Major Additions - [AJAX] vB Pager 3.0.4

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[AJAX] vB Pager 3.0.4

Hack Version: 3.0.4
vB-version: 3.5.x
Developer: WwW.UAEWEB.CoM
Install-difficulty: Few minutes!

Introduction:
vB Pager is a text-based instant messaging system over your community between members. Users can exchange short & quick messages amongst each other. Unlike the regular private messaging system, the paged user is guaranteed to read your message & reply to it (if you choose this option) instantly & easily.

• Features:
  • Uses AJAX Technology to Send pager messages / Get pager messages / Add & Remove a member to buddy list / Add & Remove a member from Ignore list. (No Refresh Required)
• Main Features:
  • vB Pager Buddy List ?pop-up? window is used to keep track of the friends you wish to interact with. By going to your "vB Pager Buddies", you'll be able to see which of your friends are currently online and offline, and be able to send them a pager message. Adding people to your buddy list also allow you to send pager messages to multiple forum members at the same time. You may add any member of the forums to your buddy list by clicking the icon next to their names in the vB Pager Online Members Page or Clicking the Manage Buddies Link to add/remove members into your list.
  • vB Pager Ignore List ?pop-up? window lists are used for those people who's messages you wish not recieve from.
  • Received Pager Messages are Draggable Inline Popups.
  • Sending a message opens up a small window where you can type in message to be sent.
  • Optional Anonymity: you can choose to hide your username when paging another user on the forum, & define which Usergroup can utilize this option.
  • The window comes in with a built-in character counter to enable the user to keep track of the characters typed.
  • Logs of all incoming and outgoing pager messages ?Inbox/Sent Items? member has, can be viewed and deleted.
  • Download Stored Messages as XML, CSV, TXT.
  • Members can turn the vB Pager Off anytime they wish not to receive pager messages, and they can select the option to receive pager messages from those who are in their Pager Buddy List only.
• Admin CP Features:
  • vB Pager Options
    • Switch the paging system on or off anytime you wish!
    • vB Pager AJAX Check Period control.
    • Set to mark all read messages as deleted messages after being read by end users and prune them automaticly every one hour with cron job.(v3.0.4)
    • vB Pager Display Window Refresh Period control .
    • Set Floodcheck - Minimum Time Between Pager Messages.
    • Set Maximum Pager Messages Per-Page in inbox/sent items.
    • Allow vB Code in Pager Messages control.
    • Set the Sizes of Width and Height of the vB Pager Buddy List Window.
    • Set the Width Size of the Received Pager Message Box.(v3.0.1)
    • Enable Notification Sound on New Received Pager Message.(v3.0.1)
    • Enable/Disable the display of Avatar.(v3.0.2)
    • Banned Users.
  • Pager Message Statistics
    • Mass prune stored pager messages (All, Unread, and Deleted Messages).
    • search for users with X number of pager messages.
    • Delete pager messages for user x.
• Usergroup based Permissions:
  • Can Send Pager Messages. (Yes/No)
  • Maximum Stored Pager Messages.
  • Minimum Number of Posts Required Before Can Send Pager Messages.
  • Minimum Number of Posts Required (Per Day) Before Can Send Pager Messages.
  • Maximum Number of Pager Messages Can Send Per Day.
  • Maximum Recipients to Send Pagers at a time.
  • Maximum Characters Per Pager Message.
  • Can Hide Their Username When Paging Another User. (Yes/No)
  • Can Use Allow Reply Option When Sending Pager. (Yes/No)
  • Can Send Pager Message to All Users. (Yes/No)
• Other Features:
  • XML Product.
  • Fully Phrased.
  • No file edits.
• Screenshots, Updates, FAQs & Add-Ons:
  • See second & third post.
• Contents of vbpager.zip:
  • README.txt
  • Uploads
    • pager.php
    • pager_sound.wav (v3.0.1)
    • admincp
      • pageradmin.php
    • includes
      • xml
        • bitfield_pager.xml
        • cpnav_pager.xm
    • images
      • statusicon
        • vbpager.gif
        • vbpager_icon.gif
        • vbpager_user_buddylist_invisible.gif
        • vbpager_user_buddylist_online.gif
        • vbpager_user_ignorelist_invisible.gif
        • vbpager_user_ignorelist_online.gif
        • vbpager_user_invisible.gif
        • vbpager_user_offline.gif
        • vbpager_user_online.gif
        • vbpager_user_remove.gif
• Contents of xml Product:
  • vB Pager Templates
    • PAGER
    • PAGERBUDDYLIST
    • pagerbuddylistbit
    • pager_messagelist
    • pager_messagelistbit
    • pager_multipager
    • pager_newpager
  • vB Pager plugins
  • • vB Pager (cache_temlates)
    • vB Pager (parse_templates)
    • vB Pager (profile_updateoptions)
    • vB Pager (template_groups)
    • vB Pager (userdata_doset)
    • vB Pager (userdata_start)
    • vB Pager (cron_script_cleanup)
  • vB Pager phrases
    • Many of 'em
  • vB Pager Database Modifications
    • New Tables (pagerreceipt, pagertext)
    • Alterd Tables (user, usergroup, usertextfield)

How to Install:

• Simply download the zip file, Unzip it to a directory on your computer and follow the steps from the README.txt
• Remember to Change vB Pager Pemrissions from the Usergroup Manager.
• Make sure that you got your forum url filled in the Help Site Name / URL / Contact Details under your vBulletin Options. See this post
• Make sure that you got your forum directory name filled in the Forum Directory Name under your vB Pager Options.
• Please Read This Post befor asking for help.

How to Uninstall:

• Simply remove all uploaded files, revert your edited templates, and uninstall vB Pager Product from the Manage Products under the Plugin System in your ADMINCP.

Known Issues:

• Permissions are not being inherited from secondary usergroups.

Thanks to aberg for the Dutch translation.

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[Darth Gill]

Originally Posted by docvader

Just curious, if you can't get your users to use flashchat, why would they use vbpagerchat?

I find, that the system, as it is, is far more useful to me. Unlike an IM box, or chat box, where I'm constantly involved, this pager system lets me disappear for a bit, and return the message when I want, without really hurting anyone's feelings. That's the true beauty of it.

Doc,

I have a small forum. It doesn't have very many people on it at the same time. People come to my board to engage in serious discussions that last, well sometimes YEARS. When we do see others online, it's nice to just page them and continue chatting with each other. We are all very close and know each other online and offline. However, it's a hassle to go to the flashchat and wait for someone to come and visit us because we could be waiting for hours.

Anyway, my users like chatting with the pager system vs. flashchat. They like one on one conversations, and they like the convenience of not having to open up a Flash based chat window to communicate.

[Killahbyte]

Ok I am at a loss. I have read alomst every post in this thread. I found one regarding my IE crashing problem. I have done all the needed updates. And i even checked windows updates to make sure i am up to date on all updates. I have the latest IE with sp1 and all updates. Yet mmines and everyones IE is crashing as soon as u get a message. I cant even get to my board now cause i have pager messages waiting for me and when i get there it crashes.

Anyone have any ideas?

KB

[Pitman]

I do think it would be good to at least add an option (a check box maybe) to quote the page the person is replying to (if it is a reply) so that you can keep up with a conversation. I understand the reasoning behind not keeping the window open and turning it into an "instant messaging" program, but I do believe that an option to quote a page would benefit the users.

[chairman miaow]

Originally Posted by Pitman

I do think it would be good to at least add an option (a check box maybe) to quote the page the person is replying to (if it is a reply) so that you can keep up with a conversation. I understand the reasoning behind not keeping the window open and turning it into an "instant messaging" program, but I do believe that an option to quote a page would benefit the users.

:up: I agree

[Darth Gill]

Found a problem in IE. Not a problem in firefox. When I receive pages in IE, the text is centered instead of aligned to the left. I am using default style - unmodified. See attached.

[jarcher]

Originally Posted by rb290

DAmn!
i installed this perfectly, and it still doesnt work
nothing happens after I click "Page users"

I have the same problem. .

[Tulsa]

I find it most interesting that people are having problems with this. It worked for me right out of the box, I'm running FF on an iMac and IE on a PC. No issues. Not one of my users (about 2100) has mentioned they have had a crash. I didn't update my IE either.

My users really like this hack. Now it's a bandwidth hog at 15 second intervals but that's it's biggest issue that I've seen.

[rootnik]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

I find it most interesting that people are having problems with this. It worked for me right out of the box, I'm running FF on an iMac and IE on a PC. No issues. Not one of my users (about 2100) has mentioned they have had a crash. I didn't update my IE either.

My users really like this hack. Now it's a bandwidth hog at 15 second intervals but that's it's biggest issue that I've seen.

Please excuse my ignorance here... I am nervous of using any type of chat scripts.

How much of a bandwidth hog are we talking here? In relation to say, showthread.php?

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

I find it most interesting that people are having problems with this. It worked for me right out of the box, I'm running FF on an iMac and IE on a PC. No issues. Not one of my users (about 2100) has mentioned they have had a crash. I didn't update my IE either.

My users really like this hack. Now it's a bandwidth hog at 15 second intervals but that's it's biggest issue that I've seen.

same here....

[docvader]

The IE crash I think is an IE problem. I've been using this successfully with Netscape and or FF, without any problem, and I don't notice it to be having any adverse affects on my bandwith. I've basically told my users to switch to a mozilla based browser; we've been having problems with AJAX as well.

If you really need to stick to IE, you might want to make sure of the folloowing. They've helped a bit with mine:

Make sure that you don't use domain.com in any of your links; use www.domain.com.
Turn AJAX completely off.

It's helped for us, if you really need to stick with IE.