Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by BeboxForum

Oh

Everything is in frnech even n forum shoutbox yet I installed the lanugage file?

Have you installed the language file as stated in the readme file ?

[mc0676]

Hi,
i've installed this great shoutbox but i've a problem.
The shoutbox is more large of the page and so all the forum visualization is with the orizzontal bar.
This is the url:
http://www.vwgolfcommunity.com/vbulletin

[entertain]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Please keep your request in mind and ask it again once the new version will be released

ok, i'll do this.

other thing:
Why weren't there any v2.0 development status information the last 2 weeks?

[mc0676]

Another question, how i can reduce the character dimension of the shouts ?

[BeboxForum]

Can you upload a n image containing all the commands with an explanation next to them

[hscorp]

one of my users can't see the chatbox

and all the other users in the same group can see and use the chatbox

and i tried to change the user group to moderators and he is can't see the chatbox also btw he can't see the options in the ucp too

what is wrong??

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by mc0676

Hi,
i've installed this great shoutbox but i've a problem.
The shoutbox is more large of the page and so all the forum visualization is with the orizzontal bar.
This is the url:
http://www.vwgolfcommunity.com/vbulletin

Perhaps you could diminish the size of the text input box as it might be the problem.

Can you post a screenshot rather than a link as the chatbox can't be seen by guests

Originally Posted by entertain

ok, i'll do this.

other thing:
Why weren't there any v2.0 development status information the last 2 weeks?

Coz I didn't had the time too hehe. I am a busy guy

But I promise I'll do one during the weekend.

Originally Posted by mc0676

Another question, how i can reduce the character dimension of the shouts ?

By editing the template mgc_chatbox_bit and adding style tags to diminish font size on the chatbox spans.

Originally Posted by BeboxForum

Can you upload a n image containing all the commands with an explanation next to them

Just click the help button in the chatbox this does it

Originally Posted by hscorp

one of my users can't see the chatbox

and all the other users in the same group can see and use the chatbox

and i tried to change the user group to moderators and he is can't see the chatbox also btw he can't see the options in the ucp too

what is wrong??

If he can't see the options in his ucp this could be perhaps you haven't made the modification to the modifyoptions tempalte during install ?

[mc0676]

VBDEV, really thanks for char dimension suggestion.
For the windows dimension i have made a mistake in the forumhome templates, sorry ! :-)

[physiart]

Installed, excellent mod, congrats!!!

Originally Posted by VBDev

You have to first set the option : MGC Chatbox : General Options > Numbers of days of the shouts to remove to your wanted value.

Done, I've set it to remove shouts daily.

Originally Posted by VBDev

And then you'll just have to check in the cron manager if the chatbox task is set active and this should do it

By saying "cron manager" do you mean the Scheduled Task Manager? And by chatbox task do you mean the Automatic deletion of messages of MGC Chatbox? If so, it's set up allright but it doesn't seem to work. Yesterday's shouts are still there. Please advise in detail.

Another thing: I don't know if it's a bug or not, but when I click on "New Posts" and there are no results, the chatbox link disappears from the navbar. I have to click on the homepage link to make it appear again.

Thanx in advance!

[theoz1]

I have the red x's in place of the buttons on the top of the chatbox, any suggestions?

Also is there a way to move this to the side of the page like a column instead of being in the middle?

Thx.

Just thought of this. on the top right side as well it says MGC Chatbox and has a down arrow next to it. I click on it and it just has a little blue line. I would like to get rid of it, but would first like to know what that is. thx