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

[silver.fox1969]

Just installed the chatbox
looks great
only problem i have it that when i try to post
it doesnt appear in the chat box
then if i try again it says "Error : A chat is already being processed, please wait."

i have all the boxes set to yes in relevant usergroups
and can view the chatbox perfectly - thread updates work perfectly also
just nobody can post inthe box

any ideas anyone

thanx
silver.fox1969

[ProFifaLeagues]

Please would any one be able to tell me how i can resize the chat box???thanks

[adnedarn]

Originally Posted by rammieone

Please would any one be able to tell me how i can resize the chat box???thanks

Did you look under MGC Chatbox Evo > general options in the admin control panel? Options for width and height are there near the top.

Andrew

[ProFifaLeagues]

Cheers andrew will check it now.

[ProFifaLeagues]

Originally Posted by adnedarn

Did you look under MGC Chatbox Evo > general options in the admin control panel? Options for width and height are there near the top.

Andrew

Yes this worked just as i wanted but only changes the size on my original theme if a user selects another theme the chat box is way too wide!
any ideas please?

[adnedarn]

So for "Width of the chatbox when integrated to a page of the forum" are you using a px size? Try using a %... So it will be a % of each theme regardless of what the width you have it set to is... So try 100% if that's still wider than you like try something like 90% and just keep playing with that till it fits your desire.
Andrew

[ProFifaLeagues]

Thanks that has solved the problems we had now!!!!!

[mp3u]

Uninstalled - can't get it to work at all, tried the fixes suggested in this thread but the chatbox stays permanently reloading until I manually hit refresh, then when I try to make a post I get a 'missing security token' message. Would love to get this to work, will reinstall next time their is an update.

[MalluParadise]

mp3u - [vB3.6.x-3.7.x-3.8.x]MGC_Chatbox_evo_2.3.2.zip use this version
latest version have alot of bugs !

[vgevolution]

What would be helpful for those having "Loading..." and security token issues is to let us all know if you're using vBAdvanced CMPS, and if so, is it installed to the same directory as vBulletin, and what version of both (vBa and vB) you're using.

Most problems seem to creep up when using vBAdvanced CMPS when it's installed in a different directory than vBulletin.