FlashChat - Who is in the chat (Add-On)

Hack Support

This hack is now discontinued - this means that while it will remain available for download and use, there will be no further updates, nor will support be provided as the thread is no longer monitored.

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.

NOTE: Who is chatting Add-On (for Flashchat) for v3.6.x is available here.


vBulletin Version Compatibility

This hack has be tested with v3.5.8. This has not been tested with earlier versions, but should work.


What Does This Hack Do?

This is an add-on/enhancement to Paul M's FlashChat - Who is in the chat v 4.18, so this hack does not work without Paul M's hack installed first.

This does not change the functionality of Paul M's hack, this is just an enhancement to your installed version of FlashChat - Who is in the chat.

The members on my forum requested that the Who is in the chat box be moved to the top of the forums as it was a long way to scroll down to see who was chatting, at the top members could see who was chatting.

As members had to enter the chat or visit the forum homepage again to see who was chatting, I fixed it so that my members could also see who was chatting as they browsed the various forums and threads as well as on the who is online pages.

Code that is used in this hack is mainly Paul M's and he has kindly given me permission to use the code in my hack. I have also used part of the description off his hack as well.

Thanks Paul for all your work on the Flashchat integration, it makes all our lives easier

What it does

1. It displays the chat list under the navbar on Forum Home, Forum Display, Show Thread, Who is Online and on Search pages.
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.

Installation Instructions

Follow the attached instructions.

Upgrade instructions are included with the attached instructions.


Version History

v1.01 - Saturday 27th May 2006
-- Final release
-- Added: Display on Search pages

v1.00 - Saturday 20th May 2006
-- Initial Release


Show Your Appreciation

Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[dennysperez]

Same here.

[Mosh]

My PHP and MySQL do not meet minimum specs for upgrading to v3.6.x at the moment. Once I can upgrade the backend, I can then upgrade the forums and my dev forum and then be able to update all of my hacks. Until I can do that all updates are on hold, sorry.

[Reflect]

how do i remove this, installed it and it's messed up my forum index, stretched too wide, guess it does't work with pauls one just yet.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Reflect

how do i remove this, installed it and it's messed up my forum index, stretched too wide, guess it does't work with pauls one just yet.

Just uninstall the product, that is it.

[AndyP]

Originally Posted by jdsinclair

My PHP and MySQL do not meet minimum specs for upgrading to v3.6.x at the moment. Once I can upgrade the backend, I can then upgrade the forums and my dev forum and then be able to update all of my hacks. Until I can do that all updates are on hold, sorry.

Thanks for letting us know.

[SherryG]

Installed on 3.6.4 and working perfectly. Thank you

[ravencr]

Originally Posted by HotnHoly

Hi,

i can't find

Edit the Members in Flashchat (2) plugin

Find:

$search_text = '<!-- end logged-in users -->';


Change it to:

$search_text = '$navbar';

Save the plugin.

in the Members in Flashchat (2) plugin

There is only

if ($userinfo['activity'] == 'flashchat')
{
	$handled = true;
	$userinfo['action'] = $vbphrase['in_flashchat'];
	$userinfo['where'] = '<a href="'.$vbulletin->options['bburl'].$vbphrase['flashchat_path'].'">'.$vbulletin->options['bburl'].$vbphrase['flashchat_path'].'</a>';
}

in there.

Can anybody help me, please?

I have the exact same problem. I can't find that line in the members in Flashchat (2). It doesn't exist. I'm running 4.4 version of Paul's Hack.

Chris

[ravencr]

I went back to 4.18 instead of 4.4 and works partially, but it doesn't label it as chat, ust a box that you can open or collapse with who's in chat but nobody would know because there's not title like it should be. www.utvrally.com/forum

Chris

[ravencr]

Ok, folks, for those running 3.6, you need to install version 4.18, then download version 4.4 as well. Once downloaded completely for 4.18, then go to your Display_Chatters in 4.4 and copy and paste that code into the 4.18 display_chatters. That will make it function 100$ as intended.

Chris

[ravencr]

copy and past this into the display_chatters of the 4.18 version and you'll be good to go:

<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_chatusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_chatusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_chatusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$chattersdesc $totalchatters
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_chatusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_chatusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="chat/flashchat.php"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$chatters</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end who is in flashchat -->