Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
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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
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to speed the chatbox load time up dramatically if all you are using are the basic features (usergroup permissions, etc)?
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to speed the chatbox load time up dramatically if all you are using are the basic features (usergroup permissions, etc)?
It's fast by default. Are you on a VPS/Shared host? If you have it load on every page it will eat your resources up as opposed to having it on the forum main page.
Also if you disable guests/unregistered/not logged in from seeing it (robots etc) then it will also speed up on a VPS.
It's not really fast at all. I have it on 2 pages and have only my paid members using it.
From what I can tell it loads a ton of stuff in the background to support all the other features. It is the last thing to load on my pages by almost 3 seconds.
It's not really fast at all. I have it on 2 pages and have only my paid members using it.
From what I can tell it loads a ton of stuff in the background to support all the other features. It is the last thing to load on my pages by almost 3 seconds.
Again, I asked if it was a VPS site. As that has a lot to do with it.
When I host it on my OWN server, it's lightning fast. And this is only a home server with cable. And all users stated the same.
When I host it on VPS based, it really matters as the php and server config matters. What I'm getting at, is a server is only as good as the person administering it (And I'm not saying you aren't) so the settings, server load of that cpu etc matter.
I use HostGators for hosted and it's been a lot faster than most, and the cheapest (like $5 a month)...
Maybe grep it and see what's using the processes the most. Post them here and VBDev can see where the issues lay.....
I'm almost positive you can configure it a lot, but there are TOO many settings.
VBDev and I talked about a total makeover of the plugin and the future version will be less cpu intense as it MIGHT have a plugin system so you only add what features you want.
VBDev.. Anyway HTML can be used within the chatbox? I'm currently using a plugin to show a rainbow effect, but it won't display in the chatbox, but it works in the archive.
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