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[AJAX] vBShout v2 on your vBadvanced CMPS v2! · **Released**: 10-03-2005

This is not essentially my hack, it's a group effort originating in the vBadvanced forums.

The following instructions will allow you to add vBShout v2.0 by Zero Tolerance as a fully collapsible module to your vBadvanced CMPS homepage v2.0.0, and remove it from your Forum Home [if you want]. Note, you must have both the vBShout product and CMPS installed with vBulletin 3.5.0 - it may work with Betas, but I really don't know.

This is a group effort from a few guys over at the vBadvanced forums, which includes Scotty2k and vbusers11 - I take no credit for this, I just spotted a problem with how the vBa forums was parsing postbits there. Plus the integration wasn't getting much attention over there and it would be a shame for users of vBShout and vBadvanced to miss out on this.

1) Create a new template based module called 'Shoutbox' in CMPS [ACP > vBa CMPS > Add Module > Template].

2) In 'Column', choose 'Center Column'.

3) Set 'Active' and 'Update All Pages' to Yes [assuming you want it to be active, and update all pages].

4 a) TO ADD AS A CENTRE MODULE - IF YOU DO THIS DO NOT FOLLOW STEPS B OR C!
In 'Template Content', paste the following code [this relies on you running your CMPS & vB in the same folder]. This will add a template to the selected Style called 'adv_portal_vbshout'.

Code:

<td class="alt1" align="left" width="100%">
	<form action="vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl']}" method="post" name="vbshoutform" onsubmit="return postShout(this)">
		<input type='hidden' name='do' value='shout' />
		<input type='hidden' name='color' />
		<input type='hidden' name='fontFamily' />
		<input type='hidden' name='fontWeight' />
		<input type='hidden' name='textDecoration' />
		<input type='hidden' name='fontStyle' />

	<if condition="!$vboptions[shout_editor_position]">
		<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] > 0">
			<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>
				<tr>
					<td width='100%'>
						<input type="text" name="shout" style="width: 90%" class="bginput" />
						</td>
						<td style='white-space:nowrap' width='1%'>
							<input type="submit" value="Shout" class="button" />
							<if condition="$vboptions[shout_extra_options]">
							<input type='button' class='button' value='Clear' onclick='sb_Clear()' />
							</if>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
					<div style="height: 2px"></div>
					</if>
				</if>
					<div id="vbshout" style="overflow:auto;height:{$vboptions['shout_box_height']}px;width:100%;">
						Loading...
					</div>
				<if condition="$vboptions[shout_editor_position]">
					<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] > 0">
					<div style="height: 2px"></div>
					<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>
					<tr>
						<td width='100%'>
							<input type="text" name="shout" style="width: 90%" class="bginput" />
						</td>
						<td style='white-space:nowrap' width='1%'>
							<input type="submit" value="Shout" class="button" />
							<if condition="$vboptions[shout_extra_options]">
							<input type='button' class='button' value='Clear' onclick='sb_Clear()' />													
							</if>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
					</if>
				</if>
				</form>
				</td>

<script type='text/javascript'>
<!--

postingShout = false

function requestShouts()
{
	if (!postingShout)
	{
		ShoutRequest = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true)
		ShoutRequest.onreadystatechange(showShouts)
		ShoutRequest.send('vbshout.php', 'nocache=' + (5 * Math.random() * 1.33) )
	}
}

function showShouts()
{
	if (ShoutRequest)
	{
		if (ShoutRequest.handler.readyState == 4 && ShoutRequest.handler.status == 200 && ShoutRequest.handler.responseText)
		{
			Shouts           = fetch_object('vbshout')
			Shouts.innerHTML = '<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" border="0" width="95%" align="left">' + ShoutRequest.handler.responseText + '</table>'
			setTimeout('requestShouts()', 10000)
			<if condition="$vboptions[shout_messages_order]">
			document.getElementById('vbshout').scrollTop = 99999;
			</if>
		}
	}
}

function sb_CollectHV(sbForm)
{
	rString = ''
	inputObjs = sbForm.getElementsByTagName('input')
	for (i = 0; i < inputObjs.length; i++)
	{
		if (inputObjs[i].type == 'hidden' && inputObjs[i].value != '')
		{
			rString += '&' + inputObjs[i].name + '=' + PHP.urlencode(inputObjs[i].value)
		}
	}

	return rString
}

function postShout(formObj)
{
	doShout = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true)
	doShout.onreadystatechange(postedShout)

	if (postingShout)
	{
		alert('Posting in progress..')
		return false
	}

	Shout = formObj.shout.value

	if (Shout.replace(/ /g, '') == '')
	{
		alert('You must enter a shout!')
		return false
	}

	doShout.send('vbshout.php', 'do=shout&shout=' + PHP.urlencode(Shout) + sb_CollectHV(document.forms['vbshoutform']))
	sb_Clear()
	postingShout = true

	return false
}

function postedShout()
{
	if (doShout.handler.readyState == 4 && doShout.handler.status == 200)
	{
		postingShout = false
		requestShouts()
	}
}

function sb_Input_SC(sProperty, setting)
{
	eval('document.forms["vbshoutform"].shout.style.' + sProperty + ' = "' + setting + '"')
	eval('document.forms["vbshoutform"].' + sProperty + '.value = "' + setting + '"')
}

function getSelectionValue(eSelector)
{
	return eSelector.options[eSelector.options.selectedIndex].value == 'Default' ? '' : eSelector.options[eSelector.options.selectedIndex].value
}

function sb_PropChange(eSelector, sProperty)
{
	sb_Input_SC(sProperty, getSelectionValue(eSelector))
}

function sb_PropChange_Button_Value(sProperty)
{
	trueValue = ''
	switch (sProperty)
	{
		case 'fontWeight':
		falseValue = 'bold'
		break;

		case 'textDecoration':
		falseValue = 'underline'
		break;

		case 'fontStyle':
		falseValue = 'italic'
		break;
	}

	return (eval('document.forms["vbshoutform"].' + sProperty + '.value'))? trueValue : falseValue
}

function sb_PropChange_Button(cButton, sProperty)
{
	if (cButton.value.match(/\*/))
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value.replace(/\s+\*/, '')
	}
	else
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value + ' *'
	}

	sb_Input_SC(sProperty, sb_PropChange_Button_Value(sProperty))
}

function sb_Smilie(code)
{
	document.forms["vbshoutform"].shout.value += ' ' + code
	return false
}

function sb_Clear()
{
	document.forms["vbshoutform"].shout.value = ''
	return true;
}

function sb_Smilies(cButton)
{
	if (cButton.value.match(/\*/))
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value.replace(/\s+\*/, '')
	}
	else
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value + ' *'
	}
	
	document.getElementById('shout_emo').style.display   = (document.getElementById('shout_emo').style.display == 'none')? '' : 'none'
}

requestShouts()

-->
</script>

4 b) TO ADD AS A SIDE MODULE - ONLY FOLLOW THIS STEP IF YOU DID NOT PERFORM STEP A.
In 'Template Content', paste the following code [this relies on you running your CMPS & vB in the same folder]. This will add a template to the selected Style called 'adv_portal_vbshout'.

Code:

<td class="alt1" align="left">
	<form action="vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl']}" method="post" name="vbshoutform" onsubmit="return postShout(this)">
		<input type='hidden' name='do' value='shout' />
		<input type='hidden' name='color' />
		<input type='hidden' name='fontFamily' />
		<input type='hidden' name='fontWeight' />
		<input type='hidden' name='textDecoration' />
		<input type='hidden' name='fontStyle' />

	<if condition="!$vboptions[shout_editor_position]">
		<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] > 0">
			<table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<input type="text" name="shout" style="width: 100%" class="bginput" />
						</td>
						<td style='white-space:nowrap' width='1%'>
							<input type="submit" value="Shout" class="button" />
							</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
					<div style="height: 2px"></div>
					</if>
				</if>
					<div id="vbshout">
						Loading...
					</div>
				<if condition="$vboptions[shout_editor_position]">
					<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] > 0">
					<div style="height: 2px"></div>
					<table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<input type="text" name="shout" style="width: 90%" class="bginput" />
						</td>
						<td style='white-space:nowrap' width='1%'>
							<input type="submit" value="Shout" class="button" />
							<if condition="$vboptions[shout_extra_options]">
							<input type='button' class='button' value='Clear' onclick='sb_Clear()' />													
							</if>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
					</if>
				</if>
				</form>
				</td>

<script type='text/javascript'>
<!--

postingShout = false

function requestShouts()
{
	if (!postingShout)
	{
		ShoutRequest = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true)
		ShoutRequest.onreadystatechange(showShouts)
		ShoutRequest.send('vbshout.php', 'nocache=' + (5 * Math.random() * 1.33) )
	}
}

function showShouts()
{
	if (ShoutRequest)
	{
		if (ShoutRequest.handler.readyState == 4 && ShoutRequest.handler.status == 200 && ShoutRequest.handler.responseText)
		{
			Shouts           = fetch_object('vbshout')
			Shouts.innerHTML = '<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" border="0" width="95%" align="left">' + ShoutRequest.handler.responseText + '</table>'
			setTimeout('requestShouts()', 10000)
			<if condition="$vboptions[shout_messages_order]">
			document.getElementById('vbshout').scrollTop = 99999;
			</if>
		}
	}
}

function sb_CollectHV(sbForm)
{
	rString = ''
	inputObjs = sbForm.getElementsByTagName('input')
	for (i = 0; i < inputObjs.length; i++)
	{
		if (inputObjs[i].type == 'hidden' && inputObjs[i].value != '')
		{
			rString += '&' + inputObjs[i].name + '=' + PHP.urlencode(inputObjs[i].value)
		}
	}

	return rString
}

function postShout(formObj)
{
	doShout = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true)
	doShout.onreadystatechange(postedShout)

	if (postingShout)
	{
		alert('Posting in progress..')
		return false
	}

	Shout = formObj.shout.value

	if (Shout.replace(/ /g, '') == '')
	{
		alert('You must enter a shout!')
		return false
	}

	doShout.send('vbshout.php', 'do=shout&shout=' + PHP.urlencode(Shout) + sb_CollectHV(document.forms['vbshoutform']))
	sb_Clear()
	postingShout = true

	return false
}

function postedShout()
{
	if (doShout.handler.readyState == 4 && doShout.handler.status == 200)
	{
		postingShout = false
		requestShouts()
	}
}

function sb_Input_SC(sProperty, setting)
{
	eval('document.forms["vbshoutform"].shout.style.' + sProperty + ' = "' + setting + '"')
	eval('document.forms["vbshoutform"].' + sProperty + '.value = "' + setting + '"')
}

function getSelectionValue(eSelector)
{
	return eSelector.options[eSelector.options.selectedIndex].value == 'Default' ? '' : eSelector.options[eSelector.options.selectedIndex].value
}

function sb_PropChange(eSelector, sProperty)
{
	sb_Input_SC(sProperty, getSelectionValue(eSelector))
}

function sb_PropChange_Button_Value(sProperty)
{
	trueValue = ''
	switch (sProperty)
	{
		case 'fontWeight':
		falseValue = 'bold'
		break;

		case 'textDecoration':
		falseValue = 'underline'
		break;

		case 'fontStyle':
		falseValue = 'italic'
		break;
	}

	return (eval('document.forms["vbshoutform"].' + sProperty + '.value'))? trueValue : falseValue
}

function sb_PropChange_Button(cButton, sProperty)
{
	if (cButton.value.match(/\*/))
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value.replace(/\s+\*/, '')
	}
	else
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value + ' *'
	}

	sb_Input_SC(sProperty, sb_PropChange_Button_Value(sProperty))
}

function sb_Smilie(code)
{
	document.forms["vbshoutform"].shout.value += ' ' + code
	return false
}

function sb_Clear()
{
	document.forms["vbshoutform"].shout.value = ''
	return true;
}

function sb_Smilies(cButton)
{
	if (cButton.value.match(/\*/))
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value.replace(/\s+\*/, '')
	}
	else
	{
		cButton.value = cButton.value + ' *'
	}
	
	document.getElementById('shout_emo').style.display   = (document.getElementById('shout_emo').style.display == 'none')? '' : 'none'
}

requestShouts()

-->
</script>

4 c) ONLY PERFORM THIS STEP IF YOU DID NOT PERFORM STEP A!
Edit your 'forumhome_vbshout_shout' template [ACP > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > YOUR DEFAULT STYLE > forumhome_vbshout_shout], and replace it's contents with the following.

Code:

<tr>
				<td align="left" valign="top">
<span class="smallfont">
<if condition="!$Shout[s_me]">
						<if condition="$Shout[s_by]">
							<a href='member.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}u={$Shout['s_by']}'>
						</if>{$Shout['username']}<if condition="$Shout[s_by]"></a></if>:
					</if>
									<if condition="!$Shout[s_me]">
						{$Shout['s_shout']}
					<else />
						<span class='highlight'>
							*{$Shout['username']} {$Shout['s_shout']}*
						</span>
					</if>
</span>
				</td>
			</tr>

5) In the 'Module Shell Template Options' section when adding a template, add the following URL in 'Module Link'.

http://www.mysite.com/vbshout.php?do=archive

The above, again assumes you have CMPS & vBa running in the same folder. Replace www.mysite.com with the address of your website.

If your CMPS & vB are not installed in the same folder, you will need to replace all instances of 'vbshout.php' in the template and in 'Module Link' with the path to where you have vBShout installed in relation to your CMPS. For example if you have CMPS installed in the root folder, and vBshout within a folder called 'forum' you would need to replace all instances of 'vbshout.php' with '/forum/vbshout.php'.

Removing vBShout from your Forum Home - IF YOU FOLLOWED STEP 4 b) YOU HAVE TO DO STEP 5 - YOUR VBSHOUT WILL NOT RENDER CORRECTLY ON YOUR FORUM HOME! IF YOU HAVE YOUR SHOUTBOX AS A CENTRE MODULE ON THE CMPS, AND WANT TO ALSO HAVE IT RUNNING ON THE FORUM HOME, DO NOT PERFORM THIS STEP!

6) In your ACP go to [ACP > Plugin System > Plugin Manager] - find on that page 'vBShout [Template Alteration]' and uncheck the box which will deactivate it.

That's all there is to it folks, a very simple fix to the problem.

freni32 · #**282** 11-29-2008, 07:33 AM

I installed it on my homepage but it just shows "Loading" anyone know why.

This is on the vbadvanced dynamics module, installed in center of page

website is: RadarDetectorLaser.com

Velicos · #**283** 12-08-2008, 12:37 PM

Installed. Works fine on vB 3.7.4 and vBa 3.1. I was getting the "Loading..." error on the CMPS as well but I replaced the vbshout.php in the template code with /forums/vbshout.php and now it works fine.

Installed in the center column. Thanks!

dopey1 · #**284** 12-18-2008, 02:59 PM

Hi, we are using this, and am wondering if there is a way to archive the shoutbox, instead of just pruning it? Thanks for any input

blackwolf062 · #**285** 03-13-2009, 10:00 AM

Thanks the above really helped me

working on 3.8.1

Sdahe · #**286** 05-17-2009, 06:45 AM

I have two forum using this shoutbox but one of them is not showing the smilies.... everything is the same... so wierd!!!

But their is something stranger... I can see the default smilies but not the ones I uploaded. If I click on a default smilie I get this...

/foro/images/smilies/wink.gif

If I click on a smilie I upload I get this

/images/smilies/smiley31.gif

Wierd!!!... different links!!!

Ryloth · #**287** 08-02-2009, 08:13 PM

Ok, got it working but I am having two problems:

1. It looks fine in Firefox..... but not Safari or Opera. The Shout button is not where its supposed to be in either browser.

2. It just gives me "Loading..." in IE and Google Chrome when it works in Firefox, Safari, and Opera (save for the button in Safari and Opera).

Ideas?

oldfan · #**288** 02-03-2010, 04:19 PM

works AWESOME on 3.8.4/CMPS v3.2.1 thanks!!

oldfan · #**289** 02-03-2010, 04:28 PM

anyone know how to get the text/shout under the username?

oldfan: test test shout

like this ?

oldfan:
test test shout

rammbs · #**290** 02-16-2010, 11:18 PM

installed and working on

1. vbulletin v 3.8.1,
2. vBadvanced CMPS v3.1.0

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