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

[Speedy1505]

yes i have ...
i hav append Screens from ACP with this settings

[DJ_Rguez]

I got over the forums and so is out but I get below donbar paypal donate, and I want above donbar

[updated]

Hi, I have just installed this 2.3.1 version and it seems to be working great. I really like it, except I have noticed one problem when I go to approve a guest new thread. If I have thread notification off it works fine. I also have it set to a separate column for notifications with the user name and notification on one line. If I have thread notification on (tried both SQL mode on and off) I get the following error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO mgc_cb_evo_chat
(
dateline,fromuid,name,ctext,sticky,chanid,coidenti fier,iswarning,warningtype,tpf orumid,
hascustomavatar,avatarid,avatarrevision,usergroupi d,displaygroupid

)
VALUES
(
1236882406,,'','28558,test3 - please ignore',0,0,0,1,'thread',2,
0,,,
,

);

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''','28558,test3 - please ignore',0,0,0,1,'thread',2,
0,,,
' at line 9
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Thursday, March 12th 2009 @ 01:26:46 PM
Error Date : Thursday, March 12th 2009 @ 01:26:46 PM
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.32

Otherwise, if it is a registered user it seems to work fine.

Also, is there a way to only have sound for regular chat and not the notifications? I would also like to change the swf default sound, but am not sure how to make a new swf sound.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Sooner95]

Ez install, works great. Thx!

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Search for $mgc_cb_evo_var I think.

If your refering to the file edits in the install instructions.

In order to display the chatbox on the IBProarcade pages, follow these instructions:

   1. In the admin control panel, go in the Display and positions of the chatbox.
   2. Activate the option Display the chatbox on defined pages in a var or Display the chatbox on defined pages below the navbar.
   3. In the pages list, add : arcade



      and then validate.
   4. Open the arcade/functions/functions.php file and search for function do_output($output_array).
   5. After // add additional needed variables, add : global $mgc_cb_evo,$mgc_cb_evo_var;



   6. Finally, if you are using te option to display the chatbox in a var, edit the ARCADE template and add : $mgc_cb_evo_var



      where you want the chatbox to appear.

These are in place and its not displaying for some reason.

[Playa82]

works fine now, i think i had a file issue.

but it shows MGC Chatbox Evo created by MGC, Version 2.3.0

i installed 2.3.1

is this a error ?

[l_amhed]

Originally Posted by VBDev

For the first issue, it must have fixed it, refresh your browser cache perhaps javascripts files are currently cached and you are running old version due to that.

Do you have a specific configuration for the chatbox ? Like collapsed by default or something like that ?

I deleted all the files in my cache directory by hand, then reloaded the page (I even press shift to be sure hehe) but still the same problem.

Here is my config (in case of) :
Load YUI javascript files from the YAHOO servers - yes
Automatic refresh activation - yes
Hide refresh display - yes
Activate the inactive mode - yes
Activate the inactive mode on load - no
Vertical align of the chats - top (does not seem to work)
Save the collapsed state of the BBCODE and smilies lines - no
Memorize chats formatting chosen by users in the chatbox - yes

Force the chatbox in collasped mode by default - yes

EDIT: I forgot to specify that I am using IE, tested on Firefox and there is no collapsing problem (most of the time, it just happened once)

[acegames]

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

If your refering to the file edits in the install instructions.

In order to display the chatbox on the IBProarcade pages, follow these instructions:

   1. In the admin control panel, go in the Display and positions of the chatbox.
   2. Activate the option Display the chatbox on defined pages in a var or Display the chatbox on defined pages below the navbar.
   3. In the pages list, add : arcade



      and then validate.
   4. Open the arcade/functions/functions.php file and search for function do_output($output_array).
   5. After // add additional needed variables, add : global $mgc_cb_evo,$mgc_cb_evo_var;



   6. Finally, if you are using te option to display the chatbox in a var, edit the ARCADE template and add : $mgc_cb_evo_var



      where you want the chatbox to appear.

These are in place and its not displaying for some reason.

Same here too

[Mahar]

A suggestion for this would be...AJAX Lightbox for Full Screen mode...if you don't get what I mean...basically if you click Full Screen Mode it pops up..kind of like the Attachments for the newer versions of vBulletin.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Taragon

It currently is disabled, however this (output) is still taking up room:

<td align="left" width="0%">
<div id="schats_container" style="border: medium none ; width: 100%; height: 200px; overflow-y: auto; z-index: 1;">
<table cellspacing="0" align="left" width="95%">
<tbody id="schats">
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>

Well can you make me a screenshot of the options you have selected on the notifications management page in the acp?

Originally Posted by Taragon

Tabs as in alignment, not as tabular; opening the mgc_cb_evo template would give a good example.

I am sorry but I don't understand you.

Originally Posted by Taragon

It seems to be caused by vBSEO.
Having both forum (forum.php) and website (index.php) in root, but having http://mysite.com/forum.php rewritten to http://mysite.com/forum/.
Unstickying a message will go to http://mysite.com/#mgc_cb_evo_top instead of http://mysite.com/forum/#mgc_cb_evo_top. Similar to minimalising/maximalising a category (or chatbox), however in this case not working whilst is was in 1.5.x.

Unstickying a message shouldn't redirect you as everything is done in javascript with Ajax => no page reloading.

Send me admin accoun access to your forum by pm please.

Originally Posted by Taragon

Any chance downgrading would be possible? (not asking for a refund)

Downgrading = uninstalling, no other way.

Originally Posted by Speedy1505

yes i have ...
i hav append Screens from ACP with this settings

What you are showing me doesn't seem to be what I told you.

You show me position of the chatbox on normal page while I was talking of show chatbox below navbar on other pages.

Originally Posted by DJ_Rguez

I got over the forums and so is out but I get below donbar paypal donate, and I want above donbar

Man I don't understand you. I know you might not speak english very well but try to be more clear.

Anyway saying that is not very constructive as you don't say what you have did !

Try to add the variable issued from teh modification of the forumhome plugin into the donation bar template.

Originally Posted by updated

Hi, I have just installed this 2.3.1 version and it seems to be working great. I really like it, except I have noticed one problem when I go to approve a guest new thread. If I have thread notification off it works fine. I also have it set to a separate column for notifications with the user name and notification on one line. If I have thread notification on (tried both SQL mode on and off) I get the following error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO mgc_cb_evo_chat
(
dateline,fromuid,name,ctext,sticky,chanid,coidenti fier,iswarning,warningtype,tpforumid,
hascustomavatar,avatarid,avatarrevision,usergroupi d,displaygroupid

)
VALUES
(
1236882406,,'','28558,test3 - please ignore',0,0,0,1,'thread',2,
0,,,
,

);

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''','28558,test3 - please ignore',0,0,0,1,'thread',2,
0,,,
' at line 9
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Thursday, March 12th 2009 @ 01:26:46 PM
Error Date : Thursday, March 12th 2009 @ 01:26:46 PM
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.32

Otherwise, if it is a registered user it seems to work fine.

Are you sure you have the very last version of the files ? There was an early bug in 2.3.1 that I quickly corrected.

Download the zip file again and reimport the product.

Originally Posted by Taragon

Also, is there a way to only have sound for regular chat and not the notifications? I would also like to change the swf default sound, but am not sure how to make a new swf sound.

No the separation is not yet possible.
For the sound, just create a swf that play a sound and stop