[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

[Dead End Society]

I notice that in the shoutbox that any time members use standard quotes (") that it comes out funky. This is what it looks like when....

"test" test "test"

is typed in my shoutbox, check attachment. Any ideas of why it does this?

[GuaRRand]

The VBshoutbox is always a little wider then my forumframe....
it always "sticks out"

Can i set the width somewhere?

[DjTaz]

Originally Posted by buzzel

i love it... thanks for sharing!

questions:

-who can i change the backgroundcolor of the input box?

-and how do you managed the shouts... never delete or delete at 1 week or so?

-change the smilies from random to the first in row (1-10)

thanks

1. go to AdminCP - Styles and templates - Style manager - all style options (click go) - search for CSS Selector: textarea, .bginput about 1/2 way down the page - and use the box for background to select the colour u want for the input boxes.

2. theres a php file and a cron job available to automate the deletion of posts,you will need to search this thread for CRON JOB

3. I disabled smiles as they seem to use a lot of the resources on the server so i wont be doing this one , sorry.

[DjTaz]

Originally Posted by Dead End Society

I notice that in the shoutbox that any time members use standard quotes (") that it comes out funky. This is what it looks like when....

"test" test "test"

is typed in my shoutbox, check attachment. Any ideas of why it does this?

This has been discusses loads and loads of times on this thread and there are several answers there to this issue - i'd say read back some of the older posts and youll find it.

[DjTaz]

Originally Posted by GuaRRand

The VBshoutbox is always a little wider then my forumframe....
it always "sticks out"

Can i set the width somewhere?

in your styles and templates - find forumhome_vbshout, its in the ForumHome list of templates

in that look for

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
		<thead>
		<tr>

and just change the width="100%" in that to 90% , or whatever seems to fit your forum best.

[DjTaz]

Originally Posted by aladinliverpool

yeah we could do with something like that. ive had to go into the database to delete the shouts every so often.

try typing /PRUNE and itll save u having to go into the database

[buzzel]

Originally Posted by DjTaz

1. go to AdminCP - Styles and templates - Style manager - all style options (click go) - search for CSS Selector: textarea, .bginput about 1/2 way down the page - and use the box for background to select the colour u want for the input boxes.

2. theres a php file and a cron job available to automate the deletion of posts,you will need to search this thread for CRON JOB

3. I disabled smiles as they seem to use a lot of the resources on the server so i wont be doing this one , sorry.

thanks...

do you disabled smilies only for shoutbox or for the whole forum?

Smilies only increase the traffic, or am i wrong?

[ruminet]

All;

Is there anyway to prune INDIVIDUAL pages from SB?
If I wished to edit out one of many pages over time as evidenced in the page history list, can this be accomplished?

Otherwise - what a great feature-our patrons love it!;
http://www.i-bmw.com/

[Sir_Yaro]

Originally Posted by Dead End Society

I notice that in the shoutbox that any time members use standard quotes (") that it comes out funky. This is what it looks like when....

"test" test "test"

is typed in my shoutbox, check attachment. Any ideas of why it does this?

in vbshout.php find:

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Grab Latest X Shouts
// ---------------------------------------------------

if ($_GET['do'] == 'latest')
{
	$Output = array();
	$Shouts = $DB->query('
			select s.*, u.username, u.usergroupid from '.TABLE_PREFIX.'shout s
			left join '.TABLE_PREFIX.'user u on (u.userid = s.s_by)
			order by s.sid desc limit ' . $vbulletin->options['shout_display']);

	while ($Shout = $DB->fetch_array($Shouts))
	{

AFTER that add:

$Shout['s_shout'] = str_replace('"',"''", $Shout['s_shout']);

[louis_chypher]

Originally Posted by blacklancer

awesome! thanks for your help.

if i want multiple user ids, do i seperate by comma??

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != 1,2,3)

//use for miltiple individuals access
if (($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != X1) and ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != X2))  
    {  print_no_permission();
       exit();
    }

the above allows you to add two users

if you wanted to add three users you would need to add another "and" + operand:

like:

if (($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != X1) and ($vbulletin->userinfo
['userid'] != X2) and ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != X3))

if you were going to add more then three user ID's I would change the entire statement to:

if (!(in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'], array(X,X1,X2,X3))))
    {  print_no_permission();
       exit();
    }

replace X, X1, X2, X3 with the id number of the users you wish to allow edit accces