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.

[jiffy]

I read through all the posts and I too would love to have this show with the "who's online" module in VBA. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this?

[jw00dy]

email sent. Thanks

[Ascor]

Installed and all work nice, thank you Paul M

[Delw]

Paul I tried to install this hack but ran into some problems. Errors on vb.

I want to make sure my dirs are correct.

I have forums/flashchat
one of the erros I got I thought said chat and I was wondering if it could have been that my dir is "flashchat" and not "chat" or is my flashchat dir in the wrong place.

sorry I couldnt remember the error msg as I just upgraded my board and freaked when I saw it so I uninstalled it and made some mistakes LOL long story.

Delw

[Paul M]

One of the options when you have installed it is the folder name

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

The default is 'chat' so you would need to change it to 'flashchat'.

[Delw]

theres nothing in the xml file to change before I install it again?

Thanks Paul I will give it a shot tonight

Delw

[bigsbydapicka]

Works Great! Thanks!

[lifesourcerec]

I've added this to the top of forumhome. How do I remove it from the bottom? Can't find the code.

[TCB]

Yes, I would also like to have this one shown on top of the forum (instead of the bottom). I used to use an addon for this, but that one isn't working anymore with your latest hack.

[Princeton]

great mod paul :up:

comes in handy ... especially, when all the work is done for you