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

[VBDev]

MGC Chatbox 2.0 development update :

Hi guys !

I have been able to code quite a lot yesterday and today, thus allowing me to make good progress on the development of the new version which I estimate to be around 30% This maybe doesn't seem a lot but trust me it is lol.

I'll have time to advance further next weekend and will post screenshots of the new things as soon as possible

[SaTaNaSsO]

hey men...
i've just installed it...
but wtf... the men? is in french!!!!
what i have to do to switch the language of the men????
(in the admin panel)
thank you...

[adnedarn]

Originally Posted by VBDev

1. You mean the vbulletin word censoring ? I thought it worked, maybe I'll have to dig into that !
2. For that, you have to edit the plugin attached to the hook starting with online.

The vbulletin word filter works in my shoutbox...

Originally Posted by VBDev

Between both, did you scroll the chatbox ?

I had to scroll down in the first one to see everything... Then once it auto refreshes, it pops up some as shown in the second screen shot... That's the thing I'm asking about. Sucks when you have to scroll down every time it refreshes... When it is busy it doesn't matter so much... as the shouts soon get into view. But when it's slow... it sucks lol

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by SaTaNaSsO

hey men...
i've just installed it...
but wtf... the men? is in french!!!!
what i have to do to switch the language of the men????
(in the admin panel)
thank you...

Originally Posted by adnedarn

The vbulletin word filter works in my shoutbox...


I had to scroll down in the first one to see everything... Then once it auto refreshes, it pops up some as shown in the second screen shot... That's the thing I'm asking about. Sucks when you have to scroll down every time it refreshes... When it is busy it doesn't matter so much... as the shouts soon get into view. But when it's slow... it sucks lol

I still don't think that I am understanding you clearly.

Are you using the chatbox in newest at the top or oldest at the top ?

Please explain me in which mode you're using it otherwise I won't be of any help lol

[baby41]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You have to upload the mgc_chatbox image folder in each misc directory of your styles.

Thanks for your reply but it didn't worked,I'm using Vb 3.6.8 and xmass2007 skin and I have other 4 skins on site and all 4 work fine but not to the default theme to all my members the xmass2007,what can I do more

[SaTaNaSsO]

ehm...
when i open the admin panel, i see in the left, the chatbox men?, but i can't understand it cause it's in french!!! all my menus are in italian and someone in english, so i wonder how to switch the menu language in english...

[Saviour]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You have to upload the mgc_chatbox image folder in each misc directory of your styles.

1. You mean the vbulletin word censoring ? I thought it worked, maybe I'll have to dig into that !
2. For that, you have to edit the plugin attached to the hook starting with online.

Between both, did you scroll the chatbox ?

Thanks for getting back to me on that...I'm pretty sure the vb censor isn't working since I was able to type words that are censored in the chat box and they were showing up...others may want to test this as well and reply. Of course...I do not have the chat box on any of my forum pages...I just have a link to the Chatbox on my navbar and it opens its own page.

One other thing...the smilies add a nice touch, but for those who have a lot of smilies, the way you have it implemented, really isn't user friendly. If you want to display your board's smilies and have a lot...then they take up a lot of space when opened through the chat box. You may want to implement a feature like the smilie category hack that opens a separate window when the chat box smiley face is clicked...then let the user select the smiley from within categories. Just a thought...but a good one.

[SaTaNaSsO]

i have another question...
this is the result of the installation... i found how to switch the language ( it was my error on installating chatbox language)...
how can i display the smilies? and the bbcode options??
thanx...

[baby41]

Originally Posted by SaTaNaSsO

i have another question...
this is the result of the installation... i found how to switch the language ( it was my error on installating chatbox language)...
how can i display the smilies? and the bbcode options??
thanx...

As VBdev allready told me You have to upload the mgc_chatbox image folder in each misc directory of your styles.(But I still didn't got 1 skin working with this,lol)

[SaTaNaSsO]

Originally Posted by baby41

As VBdev allready told me You have to upload the mgc_chatbox image folder in each misc directory of your styles.(But I still didn't got 1 skin working with this,lol)

omfd i am completely nooob... i forgot to install the misc directory...:erm::erm:
now it's ok... i see all...