[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

[Glovebox]

There is no option to revert the templates as they havent been modified.

[Snort_2005]

Question.

I would love to have this system as a global thing that shows up on any page on the forum. Is there a way to do so?

[DeMiNe0]

Originally Posted by Snort_2005

Question.

I would love to have this system as a global thing that shows up on any page on the forum. Is there a way to do so?

I've been trying to get this anwsered for the last 3 weeks. Good luck.

[lierduh]

A even better way is to have different Topics under different parent forums and display all the shouts at the main page.

I also suggest to change the `s_shout` and `s_data` field type from 'text' to 'CHAR 255'. It could become a problem if something has one of the keyboard keys stuck.

[Snort_2005]

Originally Posted by DeMiNe0

I've been trying to get this anwsered for the last 3 weeks. Good luck.

*hounds ZT via MSN Messenger*

[Cyricx]

Is the censor still not working for this?

As far as getting it to show up on every page.

Not sure if there is a way to do it globally, I made some edits to add it to the forumdisplay page. I'll try to post what hook I used later.

[DeMiNe0]

Originally Posted by Snort_2005

*hounds ZT via MSN Messenger*

Lol, i was hounding him by his own shoutbox on his site

[Snort_2005]

Originally Posted by DeMiNe0

Lol, i was hounding him by his own shoutbox on his site

Dacado on ZT's Site said ZT Said something about global on here... But I just read the entire thread and didn't see anything. I would love to have this show up on every single page of my forum along with on vbadvanced since it is my homepage. (I would do this myself, but I suck with php. -_-')

[Valter]

I banned usergroup 1 (Unregistered) from ShoutBox and here is what is shown for them:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /vbshout.php on line 288

How to solve this?

EDIT: I changed options to not show Shoutbox for banned usergroups and it is ok now for me.


EDIT2: Another problem - I think Shoutbox slows down opening forum index :ermm:

[lierduh]

If you want to have shoutbox on all forumdisplay pages:

1) Change the hook location for 'vBShout [Template Alteration]' to: forumdisplay_complete

2) Edit the plugin code for 'vBShout [Template Alteration]'

Find: '$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace($Position, $Position . ' $Shoutbox', $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']);'

Replace it with:

$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar', '$navbar' . ' $Shoutbox', $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

This is a quick and dirty hack. The shoutbox will only show up under navbar!

3) If you want the shoutbox to show up only in certain forums:

a. add
if ($forumid ==13)
{

In the beginning of the above plugin. 13 is the forum ID you want the shoutbox to show.

b. add
}

in the end of the code.