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

[Del_Boy]

Hey guys,

Just to let you know i got it installed correctly but now it says loading all the time...i seen a fix for this above so i will give it a go!

Can someone do me a favour and post the file path to where im supposed to upload the images to?

The refresh icon etc on the chatbox isnt showing...any help would be great guys!

[LGKeiz]

Is there a reason Im not able to change styles...

[jazde86]

Add the

Quote

and

Originally Posted by Username

Quote

BB-Code, please. Thanks.

[Gwendolin]

Originally Posted by VBDev

??

There is an option in the usercp to select wether the chatbox is hidden or not. Are you sure it's not because they have hidden it ?

Yes, I tried myswelfe if the BBcode option is set off, the option in the usercp don't works.

If you have BBcode off and you klick save in the usercp options, the Shoutbox is off and cannot be activate again. It set themself to off.

And if BBcode on, all users can use BBcode, it don't accept the userpermission.

[benjaminbih]

Here are the readme and lang file´s in Bosnian language, if someone can use that files please feel free tu use it.

[suryoyena]

Hello,

I tried to use the thread-seach but without luck.

My request: Is it possible with this mod, to chat only with your added buddies?

Similar to the facebook-chat.

[LGKeiz]

Well, I found a BIG bug; when you uninstall, it doesn't remove permissions in usergroups

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Tuesday, January 20th 2009 @ 04:08:12 PM
Error Date : Tuesday, January 20th 2009 @ 04:08:13 PM
Username : Keith
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.75-log

in usergroup edits, the custom chat columns are still there.

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by LGKeiz

Well, I found a BIG bug; when you uninstall, it doesn't remove permissions in usergroups

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Tuesday, January 20th 2009 @ 04:08:12 PM
Error Date : Tuesday, January 20th 2009 @ 04:08:13 PM
Username : Keith
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.75-log

in usergroup edits, the custom chat columns are still there.

I noticed this also although I don't think I would gas as far as considering it a BIG bug. lol

[Cybershaolin]

OK I found a big problem here.

I was in holidays when upgrading the Chatbox to 2.1.0 and it was working very well. Now that I'm back at my home, where my Internet connection is quite slower than where I was before, now my ChatBox is only loading and loading without being able to see anything on it.

I also asked some people on my site and everybody who have a 56k connection have the same problem than mine.

All the other users don't have problem.

I have to mention that we've tried everything. Cleared cookies, cleared cache, refreshed pages many times, tried other browsers, other computers and still nothing.

Is there a way to resolve that?

P.S Using branding free version.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by LGKeiz

The file you attempted to import only contains phrases and none of the settings required. You will be unable to make a new language with this file.

I can't import the language in 3.8.0?

Well you have to carefully follow the install instructions, you are not supposed to create a new language but import over the existing one

Originally Posted by LGKeiz

Is there a reason Im not able to change styles...

Well what do you mean ?

Originally Posted by Del_Boy

Hey guys,

Just to let you know i got it installed correctly but now it says loading all the time...i seen a fix for this above so i will give it a go!

Can someone do me a favour and post the file path to where im supposed to upload the images to?

The refresh icon etc on the chatbox isnt showing...any help would be great guys!

Images shall be uploaded in all the misc directories of your styles.

Originally Posted by jazde86

Add the and BB-Code, please. Thanks.

Ok I will add this to the todo list.

Originally Posted by Gwendolin

Yes, I tried myswelfe if the BBcode option is set off, the option in the usercp don't works.

If you have BBcode off and you klick save in the usercp options, the Shoutbox is off and cannot be activate again. It set themself to off.

And if BBcode on, all users can use BBcode, it don't accept the userpermission.

Ok noted as bug, I will correct this in the next version that should come by the end of the month.