Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[silvermerc]

I found a bug. On my forum, the shoutbox doesnt load for everyone. To make it work you have to press archive and then load the forum home again. It seems to be just IE users but 1 firefox user has reported this also

[VBDev]

Hum ? How could that happen, it's really strange.

You're the only one experiencing that, maybe it comes from the same problem as dirty68, the next version will say if so

[cOuNtErFiET]

Originally Posted by grandfso

Hi! Great mod! Already installed it! But tell me, how do I edit shouts?

im also wondering this.... i dont see it anywhere in the instructions or in the popup via the sb with the list of commands

[gforce75]

Works fine, just install the language update.

[LjubavnaZona]

I love it thank you... installed.

[JakkFrosted]

I've got an unusual problem, unregistered and not logged in users cannot see the chatbox. I have gone through and adjusted the usergroup permissions but it just wont show up for the unregistered people. registered users and administrators can see it fine when logged in. anyone know whats causing this

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by cOuNtErFiET

im also wondering this.... i dont see it anywhere in the instructions or in the popup via the sb with the list of commands

Just double click on the shout you want to edit

Originally Posted by JakkFrosted

I've got an unusual problem, unregistered and not logged in users cannot see the chatbox. I have gone through and adjusted the usergroup permissions but it just wont show up for the unregistered people. registered users and administrators can see it fine when logged in. anyone know whats causing this

Have you put the "Number of posts to see the chatbox" option to 0 for the unregistered usergroup ?

[silvermerc]

When will the next version be out? Every time users come online they get the same bug and i dont know how to fix it

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by silvermerc

When will the next version be out? Every time users come online they get the same bug and i dont know how to fix it

The new version will be in September as I'll be on holiday in a week on half for a duration of two weeks.

If this is a big problem, You should rather use the 1.3 which I think worked for you. This would help no bothering your user with my bug

[JakkFrosted]

ok that did the trick Dev I didn't think to do that because the option is to allow users to post not to view. I'll try more options next time befor posting. Also I found a glitch with internet explorer, its not a big problem, I really don't even care tbh. When I enable images in the chatbox and I post an image thats to wide to be completely displayed, in firefox I'll get a side scroller to view the image but in IE there is no side scroller and the image stretches the whole forums.