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

[frozen187]

Thanks that works. I guess I misunderstand that part.

Thanks much!

[andrewtr89]

Man, I know no longer what to do.

I have this thing running at minimum capacity in terms of server load right now, and yet I get a CPU overload shut out page. Its not just this host. All to date have complained about how much CPU Resources take up due to the chatbox ajax.

Is this something that can be confidently used on medium sized forums? Then again, I wouldnt call my forum "medium" sized but it does have several thousand members, and at peak times can get 50-100 members and guests on at a time. Guests cant even view the shoutbox as it is so that wouldnt even matter... I'm beginning to feel that with a larger forum this chatbox may not be compatible.

Currently Active Users: 37 (26 members and 11 guests)
View Who's Online
Most users ever online was 92, 07-02-2007 at 03:17 PM.
Threads: 3,074, Posts: 35,814, Members: 2,932

[obmob]

Hmm... did the spanish phrases had a problem? I think they haven't been updated.

You know, I just figured it out... i'm supposed to see a color change in the date of each message done in the chatbox, but I can't see it, i have the css classes, but it's not working.

Any ideas?
thanks

[redtaz]

Hi there this is one of the best chat box mods out there so congrats on that! I really like this except for the fact that I cant figure out how to move it from where its placed. I currently have the Advanced Welcome Box mod on my forums and I would like for the chat box to appear below if does anyone know how I may achieve this? See the attached image for a visual of where I would like it to me.

Thank You,
REDTAZ

[frozen187]

Make sure you upload all your xml files and you will see MGC Chatbox and its under display and position

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by andrewtr89

Man, I know no longer what to do.

I have this thing running at minimum capacity in terms of server load right now, and yet I get a CPU overload shut out page. Its not just this host. All to date have complained about how much CPU Resources take up due to the chatbox ajax.

Is this something that can be confidently used on medium sized forums? Then again, I wouldnt call my forum "medium" sized but it does have several thousand members, and at peak times can get 50-100 members and guests on at a time. Guests cant even view the shoutbox as it is so that wouldnt even matter... I'm beginning to feel that with a larger forum this chatbox may not be compatible.

Currently Active Users: 37 (26 members and 11 guests)
View Who's Online
Most users ever online was 92, 07-02-2007 at 03:17 PM.
Threads: 3,074, Posts: 35,814, Members: 2,932

It seems that it depends of the server configuration coz user with big boards haven't experienced such problems while few of you have.

What refresh rate have you put for the chatbox ?

Have you activated team message warning system and inactive mode ?

Originally Posted by obmob

Hmm... did the spanish phrases had a problem? I think they haven't been updated.

You know, I just figured it out... i'm supposed to see a color change in the date of each message done in the chatbox, but I can't see it, i have the css classes, but it's not working.

Any ideas?
thanks

No spanish phrases are up to date (unless I forgot to put the uptodate version ).

Regarding the color, there is not change between two dates, it's the same color for all the date in the chatbox.

Did you put the css thing in the right place ?

Originally Posted by redtaz

Hi there this is one of the best chat box mods out there so congrats on that! I really like this except for the fact that I cant figure out how to move it from where its placed. I currently have the Advanced Welcome Box mod on my forums and I would like for the chat box to appear below if does anyone know how I may achieve this? See the attached image for a visual of where I would like it to me.

Thank You,
REDTAZ

To do so, you have to follow the howto at the end of the readme file (about style issue).

This is not really a style issue but as both modifications are using replacements to appear after the navbar, the first called will be the first under the navbar. And as you can't manage the order of the plugin calls you have no way of choosing which one will be the first.

So the only thing to is following the little howto to put it under the navbar in your forumhome template

[obmob]

Originally Posted by VBDev

No spanish phrases are up to date (unless I forgot to put the uptodate version ).

Regarding the color, there is not change between two dates, it's the same color for all the date in the chatbox.

Did you put the css thing in the right place ?

AHA!, I hada similar color in my text, that's why i didn't see the color change.

Hmm... about the spanish phrases, I said so, because your first post says they need to be updated to 1.5
Thanks!

[Richard1964]

Can I just add my name to the others that have requested a sound alert when a new message is posted. This is a feature that several of my members have asked about (We had it in a previous 'chat' feature and they loved it)

Anyway, I'd love to see it implemented.

[Repentless]

Do NOT use this mod. Does not work at all, frequent problems, javascript is sloppily coded and will not render at all.

Tested on vB 3.6.8

[redtaz]

Originally Posted by Repentless

Do NOT use this mod. Does not work at all, frequent problems, javascript is sloppily coded and will not render at all.

Tested on vB 3.6.8

Might want to ask VBDev for support maybe its a problem on your forums because I'm currently running vBulletin 3.6.8 and its working smoothly with no problems at all for me.