Chat Modifications - Ideal Chat Lite (facebook style bottom chat/chatroom bar) v1.3.0

This modification adds a bottom bar chat system to your board.

Features

• Friend?s Online List (mutal or all friends)
• Integration with vBulletin's ignore system so users can block messages from people they want
• General Chat Room
• User-to-User Chat
  • Chat with friends
• Support for infinite number of open chats
• Automatic Updating of chat messages
• New message indicators
  • Indicator on Chat Tab for new messages
  • A sound plays for new messages
  • Page title flashes for new messages
  • Indicator for new messages on tabs out of view
• Multiple window support
  • Supports users having your site open in multiple windows/tabs
  • Changes in one window automatically apply to other windows
• Automatically disables chat bar for mobile browsers
  • Help save bandwidth for your mobile users

Settings

• Admin Settings
  • Chat online
  • Ban individual users from chat
  • Update stream time limit
  • Update stream delay
  • Settings & Chat Room link Positions
    • Change where the links show at, or hide them all-together
• Usergroup Settings
  • Can use chat
  • Can use chat room
• User Settings
  • Hide Chat bar
  • New message notification method

Change Log
For a full list of changes, please visit: http://community.idealwebtech.com/in...ngelog&file=15

Installation/Upgrade
See included readme file.

Demo
You can see a demo here (You can can register a new account, or use the Login, "Ideal Chat Demo", and password, "chatdemo") This demo is of the pro version which can be found here!

Support
This modification is released for free, and as such we don't officially support it; however, as time permits we will try to offer support on it. We will NOT be monitoring this thread on a daily basis, your best bet for a fast reply would be to go post here.

Common Issues/Topics
Chat Bar Don't Show Up?
Have you configured the usergroup settings? This is the most common issue we see, and 99% of the time it is due to usergroup settings not being configured properly. So if your bar is not showing up, please verify your usergroup settings before reporting it as an issue.

Messages Don't Show Up?
We are aware of an issue causing messages to not show up for some people, and are looking into fixes.

Modification Has Conflict With Another Product
There is always a chance that two products will conflict with each other! We are aware of some, but please feel free to tell us about any products you find to conflict via our Bug Tracker on our site.

Chat Doesn't Support Certain Characters
The chat can only support the characters your board itself can support! If you would like to support certain characters, you must have your board using a charset that supports them. We have only ever once noticed a chat that didn't support every character the board did, and we are looking in it.

Chat Kills My Server
We have tested the chat extensively for server friendliness, and have found it to be very gentle on servers. We have seen the script run with hundreds of active users without putting hardly any load on the server. However, an improperly configured server may result in any reverse-AJAX/push-AJAX/Comet based chat script killing the server. If you find that your server slows down after installation, you may want to talk with your host about raising your MySQL and Apache Max Connection Limits to a more appropriate amount!

[Ideal Web Tech]

Originally Posted by jmm1

Got this installed. The chatbar isn't showing up, and for some reason, I don't have any options for it in "usergroup" settings.

I've searched the thread, but haven't found anything. Any ideas?

Check that you uploaded all the files correctly, particularly the includes folder.

Originally Posted by IntellectToday

Okay, same problem here. I adjusted all the usergroup permissions correctly... double checked twice!

However, the chat will not show up. Any suggestions? Help is appreciated!

Are you positive you configured everything? Make sure you didn't put anything in the setting for banned users. If both of those things are fine setup a default vb style just to make sure your style isn't whats creating the issue. If it shows up on there contact us and we can talk with you to see about getting your style fixed to show the bar.

Originally Posted by patoche17

good evening

I tried to insatll your hack..

my group setting is empty..and
I don't know where I can find this :

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...3&d=1312051843

What do you mean your group setting is empty?

Originally Posted by Hippy

I tested this out on a test site ..
and there is a few issues..

I know you don't check this thread much but I don't have the time to register at your place ATM


first like people stated.. loads the server and tosses out DB errors

one was

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) 
/public_html/testvb/includes/class_core.php on line 314

MySQL Error   : 
Error Number  : 
Request Date  : Tuesday, October 18th 2011 @ 07:47:39 PM
Error Date    : Tuesday, October 18th 2011 @ 07:47:39 PM
Script        : /testvb/ideal_chat_update_stream.php
Referrer      : /testvb/index.php
IP Address    : #######
Username      : 
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

and one in members profile looking through friends list

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) 
/public_html/testvb/includes/class_core.php on line 314

MySQL Error   : 
Error Number  : 
Request Date  : Tuesday, October 18th 2011 @ 08:05:13 PM
Error Date    : Tuesday, October 18th 2011 @ 08:05:13 PM
Script        : /testvb/memberlist.php
Referrer      : /testvb/member.php?u=1&tab=friends&page=1
IP Address    : ########
Username      : 
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

would be a great mod.. hope this can be addressed
thanks

That error is related to your servers configuration, most likely your mysql isn't optimized for your server and its crashing due to running out of resources. That would explain why it wasn't able to connect to the socket. I would suggest having a server admin look at your my.cnf and tune things.

[ofir24]

there is a few thing you may want to change on your chat:
problem with language - rtl , the "online friends" separate: "online" "friends", i mean when you want to translate it to language - rtl, it will be opposite. and when you type on the chat in language - rtl it's not align it good as language - ltr.

[ofir24]

and the You on the chat, it can't be translate.

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Ideal Web Tech

Check that you uploaded all the files correctly, particularly the includes folder.



Are you positive you configured everything? Make sure you didn't put anything in the setting for banned users. If both of those things are fine setup a default vb style just to make sure your style isn't whats creating the issue. If it shows up on there contact us and we can talk with you to see about getting your style fixed to show the bar.



What do you mean your group setting is empty?



That error is related to your servers configuration, most likely your mysql isn't optimized for your server and its crashing due to running out of resources. That would explain why it wasn't able to connect to the socket. I would suggest having a server admin look at your my.cnf and tune things.

it's optimized (for 100 connections): Total memory 1.8 GB

[javivi0]

Hello, I like this mod but I had a problem:

When I import the product: "ideal_chat_ajax.php"

Warning: fputs(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in [path]/iwt/shared/includes/license_api.php

My VB: 4.1.5

[Ideal Web Tech]

Status updates for next version can be found here. Tim has been working hard on things, to add in additional features and fix up bugs!

Brian

[infun]

More or less when you release the version?
Will it be free?

[trickxtips]

Hello, I like it alot, but was wondering if theirs a way i can make it less slow? The loading bar appears for several minutes and clicking on online friends. Is the pro version faster?

[trickxtips]

Also, When I click on a friend no chat box appears, the chat room link doesn't open, and the settings doesn't work. If you could explain to me how to get it working as well as it does on http://www.extremegamezone.com I'll be more than happy to use it and purchase pro

[Ideal Web Tech]

Originally Posted by infun

More or less when you release the version?
Will it be free?

There will be a free update, we haven't decided if it will get all the new features yet, but it will definitely be getting the bugfixes and new layout.

Originally Posted by trickxtips

Also, When I click on a friend no chat box appears, the chat room link doesn't open, and the settings doesn't work. If you could explain to me how to get it working as well as it does on http://www.extremegamezone.com I'll be more than happy to use it and purchase pro

Go to our site and open a support ticket and we will take a look at things to see whats going on. Is your site somewhat slow in terms of loading in general?