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]

Actually I just checked and the new 2.0.2 chatbox is not working well at all on the iPhone. Can anyone else confirm this?

[ispots]

Originally Posted by ispots

Any branding discount/credit for those few of us that donated to the 0 and 1 versions?

Oh well, I tried.

[ispots]

I will say this also:

I think the bolded text in the branding is a bit much. Many of us (including vBulletin) refrain from using bolded text. Your branding is currently the loudest piece of text on my home page.

Maybe just use italics or something to be more consistent with the other products we may have installed (vB, vBA)?? I think it's prominent enough without the bold. It's almost impossible to see the chatbox without seeing your branding anyway.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by ispots

Oh well, I tried.

Originally Posted by ispots

I will say this also:

I think the bolded text in the branding is a bit much. Many of us (including vBulletin) refrain from using bolded text. Your branding is currently the loudest piece of text on my home page.

Maybe just use italics or something?? I think it's prominent enough without the bold. It's almost impossible to see the chatbox without seeing your branding anyway.

Yeah I know I am going to minimize it

[pedroenf]

Uninstalled and re-installed the 1.1.0. Stuck with the Loading...

[VBDev]

I think new version will be out by the end of the week.

Most of all the things I wanted to add along with the bug fixes is done. It's now depending of the time I'll have due to new year's eve

[Harley D]

Just an FYI.
Out of 20 + Themes, the ChatBox only works somewhat with one so far.

Also, When clicking on the New Posts/Threads, could you have the link take you to the Lastpage/LastPost rather than the firstpage/firstPost?

[The Realist]

Why is some of my chatbox in French or what ever it is.

I updated the language file as per instructions.

Anyone?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Harley D

Just an FYI.
Out of 20 + Themes, the ChatBox only works somewhat with one so far.

Also, When clicking on the New Posts/Threads, could you have the link take you to the Lastpage/LastPost rather than the firstpage/firstPost?

About the 20 themes, what do you mean when it doesn't work ?

For the new thread notification, the answer is no as thread is warned upon thread creation.

About the newpost, I could perhaps move to the accurate post upon click yeah.

Originally Posted by The Realist

Why is some of my chatbox in French or what ever it is.

I updated the language file as per instructions.

Anyone?

Those are options totally customizable by yourself if you navigate through the options.

[Harley D]

Originally Posted by VBDev

About the 20 themes, what do you mean when it doesn't work ?

well the theme I was using when I installed the chat, I had it working to a degree. What I mean by that is, it would quit refreshing by itself, yet it showed the chat, people in the chat and the new threads and posts. but we are aware of that issue.

However with most the other themes it would just sit there loading and not work at all, if you clicked on any icon in the chat, the page would jump and nothing further would happen.
Strange to say the least.

I am running (vBulletin 3.6.8 Patch Level 2)
I have added the SECURITY=o; to all the .js files, and I have removed "customavatar.height_thumb AS avheight_thumb, customavatar.width_thumb AS avwidth_thumb, customavatar.filedata_thumb," from 2 files 3 instances. To stop the database errors. just to get it to load on one theme anyways.