vB Chatbox 1.2.4

What this hack does : Adds a box on top of your vB home page
where all members can chat/shout in an IRC like way, with all the
vB options added (smilies, vBcodes....)

I started this hack by modifying the shoutbox made by Doug
Tanner for phpnuke (i think).. And it went far far from his original
code. As far as i think he wouldn't recognize it .

I integrated it as far as i could with vB, and in the admin CP,
with every bit of it being possible to modify trough the admin
CP (prune, ban, censure...)...

SCREENSHOT

This hack has been tested and used by some people out
there in france .

1.2.4 changes :
Install problems with the mysql reserved words solved,
Uninstalling option added to the install script,
Possibility to automaticaly add the templates to the
templatesets you chose in the install script,
IE6 problem with divs solved,
timezoneoffset mod integrated,
text input limited to 255 characters.

1.2.3 changes :
security hole on the pruning of the admin part fixed.

1.2.2 changes :
templatesused var filled with all templates used by the
script in the shoutbox.php file and in the index.php file.
And chmod 777 made on the admin/shoutbox_config.php file
by the install script. Thanks to erwin

Name changed from shoutbox to chatbox, because some people
thought of this hack as related with TWT-commish's shoutbox...
no more excuses


Here is some sort of [high]FAQ[/high] from all the thread,
hope this helps, and prevents you from reading all that i just read :

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Erwin : limit of smilies a person can post in the shoutbox.
This is to prevent smilie spamming : HERE
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Erwin : Another tip for installers - instead of manually having to
ban users in the shoutbox, to automatically ban users who
you have already banned from the forums : HERE
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For the shoutbox to be in a popup : HERE
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To have 5 'shouts/chats' visible when the chatbox is reduced :
HERE
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SpeedStreet : This simply creates a link for people to click on so
that they can easily view the 'Who's Online' page without
having to dig for it : HERE
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ThoughtDiver: if you want the date format on the shout timestamps
to read Month/Day instead of Day/Month : HERE
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[Spiro]

chmod all you config/install files to 777

[NarutoX]

can you make it so it has a table around it like most other hacks such as top10 stats and a fixed width that stretches as much as your forums do not over it.. so it looks exact :P or just tell me where to do this

[calvinnguyen]

is this work for vb3 beta 7? thanks

[gmarik]

Originally Posted by calvinnguyen

is this work for vb3 beta 7? thanks

Ofcourse not. Not now.

[dupont24]

I have read this thread..it is great and so is the hack..it works great....just one question which i have seen asked 2-3 times but no answer...
How can you make the chatbox show up on each page when you are surfing the forum....

http://ultimatesportsforums.com/forums/index.php?s=

[grog6]

It's not a good idea to add it in the header dupont

The chatbox required a lot of bandwith coz of the refresh, and if your forum has a lot of members, it could really slow your forum. Be carreful with it

[dupont24]

THANKS grog6

I am just new to this and learning all the time...i only have about 30 active members as it grows i will change accordingly....thx again...

[digitalSite]

Hi:

My chatbox was working fine...then today, I went to admin to PRUNE some messages and it doesn't work!

I select all the messages I want to erase and doesn't matter which button I press, I get the log into admin form.
WHY? So I log in, then page reloads, blank screen. I have done this over 50 times, cleared cache, close browser, delete cookies, etc. I even REINSTALLED the chatbox and it's still giving me the same thing

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

[Gizmo99]

Ok VERY SERIOUS QUESTION

How do I stop people posting html and Java Scipt in the chatbox, this a security hole and need plugging, all help greatfully recived

Giz

[NucleoN]

It would be great to see this most loved hack by our members working in vb3. I've made a announcement that the 2.2.6 forum will be terminated so we can start again with vb3 final but guess what...it was no problem at all for them but they want a shoutbox