[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

[Allan]

no update for vB 3.5 ?

[mtha]

ZT,

The shoutbox is great, but I want to make it a seperate page rather than using forums for it (Hope you dont mind me posting here)

so, I just take the action part and put it into vbshout.php?do=chat

Standalone chat: (just add before

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Start Page Output
// ---------------------------------------------------

PHP Code:

// ---------------------------------------------------
// AJAX Standalone Chat
// ---------------------------------------------------

if ($_GET['do'] == 'chat')
{
    $navbits     = array("vbshout.php?" . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=chat" => 'Chat');
    $navbits[""] = 'Shoutbox - Chat Area';

$Used    = 0;
$UsedArr = array();
$smilies = $db->query_read("
        SELECT smilieid, smilietext, smiliepath, smilie.title,
        imagecategory.title AS category
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "smilie AS smilie
        LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "imagecategory AS imagecategory USING(imagecategoryid)
        ORDER BY imagecategory.displayorder, smilie.displayorder
    ");
$Smilie_Build  = '';
$Total_Smilies = $db->num_rows($smilies);

if ($Total_Smilies > 0)
{
    while ($emo = $db->fetch_array($smilies))
    {
        if ($vbulletin->options['shout_smilies_show'] > 0)
        {
            $Smilie_Cache[] = $emo;
        }
        else
        {
            $Smilie_Build .= '<a href="#" onclick="return sb_Smilie(\''.$emo['smilietext'].'\')">[img]https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/[/img] ';
        }
    }

    if ($vbulletin->options['shout_smilies_show'] > $Total_Smilies)
    {
        $vbulletin->options['shout_smilies_show'] = $Total_Smilies;
    }

    if ($vbulletin->options['shout_smilies_show'] > 0)
    {
        while ($Used < $vbulletin->options['shout_smilies_show'])
        {
            $GetEmo = $Total_Smilies;
            $GetEmo = rand(0, $GetEmo);

            if (!in_array($GetEmo, $UsedArr) && $Smilie_Cache[$GetEmo])
            {
                $Used++;
                $GetEmo = $Smilie_Cache[$GetEmo];
                $Smilie_Build .= '<a href="#" onclick="return sb_Smilie(\''.$GetEmo['smilietext'].'\')">[img]https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/[/img] ';
            }
        }
    }
}
else
{
    $Smilie_Build = 'No Emoticons Available';
}

$Options_DropDown         = array(); // Items included will be parsed to create drop down menus
$DropDowns                = array(); // Completed constructed drop down menus

$Options_DropDown['font_selector']    = array('Default', 'Arial', 'Arial Black', 'Arial Narrow', 'Book Antiqua', 'Century Gothic', 'Comic Sans MS', 'Courier New', 'Fixedsys', 'Franklin Gothic Medium', 'Garamond', 'Georgia', 'Impact', 'Lucida Console', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Microsoft Sans Serif', 'Palatino Linotype', 'System', 'Tahoma', 'Times New Roman', 'Trebuchet MS', 'Verdana');
$Options_DropDown['color_selector']   = array();
$Options_DropDown['color_selector'][] = 'Default';

$hex   = array();
$hex[] = '0';
$hex[] = '3';
$hex[] = '6';
$hex[] = '9';
$hex[] = 'C';
$hex[] = 'F';

for ($a = 0; $a < 6; $a++)
{
    for ($b = 0; $b < 6; $b++)
    {
        for ($c = 0; $c < 6; $c++)
        {
            $Options_DropDown['color_selector'][] = '#' . $hex[$a].$hex[$a].$hex[$b].$hex[$b].$hex[$c].$hex[$c];
        }
    }
}

if (is_array($Options_DropDown))
{
    foreach ($Options_DropDown as $Menu => $Options)
    {
        $DropDowns[$Menu] = '';
        if (is_array($Options))
        {
            foreach ($Options as $Selection)
            {
                if (preg_match("#^\#([a-z0-9]+)$#i", $Selection))
                {
                    $Extra = ' style="color:'.$Selection.';"';
                }
                else
                {
                    $Extra = '';
                }

                if ($Selection == 'Default')
                {
                    $Text = (($Menu == 'color_selector') ? 'Color' : 'Font Face') . ' [Default]';
                }
                else
                {
                    $Text = $Selection;
                }

                $DropDowns[$Menu] .= '<option value="'.$Selection.'"'.$Extra.'>'.$Text.'' . "\n";
            }
        }
    }
}

if ($vbulletin->options['shout_banned_perms'] == 2 && isBanned($vbulletin->userinfo))
{
    print_no_permission();
}
else
{
    eval('$Shoutbox = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_vbshout') . '";');
}

    $pagenav = construct_page_nav($page, $perpage, $TS_D, 'vbshout.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . 'do=chat', ''
        . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['perpage']) ? "&pp=$perpage" : "")
    );
    $HTML = $Shoutbox;
}
// ---------------------------------------------------
// AJAX Standalone Chat
// --------------------------------------------------- 


You may also want to add

'chat' => array('GENERIC_SHELL',
'forumhome_vbshout',
),

to the action templates if you use it

[edeab220]

Originally Posted by mikexxx

I had the same problem. Go to shout.php en you see what your problem is.

What am I supposed to be looking for? A few of my members are getting the "Loading..." error and I can't figure out what's wrong lol.

[imported_-Sidekick-]

Originally Posted by TCM

It's working fine for me, but I thought I'd note the following (I assume it's the same in all versions):

If you send a message before it's finished loading, you're unable to send any more messages, and things screw up. It should be disabled until it's ready.

Thank you for the info. I'll just wait for the next version then.

[Brandon Sheley]

i have a small problem,, well actually 2, but the new one is this

www.locoforum.com i removed the code in forumhome_vbshout that took off the time,

i got the code form this thread,, if you don't know what i'm talking abotu i can get the post..

anyways if you look at my site, there is a space in between the users name and the shout..
how can i fix this ?

and my 2nd problem has been addressedwith no answer from my searching,
but how can we fix the who's online bug ?
it always says users are on the shoutbox.. and now it really does that i added vbshout to the portal page..

thx for the mod, and hopefully thx for some answers

-LM


*edit* i see a user with a longer name then mine posted on the shoutbox..
his post has now space..
would this cause all the rest of the post to be pushed out ?

[Billspaintball]

It took me forever to workout how to access the shoutbox archive and stats section.
For a while I was under the assumption that feature did not exist.

The link to it looks just like a plain heading, how about making a more obvious link?

[JJR512]

A member of my forums has pointed out that this hack does not work with the Ignore feature. That is, he is ignoring a member, and can't see any of his posts, but he can see his shouts.

I mention this for informational purposes. I've come to realize that none of us should expect to get any more help with this hack from its author. As far as I can tell, Zero Tolerance hasn't posted in this thread since August 27, and the "support" checkbox is not ticked. I guess we can help each other, but it'd be nice to get help from the guy who should know this hack better than anyone else.

[Brandon Sheley]

it doesn't matter to me who helps.. lol
maybe a member has figured out the problems and can share the answer

[paulomt1]

Can anyone post here all the commands available, please?
I can't edit shouts.

[mikexxx]

Emoticons not showing up in the shoutbox ?