[AJAX] vBShout v2.0

[high]Staff Edit/Update[/high]

I have released an updated version of this hack (version 2.0.1), this version fixes some security issues with this hack. All version prior to this one allow users to insert html in their shouts, this can cause problems with them using html that breaks the site layout or malicious javascript. Download the new zip file (vBshout_fixed.zip) and upload the new vbshout.php file to patch/upgrade. If you want to manual instructions they are in the zip file, in the file bugfixes.txt

Second Staff update

I've uploaded a new version of this hack, dubbed '2.0.2'. This one should fix the html injection issues without breaking special characters. To upgrade, download the new zip file and upload the new vbshout.php file.

Please note that this only fixes the html injection issues. I do not use this hack on my own forum (although I've tested this on a client's board) so I will not be fixing the server load issues. I suggest you do not install this hack if you can't deal with the extra server load, as it's rather intensive.

- Brad

[high]End staff edit[/high]

Well, been a while since I've been to vb.org and released anything, thought i'd break the trend and whip up something quick while I have a little spare time.

A shoutbox as you would assume, a very simple one to start off with, but does include AJAX Technology, which pushes the shoutbox 1 step closer to live, messages from other people will appear with no refreshing, and so will yours that you post

A preview is below, i'd estimate a 50 second installation max

Primary Features:
- AJAX Technology (no refreshing)
- Administration control an display element options
- Fast format editor

Change Log::

- v1.1:
WOL (Who's Online) Correction

- v1.2:
New Posting Featurs (Bold/Italic/Underline/Colour/Font)
Admin Controls

- Change location/position of shoutbox
- Change number of shouts displayed
- Switch vbcode/similes on/off

- v1.3
Firefox javascript issue fixed
New Admin Controls

- Command Activation
- Swtch extra format options on/off
- Change position of editor (above/below messages)

New Commands

- /prune (Clears the shoutbox completely)
- /prune [username] (Clears all shouts posted by specified user)

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands

"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

- v1.5
Improved Smilies Display
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid (couple of errors fixed)
New Admin Options

Shoutbox Height
Smilies To Show
Shout Messages Order
Banned Permissions (fixed)

- v1.6
Bug Fixes:

- Unable to delete shouts that used /me command fixed
- Shouts being displayed from bottom-upwards only showed first 20 shouts

Automatically parses URL's

- v2.0
New Archive

- Displays shouts and pages
- Stats and top 10 shouters
- AJAX Edit/Delete (staff can edit/delete all shouts)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Sure there is.
In the ACP (vBulletin Options - > vBShout Options) you can specify what usergroups can NOT use the shoutbox (Banned Usergroups). I guess the "Guests" usergroup (mostly usergroupID = 1) is also included in that field. Just remove that group and your guests can use the box.

[crustymanmeat]

Originally Posted by S@NL - BlackBik

Sure there is.
In the ACP (vBulletin Options - > vBShout Options) you can specify what usergroups can NOT use the shoutbox (Banned Usergroups). I guess the "Guests" usergroup (mostly usergroupID = 1) is also included in that field. Just remove that group and your guests can use the box.

There are no usergroup ID's showing in that box though.

[ViewMy.biz]

Installed, works flawlessly, but have not released it beyond admin level.

Hesitant due to lack of word filter control.

[GrabAssGirl]

Guess there isn't a way to give the members their own default colors/font, huh.... I would like it to be so they chose their own colors and it holds that for them instead of having to redo the color every time they wish to use it.

Is there a way to do that?

[TcmDeb]

A quote from one of our members on our board:

OK, I've had one window open on the shoutbox since it's been working earlier today... and I was just in task manager and noticed that I was using 1.35 gig of virtual memory.

As soon as I closed the window that the shoutbox was open in it dumped it all... open it up again and I'm watching it slowly climb up again.

It would seem that there's some kind of huge memory leak with this new shoutbox... I've never seen that kind of memory usage before..

I also had a "low memory" message on my machine (running a gig of ram) after having the shoutbox open for a while but I just dismissed it and didn't think any further about it.

Is anyone else seeing this or have I done something wrong in my install?

[crustymanmeat]

I have installed the shoutbox but i keep getting this error:

PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 77F48A3C.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[Masked Crusader]

Where is coding to make the "Shoutbox" header go from CENTER align to LEFT align? The CENTER align throws off my entire page.

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Originally Posted by shanejeffery86

Where is coding to make the "Shoutbox" header go from CENTER align to LEFT align? The CENTER align throws off my entire page.

That one is easy.
Go to your AdminCP and go to Edit Templates.
Open the Forumhome templates and then edit the forumhome_vbshout template.
The first table you see has "align=center". Change that to right or left and you're fine

The rest of these questions I can't answer. I'm not a coder and not the author of this hack

[TruthElixirX]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /vbshout.php on line 288

Any ideas?

[Razz]

Originally Posted by TcmDeb

A quote from one of our members on our board:


I also had a "low memory" message on my machine (running a gig of ram) after having the shoutbox open for a while but I just dismissed it and didn't think any further about it.

Is anyone else seeing this or have I done something wrong in my install?

Was he a firefox user?

Firefox suffers from a bad memory leak in 1.5 and activity increases it faster, especially on a 10 second loop like this shoutbox is.