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

[bocek]

VBdev,

Updated Turkish files are herewith attached.

You may be want to add it to your original pack.

Thanks for your effort. :up:

[Gn_Snake]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Have you done the uninstall of the version as stated in the readme file ?

Version prior to 1.0.0 need uninstall for the update process.

Hi, VBdev
Yes, i have followed the readme ,uninstall the 0,40 version (admin/product/unistall), copy the new file with FTP and upgrade new version (admin/product/install)

now what I must make?

thanx

[OC Keith]

How do I know which one to download and where are the installation instructions? Thanks for any help you guys can offer.. currently running 3.6.8

[bocek]

Originally Posted by OC Keith

How do I know which one to download and where are the installation instructions? Thanks for any help you guys can offer.. currently running 3.6.8

This mod is compatible with 3.6.8

You can download latest Version (1.1.0) as it is most currrent.

You can find installing instructions in "readme.txt" file included in the pack.

[mc0676]

I can't see the changelog from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0, can u help me ?

[VBDev]

<font color="Red">*Zip file updated with up-to-date turkish language</font>

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by carlos2000

Yes, same problem with default style.

Tought about the template modification system could cause the errors??

The chatbox is running well for me in all browsers when using vBulletin default style.

You can try disabling temporarly TMS to see if there is an issue between both.

Originally Posted by Gn_Snake

Hi, VBdev
Yes, i have followed the readme ,uninstall the 0,40 version (admin/product/unistall), copy the new file with FTP and upgrade new version (admin/product/install)

now what I must make?

thanx

U see the chatbox but chats don't get posted hummm. Even in the default style ?
Do they show in the archives ?

Originally Posted by mc0676

I can't see the changelog from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0, can u help me ?

There is a link in the main thread to the changelog.

[ShiZoPhreN]

Feature Request:

No Links/Urls in Chatbox eg: http:// www. etc.

Thanks in advance

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by ShiZoPhreN

Feature Request:

No Links/Urls in Chatbox eg: http:// www. etc.

Thanks in advance

Um, disable bbcode , it's already an option.

[carlos2000]

Originally Posted by VBDev

The chatbox is running well for me in all browsers when using vBulletin default style.

You can try disabling temporarly TMS to see if there is an issue between both.

Just deactivated all plus-ins but still the same problem even in standard style...