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

[pedroenf]

Originally Posted by bodaudinh

Go to Admin CP ==> Style & Templates ==> Search in Templates.
Search: chats_remove (in mgc_cb_evo_archives)
==// Cut the found code below ====================

<if condition="$show['delete_column']">
<form name="chats_remove" method="post" action="mgc_cb_evo.php">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="inline_remove_chats" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{$vbulletin->userinfo[securitytoken]}" />
</if>

===========================================

Just in there:

   <!-- / Javascript popups -->
===> paste in there!
   <!-- Chats -->

The result:

<!-- / Javascript popups -->
<if condition="$show['delete_column']">
<form name="chats_remove" method="post" action="mgc_cb_evo.php">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="inline_remove_chats" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{$vbulletin->userinfo[securitytoken]}" />
</if>
<!-- Chats -->

Originally Posted by bodaudinh

Just add <input type="checkbox" name="allbox" id="allbox" title="Check All" onclick="js_check_all(this.form);" /><label for="allbox"></label> in mgc_cb_evo_archives

<!-- Chats -->
   <table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
      <tr>
         <td class="thead" width="0" align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
         <if condition="$vbulletin->options['mgc_cb_evo_avatar_on']">
             <td class="thead" width="0" align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
         </if>
         <td class="thead" width="0" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="middle">$vbphrase[date]</td>
         <td class="thead" width="0" nowrap="nowrap" align="$stylevar[left]" valign="middle">$vbphrase[username]</td>
         <td class="thead" valign="middle" width="100%" nowrap="nowrap" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[mgc_cb_evo_chat]</td> 
         <if condition="$show['delete_column']">
            <td class="thead" valign="middle" width="0" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">
<input type="checkbox" name="allbox" id="allbox" title="Check All" onclick="js_check_all(this.form);" /><label for="allbox"></label>
</td>
         </if>
      </tr>

Thanks guys :up: . Both modifications work like a charm.

[ispots]

Originally Posted by VBDev

It's because now archives are limited by date (showing 1 day archives by default) but then you have a dropdown to select to see more.

If you don't see that dropdown it's because you haven't reverted all your chatboxes templates.

In which case, I have found a bug. When you select "the beginning" in the drop down, it still only shows today. When I select 120 days, I do indeed get all my history.

Why are the counts wrong also? I have users that have posted hundreds of times and only show about 75 or 80 posts.

PS...like the new version, great job.

[nonspin]

1. The "images" folder in your package now says "Images" which is completely
different (on linux for example)


2. You had to use "tborder" as a background-colour to display your copyright tag ?!
Now it sticks out like a sore thumb..
Adding a note to the footer (like everyone else does) would have been sufficient, dont you think?

.. therefore uninstalling

[Cybershaolin]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Well the fact that it doesn't work locally is possible because the js files from yui re retrieved online and perhaps your firewall blocks that.

As I do know you I can install it for you on your forum as a gift to an old client

I'll do my best to try making it working locally and see what happens first. If I don't succeed, I'l reach you in order to do per your proposition.

I have one question here: In the readme (for versions prior to 3.6.10), it says:

In order to override this problem, edit the mgc_cb_evo.js and add at the top of the file :

var SECURITYTOKEN = '0';

Well, where is "mgc_cb_evo.js" file located? I cannot find it. In "clienscript", I only see these:

mgc_cb_evo_functions.js
mgc_cb_evo_header.js
mgc_cb_evo_static.js

So, do you mean to edit all three files? Because, in the instructions, it's not that clear.

One more suggestion: For PC users, your packages are hard to follow because of all these MAC files... This is very annoying (Just a personal remark from myself, maybe it does not bother other people at all).

[SnapOff Racing]

THANKS to "pedroenf" for posting those fixes up, I was able to switch back to 2.0.2 because of those fixes.

For anyone who is intrested, I bypassed the drop down box in the archives so that now all the archive pages just show up by default like they did in the last version. That way people can get into their archives until VBDev gets it handled.

In the file `mgc_cb_evo.php`

#######
FIND
#######

PHP Code:

    /* Hide warning notifications */
    $where_clause .= " AND iswarning='0'"; 


####################
BELOW THAT REMOVE
####################

PHP Code:

        /* Days limit */
    $dlimit = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('r', 'dlimit', TYPE_INT);
    if ($dlimit == 0)
    {
        $dlimit = 1;
    }
    
    if ($dlimit != -1)
    {
        $dateline_limit = TIMENOW - ($dlimit * 86400);
        $where_clause .= " AND c.dateline>'" . $dateline_limit . "'";
    } 


[Cybershaolin]

Originally Posted by VBDev

For those who downloaded the previous zip file there was a small bug in the javascript for vB3.6 versions.

Please upload this new javascript file in the clientscript/mgc_cb_evo directory.

Also, was this already corrected in the branding free version on your forum?

[Harley D]

I have finally managed to get this working on my site www.LaserEnthusiast.com.
One little glitch though. The "Whos online in the chatbox" doesn't work.
I have deleted all files and reinstalled. Still no joy. Anyone have an idea?

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Harley D

I have finally managed to get this working on my site www.LaserEnthusiast.com.
One little glitch though. The "Whos online in the chatbox" doesn't work.
I have deleted all files and reinstalled. Still no joy. Anyone have an idea?

It does. Did you make sure you set the usergroup permissions right?

[Harley D]

You mean it worked for you?
Double checking now..

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by nonspin

1. The "images" folder in your package now says "Images" which is completely
different (on linux for example)


2. You had to use "tborder" as a background-colour to display your copyright tag ?!
Now it sticks out like a sore thumb..
Adding a note to the footer (like everyone else does) would have been sufficient, dont you think?

.. therefore uninstalling

You don't upload that folder, you upload the contents inside it, so it's not an issue.