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

[washingtonboise]

Here's something worth updating the first post: a video demo of mod usability from a live installation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6DOa2sppM

If a screenshot is worth 1000 words, a video capture is worth a bazillion. This answers hanging questions on features such as support for colors, text size, and formatting.

Since I finally saw this instead of reading 400 pages about it or a nondescript bullet point list, I might go ahead and install it. Now I am convinced of the value.

[VBDev]

Very nice video, going to add it to the post.

For issue please use project tools on my forum.

[washingtonboise]

# Upload the content of the Images folder in to each of your forum styles directories.

Could I get an example of the default location of where styles are located?

[emisand]

Hello,

I would like to know when will you release an update for the chatbox with the latest fixes, improvements and new features.

Thank you.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by emisand

Hello,

I would like to know when will you release an update for the chatbox with the latest fixes, improvements and new features.

Thank you.

I can tell you it will be shortly. How shortly, I can't specify but this is directly from VBDev.

[hype901]

Downloaded it, installed it on vB 4.1.1, but had some issues.

/pm works with uid, but not with uname
hangs under IE8 alot

[twitch]

Works great on my forums. Ton of options with this mod!

[Jeowan]

Not sure why but the refresh hangs up a lot causing my users to have to hit F5. Also I've had to disable the commands as anyone using a command such as /slap, even from the drop down menu will cause chat to lock up entirely until I go into the archives and delete the offending command. then all is back to normal.

[cuberider]

Hello,
I would like to enlarge the text box
do not get it out

in ACP "NEW editor textarea: Width" does not work

cuberider

[RK KINGKONG]

when you say user id do you mean like my channel name soulassassin33 or the link also where do you enable the bb code

Originally Posted by TeknoSounds

youtube videos do work...just have to allow bbcode and just force type in [youtube]youtubeID[/youtube]

I used FC for a bit, but I didn't like how I couldn't integrate it anywhere else. Like I want my chat on my front portal page. Other than that it was a pretty nice chat overall.