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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by fortforum

No js errors or any other errors. I suppose i could reconfigure my entire setup, but could you uplad the 3.0.0 files? Please?

I won't provide 3.0.0 files as it contains bugs.

Originally Posted by gajinoz

OK, now I understand, thank you.

You're welcome

Originally Posted by Toshinobu

I have the VB4 CMS Suite but I only want the chatbox to appear on the forums. I tried installing this but it wouldn't display anywhere even after activating the chatbox and changing its settings. Is it because the chatbox will only work with the CMS Integration product even if I only want it to display on the forums?

Thanks in advance.

Have you set usergroup permissions ?

[Toshinobu]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Have you set usergroup permissions ?

Yes. I went into Usergroups > Usergroup Manager and the only options for the chatbox are "MGC Chatbox Evo : Custom Parameters" for setting the default color and default channel display. Both fields have a value selected. Are there supposed to be other chatbox usergroup settings as well?

*EDIT*
FIXED.

For whatever strange reason all the usergroup permissions for the chatbox weren't appearing when I first installed the chatbox. After reuploading all the files and importing the product once again, all the usergroup permissions settings now appear and that chatbox appears on my forum.

[Stifler]

When you load my site from no matter what browser or computer, the first time you load it the chatbox is constantly loading (circle spinning) the second time you refresh or browse the page it loads fine. What could this be?

[Hikarin]

I'm experiencing a problem.
I've followed all the steps by the book, I'm sure, but for some reason, the text "Loading..." won't disappear from the message box and the loading symbol is on an endless cycle.
When you go to type in a word, nothing registers.
Can someone please help me correct this (most likely to be) minor problem. =x

[Barteh]

Got a few unusual issues after upgrading from 3.0.0 to 3.2.3 (delayed as we didn't have ioncube 4.x until now):

- the text input window for the chatbox widget has changed from something roughly as wide as the date/timestamp to the tiny rectangle below:



- the text input window on the full sized chatbox suddenly changes into these two:



- We added the chatbox to the vBA CMPS through use of the specified global variable 'adv_portal_shoutbox'. That variable still seems to be specified in the MGC settings, however the shoutbox completely disappears from our (vBA) index.php.

This is the original, for reference:



Upgrade path: turn off forums (and export sql db), upload files, import and overwrite product. I've temporarily reverted to our old version, but do you have any idea what would cause all that?

[Toshinobu]

I got the chatbox to show on my forums (see my post above) but when I try to enter text in the chatbox it never displays in the chat area even after refreshing the entire page and clicking the chatbox refresh button. HOWEVER, when I check the archives I can see all the chat text just fine.

Is there a fix for this? Is there something wrong on my end? I gave myself (admin) full permissions to all the chatbox settings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Stifler

When you load my site from no matter what browser or computer, the first time you load it the chatbox is constantly loading (circle spinning) the second time you refresh or browse the page it loads fine. What could this be?

If you made an upgrade then it can be normal, your user have to refresh their browser cache.

Does that happen at each day loads ?

Originally Posted by Hikarin

I'm experiencing a problem.
I've followed all the steps by the book, I'm sure, but for some reason, the text "Loading..." won't disappear from the message box and the loading symbol is on an endless cycle.
When you go to type in a word, nothing registers.
Can someone please help me correct this (most likely to be) minor problem. =x

Was it an upgrade ? If so please check that none of your chatbox templates are modified (non reverted).

Otherwise, do you seem to be getting any error on firefox ? (Js errors in the console)

Originally Posted by Barteh

- the text input window for the chatbox widget has changed from something roughly as wide as the date/timestamp to the tiny rectangle below:

Yeah I mistaken when defaulting the chatbox options (I touch to that in 3.2.0).
There is an option where you set the width of the input field in pixels, higher it a bit :erm: (more than a bit )

Originally Posted by Barteh

- the text input window on the full sized chatbox suddenly changes into these two:

This has been reported to me, I have to fix it in the next release.
I know it's annoying, I am sorry for that.

Originally Posted by Barteh

- We added the chatbox to the vBA CMPS through use of the specified global variable 'adv_portal_shoutbox'. That variable still seems to be specified in the MGC settings, however the shoutbox completely disappears from our (vBA) index.php.

Changes were done to the 3.2.x series to provide vBAdvanced or vB4 CMS integration thanks to an additionnal CMS integration module (available through my website).

This was done to avoid issues user had with integrating chatbox to CMS.

Originally Posted by Toshinobu

I got the chatbox to show on my forums (see my post above) but when I try to enter text in the chatbox it never displays in the chat area even after refreshing the entire page and clicking the chatbox refresh button. HOWEVER, when I check the archives I can see all the chat text just fine.

Is there a fix for this? Is there something wrong on my end? I gave myself (admin) full permissions to all the chatbox settings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hum not that I know, do you get any js errors ?

[betts02]

Just seen the OP and the link to show the channel images

Cheers

[Globe]

Hello, I've tried everything but I do not get the shoutbox to the portal.
I have vBa CMPS 4.1.3 and MGC Chatbox Evo 3.2.3

Please where can I find more descriptions
Please all ideas and instructions

thanks

[betts02]

In the Command Options

Is there anyway we can add more than just the Slap Command ?

It would be great if we could have more than just the Slap