Shoutbox Hack 1.04b

11/09/04 - Version 1.04b. Just an installer upgrade, nothing more. Nothing to see here, move along.

10/22/04 - Version 1.04a released. This is not an upgrade from 1.04. If you already have 1.04 installed, don't worry about this. This release just updates the installer and fixes any errors in it. If you had problems installing it last time, this should work better. If you need support, posting it here may get it answered, though posting at the board at GeekyDesigns.com is prefered.

This is the same hack formerly released by Link14716.

08/30/04 4:19 PM EDT: Fixed a settings bug (I hope): see this post.

08/29/04: Shoutbox 1.04 is released, featuring a new installer system (using the Hack Installer System) and redone templates, as well as a few bug fixes. Enjoy.

Presenting: The Shoutbox Hack


Support posts made at GeekyDesigns.com have a higher priority than posts made in this thread, and is the prefered way of getting support.



There are way too many features to list, so I'll just let the screenshots do the talking.

Shoutbox credits

PHP Code:
Matthew Gordon
Templates:
Zachery Woods
- misc: Matthew Gordon
- Originally by TWTCommish, redone by Zachery for 1.04


If you feel your not able to install this yourself please feel free to drop me a pm and we can make arrangments

If you would like to donate to us please pm us and again we can make arragnments

Dont forget to click install!

Install Instructions:

NEW INSTALL/UPGRADE FROM 1.03 to Current
 
 1. Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forums directory.
 2. Run http://www.yoursite.com/forums/install/hack_install.php
 3. Select "Shoutbox Hack" and then follow the instructions to install.
 4. Follow the directions in the readme files when it gets to that step, then finalize the install (by clicking the last link in the install).
 5. Enjoy your shoutbox!

Matrixgl did a template modification to make the shoutbit more like its vB2 counterpart and released it (tested on 1.03) here.

FOR THOSE WHO WANT SUPPORT, SPECIFY THIS INFORMATION OR BE IGNORED:

What is the exact error you recieve?
Where does the supposed error happen?
What vB version are you running?


Here are the old screenshots, new ones will be posted soon:
settings.gif (186.0 KB)
forumhome.gif (37.1 KB)
forumhome_iframe.gif (30.0 KB)
shoutbox_home.gif (96.1 KB)
shoutbox_home_guest.gif (84.8 KB)
user_settings.gif (85.5 KB)
usergroup_permissions.gif (67.8 KB)
shoutbox_home_textarea.gif (78.9 KB)




Enjoy.

[taffy056]

Wonderful hack! Installed with no problems

[Thanatos]

I may have missed this reading the thread, but this is what I found.

If you set the minimum allowed characters to any value, 2+

and you type in 1 single character, the post is refused, but your post count increments.

Has anyone else seen this?

This is on VB3.03 with the shoutbox 1.04b

[Blam Forumz]

Hi, heres my little problem, one of my users (and only one) cant see the shoutbox : they see it like this (attached)

[Vman]

that is because their browser does not support iFrames...I have had the same problem, since I webmaster 4 boards, I had to change the setting on the shoutbox to non-iframe and everyone then was able to see it...

I also suggest trying to have you members, like I have been doing, to upgrade their browsers to the newest version out since its free!

[Vman]

Originally Posted by Ordovicium

Thanks for this hack. It's great, but I have a very interessting problem. When I activate iframe, the shoutbox isn't visible in IE but with Firefox :ermm:
IE 6.01
Firefox 1.0

Firefoxs is still the best to use in my opionion...and I too have had the same problem and my members with IE....have them either change browsers or upgrade to the newest version or just disable iFrames from the shoutbox and make it normal and everyone will then see it with no problems...

[alzibub]

I notice a couple of people mention that they can't see the shout box in IE when in iframe mode ...

One thing you can check is any popup blockers or personal firewalls ...
I had the issue where I couldnt see it in iframe mode but others could - after posting like mad in here I looked at my firewall settings and it appears that the iframe was being seen as a popup and was being blocked.
Suggest disable any popup blockers and have them check again - it worked for me.

Thanks

[leeman]

I have had a few members not being able to see the shouts in shoutbox on forum home.

It was their firewall. I will ask them what they altered in their firewall config and what firewall they were running.

[Fking]

how to make the guests to be able to post in the shoutbox?

[ctsolutions]

so far installed, but I have no "shoutbox permissions" in the Usergroup Manager.

missed a template ????

Thanks for help,

CtSolutions

[djjeffa]

is there a way of deciding what smilies can be used?