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

[gpc10347]

Originally Posted by gpc10347

(Did the username formatting make it into this one - paid or otherwise?)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by VBDev

Dunno what issue you are talking of ?

I fear I know the answer but this would be the one up there in the first message for a feature request - crossed out .. ([S]Option to apply chats formatting to usernames[/S])

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Tiny issue with the Private Chat tab.. the chat pops into the bottom and I need to scroll to see it. The normal chat tab is the other way... Chats from top as I selected it.

Originally Posted by VBDev

Dunno what issue you are talking of ?

I know there's an option for the main chat window (Chats display order) which I have set to "Newest First" but this doesn't appear to be carrying through into the Private Chat Tab.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Seems Editing a chat in private chat doesn't easily return to a non-editing input... (for me) Tried clicking out of the field.. refreshing.. etc

Clicking away from a chat being edited or hitting Enter when editing a chat in the primary chat window works as always. Clicking or hitting Enter while editing in a Private Chat tab does not. I can re-create this on ForumCoding as well although it uses the side editor.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Finally - I put a question in for the bot and gave it a name.. What triggers it to reply?

Originally Posted by VBDev

It answers to the sentences you set in the admincp.

Are there rules for the bot or anything ? I can't seem to get a response to fire..

Thanks

[princeedward]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Thanks for this how to ! I have linked it in the first post of the thread

no problem actually it was yours...just make it more better to understand for all....

btw...just paid 20$ already for new version but cant go through download section...receive error that my details info is incorrect and also i really want to wait at first for a stable one before i change this old one....can i remove now the branding/copyright thing?...how to do it...please guide me via pm maybe?

thanks best regards and goodluck to all of this wonderful chatbox....

:up:

[warnmar10]

Originally Posted by warnmar10

Somewhere along the way I made a change that has the system deleting shouts after about an hour. I can't seem to find it again to increase that interval. Does anyone know where that setting is?

Originally Posted by VBDev

In the scheduled tasks perhaps ?

I find two scheduled tasks:
m h D M Dow
MGC Chatbox Evo Unban 30 * * * *

MGC Chatbox Evo Digest 00 0 * * *

As far as I know I haven't touched either one but the shouts seem to disappear after an hour or two. I ran MGC Chatbox Evo Digest adhoc but that didn't clear them.

Ideas?

[kalisekj]

Originally Posted by warnmar10

I find two scheduled tasks:
m h D M Dow
MGC Chatbox Evo Unban 30 * * * *

MGC Chatbox Evo Digest 00 0 * * *

As far as I know I haven't touched either one but the shouts seem to disappear after an hour or two. I ran MGC Chatbox Evo Digest adhoc but that didn't clear them.

Ideas?

MGC Chatbox Evo Digest 00 0 * * * This appears to be the issue for it has 00 0 for digest or removal of the chats, change those to a day or whatever you fancy but definitely above 00 0 , which to me appears it will delete chats very quickly. I am not an expert but that seems the most likely course of action, also in General Option in admincp / mgc chatbox you have digest in days to keep chats there, you may want to see what you have inserted there.

[warnmar10]

Originally Posted by kalisekj

MGC Chatbox Evo Digest 00 0 * * * This appears to be the issue for it has 00 0 for digest or removal of the chats, change those to a day or whatever you fancy but definitely above 00 0 , which to me appears it will delete chats very quickly. I am not an expert but that seems the most likely course of action, also in General Option in admincp / mgc chatbox you have digest in days to keep chats there, you may want to see what you have inserted there.

ACP > MGC Chatbox digest days is set to 3600... I was trying eliminate it as the source of problem.

[dimmicosacerchi]

As you insert the image the channel I created? I made one, I have uploaded by following the path, I call mgc_cb_gen_channel_divieto.gif but when I enter the name of the channel, it does not appear to me. Can you help? Thank you.

[princeedward]

Originally Posted by dimmicosacerchi

As you insert the image the channel I created? I made one, I have uploaded by following the path, I call mgc_cb_gen_channel_divieto.gif but when I enter the name of the channel, it does not appear to me. Can you help? Thank you.

Pls. Click Here! You Might Learn Something

GOODLUCK!

[dimmicosacerchi]

Thanks for the quick reply, but I can not understand. The image I created, has been listed here: / forums / images / twisteddark / misc / mgc_cb_evo / channels / mgc_cb_gen_channel_Staff.gif
What should I put in the "Image Name"?

[princeedward]

Originally Posted by dimmicosacerchi

Thanks for the quick reply, but I can not understand. The image I created, has been listed here: / forums / images / twisteddark / misc / mgc_cb_evo / channels / mgc_cb_gen_channel_Staff.gif
What should I put in the "Image Name"?

HUH! you still dont catch it?...weird.....i guess its all clear as crystal glass that explanation...

please try to read it carefully and do it slowly.....and i' sure you will get it....

:up:

[dimmicosacerchi]

Sorry, but i'm italian user.