forumpath . '/';
}
else
{
    $mgc_cb_evo_floc = '';
}

Question: where does $forumpath value come from? I peeked into the vBadvanced's main PHP (adv_index.php or something, since I have renamed mine to portal.php)

// ============================================
// Enter the full path to your forum here
// Example: /home/vbadvanced/public_html/forum
// ============================================

$forumpath = '/home/' . $acctname . '/public_html/forum';

And if $mgc_cb_evo_floc is going to be used in <script> tag in HTML output, I don't expect the browser can resolve the server full path either ...

It is supposed to be retrieved from the vbadvanced file yeah.

I think it does resolve in the script call no ? Perhaps I am wrong, I don't have all the knowledge

[jerx]

I am trying to adjust the chatbox to the side columns of vbadvanced portal. On IE7 I cannot get rid of the horizontal scrollbar on the chatbits. Is it possible to solve this?

[VBDev]

Not that easy no.

I know someone did achieved it but hasn't posted it yet here

[VBDev]

New version is out : 1.1.0

[rizelim]

Originally Posted by VBDev

New version is out : 1.1.0

New version 1.1.0 firefox bugs ie no problem!

[Markos]

hi dev did u sort the £ sign out ?? and any more that i didnt find lol

[cheat-master30]

Do you have to keep replacing the language file with every single update?

[Markos]

can someone else try do a £ in there chatbox see if it works cos it still dont work for me

[Markos]

oo and one othere thing i slaped my self LOL on the chatbox that is lol and its not in english and i changed the lang
20/10/2008 19:40 * Markos gifle avec violence Markos