Chat Modifications - Dream's Chatbox

This adds a simple Chatbox in your forum home page for your members to chat.

The Chatbox is like a thread, members leave small messages in it for others to see. Think of it as an off-topic thread that never ends. The Chatbox can also help keep chatting out of the threads.

This mod is light on the server, uses little server resources to work. The default refresh rate is set to 5 minutes. You can disable automatic refreshing entirely in the options.

What's the refresh rate? The chatbox updates the messages shown every given seconds, that's the refresh rate. It sends a request to the server asking for new messages every X seconds, that you choose in the options.

Warning: If you set your refresh rate to 10 seconds this mod stops being so server friendly. You can do it, but be sure your server can handle it.


Features:
- Ajax (no page refreshes)
- Pages
- Set refresh rate in seconds
- Hide Chatbox contents from certain user groups
- Set user groups that can't send messages but can view chatbox
- Moderator user groups that can delete messages
- Disable auto refresh for guests
- Prune messages by user ID, user name, days old or all
- Enable/disable smilies, bbcode and [ img ]
- Automatic URL parsing
- Users can delete their own messages
- Smilies popup with all smilies you can use in messages
- Who's Online Support
- Show message dates or not
- User names linked and colored with their user group colors
- Banned Users
- Hide refresh button
- /me code
- Optional message colors
- Bunch of options in the Admin Control Panel

Live Demos: (leave your live demo in this thread!)
http://www.fliz.ru/ (russian)
http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum
http://www.virtualorbit.com/
http://www.bowlandcentral.com/forum


VERSION HISTORY



This mod is now final. It has all the features I think a chatbox should have, so I won't be adding more features to it. Anyone has my permission to use this as a base for another mod. It will still be updated for bugs though.

[Dream]

Updated, version 1.9

- Added option to disable auto refreshing for guests. This can save resources if you have a low refresh rate.

[Dream]

Originally Posted by arco

Yeah perfect!! Everything as it should be now. Thanks for fixing it so soon. Simply excellent! :up:

If I can just make one last suggestion...
When you hover the mouse over the X, it shows the time as when hovering over the username. Could that be changed to perhaps "Delete"?

I made so the mouse over just shows over the user name, the Delete mouse over could be easily done editing chatbox.php, adding a title="" or an alt="" not sure which now.

I don't plan on updating this mod anymore, it now has all the features I think it should have.

[Dream]

Originally Posted by agsguar

I preffer only show the general folder. or could be show in random mode with all folders?? jeje

Thank you!

Change this code

while( $smilie = $db->fetch_array( $result ) ) {
echo '<td class="alt1" align="center">' . chatbox_make_smilie_link($smilie) . "</td>\n";
$i++;
if ($i >= $smiliecolumns) {
echo "</tr><tr>\n";
$i = 0;
}
}

for

while( $smilie = $db->fetch_array( $result ) ) {
if ($smilie[smiliepath] == '/images/smilies/general') {
echo '<td class="alt1" align="center">' . chatbox_make_smilie_link($smilie) . "</td>\n";
$i++;
if ($i >= $smiliecolumns) {
echo "</tr><tr>\n";
$i = 0;
}
}
}

If that doesnt work, try using '/images/smilies/general/' or 'images/smilies/general' or 'images/smilies/general/'

Also don't forget to redo the code change I told you about before.

[Sofia]

Thank you for the Dream's Chatbox There are many interesting options.

[arco]

Originally Posted by Dream

I made so the mouse over just shows over the user name, the Delete mouse over could be easily done editing chatbox.php, adding a title="" or an alt="" not sure which now.

I don't plan on updating this mod anymore, it now has all the features I think it should have.

Thanks again.

[Mupetz]

Thanks for the update Dream

[Dream]

No problem

Originally Posted by Sofia

Thank you for the Dream's Chatbox There are many interesting options.

You are welcome. The version you guys have at vbulletin resources is an old one, be sure to update it for I think some people might want to use a more simple chatbox than one too full of stuff (some people might). This chatbox is aimed to be simple for people that don't need too many stuff.

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by Dream

No problem



You are welcome. The version you guys have at vbulletin resources is an old one, be sure to update it for I think some people might want to use a more simple chatbox than one too full of stuff (some people might). This chatbox is aimed to be simple for people that don't need too many stuff.

Hi Dream. Yes, i will update your Chatbox on vbulletin-ressources because it's your first version. Yes, there are many interesting options and the Chatbox is simple. It's a good thing. Your Chatbox is one of Chatbox which I prefer for vBulletin. If a coder of vb-r had not created a chatbox, I shall have voted for you (you're my second vote).

I tested it, and it works perfectly I will translate it soon. If you want, i can post here the french language of the chatbox.

Regards, Sofia.

[Dream]

Sure, if you post it I'll put it in the downloads. Also if VBDev wants to use any option in this chatbox in MGC Chatbox he has my permission.

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by Dream

Sure, if you post it I'll put it in the downloads. Also if VBDev wants to use any option in this chatbox in MGC Chatbox he has my permission.

Thank a lot for all. And ok for the translation. I'll post it tomorrow I love your hacks

I'm going to go to bed. Good night