Major Additions - [AJAX] vB Pager 3.0.4

This modification currently contains a vulnerability. You are hereby advised to uninstall this modification until such time that the author provides a fix.
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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.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
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[rootnik]

My only question is...

How do I nomintate this for Hack of the month?

[Darth Gill]

Originally Posted by 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.

IE is now working perfectly for me and my users (including VBADVANCED!) now that I switched to the original style. LOL

[docvader]

Do you think its a style problem? I have a few styles on my board, because my members like a little variety, and I can't stand the original vb colors. If it is a style issue, what would be causing the crashes?

[maroulis]

amazing hack - voted for HOTM!!!

thanks!!!!!

[The Realist]

Ummm installed but getting an error when I click Page User, the bottom of my IE screen says "Error On Page"?????

How can I find out what the error is?

Laters

PS,

If I Disable All AJAX Features the pages does not show any errors or does anything at all?

[Darth Gill]

Originally Posted by docvader

Do you think its a style problem? I have a few styles on my board, because my members like a little variety, and I can't stand the original vb colors. If it is a style issue, what would be causing the crashes?

I'm almost positive it's a style problem. UAE came onto my board, and that was his determination. Although, we don't know EXACTLY what the problem was, why does one style work, and not the next?

[The Realist]

Does anyone have any ideas why it does not work with my forums?

Thinking about it, Im using a none standard template as well?

Laters

[stutefc]

Originally Posted by RasMasta

I click the drop down....and it shows me my sent items...but it says I have 1 unread message on my forumhome, yet it doesn't show the message in the pager screen when I click the inbox button

Having the same problem was there a fix for this.

[ChErAbOo]

I just installed this running 6 templates went through brilliant the first time I am using IE I have tested it about 50 times with sending and recieving not got any errors on any templates the pages go through on all templates seems to be working perfect I dunno if this helps but I am running windows XP sp2 (locally) all up to date updates server side I have php 5.0.5 and mysql 4.1.14-nt appache server I am not finding any problems with this at all..maybe there is not a bug in this hack but more a bug depending on what versions of things are being run on servers, versions of windows, mac etc because the hack appears to be working itself just depends on whos running what this is a awesome hack easily installed in less than 5 minutes on my site with all the template changes excellent work very very nice..

*clicks Install watches for updates

[stutefc]

Originally Posted by stutefc

Having the same problem was there a fix for this.

Got is fixed....flippin white text on a white background