Forum Home Enhancements - Who is chatting (for Flashchat)

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This is a simple display of who is currently chatting in FlashChat - on the forum homepage display.

The main features of the 3.6 version are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on Forum Home with the "Users online" display.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "no one is chatting" message is displayed.
6. The hack is phrased.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Options.
8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option (include or exclude groups).
9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option
10. The option to record and display the Most Ever chatters has been added (v4.46+).

(Options are located in vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat).

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from the 3.5 version you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes.


Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that flashchat stores this information.

Please also note that I have no connection with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat functionality then their forums are located here.


History:

v4.30 : First vb 3.6 release, some code re-written.
v4.31 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v4.32 : Updated for Version Checking.
v4.33 : Added options to disable/change auto template insert.
v4.34 : Minor internal code change.
v4.35 : More internal code changes (not released).
v4.36 : Options moved to own settings group.
v4.37 : Minor phrasing changes.
v4.38 : Added new template for username display code.
v4.39 : Fix uncached template.
v4.40 : Moved auto-template options to mods main settings group.
v4.41 : Added 'Always Collapsed' Option to display.
v4.42 : ATCS options updated, Code Run option added, Include/Exclude option added.
v4.43 : Internal update, not released.
v4.44 : Minor code update, no functionality changes.
v4.45 : Defaults on first install updated.
v4.46 : Most Ever chatters option added.

[DaNIEL MeNTED]

Originally Posted by Paul M

There is/was a CMPS module that is faulty and breaks the most ever counts.

BTW, this is not actually the most ever chatters support thread, I'll probably move these posts later.


Edit: It is the online users module - it's wrongly written and breaks the counts.

Hmmm... I thought I was i the right thread. Could be my bad.

Anyway... I had problems getting the flashchat CMPS module to work and I turfed the module. So I reinstalled the Who-is-chatting.xml file and said to overwrite and it seems to be working fine now.

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[Paul M]

Uploaded a new version today that adds the option to disable the auto-template changes, and also edit the text the system looks for. This is something I will be eventually be adding to all my mods that use auto template injection - it should make it slightly easier for people with custom styles to get them working.

[---MAD---]

cool.

[smoknz28]

Paul, first I'd like to thank you for all the time you put into your mod developments and sharing them with all of us who aren't so knowledgeable on coding. The Flashchat integration and this add on is great!

A couple of questions for you however...

I had installed the Flashchat integration a couple of weeks ago and added on the Who's In Chat hack as well.

I've just updated my Who's In Chat mod however, I'm seeing something that I may not have caught before.

When I go into Manage Products, I see:

FlashChat Integration 3.06
Members who are using flashchat 4.34
Members who are using flashchat (Add-on) 1.01

Appears that there are two versions of "Members who are using flashchat". Is this okay or do I need to delete one?

Also, after the update, I noticed that on my main forum's page, guessing that would be forum home.....the Who's In Flashchat is no longer showing. However, on all the other pages it's viewable.

I'm running vB 3.6.1 and my forums is located at: www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums

Help on this is appreciated and once again Paul....thanks for sharing your work.

Mark

[Paul M]

<i>Members who are using flashchat (Add-on) 1.01</i> is not something of mine, I'm not sure what that is atm.

[SCRIPT3R]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Uploaded a new version today that adds the option to disable the auto-template changes, and also edit the text the system looks for.

should this have any affect on hook placement?

[Paul M]

Nope

[smoknz28]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Members who are using flashchat (Add-on) 1.01 is not something of mine, I'm not sure what that is atm.

It may have been included into the installation program of TUFaT's Flashchat.

Weird here....if I disable one or the other...the Who's In Chat will not function. I have to have both of them enabled in order for the Who's In Chat to display.

I'm going to uninstall both of them and re-install your version to see how things go. I'll report back on it.

Mark

[smoknz28]

Update:

Uninstalled both versions I had in my plugins. Reinstalled your version and no where on the forums is the Who's In Chat displaying.

Any ideas?

Oh, and I have confirmed with Darren at TUFaT that their software does add Who's In Chat as an integration. And it was v 1.01 that I mentioned earlier. I don't know what the difference between your hack and his is though.

[PIKenPIK]

Originally Posted by smoknz28

Update:

Uninstalled both versions I had in my plugins. Reinstalled your version and no where on the forums is the Who's In Chat displaying.

Any ideas?

You can find options in your ACP (Under All Settings - Forum Home Options) ... there you must give the right groupIDs who can view the chat-WOL.

Great plugin .. works like a charm ... TY **kiss**