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

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by bashy

Also, this hack actually ppears to add 3 queries even without the stats enabled,

Hack active: 35 queries and server load of 4.64
Hack disabled: 32 queries and server load of 0.84

Killing my server if i may say so... Anyway of improving this please?

On my forum, memory usage is less than 1 kb and the Chatbox add only 2 queries.

4,64 -> 0,84 = 3,80. What is it ? Kb ? It's rather big. Strange.


Edit : Ohh ok, no Kb but seconds

[bashy]

Originally Posted by Sofia

On my forum, memory usage is less than 1 kb and the Chatbox add only 2 queries.

4,64 -> 0,84 = 3,80. What is it ? Kb ? It's rather big. Strange.

I aint got a clue about the kb side of it, i only break things lol

I did the edit to the global.php as explained in the post below and now my queries have
gone from 35 to 64 pmsl.... i am gonna undo that edit

Page generated in 0.86726 seconds with 64 queries

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=79

[VBDev]

There is an error on the code bit, its ( I correct the previou post) :

PHP Code:

$specialtemplates[] = 'bbcodecache'; 


The 3 seconds seems enormous to me, I haven't experienced such added delays. What are the numberes between the []?

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by VBDev

There is an error on the code bit, its ( I correct the previou post) :

PHP Code:

$specialtemplates[] = 'bbcodecache'; 


The 3 seconds seems enormous to me, I haven't experienced such added delays. What are the numberes between the []?

Yes, it's enormous. When the hack is enabled on my forum, it's only ~0.2 seconds more i think.

[bashy]

There must be something else conflicting with the hack as well then
I have vbshout 2.1 installed but that is only for the staff and dont get used much.

Tis a puzzling one this, I would like a box for the members but its not looking good atm!!

[DementedMindz]

yeah by far this is the best one I used so far dont even touch my server load. how many users are using it at once bashy? also what refresh rate do you have? maybe its something with the 2 shout boxes installed why not remove that one and just use this cause then you can use the team channel.

here is my server load

GZIP ON (level 1) | 0.02 : 0.04 : 0.01 | Uncached Templates: None

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by bashy

There must be something else conflicting with the hack as well then
I have vbshout 2.1 installed but that is only for the staff and dont get used much.

Tis a puzzling one this, I would like a box for the members but its not looking good atm!!

We used to have vbshout 2.1 and my chatbox on vbulletin-ressources when we were using the first release (v1.0) as the double channel principle was not introduced. And we didn't experienced any load problem.

I didn't understand your second phrasen could you explain it please ? I think you're using current language words I am not used to as a french guy

[DementedMindz]

he has vbshout for his staff and the second part hes saying that its getting him confused he wants a shoutbox for his members but right now its not looking to good I guess cause of his server loads. that is why I said he should remove vbshout and just install this one and use the team channel for the staff and the regular channel members only see.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

he has vbshout for his staff and the second part hes saying that its getting him confused he wants a shoutbox for his members but right now its not looking to good I guess cause of his server loads. that is why I said he should remove vbshout and just install this one and use the team channel for the staff and the regular channel members only see.

Hum I see !

Try to deactivate the vbshout and just see how much server load you have with only the mgc chatbox active bahsy to see.

[bashy]

Yeah i will try that and see how it pans out,
when it was enabled there was actually no one using it at all!!