[AJAX] vBShout v2.0

[high]Staff Edit/Update[/high]

I have released an updated version of this hack (version 2.0.1), this version fixes some security issues with this hack. All version prior to this one allow users to insert html in their shouts, this can cause problems with them using html that breaks the site layout or malicious javascript. Download the new zip file (vBshout_fixed.zip) and upload the new vbshout.php file to patch/upgrade. If you want to manual instructions they are in the zip file, in the file bugfixes.txt

Second Staff update

I've uploaded a new version of this hack, dubbed '2.0.2'. This one should fix the html injection issues without breaking special characters. To upgrade, download the new zip file and upload the new vbshout.php file.

Please note that this only fixes the html injection issues. I do not use this hack on my own forum (although I've tested this on a client's board) so I will not be fixing the server load issues. I suggest you do not install this hack if you can't deal with the extra server load, as it's rather intensive.

- Brad

[high]End staff edit[/high]

Well, been a while since I've been to vb.org and released anything, thought i'd break the trend and whip up something quick while I have a little spare time.

A shoutbox as you would assume, a very simple one to start off with, but does include AJAX Technology, which pushes the shoutbox 1 step closer to live, messages from other people will appear with no refreshing, and so will yours that you post

A preview is below, i'd estimate a 50 second installation max

Primary Features:
- AJAX Technology (no refreshing)
- Administration control an display element options
- Fast format editor

Change Log::

- v1.1:
WOL (Who's Online) Correction

- v1.2:
New Posting Featurs (Bold/Italic/Underline/Colour/Font)
Admin Controls

- Change location/position of shoutbox
- Change number of shouts displayed
- Switch vbcode/similes on/off

- v1.3
Firefox javascript issue fixed
New Admin Controls

- Command Activation
- Swtch extra format options on/off
- Change position of editor (above/below messages)

New Commands

- /prune (Clears the shoutbox completely)
- /prune [username] (Clears all shouts posted by specified user)

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands

"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

- v1.5
Improved Smilies Display
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid (couple of errors fixed)
New Admin Options

Shoutbox Height
Smilies To Show
Shout Messages Order
Banned Permissions (fixed)

- v1.6
Bug Fixes:

- Unable to delete shouts that used /me command fixed
- Shouts being displayed from bottom-upwards only showed first 20 shouts

Automatically parses URL's

- v2.0
New Archive

- Displays shouts and pages
- Stats and top 10 shouters
- AJAX Edit/Delete (staff can edit/delete all shouts)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[Jenta]

can you add auto parsing of links?
thanks

[cuphongle]

still getting database now and then

[smashingyoungma]

Originally Posted by b6gm6n

1.4 is Nice, but because of the amount of smilies i have the forum home page dies a little while the shoutbox loads them up...

-b6

Do what I did and remove all the smiley stuff from the vbshout forumhome template. I have a lot of smilies installed, and I didn't much care for all them having to load on every forumhome page view.

Despite that, great hack - or extension or whatever.

[Kirk Y]

How do we prune specific shouts? I realize we use the command "/prune [shout]", but how do we specify which shout?

Any chance we could give all the colors... real names? Or possibly take all of them out but the most basic: red, blue, green, etc.

Also: I think this is a tiny bug: the /me command cannot be used unless it's the first entry in the shout. /me screams! will work... but Stacie cries as /me screams! will not work.

[Jason McConnell]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

How do we prune specific shouts? I realize we use the command "/prune [shout]", but how do we specify which shout?

As far as I can see, you can only just clear the shoutbox or clear specific user's posts. /prune acidburn0520 would clear all of your shouts, and I don't think what you're looking for is available (yet?).

[nix]

Originally Posted by smashingyoungma

Do what I did and remove all the smiley stuff from the vbshout forumhome template. I have a lot of smilies installed, and I didn't much care for all them having to load on every forumhome page view.

Despite that, great hack - or extension or whatever.

What exactly did you remove?

[Kirk Y]

Originally Posted by Jason McConnell

As far as I can see, you can only just clear the shoutbox or clear specific user's posts. /prune acidburn0520 would clear all of your shouts, and I don't think what you're looking for is available (yet?).

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands
"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

Looks like it's available to me...

Originally Posted by nix

What exactly did you remove?

I tried removing the code and the Shoutbox ceased to function. So I just left the "Emoticons" URL untitled.

Locate in your forumhome_vbshout template:

<a href='#' id='vbshout_emoticon'><if condition="$vboptions[shout_extra_options]">Emoticons</if></a>

Replace with:

<a href='#' id='vbshout_emoticon'><if condition="$vboptions[shout_extra_options]"></if></a>

Locate and remove in your forumhome_vbshout template:

$Smilie_Build

That's a quick fix... but I'd still prefer to remove the actual code.

[kaihawaii]

Bug?:
banner user can still see the shoutbox at forumhome; settings are not dispplay

requests:
- disable preload of smileys

[ragintajin]

Outstanding hack! Just one request...an admin option to choose between ascending and descending order of the shouts.

[Ian Emu-UK]

Originally Posted by kaihawaii

Bug?:
banner user can still see the shoutbox at forumhome; settings are not dispplay

I get the same.

Also, it doesn't work for unregistered users even if the user group isn't banned, they still see the shoutbox, but it just says loading all the time.

It also doesn't work to well with Opera so one of my members tells me.