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]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

Where can we just pull the date out of there altogether? The time is great but if my members don't know what day it is, they need more help than they can receive in this chatbox.

You mean be able to be able to set this parameters independently for the chatbox ? If this is the case yeah that's and the todo list.

Actually, this is just shown in the same way than on your forum.

When do you mean by "They need more help than they can receive in this chatbox"

Originally Posted by Tulsa

You also may want to take a look at this in Safari.

Safari is not responding to the size of the chatbox setting. So where I have it set to show 50 messages in the expanded mode, it's showing all 50 without a slider bar.

I should have tested that on Safari with my laptop (an ibook), you experience the same problem than the one pointed on opera, or all the chats are shown and entirely in the chatbox. Could you try the same fix I suggested for opera, it should also solve problems with safari plz ?

[shanevas2]

Any way to make it where you only pick your text color once. Not every time.

[unitedpunjab]

i followed the installation instructions and tried installin this mod on my board but nothin happend. Nothin showed up.

I m running Vb 3.6.4 and VB SEO . Please help.

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by unitedpunjab

i followed the installation instructions and tried installin this mod on my board but nothin happend. Nothin showed up.

I m running Vb 3.6.4 and VB SEO . Please help.

You must edit templates (Read Me >> Installation) and edit usergroups permissions to see the Chatbox. It's ok?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by shanevas2

Any way to make it where you only pick your text color once. Not every time.

Yes, If you look at the screenshots, when bbcode are enabled, users can select their default chat color through the option menu in their user control panel

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You mean be able to be able to set this parameters independently for the chatbox ? If this is the case yeah that's and the todo list.

Actually, this is just shown in the same way than on your forum.

When do you mean by "They need more help than they can receive in this chatbox"

What I was asking about was removing just the date and leaving the time only when the post was made.. The reference to them needing help was just a joke of sorts, they should all know what day it is without needing to see it in the chatbox.



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Originally Posted by VBDev

should have tested that on Safari with my laptop (an ibook), you experience the same problem than the one pointed on opera, or all the chats are shown and entirely in the chatbox. Could you try the same fix I suggested for opera, it should also solve problems with safari plz ?

I'll go back through the posts when I get home from work and find that Opera reference and test it out and let you know if it worked or not.

[Tulsa]

Well I found it quickly enough and tried it. Works perfectly on Safari now! Thanks. This really is a superior chat/shout box. I can't wait for the update to it, my users really prefer the new posts at the bottom.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

What I was asking about was removing just the date and leaving the time only when the post was made.. The reference to them needing help was just a joke of sorts, they should all know what day it is without needing to see it in the chatbox.

I will put an option for that in the next version

Originally Posted by Tulsa

Well I found it quickly enough and tried it. Works perfectly on Safari now! Thanks. This really is a superior chat/shout box. I can't wait for the update to it, my users really prefer the new posts at the bottom.

Ok the I think I'll have to add a new condition in my javascript for the type of overflow when the browser is safari

[Karabaja]

Ok I installed it but removed since it seemed to have caused higher server load. But that might have just been coincidence. Since I had database errors after uninstalling it. I installed again and server load didn't increase. Anyway I removed the files then uninstalled again and that got rid off database errors.
Anyway, I have few suggestions. If possible for refresh button to not appear when automatic refresh is chosen in options.
Another thing that might be just me but that refresh progress thing(not sure what it is called) is annoying.
And maybe it could be without url button as url is automatically parsed if it is enabled.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Karabaja

Ok I installed it but removed since it seemed to have caused higher server load. But that might have just been coincidence. Since I had database errors after uninstalling it. I installed again and server load didn't increase. Anyway I removed the files then uninstalled again and that got rid off database errors.
Anyway, I have few suggestions. If possible for refresh button to not appear when automatic refresh is chosen in options.
Another thing that might be just me but that refresh progress thing(not sure what it is called) is annoying.
And maybe it could be without url button as url is automatically parsed if it is enabled.

The database errors were normal if you didn't removed the files before uninstalling

Do you still have higher server load problem ?

For the refresh button, the refresh progress thing and the url button could be as options. For the url button, I could remove it when autoparse is active.

Noted on my brain todo list