Chat Modifications - Digital Point Chat

About
This is a simple, pseudo realtime chat system for vBulletin 4.

I tossed this together today real quick as a test of something and figured that people might have some use for it.

Installation

• Put the chat.php file in your forum folder.
• Put the digitalpoint_chat.js file in your clientscript folder.
• Install the product-dp_chat.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

You can find setting for it under AdminCP -> Options -> Settings -> Digital Point Chat

It has full unicode support so non-latin based languages work as well.

[final kaoss]

DP, I thought of an idea for this mod. You know how some chat products have "chat archives"? I think it would be a good idea if you implemented an "archive" type system for this. For example, each day it creates a thread, like "dp chat 1-30-2011" and dumps all of the "chats" for the day/week/month etc. in there and on the chat archive page, have it link to the pages.

[cindy helmond]

nice one but can we add smilies ? and remove message as an admin ?

[huskermax]

I tagged this one. When there are mod controls that allow me and the mods to ban and kick and edit the chat I will try it out. I like it so far. I am looking for a chat that will allow my not registered/not logged in user group to chat. Can't find one that is easy to deal with so far.

[jitsuboy]

Could someone PLEASE explain where this is: Put the digitalpoint_chat.js file in your clientscript folder.

Where is this clientscrpit folder?

Usually I upload using FileZilla to my host, but this is different?? Thanks!

[smaacom]

Originally Posted by jitsuboy

Could someone PLEASE explain where this is: Put the digitalpoint_chat.js file in your clientscript folder.

Where is this clientscrpit folder?

Usually I upload using FileZilla to my host, but this is different?? Thanks!

in your forum folder

[cs28702]

Thanks for the mod. I have always loved your site , and always look to it when I upgrade my vbulletin.

What I want from a chat module, is the ability to set it on a timer. Make it available only during certain hours. For example, on my site, primetime is between 5 and 9pm central time. Any chance of adding that? Any other time, it would just display a message "chat only available between hours of ...."

This would be of great use to me

[tlwwolfseye]

How can I clean out previous chat, like a prune function ? Otherwise til there is some like that in this Mod, the list will be long as hell. At least a general prune function should be there.

Otherwise I like it very much

[jitsuboy]

I've installed, but the thing is the chat only shows up when i go to myurl.com/chat.php
How can I get it to just show up, or to make a tab? Can I even put it into my CMS page?? please help!

[digitalpoint]

It's a standalone page, it's not a shoutbox or something you can embed on to a different page.

[jitsuboy]

So how will the people logging into my forum know that they have to type in the url "mysite.com/chat.php"? They are only going to log into "mysite.com"

Thanks