Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox Evo

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Overview

MGC Chatbox Evo is the most ever installed chatbox for vBulletin !

It offers a new enhanced online experience to your members leading to increased time spent online of more than 25% by providing them with a new, more interactive, way to interact with each other.

• Important number of features
• High level of configurability to fit each users needs
• Channels system
• Many commands
• Bot system
• and more...

... makes MGC Chatbox Evo a must have for your forum !

Detailed features

Following is a non-exhaustive list:

• Simple install
• Ajax based with:
  • Fast and Intelligent chats retrieval through javascript calls to server files (refresh delay configurable per usergroup)
  • Edit/update by double-clicking on a chat
  • Interact on chats through menus and javascript
• Many usergroup permissions to limit features according to usergroups
• Full configuration of the chatbox display:
  Size, position on forum pages, editor layout (either top/bottom input or left/right textarea) and position, number of chats displayed, ...
• Full configuration of the chats display:
  Authorized bbcodes selection, date/time options, avatar display, ...
• Possibility to create channels (unlimited number) with multiple configuration options:
  • Warn user of new message when not active through blinking image and eventually sound notification
  • Possibility to select on which specific page each is displayed
  • Option to display the channel only for selected languages
  • Usergroup/User permissions to access the channel
• Many commands available with usergroup/user permissions to access them:
  • /me: well known IRC command
  • /del: remove shouts (different possibilities of removal)
  • /ignore: ignore shouts from another user
  • /ban: ban user from chatbox
  • /pm: send a private chat to another user
  • /announcement: modify the announcement on top of the chatbox
  • /slap: allow user to slap another user
  • /team: chats sending between specified usergroups
  • /l33t: I33t-ify a message
  • /banchan: ban user from specific channel [PRO only]
• Forum activity notifications system in the chatbox:
  • Different display options:
    • In the chatbox melted with chats
    • In the chatbox in a separate column
    • In the vB4 sidebar or a custom sidebar for vB3
  • Multiple notifications:
    • New thread creation
    • New post creation
    • Post thanked (Abe's)
    • New registrations (not included - separate product)
    • IBProarcade highscore (not included - separate product)
• Bot system with set of predefined trigger chat and corresponding answers and automatic bot chats [PRO only]
• Archive system with statistics as well as download and search capabilities
• Possibility to display the list of users online in the chatbox
• Force anynomous to enter a username before chatting if they can access the chatbox
• Antiflood system
• Private chats feature through PM in tabs
• Optional sound notifications
• Inactive mode feature for server load optimization
• User statistics display in posts and profile
• Chatbox statistics display on forumhome
• Create thread from a chat [PRO only]
• CMS Integration (not included - separate product)
  • vBAdvanced CMPS
  • vBulletin 4 CMS
• Importers from other chatbox systems:
  • cChatbox by Christrato [version 1.5]
  • Cyb - Chatbox by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
  • vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) by DionDev [version 1.0]
  • Dream's Chatbox by Dream [version 2.1.1]
  • GSBOS by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
  • Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
  • vBShouts 2.0 by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
  • MGC Chatbox by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on MGC Products forum

Languages

1. French
2. English
3. German [Not yet updated]
   
4. Serbian [Not yet updated]

Support

On my website mostly and in this thread

Int?gration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.
vBAdvanced CMPS and vBulletin 4 CMS integration are available as additional modules.

Compatibility

This hack is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Changelog

First part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Second part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=5429

Third part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8469

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here

PRO version and additional addons available on my website

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

[macc]

need some help... have ajax chat on my board but will get thet like shoutbox ...this point (add this function in your php code)in readme file can not understand ..maybe some can help

2. Shoutbox function
--------------------
Add the following function to your PHP code:
<?php
function getShoutBoxContent() {
 // URL to the chat directory:
 if(!defined('AJAX_CHAT_URL')) {
  define('AJAX_CHAT_URL', './chat/');
 }
 
 // Path to the chat directory:
 if(!defined('AJAX_CHAT_PATH')) {
  define('AJAX_CHAT_PATH', realpath(dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']).'/chat').'/');
 }
 
 // Validate the path to the chat:
 if(@is_file(AJAX_CHAT_PATH.'lib/classes.php')) {
 
  // Include Class libraries:
  require_once(AJAX_CHAT_PATH.'lib/classes.php');
 
  // Initialize the shoutbox:
  $ajaxChat = new CustomAJAXChatShoutBox();
 
  // Parse and return the shoutbox template content:
  return $ajaxChat->getShoutBoxContent();
 }
 
 return null;
}
?>
Make sure AJAX_CHAT_URL and AJAX_CHAT_PATH point to the chat directory.
 
2. Shoutbox output
------------------
Display the shoutbox content using the shoutbox function:
<div style="width:200px;"><?php echo getShoutBoxContent(); ?></div>

regards

macc

(will not wait for solutions for mgc and channels ... tired for all mistakes ...)
this ajax chat is for vbulletin also

[pericolosogr]

Originally Posted by RYoBiOS

But channels not work again.

i dont need this for the time being...i'll just wait!
the general chats are working and anybody can post...

[Scythe42]

Does not work 3.7 RC4. Chatbox always displays "Loading." When I remove the "define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);" from the two main scripts it works but the channels never show up.

[stangger5]

This is a temp fix to make the channels show..

Edit the,,
MGC Chatbox Evo Templates >> mgc_cb_evo

find and delete:

<if condition="$show['genchan']">

then find:

	$channels_bit
						</td>

and delete the

</if>

after it...

[macc]

this code

<if condition="$show['genchan']">

is on two places in template! should we delete on both places?


reg

macc

[stangger5]

Just the first one will do..

[Robbey]

Update this so that it works with tokens >.>

[makaja]

Error : The command entered syntax is not valid.

I use the command del, but not work and show me this error, i was config /del , but i can't use it

[ericdesmontagne]

Excellent... ce chat est vraiement top...
Seul hic, il faut syst?matiquement supprimer les commandes et les canaux puis ensuite les remettre...
L? avec la 0.4.0 j'ai de gros soucis pour ?a, les canaux ne r?apparaissent plus

[foopy]

Marked as Uninstalled. Can't get it to work with 3.7.0 RC4. Keep getting the "Loading..." message. I followed the instructions previously given to another user to edit the template but it still did not work.