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

[apokphp]

delete me

[apokphp]

Also, do secondary usergroups that someone may be in, affect the permissions of the primary usergroup? That is, can someone be in 2 groups, but 1 group be able to see the shoutbox, the other group not be able to see the shoutbox...and have the first group override the second in this instance?

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by VBDev

The mgc_chatbox template before the install of the alpha version I sent you was the original one or did you modified it before ?

If it was modified you have to revert it.

It should have fixed it

Edit :

OMFG ... I am too stupid, It just come to my mind that I partially corrected the problem and that other parts needs to be modified.

I'll send you an updated version tonight (GMT + 1).

rofl! I recevied your email, and followed the instructions. It's running very smoothly now!

Thanks so much

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by apokphp

*EDIT*

The issue of the sql error related to 'showdonors' is resolved.

I figured it out with help from a tip from vb.com. I had to manually go through possible plugins and find the culprit and delete. There were still plugins from this hack installed, I removed them, and everything is ok. Thanks for the help though.

You're welcome

Originally Posted by apokphp

Also, do secondary usergroups that someone may be in, affect the permissions of the primary usergroup? That is, can someone be in 2 groups, but 1 group be able to see the shoutbox, the other group not be able to see the shoutbox...and have the first group override the second in this instance?

I never dig into that part of vBulletin but I think that additional usergroup permissions override primary one.

I am not sure but you could run a test to see and share the answer with us

Originally Posted by Ohiosweetheart

rofl! I recevied your email, and followed the instructions. It's running very smoothly now!

Thanks so much

So as you can see from Ohiosweetheart message, 1.5 is on the way with the main 1.4 bug corrected

I'll work on adding new features tomorrow as I have a long train journey and will release it this weekend !

[carlos2000]

I have the same endless loading problem. Any idee what's the problem or any solution to fix the bug?

[VBDev]

Read the posts

It's a main bug in 1.4 occuring on some forums and it's actually corrected in the new version (previous post in red).

Just wait for sunday or monday and the new version without that problem will be out.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Only problem is, I discovered this morning, I can't add it to vbacmps. I don't care if it's on there anyway, but someone else might.

Have a safe train ride!

[VBDev]

It seems like I'll have to install vbadvanced again ...

[bocek]

Originally Posted by VBDev

It seems like I'll have to install vbadvanced again ...

yeah you are right.
sometimes it is better to start over from zero ... :up:

[obmob]

I needed the spanish phrases, so, I translated them and now share them with you, I think it's not bad at all

Thanks for the great script!

BTW! there is "Fermer" instead of a phrase in the help window

Also i can't seem to find this one:

Permet d'activer ou non le parsage des BBCODE et smileys dans l'annonce.

Attention : Ajoute 1 requ?te !! (Cf lisez-moi)