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

[entertain]

Thanks for update, VBDev. Nice job.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by zelnik

When enabling "NEW Sound notification upon new messages" the chatbox no longer works.

It will load up and just stick at "loading...."

Any ideas?

EDIT: If I type something in and press enter i get this error : "Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing."

Latest vB & vBSeo

Will be posting a fixed file in the min found a stupid bug...

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Will be posting a fixed file in the min found a stupid bug...

Great, Thanks!

[VBDev]

For those of you that downloaded first zip please upload the following fixed file.

There was a problem with sound notification.

Zip file updated.

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by VBDev

For those of you that downloaded first zip please upload the following fixed file.

There was a problem with sound notification.

Zip file updated.

Ok that fix makes the chatbox load now..

But in what way is there a sound notification?

I have tried in both Firefox & IE and I do not hear an audible noise when a new post is entered.

Having also looked in my CP and the option is on.

[VBDev]

Zip file was updated, I made nuts with files ...

Those who downloaded previous zip, please just upload the content of the Files folder to your system.

[BozzaJos]

Hey Dev,

Thanks for the update. I downloaded the previous zip 30 minutes ago and upgrade my shoutbox.
However, it was working fine after the upgrade but now that I uploaded the files of the new package, I can't get the shoutbox off inactive mod anymore.

So it was working with the bad package but not with the new package. Could you please help me out?
Btw, it doesn't work either when I try to go to another channel. It justs keep showing the reloading icon and that's it.

Thanks!

[VBDev]

This could perhaps be javascript issues as well as templates not reverted.

[BozzaJos]

Originally Posted by VBDev

This could perhaps be javascript issues as well as templates not reverted.

Huh? But I only updated the files? Like I said, I installed 2.1.0 45 minutes ago and it was working perfectly. Then I got an e-mail saying that people who just downloaded the package should download it again because it was wrong or something like that. I've done that, overwrited the files but now, the entire shoutbox isn't working anymore. It keeps the page on loading.

Some more help would be highly appreciated.

[rolfw1]

Yes, same happened here, but re-uploaded the two root directory .php files from the first zip and now works again.

Tried using the sound alert, but couldn't use the option for the user to trun it on and off, as it produced a security token issue, and the general alert appears to sound even when there are no messages.

PS. Alerts now working and online.php now shows the chat, no luck with photoplog, but not a major issue at this stage.