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

[ryans]

Originally Posted by feverwilly

I could also not uninstall this properly. It leaves a template change in the Admincp and you get errors everytime you change user group permissions.

This is BETA software and I wouldnt recommend anybody install it unless you like messing things up.

I'm having the same problem too. I just re-installed it and then uninstalled and the usergroup still has

Help MGC Chatbox Evo : Custom permissions
Can view the chatbox Yes No

Can use the chatbox Yes No
Can manage own chats Yes No
Can manage the chatbox Yes No
Can view the archives Yes No
Can download the archives Yes No
Can view the chatbox even if the minimum number of posts is not reached Yes No
Show prompt message for this usergroup Yes No
Can sticky a chat Yes No
Minimum number of posts to use the chatbox
Minimum number of posts during the last 24H to use the chatbox
Warning : add a sql query for the usergroup where this value is different from 0.


How can I manuallyl get rid of this? I can't edit my usergroups. i'm running 3.70 and used the newest version.

[Wheemer]

I don't have the bbcode and smilies buttons after upgrading. Also the English translation as french in it.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Blumy

Sorry, I updated it not installed it.

Is it ok with last file versions ?

Originally Posted by Tom S

VBDev,

I do not see the Commands folder in the new updated unzipped folder for the channels. Maybe I should read some of the older posts.

No more commands folder since 1.0.0 (if my memory is ok).

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

WOW I can finally say that this version is working AWESOME. I also like the new copyright it flows MUCH BETTER with the look of the chatbox versus the other style. Also the new option to "Activate the display of Today/Yesterday in the date for the chatbox" is awesome as well!! Great work Thanks a lot VBDev!

Yeah kinda less intrusive

Originally Posted by eurofunny

With Version 2.0.2 Shoutbox is visible at the Arcade with the 2.1.0 Version not.

No changes in the current version could make it not to appear. What did you do in the 2.0.2 to get it work in the arcade ?

Originally Posted by yakuza35

I upgraded 2.1.0 but I cant still see chats on mozilla I just see Loading can u help me VBDev?

Few hints :

• 3.6 version of vB : Don't forget SECURITYTOKEN modification as explained in install instructions
• Check that you haven't any non reverted chatbox templates (one that you might have modified)
• Refresh your browser cache

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by ryans

I'm having the same problem too. I just re-installed it and then uninstalled and the usergroup still has

Help MGC Chatbox Evo : Custom permissions
Can view the chatbox Yes No

Can use the chatbox Yes No
Can manage own chats Yes No
Can manage the chatbox Yes No
Can view the archives Yes No
Can download the archives Yes No
Can view the chatbox even if the minimum number of posts is not reached Yes No
Show prompt message for this usergroup Yes No
Can sticky a chat Yes No
Minimum number of posts to use the chatbox
Minimum number of posts during the last 24H to use the chatbox
Warning : add a sql query for the usergroup where this value is different from 0.


How can I manuallyl get rid of this? I can't edit my usergroups. i'm running 3.70 and used the newest version.

Guys there is a readme... All is explained in it.
You should have removed the files before uninstalling the product !
To correct the problem reimport the product and then remove all chatbox files (especially the xml files in the includes/xml directory) and then remove the product.

Originally Posted by Wheemer

I don't have the bbcode and smilies buttons after upgrading. Also the English translation as french in it.

Since 2.0.2, bbcode and smilies are usergroup permission based. So you have to set the usergroup permissions to allow you having the right to use them hehe.

About English translation, if you imported the last english file everything should be fine, no french except in some of the options but as I always says these are customizable

[Tom S]

Originally Posted by Tom S

VBDev,

I do not see the Commands folder in the new updated unzipped folder for the channels. Maybe I should read some of the older posts.

I see that you have integrated them now.

[VBDev]

Yes for easier install

[SnapOff Racing]

I used to use the vBShout v2.0 ChatBox that was originally created by ZeroTolerance, which I believe now has been renamed into Inferno vBShout Lite. In any case while these two mods are basically the same, unfortunately there are some differences in the table names thus making it not possible to use the Inferno Import Script to import chats from vBShout inot MGC EVO.

So I reworked the import script a little to allow the importing of vBShout Chats into MGC EVO. Just posting this up for VBDev if you would like to implement this into your next version, or if anyone knows what they are doing they could use this to import also. Just replace the mgc_cb_evo.php file from your admincp folder with the one that I have attached. Then your "Import Scripts" page will show up like this.



Also this mgc_cb_evo.php file is from the current 2.1.0 version.

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by VBDev

This is not a bug lol You just have to avoid ' character in your phrases or code it as HTML.

Maybe. One thing is for sure, i did it in the previous versions and it did not cause any trouble and did use the ' character.

[ryans]

nice, that worked.

thanks!

ryan

Originally Posted by VBDev

Guys there is a readme... All is explained in it.
You should have removed the files before uninstalling the product !
To correct the problem reimport the product and then remove all chatbox files (especially the xml files in the includes/xml directory) and then remove the product.



Since 2.0.2, bbcode and smilies are usergroup permission based. So you have to set the usergroup permissions to allow you having the right to use them hehe.

About English translation, if you imported the last english file everything should be fine, no french except in some of the options but as I always says these are customizable

[Skyrider]

Just wanted to say to VBDev:

It should be:
$find = '$chatbox_forumhome';

rather than:
$search_text = '$chatbox_forumhome';

in the manual "Display problem in some styles"

Thanks for the update though! And is it possible the sound can be done through something else rather than quicktime? A lot of people don't have quicktime.