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

[obmob]

Oh... such and odd problem Red, hope VBDev can help

[Tanpapasmurf]

How do i completly remove this mod from everyware on my forum?

When i uninstalled it, and went to edit usergroup permissions it will not let me because of this mod. I uninstalled it but it still has code in my files, how do i completly remove it?

[obmob]

WEll, you also need to delete all the files you uploaded Tanpapasmurf.

[obmob]

Hmm... so, finally I found something, replaced 0.5.0 mgc_cb_evo and mgc_cb_evo_ajax with 0.3.0 as one post suggested... don't knowwhy, but now the chat is working Oo

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6

I've tried this in IE7 and FF3 and I cannot see any responses to what I've typed.

I type something, hit enter, and nothing shows up.

Originally Posted by obmob

So...after months i decided it was time to uninstall the old MGC and move to EVO.

I did uninstall everything before installing... now, i installed EVO and it seems everything was wonderful... then set my permissions as admin to do whatever i want.

Now, I go to theforum to test the new chatbox, type my message... and click ok.

Nothing Oo

Another try... and another, nothing is shown in the chatbox. Then i checked the archives, nothing there.

I went to verify my sql tables, there are vb_mgc_cb_evo_channel, vb_mgc_cb_evo_chat, vb_mgc_cb_evo_command, vb_mgc_cb_evo_command_code and vb_mgc_cb_evo_session.

No message was saved on them... what did i do wrong? u.u

I'll start reading the whole 135 pages ^^'

No errors fired in IE or FF ?

Which version of vB do you use ?

Originally Posted by Nevets2329

Not marking installed if does not work.

IT does work ...

[princeedward]

still no improve on this...try to re-install and see to it...100% followed what all the install instruction say...same as the usergroup permission...but still can't see anything to chatbox...so as the smiley...totally blank...but the chatbox is there...something is not correct here...it's weird...same as what happened to OBMOB & RedGTiVR6...

[princeedward]

Originally Posted by obmob

Hmm... so, finally I found something, replaced 0.5.0 mgc_cb_evo and mgc_cb_evo_ajax with 0.3.0 as one post suggested... don't knowwhy, but now the chat is working Oo

bro i did also and follow this trick...but still no luck... we have 2 mgc_cb_evo right...the one to be place to root and the one to admincp folder...are both to place to root...right?...i might try maybe the other version on this...just to play around...to make this work...hopefully...

[edongski]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Can you explain me exactly the problem coz it doesn't seem to be very clear to me.

What have you done exactly ? What's going wrong ?

Please give details, a simple phrase is not enough to imagine what you did...

I was referring to the other poster's problem on the PM pop-up window. Anyway, here's the problem:

Before installing this product, whenever a member receives a private message, there is a pop-up window that appears in the screen upon logging in or browsing the pages. This served as a reminder to the recipient that he/she has a new private message in his inbox. Now, after I installed MGC Chatbox, I noted that this "PM pop-up" window disappeared and the only clue that a new PM message is in the inbox is looking at the "New Notification" in the right upper box (assuming that you are using the default vBulletin style.

What have I done exactly? I've installed your product... funny when I disable it and tried sending PMs to other members, the PM pop-up window appears again.

I hope this is clear. I'll be graciously awating for more updates. Thanks in advance.

I'm using vBulletin 3.7.1 PL2, by the way

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by pedroenf

Please don't "insult" Portuguese people
I'll translate what says in the IE warning for you:
Line: 863
CARACT:2
Error: The object does not supports this property or method
Code: 0
URL: www.g6-team.com/index.php

See!? Wasn't so hard! Didn't even used a translator

Oh and Opera issue still remains! Unfortunately! But in strange way. I mean, the menus work but when the amount of shouts are so that the scroll bar is seen they stop working right. My trick: click the button, scroll down or up the chatbox and then the menu is working right (hope you understand me).

@VBDev you didn't comment this post! Or isn't there anything to comment?

[Tom S]

Hi VBDev,

Ok I have had help checking for problems with version 0.5.0 running on VBulletin version 3.7.2 Patch Level 1.

I can send other members a pm fine in the chatbox, the popup works correctly. But when other members try to send me or another member a pm, it says "user does not exist". This is the case also when other members try to respond to my pm.

I have updated and set settings correctly for user groups. Besides the pm problem the chatbox is working correctly.

Just trying to assist you with tracking down the problem others may be experiencing.

Tom S.