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

[kronnos]

What is the process of upgrading to 4.2 if im currently on 3.8 and have the 3.8 version of this mod installed (v3.0.0)?

1) Should I first upgrade, uninstall it and install the 4.x version of this mod?

2) Uninstall it before upgrading to 4.x then install the 4.x version of this mod after upgrade of forum is complete?

Also, would uninstalling remove the the tables originally created by this mod? What are those tables?

FYI - I have the pro version but site (http://www.mgcproducts.com/icart.php...ct&productid=4) says that it supports up to 4.1.x, will it work fine with 4.2.x?

Thanks!

[prospike]

Originally Posted by DeadApe

I've installed the mod, made sure the chatbox is activated in the settings and played around with the positioning of the chatbox, despite this, the chatbox is simply not displaying anywhere. The issue isn't template related because I've checked it on the default vbulletin style and it doesn't display there either.

Anyone have an idea what the problem could be?

- vb4
- seemed to installed fine
- chatbox activated
- tried all the display options
- didn't mess with any other settings

edit: NEVERMIND......needed to allow admins to view it...wierd

I got the same problem, where did you set to allow admins to view it????

[qpurser]

Originally Posted by prospike

I got the same problem, where did you set to allow admins to view it????

In your admin CP -> usergroup manager
You have to set the options for each usergroup

[prospike]

Work like a champ. Thanks

[Zabulus]

Will donate $10 to whoever can fix my security token issue.

Been using chatbox for like 2 years, never an issue... Suddenly today using Chrome & FireFox I cant see the chat.. If I try to type in it, I get the missing security token error msg.

Tried 3 different browsers.. no luck

Help? $20!

[Salvo]

Many of my users, when type a phrase, the chat push them down the forum, and I've tested on some windows laptop having the same result: when I enter a phrase, and enter, I'm immediately below the chat, that disappears.

Am I the only one that faces this problem?
I also have bought the new registered user notifications, but I still have no license file. Since 8th of May.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Zabulus

Will donate $10 to whoever can fix my security token issue.

Been using chatbox for like 2 years, never an issue... Suddenly today using Chrome & FireFox I cant see the chat.. If I try to type in it, I get the missing security token error msg.

Tried 3 different browsers.. no luck

Help? $20!

Zab, msg me if you want help. I can look at it.

[zzSQL]

Default install, chatbox only sits there.
Followed the instructions to the letter.

Advice on troubleshooting?

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by zzSQL

Default install, chatbox only sits there.
Followed the instructions to the letter.

Advice on troubleshooting?

Need way more info buddy..

Vbulletin version
PHP version
Windows/Apache

What does it do, what errors show up in Google/IE/FF/Chrome developer/error console?

Did you enable it for all the usergroups?

Thanks.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Zab, msg me if you want help. I can look at it.

Zab, you PM'd me....

Unfortunately you have PM's disabled... So I can't reply to you via PM.