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

[ricardoNJ]

I have a problem:
My forum have two language: spanish and english, but in Spanish language the chat looks like this:



...Then, when I change it, to english looks like this:


I don't know how can I fix it, 'cause my forum is in Spanish Language...

Thanks!!!

[ricardoNJ]

The Threads are good, but the reply or post show like the first image!

Any help??

[1F42]

Kalisekj your not alone I have exactly the same problem here and tried same as you. No show on calendar, arcade, casino etc. Great on all the default pages though.

Not tried a re install as im worried i will lose chat history

[VBDev]

Sorry all, was away this week due to location move !

Originally Posted by junaid

I have notice my chatbox not display slow internet but I check same internet cybchat work fine
what is the setting I have change?

Not sure what you meant, can you reformulate clearly your issue please ?

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Display on defined pages of the forum under the navbar

Display and Position Config: http://i42.tinypic.com/f3xduo.jpg
Functions.php in arcade : http://i40.tinypic.com/vct44x.jpg

Proof of this script names.
Arcade = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'arcade');
New Thread = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'newthread'
Profile = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'profile');
WorldMap = define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'worldmap');

or

Display the chatbox on defined pages in a variable

Display and Position Config: http://i39.tinypic.com/291p2ww.jpg

Function.php in arcade : http://i40.tinypic.com/vct44x.jpg
Arcade Template Edited : http://i42.tinypic.com/2lxqih.jpg
World Map template Edited: http://i40.tinypic.com/ng9gtx.jpg

No Matter what I try the chatbox will not show up. Let me know if you need login info so you can check things for yourslef. Thanks for all your help on this!

Humm, you are using a custom style apparently, can you test with default style to see if it is not a style issue ?

Originally Posted by utahraves

Another feature request: Ability to change file name.
Example: Being able to rename the file mgc_cb_evo.php to something simple like chatbox.php or chat.php and then putting the name of the file in the admincp. (make sense?)

Well why not, I will add this to the list.

Originally Posted by TheInsaneManiac

Is there an antiflood system in place on this shoutbox?

See the feature requests list It will be in the next version.

Originally Posted by OblivionMage

For a while now, I've not been able to see the chatbox on any of my templates (default included). The chatbox used to work, although I've searched through all of the options and cannot see anything which could throw it off.

I've reinstalled (deleted then reuploaded the files, and reinstalled the product / languages) numerous times, and have tried the "Display problem in some styles" workaround, all to no avail.

No errors or relevant warnings are found with the FF Error Console.

While I've enabled viewing the chatbox it for all usergroups, a possible hint is found when trying to update a user options page (the error occurs even if the MGC settings are changed):

Fatal error: Call to undefined function can_view_mgc_cb_evo() in /home/***com/public_html/guidewiki/forums/profile.php(2187) : eval()'d code on line 1

Any ideas?

Were your other users able to see them ?

Yeah this problem must be the cause as if you save your profile then you'll be having the display chatbox option away :/

Not sure why you are getting this though. Check that the functions_mgc_cb_evo.php file is in your includes directory.

[OblivionMage]

Yeah the functions_mgc_cb_evo.php seems to be in my includes

Maybe its a Vbulletin php file thats causing the issues, as I've re-uploaded the MGC ones quite a few times.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by scruff2

• I also find the /PM option does not work.

It does, just ensure that you are using the right command syntax.

Originally Posted by scruff2

• Also, the notices bar may disappear or the chat bar may disappear, depending on which is busier... Does using the DB for storage help/solve this?

It's because the db request for both is the same => depending on the activity ones might be empty.

You can solve that by setting the Seperate notifications and chats SQL queries to Yes

Originally Posted by scruff2

• big delay when first loading the main page... how to make it instantaneous? Does using the DB for storage of chats help/solve this?

Two reasons for this delay :

• Javascript loading: if you have set the chatbox option for loading javascript YUI files from Yahoo server then they are not cached => reload at each page load.
• Chats loading: depends of how much chats you have set to show in the chatbox. If you have set a big amount of chats then just thought at it, every chat is composed of text which makes kilobytes to download. Per consequence, if there is lot of chats, there is lot of data to retrieve and it takes 1 or 2 seconds or more depending of the amount of chats and the speed of your internet connection.

Originally Posted by scruff2

• Turning BB codes off for a usergroup so they can't change their text color works for the chatbox, but still allows them to edit/set it in their UserCP.

Are you sure ?

Originally Posted by scruff2

• Being able to use colors and BB codes in the /Announcement

You already can, there is an option for that.

Originally Posted by scruff2

• turning OFF refresh for certain usergroups (or turning it ON for cetain ones)

Already implemented, check usergroup permissions.

Originally Posted by scruff2

• allowing NOTICES to via /notice to pop into header (above /announcement bar) so the chatbox becomes the daily notices/announcements place to check! (perhaps a STICKY notice to appear in the notice box would work!)

In the next chatbox version I have added the possibility to move the notifications to a sidebar on the right or on the left.

Perhaps that fits ?

Originally Posted by scruff2

• being able to edit/tailor how the formatting of the NOTICES box displays various types of notices. (ie. thread created - I can change to "created" and add a field if need be, so X posted in thread Y - could become X posted in Y forum Z) In fact, if top headers were created for the notices box, the wording could disappear leaving more room for information to display aka. Advanced Forum Statistics)

Well editing the format is equivalent to edit the sentences, so you can already change the format.

Originally Posted by utahraves

Feature request: Channels selectable from a drop-down. I don't have time to create a bunch of graphics for seperate channels.

Nice thought, adding this to the list.

Originally Posted by Mellymonster

is there anyway to get the chat box on the page where it says teh forum is offline? I have my board offline for the time being, but I would like to beable to be in contact with my members, while we do the update...

Not sure it's possible as the forum offline doesn't allow anything normally.

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

Damn I been away for a month or so and all kinds of new features are implemented in the new upcoming version! VBDev still cranking it out I see

Well yeah decided it was time to work on that long request list

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

VBDev I was looking thru the TODO list and I noticed that one of the issues that we were discussing sometime ago isn't on the list anymore. I was just wondering if it was resolved or perhaps accidentally forgotten about. The issue was that when a user types in a chat that is only a link the chat cant be edited. There is no way to double click anywhere on the chatline so that the edit box will appear. Also if someone types in a chat that is a picture but they type the link in wrong, then no picture shows up and the chat is blank. But there is no way to edit the chat afterward. Back in the older 1.1.0 versions you were still able to click someone on the chatline and the edit box would appear.

This had been fixed in the last version, now there is an edit chat link in the menu to work out this kind of issue

Originally Posted by fahl

Can anyone help me in where i put the custom rewrite rules for sbeo

'mgc_cb_evo\.php$' => 'chatbox.html'
'mgc_cb_evo\.php\?do=view_chatbox$' => 'chatbox.html'
'mgc_cb_evo\.php\?do=view_archives&page=(\d+)' => 'chatbox/archiv/page-$1.html'
'mgc_cb_evo\.php\?do=view_archives$' => 'chatbox/archiv/page-1/'

It's in your vBseo options, there is a box for that.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by ricardoNJ

The Threads are good, but the reply or post show like the first image!

Any help??

The language file you are using is not up to date, you should not be using it.

Originally Posted by OblivionMage

Yeah the functions_mgc_cb_evo.php seems to be in my includes

Maybe its a Vbulletin php file thats causing the issues, as I've re-uploaded the MGC ones quite a few times.

Honestly dunno, really strange :/ Perhaps you should wait for the next release (in a week approximately), this file will have disapeared.

[ricardoNJ]

Originally Posted by VBDev

The language file you are using is not up to date, you should not be using it.

Ok then, How long should I wait for that?
Thanks a lot!

[1F42]

I am using it in both default and a custom style but it will not show still in arcade or casino or calendar on either. I would like to try a re import with overwrite, if i do so will i lose chat history and or settings? The reason why is I installed this with the old versions in so i could run the import script then i disabled them and evo worked ok so i deleted them. Perhaps installing with them there in the first place has led to this problem? Please can you suggest best way to re-install?

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by VBDev

This had been fixed in the last version, now there is an edit chat link in the menu to work out this kind of issue

Oh nice I didn't even notice that. Excellent work this was a much better solution! Thanks! :up: