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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by cheat-master30

New update already? Looks good though, so I'll update for my own forum tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Alfa1

What changed in the latest version. I can't find info about it in the changelog:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Originally Posted by KevinL

Yeah I was wondering the same thing...

I think maybe just a language added?

Yes I posted a message in the forum and sent an update email, it was just the addition of the turkish language.

In that case I don't increment the chatbox version.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Hope it's not already been mentioned as a potential non-life-threatening issue but it seems the alternating row colors doesn't always work. If I refresh, it reappears properly but occassionally runs the same color for an unspecified period...

Also noticed (admin cp title) MGC Chatbox Evo : Chats diplay - but who reads this stuff

The problem with the alternating row colors is the new performance enhancing system I introduced (intelligent shouts loading).

I think I will perhaps remove the possibility to alternate row colors because the management would be too hard to achieve to make it compatible with the performance thing (that would need many javascript code to be ran).

Originally Posted by BuCwIld

can you set a daily post requirement on this hack? Like a user must make 3 posts to the forum before being able to use the chat feature

You can set a minimum number of posts during the last 24 hours condition (usergroup permission). Is it what you're seeking ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by carlos2000

What do you mean with specific difference? The test forum was a new installation. Our "real" forum was updated from an earlier version of vB to 3.7.3. We also installed an earlier version of the mgc chatbox. But we uninstalled it and deleted the files on the server when we used mgc chatbox evo.

And our testforum runs on another server. Are there some server settings which have to be done?

There is perhaps some differences between your two servers which are interfering with the chatbox.

Do you have mod_security activated ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by lord eriol

no, no javascript modification applied, I installed directly the 1.0.0 version (fresh install) on
vb 3.7.2 and then i not needed javascript mod
Anyway, i repeat, the 1.0.0 version was running fine with that skin, the "security" problem is apparead only after upgrading to new version

Hum, I checked the code and there shouldn't be any security token error.

I don't remember if I asked you wether you had emptied your browser cache or not ?

Where exactly did that problem happen ?

Originally Posted by lord eriol

where is this option? i just see only 2 options to set:

-Retrieval of smilies in the admincp set order (yes/no)
-Random retrieval of the smilies (yes/no)

i tried all combination of this setting, and i get ever a random-like order of smilies, and this for the few smiles visible inside chatbox but for box showing all smilies too (th box that opens when you click on "...more")
Only setting "no" to both I obtained a max 18 smilies inside the chatbox that respect the admin panel order, yes just 18, if i set a greater number (from "Number of listed smilies" option"), starting from 19th smile the order is random-like. In any case the box with all smilies, show smilies NOT in order, ever, with any setting.

The first option shall be set to yes and the other to no to achieve what you want.

Originally Posted by lord eriol

...can i suggest you a simpler sintax? I think no one use the userid format, the only format used is "username", then you should remove the "uname" and use this sintax:
/PM "username" textmessage

I don't really want to change the whole syntax of the command. By the way I am using the userid one in the menu.

Originally Posted by lord eriol

about PM, i noticed that you have included a set of icons for PM, that suggest me that PM can function as channel... maybe? how can i use that icons?

It used to be possible prior to 1.0.0. Now PM are shown in all channels.

Perhaps I could see the possiblity of adding command options for channels ?

Originally Posted by lord eriol

just another thing that seem don't function, comand SLAP.... i tried to slap "username" o Slap username (without quotes) but nothing happen

You have activated the command ? Check the help for the command ysntax.

[carlos2000]

Originally Posted by VBDev

There is perhaps some differences between your two servers which are interfering with the chatbox.

Do you have mod_security activated ?

I'll have to take a look. The server things does a friend of mine.

[BucWiLd]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You can set a minimum number of posts during the last 24 hours condition (usergroup permission). Is it what you're seeking ?

so this chatbox Does have a feature that restrict use of the chat box unless a user hit the required post amount in a 24 hr time frame. So if i enter 4 in that area none can use the chatbox on any day unless they have 4 posts that day?

[VBDev]

Exactly ! You got it

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

He said DAILY post count.

And i know that. Wrong copy/paste . This is the right one: Minimum number of posts during the last 24H to use the chatbox, just bellow the other option

[carlos2000]

Originally Posted by VBDev

There is perhaps some differences between your two servers which are interfering with the chatbox.

Do you have mod_security activated ?

Just checked the server settings. The settings are the same on both servers...

We just installed version 0.5 and this version works fine with IE.

[lord eriol]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Hum, I checked the code and there shouldn't be any security token error.

I don't remember if I asked you wether you had emptied your browser cache or not ?

Where exactly did that problem happen ?

1) i tried with FF and IE, emptied cache, same problem

2) that problem (Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing.), happen using a specific skin, but only with that one, not with default skin, and not with other skin that i have on my forum
using that skin I see the chatbox , but if i type something inside chatbox and then press enter... that message appear
I repeat that i used this "faulty" skin before with version 1.0.0 and it worked, without any problem.
this "security-token" problem is appeared when i just upgraded to 1.1.0 (and i never used security token javascript, not when installed previous 1.0.0. and not when upgraded to 1.1.0)

The first option shall be set to yes and the other to no to achieve what you want.

as i said, i tried ALL combination of this option, and this too, and never obtained same post editor smilies order (that is the same order of admin panel, the "correct" order)

With the setting you suggest, i get TOTAL random order, for smiles INSIDE chatbox and for all smilies window too!
I only obtained to have 18 smilies -inside- chatbox with same order of post editor, setting that options to NO/NO (but clicking on "...more" i get the all smilies windows with smilies in random-like order)

I understand that is strange, i can give you a forum admin pw access if you want check (for skin problem too)

It used to be possible prior to 1.0.0. Now PM are shown in all channels.

Perhaps I could see the possiblity of adding command options for channels ?

should be very nice if we can have PM discussion re-directed and all grouped -automatically- in a PM channel

You have activated the command ? Check the help for the command ysntax.

sure....

i chechekd many time the sintax..... slap has 2 format
1) /slap uname username_utilisateur
2) /slap uid userid_utilisateur

i tried only with uname format, tried with username inside quotes and without quotes.. right format now is without quote

the command in some way "work", because if i type a username that don't exist, i get the message:
L'utilisateur que vous souhaitez gifler n'existe pas

instead if i type a username existing (inside chatbox) i get no error message... but NOTHING happen.
I asked to users that i "slapped" if they has receveid a message or something, but nothing.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Yes it's a possibility. I should apply a fix for the mod security thing. I'll need your help to test if it works once done.

Fine with me.