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

[warnmar10]

Originally Posted by kalisekj

MGC Chatbox Evo Digest 00 0 * * * This appears to be the issue for it has 00 0 for digest or removal of the chats, change those to a day or whatever you fancy but definitely above 00 0 , which to me appears it will delete chats very quickly. I am not an expert but that seems the most likely course of action, also in General Option in admincp / mgc chatbox you have digest in days to keep chats there, you may want to see what you have inserted there.

Originally Posted by warnmar10

ACP > MGC Chatbox digest days is set to 3600... I was trying eliminate it as the source of problem.

I turned notifications off and the problem magically disappeared.

I tunred notifications off because in Firefox at least, haven't tried in other browsers... If I was typing a message in a forum edit box in a different tab from where the shoutbox was running my editor would freeze for several seconds, sometimes 20 or 30 seconds, every time a new notification was posted. So turning the notifications off cured that problem and also cured the shout delete problem.

I am able to reproduce both problems if anyone is interested.

[kalisekj]

OK I Just Installed 2.4 Ver Of Chat Box! WooHoo!
Great News the Chatbox Now Shows up on all the pages I specified including the IBProArcade. Woot!
Now For the Bad News My BB Code Nor Smilies Columns will show up no matter what I do to try and get them to show up. ( Moving Chatbox on Page, Moving The Input Field) If I am on a different page Like Member page or Arcade , clicking one of the BB Code Or The Smilies Icon will bring me back to my forum Home Page.
Another big issue is when first bringing up a page the chatbox will not populate until you hit the refresh button.
This Has the same problems on Firefox, Chrome & IE and Multiple Computers, Let Me know if you want me to try anything. I am a Paid BF Member. (2borno2b)
Separating the notifications from Chatbox was a good idea except it does not put the notifications next to the chat box instead it puts it at the top of the forum. Not Good nor beneficial. Here's An Idea Have The Notification Window Below Chatbox Like The BB Code And Smilies option. Users can Turn it on Or Off Just Like The BB Code or The Smilies.
Hence I have reverted back to 2.32 , and the chatbox is still working on all assigned pages. WooHoo!

[mauisun]

nice hack. installed on a fresh copy of 3.8.3 and works well except for when I make a shout. if I type test it has a smilie between each letter typed. any thoughts?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by jazde86

Okay thanks, then that's a feature request.

Well I'm gonna refuse that one, it's too specific sorry.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

I fear I know the answer but this would be the one up there in the first message for a feature request - crossed out .. ([s]Option to apply chats formatting to usernames[/s])

Oh you meant that !!! Well then answer is no it hasn't been implemented and will never be due to the way it's coded.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

I know there's an option for the main chat window (Chats display order) which I have set to "Newest First" but this doesn't appear to be carrying through into the Private Chat Tab.

Not sure what I did but yeah it might be possible that the PM chat acts differently. Will take a look when I'll be back.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Clicking away from a chat being edited or hitting Enter when editing a chat in the primary chat window works as always. Clicking or hitting Enter while editing in a Private Chat tab does not. I can re-create this on ForumCoding as well although it uses the side editor.

So basically for you there a chat editing problem in the PM tabs.

Originally Posted by gpc10347

Are there rules for the bot or anything ? I can't seem to get a response to fire..

No only usergroup permissions to talk with the bot.

Please don't make support message for 2.4.0 here as this version of the chatbox hasn't been released yet.

Originally Posted by kalisekj

MGC Chatbox Evo Digest 00 0 * * * This appears to be the issue for it has 00 0 for digest or removal of the chats, change those to a day or whatever you fancy but definitely above 00 0 , which to me appears it will delete chats very quickly. I am not an expert but that seems the most likely course of action, also in General Option in admincp / mgc chatbox you have digest in days to keep chats there, you may want to see what you have inserted there.

Changing the running time of the tasks has nothing to do with the dissapearing of the chats.

I think the chats doesn't dissapear but you're encountering the issue of chats and notifications in the same query. If you don't tick the option to separate the queries that retrieve the notifications and the chats then you'll have less chats shown if more posts or threads have been posted since the latests chats. Do you see whqat I mean ?

Originally Posted by warnmar10

I turned notifications off and the problem magically disappeared.

I tunred notifications off because in Firefox at least, haven't tried in other browsers... If I was typing a message in a forum edit box in a different tab from where the shoutbox was running my editor would freeze for several seconds, sometimes 20 or 30 seconds, every time a new notification was posted. So turning the notifications off cured that problem and also cured the shout delete problem.

I am able to reproduce both problems if anyone is interested.

Oh really ? So to reproduce the issue you would recommend me to edit a chat and wait for the chats to be refreshed ?

What did you meant by in a different tab from the chatbox ?

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Now For the Bad News My BB Code Nor Smilies Columns will show up no matter what I do to try and get them to show up. ( Moving Chatbox on Page, Moving The Input Field) If I am on a different page Like Member page or Arcade , clicking one of the BB Code Or The Smilies Icon will bring me back to my forum Home Page.

Not sure I got you. Can you be a bit clearer ?

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Another big issue is when first bringing up a page the chatbox will not populate until you hit the refresh button.

This was experienced with early 2.4.0 versions. Are you sure you're having the latest zip ?

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Separating the notifications from Chatbox was a good idea except it does not put the notifications next to the chat box instead it puts it at the top of the forum. Not Good nor beneficial. Here's An Idea Have The Notification Window Below Chatbox Like The BB Code And Smilies option. Users can Turn it on Or Off Just Like The BB Code or The Smilies.

No there are options to either show it in a sidebar or inside the chatbox. It's up to you. I think you might not have used the right option, do you ?

PS: as for the other user: please don't ask for 2.4.0 support here it hasn't been released here yet.

[VBDev]

2.4.0 news :

As most of you certainly know, the chatbox 2.4.0 version is not yet released here.

It has been released since 2 weeks for BF owners in order to release a free of bug version here so please be patient This will take a bit of time as I am going to be on holidays for the 2 coming weeks.

[gpc10347]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Oh you meant that !!! Well then answer is no it hasn't been implemented and will never be due to the way it's coded.

Thanks. It was somethin' I thought I saw elsewhere - not important though.

Originally Posted by VBDev

Not sure what I did but yeah it might be possible that the PM chat acts differently. Will take a look when I'll be back.

Have a nice vacation!

Originally Posted by VBDev

So basically for you there a chat editing problem in the PM tabs.

Yes.

Originally Posted by VBDev

No only usergroup permissions to talk with the bot.

Sometimes it's the simple stuff that really sneaks by me... Ahh - old age... (thanks)

Originally Posted by VBDev

Please don't make support message for 2.4.0 here as this version of the chatbox hasn't been released yet.

Oops.

[crazymilk]

will the new version be coded for vbadvanced?

[VBDev]

The new version has been yet tested with vBAdvanced no as I was in no time for this.

[black_diamond]

Installed and working:up:

Only thing I dont get is the images, do I copy the whole MISC dir or its individual contents? And where exactly do I copy it to?

Thanks

[Ldoppea]

Hi,

The options "mgc_cb_evo_display_on_allpages" and "mgc_cb_evo_store_invar_allpages" seem to not work.

I tried to display the ChatBox on every forum pages, before the navbar, without success.

Do you know how to do this?