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

[fr3akstar]

Err i imported it before I installed it, no worries all fixed.

[bengalistation]

Have you both set usergroup permissions?

i can see only 2 options there in the user group permission panel:
MGC Chatbox Evo : Custom Parameters
Default color (without the #)
Channel displayed by default

is that it ?? or anywhere else ?
the problem is if i enable the product n wanna visit my forum, the page turns complete blank like nothing is there in that page, if i disable the product, its ok in the forum, i guess i have made u understand my problem bro, thanks

[Markos]

Originally Posted by bengalistation

i can see only 2 options there in the user group permission panel:
MGC Chatbox Evo : Custom Parameters
Default color (without the #)
Channel displayed by default

is that it ?? or anywhere else ?
the problem is if i enable the product n wanna visit my forum, the page turns complete blank like nothing is there in that page, if i disable the product, its ok in the forum, i guess i have made u understand my problem bro, thanks

right at the botom is all the options for the chat box

[bengalistation]

right at the botom is all the options for the chat box

i've downloaded the latest attachment u did, i can see only this two options, nothing is in there at the bottom named chat or anything related this topic, please double check!!! i had uploaded the product 3 times... same !!

[Markos]

Originally Posted by bengalistation

i've downloaded the latest attachment u did, i can see only this two options, nothing is in there at the bottom named chat or anything related this topic, please double check!!! i had uploaded the product 3 times... same !!

what attachment ??? i didn't put up an attachment for u lol in user group click on one and go right to the bottom of it and u will see all the setting for it

[dprundle]

By each user's name instead of the down arrow image, it just says "SUBMIT QUERY" ?? Is there a fix for this?

I have verified my images are in the correct skin directory. I am using a vbskinworks skin.

[qbn720]

<font face="Tahoma">All my chat logs are showing up without usernames and userids, this is after I upgraded to the latest version by following the instructions of "Upgrade from the version 1.0.0 or newer."

Thankfully, I saved the logs I've collected from my chats before I updated to the new version, is there method I can use my old logs even after updating to this new version?

Edit: I found out guess work LOL...if anyone else had this problem just click: Import Scripts and MGC 1.5 Version and it works somehow...</font>

[Detomah]

When loading the yui on my own server, I was getting a syntax error with the get-min.js. As soon as I loaded the Yahoo server YUI, the error stopped. So, for now i've just left it pointing at Yahoo YUI, while I report this and ask if anyone else has suffered this, is there a fix, is this my server or a bug?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by bengalistation

i can see only 2 options there in the user group permission panel:
MGC Chatbox Evo : Custom Parameters
Default color (without the #)
Channel displayed by default

is that it ?? or anywhere else ?
the problem is if i enable the product n wanna visit my forum, the page turns complete blank like nothing is there in that page, if i disable the product, its ok in the forum, i guess i have made u understand my problem bro, thanks

Are you sure you did upload all chatbox files correctly ? Especially the one in includes/xml directory !!

Check that you use a ftp software that don't make nuts like filezilla does sometime.

Originally Posted by bengalistation

i've downloaded the latest attachment u did, i can see only this two options, nothing is in there at the bottom named chat or anything related this topic, please double check!!! i had uploaded the product 3 times... same !!

You have certainly not followed install instructions correctly ! Have you uploaded all chatbox files before importing the product?

Originally Posted by dprundle

By each user's name instead of the down arrow image, it just says "SUBMIT QUERY" ?? Is there a fix for this?

I have verified my images are in the correct skin directory. I am using a vbskinworks skin.

Do you have the menu_open.gif image in the misc directory ?

Do you have a {IF} before your images path in the stylevars option within the template manager ?

Originally Posted by qbn720

All my chat logs are showing up without usernames and userids, this is after I upgraded to the latest version by following the instructions of "Upgrade from the version 1.0.0 or newer."

Thankfully, I saved the logs I've collected from my chats before I updated to the new version, is there method I can use my old logs even after updating to this new version?

Edit: I found out guess work LOL...if anyone else had this problem just click: Import Scripts and MGC 1.5 Version and it works somehow...

Well the edit tip is not the right way to do it.

After upgrade you should have run a script, it's stated in the instructions. If you didn't run that script then it's normal that username weren't appearing.

Originally Posted by Detomah

When loading the yui on my own server, I was getting a syntax error with the get-min.js. As soon as I loaded the Yahoo server YUI, the error stopped. So, for now i've just left it pointing at Yahoo YUI, while I report this and ask if anyone else has suffered this, is there a fix, is this my server or a bug?

The load yui locally option of the chatbox or the vB one ?

get-min.js is not part of the chatbox that's strange.

Are you using last chatbox version or a previous one ?

[exyuteam]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Forumcoding is not my forum, I am just a team member and thus don't do what I want.

Can you explain in a more detailled way what you did since browser load when you experience that (actions in the chatbox), please ?

That's the problem.... I just use chat, and everything is OK, and then sometimes it's not. I do nothing - just typing or reading..... For this I'll try to find any reason...

Originally Posted by VBDev

Not sure I do understand, you mean that when you select Default in the list you don't get back to forum default for this usergroup right ?

When turning this option to No, where you still having the formating options set or ?

Here is a visual tour Memorize chats formatting chosen by users in the chatbox set to YES.

1. First, I send some text with ALL defaults - everything is like it should be:




2. Then I do formating text, and I see on the input bar how text should looks like:




3. Text is showing like it should...




4. Now I back ALL to default, and I turn OFF B, I and U tags




5. After click on OK, I got THIS?! Font is bigget then it should be (you see on top DEFAULT font size!!!)




6. OK. Let see how text is show if I set SIZE to 3?




7. Hmmm, same like a step before......




8. OK... And if I size set to 4....?




9. Hmmm, text looks bold?




10. Let's turn ON bold to see changes.....




11. Yes, text is NOW bold....?!




12. BUT, if I again ALL back to default and type text, formating not chahged!!!!! All text are BOLD and SIZE 4! P. S. In this stage, this option (Memorise Chat Formating....) is STILL set to YES (I still not refreshed page)!!!!!




13. If I go to: UserCP -> User Options (on bottom of the screen), I have this Chat Options... Hmmm, all of this settings are selected here (bold, size)!?!?!?




14. HERE, I change ALL options to DEFAULT, and click SAVE CHANGES




15. And NOW, option Memorize chats formatting chosen by users in the chatbox is set to NO!!!! (page are refreshed now)!!! Now Again type same text...... click to OK.....




16. ... and voala! Text are displayed like it should!!!




17. Let's now format text (font, size, color). ALL selected formating I can see on input field....... click to OK.......




18. ... and text are NOT formated!!!




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