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

[shadowla05]

Sound still does not work i have edited the .js file to the correct file path which there where 3 of them i fixed.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Halfhidden

@VBDev thank you for looking in to this for me. I appreciate you are busy.
Here is the page source code in a zip.

Thanks

Hum couldn't find any useful info, please send me test account to your forum by PM.

Originally Posted by Chalex4

I just removed all the <br /> tags in the display management plugin and somehow it didn't have any effect. I must be doing something wrong . Do you want me to provide a seperate admin login for my site to make it a little easier for you to help?

This is the only thing that's stopping me using this shoutbox right now . Thanks for the help.

Might be one remaining in the template, have you check ?

Originally Posted by harleyparts

sorry to highjack your thread but need a chat mod makers input

an external java based chat , that also has camara and voice
I think that would be the next big thing in here , you used to be able to use skype on VB but they changed the way skype works and I dont think thats possible anymore

EVO can you look into this and tell me whats the story on the cam in chat deal?
you can see a pic here of a widget i made for my board that uses this java script to do this
:erm:

Sorry but this isn't a feature I am interested in implementing.

Originally Posted by angeljs

There is no exact database error, just a basic message on each page that there is a problem with the database with no specifics.

Don't you have server database error logs ?

Originally Posted by jskoh

found some bug on the new release

Well let's try that fix, open the mgc_cb_evo.php file, search around line 911 for:

PHP Code:

// 2 - Member group test
if (!$hasaccess && !empty($vbulletin->userinfo['membergroupids'])) 


Replace by:

PHP Code:

// 2 - Member group test
if (!$hasaccess && is_array($command['usergroupids']) && !empty($vbulletin->userinfo['membergroupids'])) 


[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Jeweetog

Hi,

To get the tab, you have to refresh the page first, then click once on a username.

Those tabs only appear when u click once on a username, not when u just /pm them.

Well the pre-requisite is also to have the PM command active and authorized for your usergroup and the usergroup of the user you are trying to PM.
And then you need to have the PM in a tab function working.

Originally Posted by ellinofatsa

hi can i change the sound with mp3?

and how?

thanks

Well I never have put an mp3 on a page but this should work by replacing the swf call in the js to an mp3 call.

Have you tried modifying the mgc_cb_evo/clientscript/mgc_cb_evo_functions.js file for that purpose ?

Originally Posted by Geissbock66

Is it possible to get the box at the startsite of the cms fro, 4.03?
Please tell me who - great THX!

In a widget ? No, not in this version, but in the next one yes.

Originally Posted by shadowla05

Sound still does not work i have edited the .js file to the correct file path which there where 3 of them i fixed.

Well then this should work if you activated the notification sound option in your chatbox settings.

[shadowla05]

Originally Posted by shadowla05
Sound still does not work i have edited the .js file to the correct file path which there where 3 of them i fixed.
Well then this should work if you activated the notification sound option in your chatbox settings.

Its not working at all i have it activated in the chatbox settings and i have edited the .js file look below,and on the .js file i edited 3 lines.

[VBDev]

And have you disabled it in your usercp ?

[ellinofatsa]

good morning from greece!!!!!

VBDev thank you for your time with my many couestions.
i need your help for this mod.
i thing if you can upload a part of sound diferent of this that you have in this mod.-
is that inposible;
this mod is the best choutbox bud the sound is litle tiring.

[shadowla05]

Originally Posted by VBDev

And have you disabled it in your usercp ?

this is how i have it i even changed it to yes just to see if it worked but still no sound. does ur sound work on ur site?

[Chalex4]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Might be one remaining in the template, have you check ?

Yeah, this is what I have in the display management plugin:

PHP Code:

$mgc_vbversion = substr($vbulletin->options['templateversion'],0,1);

if ($mgc_vbversion > 3)
{
    global $MGCCbEvoCore;
    
    global $style;
    
    if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'mgc_cb_evo')
    {
        $vbcsspath = 'css.php?styleid=' . $vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] . '&langid=' . LANGUAGEID . '&d=' . $style['dateline'] . '&sheet='; 
        $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="' . $vbcsspath . 'mgc_cb_evo.css" type="text/css">';
        $template_hook['headinclude_bottom_css'] .= $head;    
    }
}

if($MGCCbEvoCore->show_chatbox() && $MGCCbEvoCore->evo_permissions->can_view()) 
{
    $mgc_cb_evo_display            = 0;
    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "";
    
    switch(THIS_SCRIPT)
    {
        case 'index':                     
            // Manage number of users online
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_whoisonline_active'] && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_show_number_of_users_inchat_forumhome'])
            {
                // Inactive mode active and delay < session delay => inactive mode delay taken
                if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_inactive_mode'] && $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_inactive_mode_delay'] < $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_whoisonline_delay']) 
                {
                    $dateline = TIMENOW - ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_inactive_mode_delay'] * 60);
                }
                else
                {
                    $dateline = TIMENOW - ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_whoisonline_delay'] * 60);
                }
        
                $getusers = $vbulletin->db->query_read("
                    SELECT DISTINCT u.username,u.displaygroupid,u.userid,s.userid AS suserid,u.usergroupid,(u.options & " . $vbulletin->bf_misc_useroptions['invisible'] . ") AS invisible
                    FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "mgc_cb_evo_session AS cbs
                    LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS u ON (cbs.userid=u.userid)
                    LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session AS s ON (cbs.userid=s.userid)
                    WHERE cbs.dateline>='$dateline' AND cbs.userid!=0
                ");
        
                $mgc_cb_evo_users_online = 0;
                
                if ($vbulletin->db->num_rows($getusers))
                {
                    $first = 1;
                    while ($user = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($getusers))
                    {
                        if ($user['invisible'])
                        {
                            if ($MGCCbEvoCore->evo_permissions->can_see_hidden_users() OR $user['userid'] == $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
                            {
                                if ($user['suserid'])
                                {
                                    $mgc_cb_evo_users_online++;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if ($user['suserid'])
                            {
                                $mgc_cb_evo_users_online++;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                
                $mgc_cb_evo_users_in_chat = construct_phrase($vbphrase['mgc_cb_evo_x_users_in_chat'],$mgc_cb_evo_users_online);
                
                $template_hook['forumhome_wgo_stats'] .= $mgc_cb_evo_users_in_chat;
            }        
                
            // Manage stats display
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome_stats'])
            {
                require_once(DIR . '/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_misc.php');        
                $MGCCbEvoMisc = new MGCCbEvo_misc($vbulletin);
                $mgc_cb_evo_stats = $MGCCbEvoMisc->construct_forumhome_stats();                        
                $template_hook['forumhome_wgo_stats'] .= $mgc_cb_evo_stats;
            }        
        
            // Manage display of the chatbox on forumhome
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome']) 
            {
                $mgc_cb_evo_display = 1;
                if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumhome'] == 1)
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "forumhome_above";
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type        = 'append';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template    = 'navbar'; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_brb                = ' '; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_bra                = ' '; 
                } 
                else 
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "forumhome_below";
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type     = 'replace';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template = 'FORUMHOME'; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_replace         = ' $mgc_cb_evo ';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_find             = '$forumhome_markread_script';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_brb             = ' '; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_bra             = ' '; 
                }
            } 
        break;
        case 'forumdisplay':
            // Strip filtered forumids var 
            if (!empty($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumdisplay_ids']))
            {
                $forumids = explode(',',$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumdisplay_ids']);
            }
            
                // Manage display
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumdisplay'] && (!isset($forumids) || in_array($foruminfo['forumid'],$forumids)))
            {
                $mgc_cb_evo_display = 1;
                if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_forumdisplay'] == 1)
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "forumdisplay_above";
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type        = 'append';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template = 'navbar'; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_brb             = ' '; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_bra             = ' '; 
                } 
                else 
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "forumdisplay_below";
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type     = 'replace';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template = 'FORUMDISPLAY'; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_replace         = ' $mgc_cb_evo ';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_find             = '$forumhome_markread_script';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_brb             = ''; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_bra             = ' '; 
                }
            } 
        break;
        case 'showthread':
            // Strip the thread id to exclude
            if (!empty($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_showthread_ids']))
            {
                $forumids = explode(',',$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_showthread_ids']);
            }
            // Manage display
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_showthread'] && (!isset($forumids) || in_array($threadinfo['forumid'],$forumids))) 
            {
                $mgc_cb_evo_display = 1;
                if($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_showthread'] == 1)
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position = "showthread_above";
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type        = 'append';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template = 'navbar'; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_brb             = ' '; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_bra             = ' '; 
                } 
                else 
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "showthread_below";
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type     = 'replace';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template = 'SHOWTHREAD'; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_replace         = ' $mgc_cb_evo ';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_find             = '$similarthreads';
                    $mgc_cb_evo_brb             = ' '; 
                    $mgc_cb_evo_bra             = ' '; 
                }
            } 
        break;
        case 'mgc_cb_evo':                    
        break;
        default:
            // Display on all pages except forumdisplay, forumhome, showthread and chatbox
            if (($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_display_on_allpages'] || $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_store_invar_allpages']) )
            {
                // Exclude pages list
                if (!empty($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_pages_exclude_list']))
                {
                    $exclude_pageslists_array = explode(',',$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_pages_exclude_list']);
                }
                else
                {
                    $exclude_pageslists_array = array();
                }
                
                // List of pages specified
                if (!empty($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_allpages_list']))
                {
                    $pageslists_array = explode(",", $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_allpages_list']);
        
                    foreach ($pageslists_array as $index => $script)
                    {
                        if ( (THIS_SCRIPT == $script) && (!in_array(THIS_SCRIPT,$exclude_pageslists_array)))
                        {
                            $mgc_cb_evo_display = 1;
                         }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (!in_array(THIS_SCRIPT,$exclude_pageslists_array))
                    {
                        $mgc_cb_evo_display = 1;
                    }
                }
        
                if ($mgc_cb_evo_display)
                {
                    if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_display_on_allpages'])
                    {
                        $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "navbar_below";
                        $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type        = 'append';
                        $mgc_cb_evo_insert_template = 'navbar';
                        $mgc_cb_evo_brb             = ' '; 
                        $mgc_cb_evo_bra             = ' '; 
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        $mgc_cb_evo_type_position    = "var";
                        $mgc_cb_evo_insert_type        = 'var';        
                    }
                }
            }        
        break;            
    }
    
    if ($mgc_cb_evo_display)
    {
        // Construct chatbox display
        require_once(DIR . '/mgc_cb_evo/classes/class_display.php');
        $MGCCbEvoDisplay = new MGCCbEvo_display($vbulletin,$MGCCbEvoCore);
        
        // Headinclude
        $head = '';
        if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_js_load_locally'])
        {
            $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://yui.yahooapis.com/combo?2.7.0/build/container/assets/skins/sam/container.css&2.7.0/build/button/assets/skins/sam/button.css">';
        }
        else
        {
            $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="mgc_cb_evo/clientscript/yui/container/assets/skins/sam/container.css" type="text/css">';
            $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="mgc_cb_evo/clientscript/yui/button/assets/skins/sam/button.css" type="text/css">';
        }
        $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="mgc_cb_evo/clientscript/widget-skin.css" type="text/css">';
        $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="mgc_cb_evo/clientscript/chatbox_tabs.css" type="text/css">';
        
        if ($mgc_vbversion < 4)
        {
            $vbulletin->templatecache['headinclude'] .= addslashes($head);
        }
        else
        {
            global $style;
            $vbcsspath = 'css.php?styleid=' . $vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] . '&amp;langid=' . LANGUAGEID . '&amp;d=' . $style['dateline'] . '&amp;sheet='; 
            $head .= '<link rel="stylesheet" href="' . $vbcsspath . 'mgc_cb_evo.css" type="text/css">';
            $template_hook['headinclude_bottom_css'] .= $head;
        }
        
        // Display construction
        $mgc_cb_evo = $MGCCbEvoDisplay->construct_display($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_normalmode_height']);            
                
        // Placement
        if ($mgc_vbversion < 4)
        {
            switch($mgc_cb_evo_insert_type)
            {
                case 'append':
                    $mgc_cb_evo = str_replace('"','"',$mgc_cb_evo);
                    $vbulletin->templatecache["$mgc_cb_evo_insert_template"] .= $mgc_cb_evo_brb . $mgc_cb_evo . $mgc_cb_evo_bra;
                break;
                case 'replace':
                    $vbulletin->templatecache["$mgc_cb_evo_insert_template"] = str_replace($mgc_cb_evo_find,$mgc_cb_evo_find . $mgc_cb_evo_brb . addslashes($mgc_cb_evo_replace) . $mgc_cb_evo_bra,$vbulletin->templatecache["$mgc_cb_evo_insert_template"]); 
                break;
                case 'var':
                    $mgc_cb_evo_var = $mgc_cb_evo;
                break;
            }            
        }
        else
        {
            switch ($mgc_cb_evo_type_position)
            {
                case "forumhome_above":
                    $template_hook['forumhome_above_forums'] .= $mgc_cb_evo;
                    break;
                case "forumhome_below":
                    $template_hook['forumhome_below_forums'] .= $mgc_cb_evo;
                    break;
                case "forumdisplay_above":
                    $template_hook['forumdisplay_above_threadlist'] .= $mgc_cb_evo;
                    break;
                case "forumdisplay_below":
                    $template_hook['forumdisplay_below_threadlist'] .= $mgc_cb_evo;
                    break;
                case "showthread_above":
                    $template_hook['showthread_above_posts'] .= $mgc_cb_evo;
                    break;
                case "showthread_below":
                    $template_hook['showthread_after_activeusers'] .= $mgc_cb_evo;
                    break;
                case "navbar_below":
                    // do nothing, will be processed in the next hook
                    break;
                case "var":
                    if (!empty($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_templates_list']))
                    {
                        $mgc_cb_evo_templates = explode(',',$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_templates_list']);
                        $mgc_cb_evo_var_array['mgc_cb_evo_var'] = $mgc_cb_evo;
                        foreach ($mgc_cb_evo_templates AS $nom)
                        {
                            vB_Template::preRegister($nom, $mgc_cb_evo_var_array); 
                        }
                    }
                    break;                
            }
        }        
        
        // Manage the sidebar creation if any (vB3 only)
        if ($mgc_vbversion < 4)
        {
            if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_notifications_display'] == 3 || $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_notifications_display'] == 4)
            {
                if ($vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_notifications_display'] == 3)    
                {    
                    $mgc_cb_evo_sidebar_align = 'left';
                    $vbulletin->templatecache['header'] .= '<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-right: 15px" width="' . $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_notif_sidebar_width'] . '">' . fetch_template('mgc_cb_evo_notifs_sidebar') . '</td><td valign="top">';
                    $vbulletin->templatecache['footer'] = '</td></tr></table>' .  $vbulletin->templatecache['footer'];
                }
                else
                {
                    $mgc_cb_evo_sidebar_align = 'right';
                    $vbulletin->templatecache['header'] .= '<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top">';
                    $vbulletin->templatecache['footer'] = '</td><td valign="top" style="padding-left: 15px" width="' . $vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_notif_sidebar_width'] . '">' . fetch_template('mgc_cb_evo_notifs_sidebar') . '</td></tr></table>' .  $vbulletin->templatecache['footer'];
                }
            }
        }
    }
} 


and it's still not aligned!

[angeljs]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Don't you have server database error logs ?

No, there aren't any, sorry

[andyv72]

Hello people ...

Need help still ..

1st in the mgc_cb_evo.php? do = showsmilies is a mistake in it, the smilies are not displayed in the box when you click there ..

2nd I would like to have the box directly below the menu, how can I change this (see picture)
Attachment 117394
3rd an update of the German xml would be really great or how can I change myself (on what I have to) see
German Language
Attachment 117395
English Language
Attachment 117396

sry for this englisch ...it was translatet by google....