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

[Alfa1]

The 'edit options' page in vbulletin is still blanked out in version 3.0
The previous version has a security problem in it, so I cant downgrade to that without opening my staff chat to non-staff. So downgrading is not an option.

Is there any news about the new version its ETA? Beta testing version 3.1 has begun 3 weeks ago.

[apokphp]

There seems to be an IE 8 bug. I can't make shouts using IE, but I can with FF 3.6.

Also, may shouts just don't show up in IE 8, but they do in FF.

I can type a chat in IE8, it won't display at all. I then view the site in FF, and the shout that didn't show up in IE...is seen in FF.

Very screwy.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by mikeinjersey

#1 no quick fix ? like maybe increasing file permissions on the sound file or something ?

#2 Also, is there anyway to find out the IP address of unregistered / guest users in the chat ?

#3 no word censor either in the chat?

#1 : no

#2 : nope not currently at least

#3 : it's using vB censor, guess it's logical no ?

Originally Posted by emisand

You're welcome, keep up the good work.

Is there any date for the next release?

Not yet, I have started working on the beta bug correction.

Originally Posted by zelnik

usergroup permissions i believe

You're right.

Originally Posted by Alfa1

The 'edit options' page in vbulletin is still blanked out in version 3.0
The previous version has a security problem in it, so I cant downgrade to that without opening my staff chat to non-staff. So downgrading is not an option.

???

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Is there any news about the new version its ETA? Beta testing version 3.1 has begun 3 weeks ago.

I have started fixing the bugs that were reported (there were almost 30 ).

Originally Posted by apokphp

There seems to be an IE 8 bug. I can't make shouts using IE, but I can with FF 3.6.

Also, may shouts just don't show up in IE 8, but they do in FF.

I can type a chat in IE8, it won't display at all. I then view the site in FF, and the shout that didn't show up in IE...is seen in FF.

Very screwy.

?! Problem is only with chatting ? Do you have an account on forumcoding to see in the live chatbox if there is the same issue ?

[apokphp]

I created an account there and tested. It works fine. I'm using vrs 3.0. I don't know why it's acting up on my board and not on yours (I'm using the lite version of course...and you have the pro). I haven't modified any of the files. Perhaps it's conflicting w/ other mods?

I have deleted all temp files, cookies, cache, etc.... from IE 8...still same issue.

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by VBDev

???

I meant that the 'edit options' error that is reported many times in this thread is in 3.0
I also referred to the issue in previous versions where members can go into any chat room, even if it is a restricted channel. i.e. staff channel.

Originally Posted by VBDev

I have started fixing the bugs that were reported (there were almost 30 ).

Thanks for the headsup.

[Tri@de]

there's a way to store in db the chat archive?
i want to store all the chat and delete them after x days.
I saw if i delete the chat, i also delete the archive.

[ProFifaLeagues]

Just done the upgrade form 4.3 to 4.6 and now the chats not showing any chat just constant refreshing any ideas please guys???

[ProFifaLeagues]

All sorted
Think it was just a browser issue

[DoubleGlasses]

I installed this successfully but then I noticed that there is a bit of lingering french.

1 - on the chat room where it says - enter user name - I see Entrez votre chat or something to that effect.

2 - in the admin cp - the menu on the left is in french but when I select the options they are in English.

Any idea on how to fix this? #2 isn't a major issue for me - but with #1 it is a bit odd for users.

Aside from those two quirks - I'm actually quite thrilled with this mod. It's exactly what I was looking for.

I should add I'm on 4.0.7

[will555559]

Originally Posted by DoubleGlasses

I installed this successfully but then I noticed that there is a bit of lingering french.

1 - on the chat room where it says - enter user name - I see Entrez votre chat or something to that effect.

2 - in the admin cp - the menu on the left is in french but when I select the options they are in English.

Any idea on how to fix this? #2 isn't a major issue for me - but with #1 it is a bit odd for users.

Aside from those two quirks - I'm actually quite thrilled with this mod. It's exactly what I was looking for.

I should add I'm on 4.0.7

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