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

[paulbhoy]

I have read all the posts about the images, but i still cant get mine to work

I have one image named staff.gif uploaded to the correct folder. So someone please tell me exactly what i should type to get it to work

[Alfa1]

How can you see, who is in which channel?

[93Corvette]

Man, a 101 pages of looking.

Can anyone tell me it this chatbox will allow you to have two of them going at once? The reason? because I run a military forum. It basically helps new Sailors just joining the Navy. Since these kids are hyped up and ready to start a life for themselves, they are also sexed up like most 18yo. Everytime in the chatbox it always turns to sex and how are they going to handle being locked up in bootcamp for 8 weeks. I know I could banned these kids, because I have pointed out several times that the chat is for PG things only. I can't have their sex talk in normal areas that mom, dad, grandma, and little sister can see. I want these kids to have a place to talk Navy stuff, along with their goals and fears but I need it limited to those people only.

So can this chat allow me to put one in the normally viewed area, and have a second one that is limited to those that want to be part of those types of chat?

[Taragon]

Originally Posted by 93Corvette

Can anyone tell me it this chatbox will allow you to have two of them going at once?

No, it is however possible to create more than one channel and making it public, private, for usergroup x, etc.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by macc

no errors in java console ...

this error "loading loading ..." is on all browsers and users and i cleared browsers cache ... but helps not ... this error come after update ... before works fine ...

regards

macc

use ie7 and ff 3.02 ...

Hum I dunno really, please send me access by pm.

Originally Posted by maidos

a request, make the search feature with more options like searching by username and dates so its not only limited to message

Ok I add it to the todo list.

Originally Posted by Sugoi na

Well just like mIRC & other similar chat clients, the admin predefines the questions & answers.

So a god example for the bot/program to list all of the questions would be something like



The bot would give a list of questions like:



etc.

So when the user types "How much does VIP cost?" the admin predefines the answer to be something like:



Now granted I see what you are saying regarding spelling mistakes & such but personally... That should not stop something like this from being created. That's like saying why create Captcha registration? Some people are color blind & some people have trouble seeing properly.

Never used IRC so I dunno ahahah.

Well Yes Interesting idea, not sure I will work on it for the next version as I have a lot of features on the todo list but this will be included some day.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by catfish1970

we have noticed about a 20 sec. delay when typing something. but the one who is typing it sees it right away.

It's because you have the refresh rate set to 30 seconds I think so it's totally normal if for example the user shout 10 seconds after the last refresh

Originally Posted by Sugoi na

Oh sorry. I figured everyone would know that I was only giving an example but yes.

Please note that some people may want to use the commands like a knowledge base so predefined questions may be helpful for certain forums. I would consider this up to the admins though.

Yes using commands like



etc would be easier for many to remember but for some forums for example a world of warcraft forum:



Can all be listed under one default command such as "!help". Also, this is another way for veteren users to answer the same "noobish" questions day in & day out but simply typing the question. The answer could be a wall of text or it could be a simple sentance. This again should be something the administrator thinks about before using rather than someone saying "no it wont work".

If I implement this admin can do what they want like typing small commands or whole text.

Up to you to set a command and its replacement.

Originally Posted by macc

ask you friend ... because i get this " loading ..loading " sometimes ... sometime is ok...

strange that anybody find some solutions for this problem ...

thanks

macc

I presume it's rather install dependent or server dependent.

Originally Posted by HG-ILUSION

Hi, yesterday I installed and uninstalled this product

Today I installed the product DownloadsII and when I updated the permissions from admin to allow view the downloads section I obtained a Database error.

The error is:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.2:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
    `title` = 'Administradores',
    `description` = '',
    `usertitle` = 'Administrador',
    `opentag` = '',
    `closetag` = '',
    `passwordexpires` = '180',
    `passwordhistory` = '360',
    `forumpermissions` = '16777215',
    `genericpermissions` = '2147483583',
    `attachlimit` = '0',
    `pmquota` = '400',
    `pmpermissions` = '7',
    `pmsendmax` = '5',
    `pmthrottlequantity` = '0',
    `calendarpermissions` = '63',
    `wolpermissions` = '31',
    `adminpermissions` = '3',
    `genericpermissions2` = '1',
    `genericoptions` = '55',
    `profilepicmaxwidth` = '150',
    `profilepicmaxheight` = '150',
    `profilepicmaxsize` = '65535',
    `avatarmaxwidth` = '150',
    `avatarmaxheight` = '150',
    `avatarmaxsize` = '65535',
    `signaturepermissions` = '139263',
    `sigpicmaxwidth` = '500',
    `sigpicmaxheight` = '100',
    `sigpicmaxsize` = '10000',
    `sigmaxrawchars` = '0',
    `sigmaxchars` = '0',
    `sigmaxlines` = '0',
    `sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
    `sigmaximages` = '0',
    `albumpermissions` = '255',
    `albumpicmaxwidth` = '600',
    `albumpicmaxheight` = '600',
    `albumpicmaxsize` = '100000',
    `albummaxpics` = '100',
    `albummaxsize` = '0',
    `usercsspermissions` = '63',
    `visitormessagepermissions` = '63',
    `socialgrouppermissions` = '65535',
    `maximumsocialgroups` = '5',
    `groupiconmaxsize` = '65535',
    `mgc_cb_evo_permissions` = '0',
    `mgc_cb_evo_refreshrate` = '30',
    `mgc_cb_evo_nbmsg_show` = '',
    `mgc_cb_evo_nbmsg_perday_show` = '',
    `mgc_cb_evo_max_chats_perday` = '0',
    `ecdownloadpermissions` = '0',
    `ecexcludecatlist` = '',
    `ecdownloadsmaxuploadtotal` = '-1',
    `ecdownloadsmaxdailydl` = '-1',
    `ecdownloadsmaxdailyfiles` = '-1',
    `ecdownloaddelaygrp` = '-1'
WHERE usergroupid=6;

MySQL Error   : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number  : 1054
Request Date  : Thursday, April 23rd 2009 @ 01:05:14 PM
Error Date    : Thursday, April 23rd 2009 @ 01:05:14 PM
Script        : http://www.hunter-gamers.net/foro/admincp/usergroup.php?do=update
Referrer      : http://www.hunter-gamers.net/foro/admincp/usergroup.php?do=edit&usergroupid=6
IP Address    : 201.255.164.105
Username      : ILUSION
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-standard

Please, I need help.

Remove chatbox files as it is explained in the uninstall instructions !!

Originally Posted by decca87

really slow how do we uninstall this if its not working properly it should be removed

Well what makes you think it's slow ? Have you change the refresh rates in the usergroup permissions ?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Arachnophiles

Position of chatbox
I know it's possible to add $chatbox_forumhome in the required template, however I feel it would be better to include more than 2 No. options in the admincp by default ??

Read back please I don't understand What do you mean ?

Originally Posted by Arachnophiles

Username tags
Is it possible to remove the < > tags which surround the usernames ?? I just find this unnecessary and looks messy.

Yes it's an option.

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Please add the function to see chats in multiple channels at once. It should be possible to see 2, if they are displayed side by side.

Please add a report chat message function. A reported chat message could become bold and red, while a report message is posted in the reports forum.

As answered on forumcoding : 1st = Yes 2nd = No

Originally Posted by Equarter

When I installed this product and try to edit user groups setting I get this error..

PHP Code:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
    `title` = 'users',
    `description` = '',
    `usertitle` = '',
    `opentag` = '<font color=\"#000080\">',
    `closetag` = '</font>',
    `passwordexpires` = '0',
    `passwordhistory` = '0',
    `qeipermissions` = '0',
    `forumpermissions` = '12317183',
    `genericpermissions` = '1579685571',
    `attachlimit` = '0',
    `pmquota` = '50',
    `pmpermissions` = '3',
    `pmsendmax` = '5',
    `pmthrottlequantity` = '0',
    `calendarpermissions` = '63',
    `wolpermissions` = '4',
    `adminpermissions` = '0',
    `genericpermissions2` = '1',
    `genericoptions` = '62',
    `profilepicmaxwidth` = '600',
    `profilepicmaxheight` = '600',
    `profilepicmaxsize` = '600000',
    `avatarmaxwidth` = '150',
    `avatarmaxheight` = '150',
    `avatarmaxsize` = '20000',
    `signaturepermissions` = '237055',
    `sigpicmaxwidth` = '600',
    `sigpicmaxheight` = '600',
    `sigpicmaxsize` = '600000',
    `sigmaxrawchars` = '1000',
    `sigmaxchars` = '500',
    `sigmaxlines` = '0',
    `sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
    `sigmaximages` = '4',
    `albumpermissions` = '255',
    `albumpicmaxwidth` = '600',
    `albumpicmaxheight` = '600',
    `albumpicmaxsize` = '100000',
    `albummaxpics` = '200',
    `albummaxsize` = '0',
    `usercsspermissions` = '63',
    `visitormessagepermissions` = '63',
    `socialgrouppermissions` = '51063',
    `maximumsocialgroups` = '5',
    `groupiconmaxsize` = '600000',
    `automediaembed_edit_permissions` = '126',
    `automediaembed_view_permissions` = '126',
    `mgc_cb_evo_permissions` = '0',
    `mgc_cb_evo_refreshrate` = '30',
    `mgc_cb_evo_nbmsg_show` = '',
    `mgc_cb_evo_nbmsg_perday_show` = '',
    `mgc_cb_evo_max_chats_perday` = '0'
WHERE usergroupid=2;

MySQL Error   : Unknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number  : 1054
Request Date  : Saturday, April 25th 2009 @ 10:49:54 AM
Error Date    : Saturday, April 25th 2009 @ 10:49:54 AM
Script        : http://www.site.com/vb/admincp/usergroup.php?do=update
Referrer      : http://www.site.com/vb/admincp/usergroup.php?do=edit&usergroupid=2
IP Address    : 77.30.196.248
Username      :user
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.75-community-log 


I had to reinstall the product and disable it in order to change the usergroups setting.

any advice?

Product install hasn't been run correctly if you get this error.

Remove the product and install it again.

Originally Posted by persianmp3

It is very slow and i remove it because server not able to run on website

Very usefull post ... What makes you think it's slow ? As I said to another guy, if you don't change refresh rate it's default to 30 seconds so that seems slow.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by paulbhoy

I have read all the posts about the images, but i still cant get mine to work

I have one image named staff.gif uploaded to the correct folder. So someone please tell me exactly what i should type to get it to work

You should have staff_sel.gif / staff_nosel.gif / staff_new.big

Originally Posted by Alfa1

How can you see, who is in which channel?

You can't and it won't ever be possible to know, remember it's a box not a chat

[Taragon]

Having to disable the scheduled task bit after each upgrade becomes quite... annoying. Especially when it isn't keeping the current stats. Any chance this could be changed in further versions?

Since I do make a daily backup of my forums, would it be possible to restore old messages?

[gpc10347]

Anyone experiencing issues with users stating that private chats not remaining private? I don't know yet where this was observed - I suspect downloaded archives but I'm very concerned..

Any guesses?
(MGC Chatbox Evo Version 2.3.2 on vBulletin® Version 3.8.2)
Thanks