Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[Pottsy]

Correction to above - WOL works on the full page chatbox, but not using the chatbox inserted in another page (like forumhome).

[Quantnet]

First install, uploaded all files, modified templates but nothing shows....

It's a customized style. I did the plugin modification too but it didn't even show on default style.

[ltd]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

First install, uploaded all files, modified templates but nothing shows....

It's a customized style. I did the plugin modification too but it didn't even show on default style.

set the user group permissions for Chat in ACP.

[wizardan]

Mmmm... I have my "What's Going On" box at the top of my Forumhome.
I was able to position the ChatBox below it in version 1.2
In 1.3, it seems to have reverted to just below the navbar?
What am I forgetting?

Great update!

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by ltd

set the user group permissions for Chat in ACP.

Got it. thanks.

i have the Cybertec - Advanced Foum Stat and I like to put the chat under the Advanced stat....

Anyone know what to change ?

[alessai]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

Got it. thanks.

i have the Cybertec - Advanced Foum Stat and I like to put the chat under the Advanced stat....

Anyone know what to change ?

go in the installtion file and go to the Display the Chatbox on some styles section

do the changes and put $chatbox_forumhome under the stat code

[alessai]

VBDev the visitors still cant see the chatbox please help

[nebu]

yeah nice one!
works great

but i have one wish....
is it possible to add a soudn notification for new posts in the MGC chatbox?
a little click/beep would be nice!

[Tulsa]

In the oldest shouts first mode, the scrolling bar is not at the bottom thus forcing the user to scroll in order to view new shouts.

I am still experiencing this issue. I have the oldest at the top and the text bar at the bottom.


Edit: I changed the "hide refreshing display" to "yes" and it appears to be working.

[Karabaja]

Great work vbdev. Everything fine.
Just couple of small suggestions, to have alt text of channel and wol icons in english like "canal team" to "team channel", but I'll change that in xml before installing. I only tried it on test board.
Any maybe to have 0 posts requirement by default in usergroup permissions or something smaller, people are unlikely to leave it at 100 posts. I mean I don't have problem changing that to what I like but it should save some time for everyone to install this in future.

edit: I just noticed something while writing this, same thing as Tulsa mentioned, when set to oldest shouts first, after new shout is made it is not actually seen, untill I scroll down. Hope there is a work around for scroll bar to move automatically.