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 jdelasko

Another thing I've noticed is that I cannot change my default chat color as an admin. No problem with changing regular registered users color. I can select a color in the admin cp and save, but it always goes back to white. I the previous version I had installed, this was not a problem.

All of the problems I am experiencing are minor. Overall, this is a great addon. Nice work!

?? I didn't get you on that point.

Originally Posted by RebeccaK

This is all my help in my chatbox says about the command function:

Use specific commands : some commands can be accessible in the chatbox depending on the will of the administrator(s) of your forum. These commands let you execute specific actions of formatting, management, etc... You will herebelow the information on the command which are accessible to you. You must notice that you are not forced to use the command prefixes (/command_name) when you use them in the channel they are attached to (except in the general channel).*




There is no list and the /del all does not work.

I still cannot make the other channels images appear either.

Please help.

I think you should install the del command in order to be able to use it

Originally Posted by fredang85

i don't understand... where in vbSEO can I paste the custom rewrite code? I've searched all over my vbSEO i installed already and I can't find it

There is a box called Custom Rewrite Rules in vBseo admincp

Originally Posted by snunhuck

I've set refresh rate to 20 seconds.

Then that should be ok, it's not too much.

[jdelasko]

Originally Posted by VBDev

?? I didn't get you on that point.

What I am saying is:

AdminCP > Usergroup Manager > Administrators > MGC Chatbox Evo : Default chat color

I have a color selected from the dropdown list and the setting is retained when I click the 'Update' button, However, all of my chats still appear white. This only happens in the Administrators usergroup. The setting works ok for the registered users group.

An interesting note, the description in the box is: Default color (without the #)

However every selection in the dropdown list has the # sign before the RGB color number. Not sure that means anything, but it does hint to me that you may have intended this box to be a text entry field instead of selecting from a dropdown list.

[RebeccaK]

Originally Posted by Kyderoy

That's all I see too.

As the answer I got was obtuse but I did figure this out let me try to help.

The text he refers to appears after you install the commands.

To do this-- (I am not a computer person and don't know if you are so I will be as simplistic as I can)

1) go back to your downloaded folder
2) In that folder there is a folder called Commands -- open that
3) In the Commands folder there is a product file (product-mgc_cb_evo_cmd.xml) --upload that via the vbulletin Manage products (Admincp---> plugins & products --->Manage products---> Click Add/Import Products
4) Next Open the EN folder (or your language folder)
5) In there there is a read me file. The english instructions are after the french ones.

I think they were fairly clear but if you have a problem post again---I will check back.

[RebeccaK]

Could anyone please help me!!

I still cannot get my second and third channel icons to show up.

I have moved the image files. I have tried a variety of different names in this box

Name of the channel image
Don't put the file extension nor the sel/nosel suffix.

I can see the first icon but not the other two (although I do see the names when I hover and the channels work all I get are the image placement markers).

What name belongs in this box? I am pretty certain this is the problem. Please tell me with an example of what you have placed here. PLEASE!

[odinzu]

Please HELP!!! Why is the chatbox continuously loading!? I loaded all the files in (file folder) to forum/ and loaded all images of (image folder) to each style I had... Changed settings and loaded the en script. ??? What did I do wrong???

Please Help

Site: www.haloscene.com
Login: Guest
Password: guest123

[fredang85]

did you change your refresh time to 1 second?

[odinzu]

Originally Posted by fredang85

did you change your refresh time to 1 second?

lol no, the refresh rate is at 30sec.

[Kyderoy]

Originally Posted by RebeccaK

As the answer I got was obtuse but I did figure this out let me try to help.

The text he refers to appears after you install the commands.

To do this-- (I am not a computer person and don't know if you are so I will be as simplistic as I can)

1) go back to your downloaded folder
2) In that folder there is a folder called Commands -- open that
3) In the Commands folder there is a product file (product-mgc_cb_evo_cmd.xml) --upload that via the vbulletin Manage products (Admincp---> plugins & products --->Manage products---> Click Add/Import Products
4) Next Open the EN folder (or your language folder)
5) In there there is a read me file. The english instructions are after the french ones.

I think they were fairly clear but if you have a problem post again---I will check back.

Thank you that worked

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by jdelasko

What I am saying is:

AdminCP > Usergroup Manager > Administrators > MGC Chatbox Evo : Default chat color

I have a color selected from the dropdown list and the setting is retained when I click the 'Update' button, However, all of my chats still appear white. This only happens in the Administrators usergroup. The setting works ok for the registered users group.

An interesting note, the description in the box is: Default color (without the #)

However every selection in the dropdown list has the # sign before the RGB color number. Not sure that means anything, but it does hint to me that you may have intended this box to be a text entry field instead of selecting from a dropdown list.

There was a problem with older version of the chatbox. However, if you have correctly upgraded there shouldn't be any problem.

What I don't understand is that you're getting an error for one group but not the other, which is totally impossible.

Perhaps you have also changed your color in your usercp ? (options)

Originally Posted by RebeccaK

Could anyone please help me!!

I still cannot get my second and third channel icons to show up.

I have moved the image files. I have tried a variety of different names in this box



I can see the first icon but not the other two (although I do see the names when I hover and the channels work all I get are the image placement markers).

What name belongs in this box? I am pretty certain this is the problem. Please tell me with an example of what you have placed here. PLEASE!

For each channel, you have 3 gif images which ends like that:

• _sel.gif (image displayed when channel is selected)
• _nosel.gif (image displayed when channel is not selected)
• _new.gif (image displayed when the channel contains new message, if warn system is active)

This is why it says to not put the end of the image name.

For example, if you name your images :

• mychannel_sel.gif
• mychannel_nosel.gif
• mychannel_new.gif

You would put in that field : mychannel

Originally Posted by odinzu

Please HELP!!! Why is the chatbox continuously loading!? I loaded all the files in (file folder) to forum/ and loaded all images of (image folder) to each style I had... Changed settings and loaded the en script. ??? What did I do wrong???

Please Help

Site: www.haloscene.com
Login: Guest
Password: guest123

When you give login and password... Check that they work !! Coz they don't !

[Super Cat]

I'm kind of late for this so I'll start with saying I know little about what I'm doing. Does this require an IRC account or am I alright with Mysql or other options that run my forum.

Where does Chat Box appear?

Which download do I need. You have several on list.