Add-On Releases - Official AddonChat Product

vBulletin 3.7.x Official Integration & Authentication Extension

Product Info
Name: AddonChat Official Integration Product
Product ID: ac80_37
Version: 3.7.0
Author: AddonInteractive (http://www.addoninteractive.com/)
Last Modified: 15 May. 2008
Compatibility: vBulletin 3.7.x

Overview
This extension allows you to fully integrate a AddonChat Free, Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise Java? Chat Room with your vBulletin 3.7 forum system. This script provides basic integration for AddonChat Free and Professional customers. Remote authentication (the ability to secure access to your chat room using your vBulletin username/passwords) is available for Pro+/Enterprise customers, as well as a Who's Chatting feature.

Requirements

• vBulletin 3.7 or higher
• AddonChat Free, Professional PLUS, or Enterprise, or AddonChat Professional with the Remote (HTTP) Authentication System. You may register for a AddonChat account at www.addonchat.com. A Professional PLUS or Enterprise account is recommended to take advantage of advanced features.
• (optional, but recommended) PHP with allow_url_fopen directive enabled in your php.ini file or the PHP CURL extension. This is required to download the Who's Chatting list from AddonChat servers.

What's new?
This script is a completely revamped edition of our previous integration script. Installation no longer requires any template or code modifications. Additionally, there are no PHP files to edit when setting up your chat room. We have added an "AddonChat" menu item in the vBulletin AdminCP that allows you to setup and configure your chat room with ease. Most users will simply need to enter their account number and password (as used at addonchat.com) and your chat room settings will be retrieved automatically, with your remote authentication system updated automatically as well. We have also improved character code support through better UTF-8 conversion allowing non-English speakers to use a vBulletin+AddonChat without issue. Issues relating to the Who's Chatting system causing problems have also been addresses; a scheduled task has been added to automatically optimize and repair AddonChat related tables daily in addition to improvements to the re-written Who's Chatting system.

Features

• Seamless integration between your vBulletin forum and AddonChat
• After installation, setup and configure your chat room from the AddonChat menu in your vBulletin Admin Control Panel
• Popup and Embedded Chat room link options
• Automatic (ten minute interval) User's Chatting count updates
• Real-Time Who's Chatting list
• Display the amount of users within your chat room on your main navbar shown throughout your entire forum
• Remote authentication allows you to authenticate access into your chat room based on your vBulletin user database
• Automatic user login option
• Seamless integration with vBulletin Usergroup permissions (remote authentication)
• Remote functions system allows you to tie in vBulletin forum functions into the AddonChat user menu
• Uses the vBulletin XML product import architecture, making installation/uninstallation simple.
• No code or template modifications required
• Automated account lookup - just enter your account number and password, and your information will be automatically retrieved. (allow_url_fopen must be enabled in PHP)
• Multi-lingual (UTF-8) support

Installation
Installaion takes less than five minutes. Download the supplied ZIP file, and extract it on your personal computer. Open the readme.txt file for full installation instructions. No PHP code modifications or template modifications are required. This script makes use of the vBulletin XML Product system for a fast and painless installation.

Support
Support is provided by AddonInteractive for this script provided you have a Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise AddonChat account. Read the included instructions for details. Please let us know if you have any problems installing this extension.

[Grim77]

Originally Posted by Mrdby

will there be anything else added to this for us vbulletin users?

What suggestions would you like to make?

[Mrdby]

I'll get back to you...oh..we can assign mods to help run the chatroom correct?

[Grim77]

Mrdby -- Yes, with the Pro+ or Enterprise editions, you can assign user privileges (administrative, moderation, etc..) from the vBulletin usergroup manager.

[berben4]

I just purchased the pro+, it seems like a great product but I too have the photopost issue with the chat links. Please post the mods to the template so the others and I may make the necessary changes. Thank you.

[dodjer42]

Hey Grim,

Is there anyway to build the chat into the main forum view rather than having to click into it via tabs?

I currently have Chatbox installed which shows at the top of forum home. I'd like to replace it with this addonchat.

I now have addonchat Pro+ license + firewall + avatars.

Tks.

[Grim77]

Originally Posted by berben4

I just purchased the pro+, it seems like a great product but I too have the photopost issue with the chat links. Please post the mods to the template so the others and I may make the necessary changes. Thank you.

Certainly. In your AdminCP, click over to Styles & Templates -> Style Manager. Expand the Default Style (or the master style you're using). and double-click addonchat_nav_link. Delete all of the code in this template, and replace with:

<if condition="$addonchat[enabled]">   
   <if condition="$show['popups']">
      <td id="addonchat" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="addonchat">$vbphrase[addonchat_nav_link_title] $addonchat[user_count_bracket]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("addonchat"); </script>
         <!-- addonchat menu -->
         <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="addonchat_menu" style="display:none" align="$stylevar[left]">
            <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
            <tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[addonchat_nav_link_title]</td></tr>
            
            <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_embed]">
               <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[addonchat_enter]</a></td></tr>
            </if>

            <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_popup]">
               <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#"
                  onClick="window.open('addonchat.php?$session[sessionurl]do=popup', 'addonchat', 
                  'width=$addonchat[width_float],height=$addonchat[height_float],statusbar=no,scrollbars=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes'); 
                  return false">$vbphrase[addonchat_enter_float]</a></td></tr>
            </if>

            <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_whos_chatting]">
               <tr><td class="thead">$addonchat[user_count] $vbphrase[addonchat_nav_users_in_room]</td></tr>
               <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat_who.php$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[addonchat_whos_chatting]</a></td></tr>
            </if>

            </table>
         </div>
         <!-- / addonchat menu -->
      </td>
   <else />
      <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_embed]">
         <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[addonchat_nav_link_title] $addonchat[user_count_bracket]</a></td>
      </if>
   </if>   
</if>

This code requires that the Forum URL setting in the AddonChat account information section of your Admin Control Panel is correct.

[Grim77]

Originally Posted by dodjer42

Hey Grim,

Is there anyway to build the chat into the main forum view rather than having to click into it via tabs?

I currently have Chatbox installed which shows at the top of forum home. I'd like to replace it with this addonchat.

I now have addonchat Pro+ license + firewall + avatars.

Tks.

Not sure I understand. You want the chat room itself to be loaded on the forum home page? If you have a screenshot of what you'd like, that may help

For everyone else -- I just got notified that vB 3.7.1 is now available; so now is a great time to start submitting any other suggestions you may have

[berben4]

Hi Chris,
That worked except for the float link. I would also request code to place the number of chatters and a link to the chat on any page, including html pages outside of vBulletin. Thank you.


I added the code to correct the float below

PHP Code:

<if condition="$addonchat[enabled]">   
   <if condition="$show['popups']">
      <td id="addonchat" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="addonchat">$vbphrase[addonchat_nav_link_title] $addonchat[user_count_bracket]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("addonchat"); </script>
         <!-- addonchat menu -->
         <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="addonchat_menu" style="display:none" align="$stylevar[left]">
            <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
            <tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[addonchat_nav_link_title]</td></tr>
            
            <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_embed]">
               <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[addonchat_enter]</a></td></tr>
            </if>

            <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_popup]">
               <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#"
                  onClick="window.open('$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php?$session[sessionurl]do=popup', 'addonchat', 
                  'width=$addonchat[width_float],height=$addonchat[height_float],statusbar=no,scrollbars=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes'); 
                  return false">$vbphrase[addonchat_enter_float]</a></td></tr>
            </if>

            <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_whos_chatting]">
               <tr><td class="thead">$addonchat[user_count] $vbphrase[addonchat_nav_users_in_room]</td></tr>
               <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat_who.php$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[addonchat_whos_chatting]</a></td></tr>
            </if>

            </table>
         </div>
         <!-- / addonchat menu -->
      </td>
   <else />
      <if condition="$addonchat[vb_enable_embed]">
         <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$addonchat[forum_url]/addonchat.php$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[addonchat_nav_link_title] $addonchat[user_count_bracket]</a></td>
      </if>
   </if>   
</if> 


[nwingate]

Can we have an option where we want the chat link on our navbar? I'd prefer the left side instead of the right. It's confusing because it goes where the drop down for quick links is now.

[DieselMinded]

I have some suggestions

Ability to enter chat invisible , not go in be seen then go invisible

Log a user off after X amount of hours of just sitting in there with out "Chatting"