Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
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
Originally Posted by PimvanJ
This hack has absolutely potential.
My users can hardly wait until its Finnish.
Found some minor bug, Not able to edit the shout wen its gone. (appears only in Opera browser)
Great job!
I haven't understood the bug you are stating can you describe it more precisely please ?
I'm trying my English is not that good.
You can edit shout's after sending in IE when you click on the text.
In the Opera browser you can't.
The pop-up menu is only disappearing after refresh the whole page.
Channels are linked to commands so command permissions resides in commands
So all your problem are fixed except the one for chatbox in vba ?
Yes that's it Problem with first shout.
I'll fix that next week.
2/ Known bug that will be fixed
3/
Your english language is utf8 on your forum ?? Then it's normal that uploading the english language file is messing things up.
English language is normally ISO-8859-1 which is what is set in vB by default for its language.
What have you done on your forum to make languages behave like that ? Coz you only tell things but not what leads to the problems.
I talk about problems, which appear after uploading the language.xml file! Even the support stuff from vbulletin told me that it was cause by this product! And even though i should not be helped since its not an official product, the guyz fixed my database!
oh, i have searched in the admincp but i couldn't find anything.
I'm getting blind.
Thanks.
Yes, that whould be a nice idea.
It's in the general option if my memory is good
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Bantham
Correct! I love this mod, but I also have a great desire to get it working as a page variable in vBadvanced. The center column restriction is not working well with my styles. It also appears to load much slower as a module.
Incidentally, I tried the page variable method with ibProArcade and it works perfectly. When making the necessary edits, I noticed the globalized variables required. On a hunch, I added these variables to ACP-->vBa CMPS-->Default Settings-->Portal Output Global Variables, but unfortunately it still freezes. Are there any other variables that need to be added? I am probably on the wrong track, but I am trying at least.
It was working well when I tested it, I'll give it a try to see if something in the chatbox has screwed that integration.
Quote:
Originally Posted by PimvanJ
I'm trying my English is not that good.
You can edit shout's after sending in IE when you click on the text.
In the Opera browser you can't.
The pop-up menu is only disappearing after refresh the whole page.
About the popup menu, this problem with opera has already been reported. About edit it's strange, I'll have a look too then.
Quote:
Originally Posted by maidos
is it possible to dissallow the staff even the admin to edit the msg on root admins msg
About edit there are two options:
own edit
all shouts edit
But there are no other specific edit options.
Quote:
Originally Posted by pericolosogr
I talk about problems, which appear after uploading the language.xml file! Even the support stuff from vbulletin told me that it was cause by this product! And even though i should not be helped since its not an official product, the guyz fixed my database!
I think i made myself clear
Yes Yes you have been clear but what I was telling is that if you upload english language which is not utf-8 type (but ISO-8859-1) you are sure to get into such problems.
English language and greek are not compatible together. To upload an english xml file to a greek language you would have to change the xml language type (line near top of the file).
It was working well when I tested it, I'll give it a try to see if something in the chatbox has screwed that integration.
I fear you may have misunderstood me here. I said "Incidentally, I tried the page variable method with ibProArcade and it works perfectly." I was stating this in hope that it may aid in the work to fix vBa page variable integration. The remainder of my post was detailing my unsuccessful effort to globalize variables in a manner similar to the method used by the ibProArcade integration.
It was working well when I tested it, I'll give it a try to see if something in the chatbox has screwed that integration.
About the popup menu, this problem with opera has already been reported. About edit it's strange, I'll have a look too then.
About edit there are two options:
own edit
all shouts edit
But there are no other specific edit options.
Yes Yes you have been clear but what I was telling is that if you upload english language which is not utf-8 type (but ISO-8859-1) you are sure to get into such problems.
English language and greek are not compatible together. To upload an english xml file to a greek language you would have to change the xml language type (line near top of the file).
So if i just change the encoding line on top of this xml doc, i get what i want? Lets say i type utf-8 (than ISO-8859-1) and it just works without messing up?