Chat Modifications - Flashchat 6 Integration for vBulletin 4.x

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

vBulletin 4.x Version

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Flashchat 6 Integration with vBulletin 4.x.x
Flashchat 4 & Flashchat 5 are not supported by this Integration.

vBulletin 4.0.1 broke the automatic login of vb members into Flashchat, this is fixed in mod version 4.0.5 onwards.

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like vBA.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

Note: This modification is not Flashchat - you must obtain and install that first - this is just vBulletin / Flashchat Integration. You must also install Flashchat into a folder called 'chat' in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. This modification will fail if you do not do this.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


Support

This modification is not supported.
Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.


History:

v4.0.1 : 25-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 26-Dec-2009 : Fix bug in CMS file for CSRF on profile pages.
v4.0.3 : 27-Dec-2009 : Fix bug when using admin message list + minor phrase changes.
v4.0.4 : 05-Jan-2010 : Minor display changes (not released).
v4.0.5 : 13-Jan-2010 : Fix broken autologin in vb 4.0.1 +
v4.0.6 : 26-Jan-2010 : Various updates.
v4.0.7 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.8 : 13-Jun-2010 : Added error message if Flashchat installation cannot be detected.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.

[Paul M]

Im a bit unclear on what your actually question is ?

[beatyourtruck]

Sorry Paul. The link shows in the Community dropdown but it gives me this:

vBulletin Message
Flashchat does not appear to be correctly installed.

Is this an error the integration element has delivered or is it from FC? Not sure if I have screwed up the integration or the FC install? I tried a complete remove and install of FC last night and get the same error.

[Paul M]

Thats an error message from the integration - it cannot find your flashchat installation.

[beatyourtruck]

Ok. Thanks Paul. I did install FC into a folder with a special name. I dug through the XML and found a location to change....I'll give that a whirl!

EDIT - not worth the time. changed my folder back to chat, reinstalled and everything works fine so far. Sorry to have wasted your time.

[Paul M]

No problem. Thats what the red message is about on the main post.

[onlyamd4000]

Everything has installed correctly and seems to be working fine other than the auto login. I have installed everything properly and triple checked my actions. It seems that the username that flashes by on the bottom is int_1 which is not even close to my username. Could you maybe point me in some direction to get this chat communicating with my user database? Does it matter if you use stateless or registered during the install process? I used registered. Anyways, the problem is that it says invalid username and or password when logging in flashcaht through vbulletin automatically. Thank you

VB 4.0.2
FC 6.0.8

[Paul M]

Please read the support note in purple.

[steve71]

* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).

How can it be displayed fullscreen?

[wd4x4]

Can this be setup/used for person to person chat only ?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by wd4x4

Can this be setup/used for person to person chat only ?

Thats really a Flashchat question, not a question about this mod - however, yes, F/C has the ability for members to have private chats with each other.