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

[Greenskull]

I have one question. How can I make it so that by default the scrollbar is at the bottom? I want the first thing you see to be the newest chat (which is at the bottom for me)

[gpc10347]

Anyone else experiencing Private Chat not submitting with the Enter key but working fine if Save is clicked in the dialog box?

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn I am the only one...

[Wheemer]

I second that greenskull... It works perfect in firefox and like you say in IE.

I think the last version didn't have this problem.

[Greenskull]

and how do you get the sound to work? I don't see an option for it

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Cybershaolin

Regarding this error, what do I need to remove exactly between the first ; and the last ; ?

OK I know I have to remove the error message but it ends with )}}... so do I remove the whole thing, even after until the other ; ?

Just want to be sure about what to remove...

;function vBulletin_AJAX_Error_Handler(a){alert("Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin")}}YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function(){YAHOO.initChatbox=new function(){var a=function(){this.cancel();

Remove :

alert("Ajax error: an error has occured in an ajax request of the chatbox, please report your admin")

Originally Posted by entertain

When clicking on "View all chats of ..." in the menu of a shout (from an other user), I can always only see my own shouts.

Originally Posted by The Realist

Same here.

The code I see is:

mgc_cb_evo.php?do=search&what=userchats&u=1

Ok to fix this, search in the mgc_cb_evo.php file for :

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->GPC['what'] == 'userchats') 


Some lines below search for :

PHP Code:

$where_clause = "coidentifier IN (" . implode(',',$identifier_array) . ") AND fromuid='" . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . "'"; 


Replace it by :

PHP Code:

$where_clause = "coidentifier IN (" . implode(',',$identifier_array) . ") AND fromuid='" . $user['userid'] . "'"; 


Originally Posted by zelnik

VBDev,

I'm hoping you can help me on this matter but since installing the latest version of your chatbox I've been notice people have been having to following error on while i'm watching the whois online page..

Unknown Location:

/forum/config.txt

can you please confirm this has nothing to do with your application so I can help narrow down what it could be?

Thanks

There is no config.txt in my mod so I don't think that it comes from the chatbox. Have you been installing another mod lately ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Greenskull

I have one question. How can I make it so that by default the scrollbar is at the bottom? I want the first thing you see to be the newest chat (which is at the bottom for me)

Originally Posted by Wheemer

I second that greenskull... It works perfect in firefox and like you say in IE.

I think the last version didn't have this problem.

Known bug Check bug list, there is a bug with IE.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Anyone else experiencing Private Chat not submitting with the Enter key but working fine if Save is clicked in the dialog box?


I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn I am the only one...

Well it's not a bug it's not supposed to be working in the way you want it.
I have to check however if it's possible to make it work like that (See requested features list).

Originally Posted by Greenskull

and how do you get the sound to work? I don't see an option for it

There are two options in the Advanced options of the chatbox.

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by apiasto

nice work,very impressive/is there a way that user can set their default font n color?thnx

Yes it's already an option for each user. They have to go into the
USER CP > Edit Options > Then you will see Miscellaneous Options at the very bottom of the page. This is where you set your color.

[427mouse]

Is it possible to make it so that the chatbox will not appear for members unless they have posted in the forum within the last x amount of days?

Problem... In the "ChatBox Command options" the default entered messages are all in French... ??

[427mouse]

Help...

When I refresh the page the formatting of the date, name and text message are displayed (spaced)correctly across the chatbox page. When I open the chatbox by toggling the +- in order to open the chat prompt the name and text are moved (squished) to the right together. Now if I toggle the +- again to get out of the chat they stay to the right. Then if I refresh the page they all move back to their correct location and spacing.

[Greenskull]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Known bug Check bug list, there is a bug with IE.


There are two options in the Advanced options of the chatbox.

The post warning one? But isnt that for forum posts? And thanks for the reply. I guess I'll have to live with it until you release a fix.