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

[jobbe]

Disregard, sorry

[frightie]

I'm still not able to load any of the smilies after clicking the [More] link

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

2 quotes above are not from me VBDev! , but I'm afraid the cache is not the issue. All the other templates (themes) are working except for the very first one. I tried a lot of things, reinstalling, removing the files, reuploading, refreshing cache, all does not work.

What is specific with your first style ?

Do you have a js error in that style ?

Originally Posted by danyz81

Hello,
After upgrade the window's smilies not working for me with error "page not found" and also some user have always in loop load page.
Thnks for any help or fix!

This is marked in the bug list

Originally Posted by sharemee

I want a link to the chat in my arcade so users can open the chat in a new small window when they click it.

ive played around with the "ARCADE" template in my admin panel but with no joy, can anyone shed some light on this little problem

There is no such option in the chatbox.

Originally Posted by MAD--DOG

first i got database error so i upgrade to vb3.8.4 to fix it and now am getting this

Fatal error: Call to undefined method vb_activecache::flush() in /home/website1/public_html/forums/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(2359) : eval()'d code on line 6

from trying to install it,
place help me fix it!!!

This is not coming from the chatbox vb_activecache is not a chatbox function.

Originally Posted by wAnBoA

Anyone has the problem with the new thread notification in the chatbox? Ever since i installed the ver 2.4.1 The new thread notification column in the chatbox is gone.

Have you check the notifications options ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by frightie

I'm still not able to load any of the smilies after clicking the [More] link

It's in the bug list

[frightie]

Ah, okay thanks.

[Skyrider]

VBDev.. The weird thing is that it doesn't work in the first style, and it does in the second style. What's the difference between those 2? Nothing! I duplicated the whole theme/style so they are both exactly the same. So it is weird it works on one, but not the other. While both themes are exactly the same. I'll try to check for errors though, know how to search for any? O_o, I have no idea how personally, heh. I need a reminder.

[Skyrider]

I fixed it VBDev.. I had to revert some templates to your new 2.4.1 template version. Seems that was the issue all along. PS:


MGC Chatbox Evo [ARCHIVE] and MGC Chatbox Evo created by MGC, Version 2.4.1, Copyright 2009 all rights reserved are not centered, how do I solve this?

Possible bug?

The "Activate the bot in the chatbox ?" was set to NO, but the bot answered me regardless when the option "user can talk to bot" enabled in the usergroup settings.

PPS2:
Can the bot also be a user rather than a guest? That you select the userID to use. I love this feature though!

PPS3:
Just an idea.. An option for the bot to private message the person rather than saying it in the chat box? So we can choose either display in chat or private message

Another bug report:
The "me" plugin/command is bugged. Once it is enabled, it'll display a "Loading ..." issue, which displays on all themes. Is this known or... Is it only me? I reinstalled everything, and the rest is working fine for me now.

EDIT BUG ABOVE:
Seems to happen with "announcement", "ban" , "del" "ignore", "announcement" and "slap", the others seems to work.


EDIT BUG ABOVE:
VBDev, with the above commands. when the commands are enabled, but the user is not on the list of "allowed to use", it'll stuck the using in the "loading ...." issue. For example, try to enable the "del" command and remove yourself from the allow list so the usergroup list is empty that are allowed to use it. You should be stuck in "loading ...." as well.

[Michael.A]

ever time i install MGC Chatbox i get this error

Fatal error: Call to undefined method vb_activecache::flush() in /home/my site/public_html/forums/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(2359) : eval()'d code on line 6

and ever time i uninstall it i get this error

-= my style name =- .Style ... (Templates) (StyleVars) (Replacement Variables)
Fatal error: Call to undefined method vb_activecache::flush() in /home/my site/public_html/forums/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(1014) : eval()'d code on line 4

some of the avatars wasn't showing on mgc 2.4.1 so i overwrite a downgraded to mgc 2.3.2 and that's how its all started now my hole site is acting up

ever thing its fixed but the avatars are not showing

[danyz81]

Hello, thanks for reply VBDev, im waiting for a fix about the smilies problem

For the loop on page load, i've fixed the problem easly with a cookie and cache reset.
(u can use cclenaer for that) All works

New issue: i dont know if there's also on the old versions
PM messages don't work for me (/pm user messages) 'cause it gives me always the same error: "user not exist" and i cant see the users online on the chatbox (on the admincp the option are activated)

[Skyrider]

Also, the "Notifications display choice" I don't think the melted in chats will do the trick.. All the new threads/posts are displayed at the bottom of the chat box while the chats are being displayed above the new threads/posts... No one can see the new chats now unless you scroll up. Would be better if new threads / posts will show the same way you type, for example:

02:16 PM <FF|Skyrider>
02:17 PM <FF|Skyrider> Hey!
02:17 PM <Zapper> Hey man!
02:18 PM <FF|Skyrider> How are you?
02: 18 PM <Mous4u> Answered in thread : Vegeta..
02:18 PM <Zapper> I'm great!

^ something like that would be awesome.