Administrative and Maintenance Tools - FlashChat Admin Panel integrated into AdminCP

Hack Support

This hack is now discontinued - this means that while it will remain available for download and use, there will be no further updates, nor will support be provided as the thread is no longer monitored.

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.


vBulletin Version Compatibility

This hack can be used with both vBulletin v3.6.x and v3.7.x. But it is highly recommended that you use the new hack with v3.7.x.


What Does This Hack Do?

This hack allows you to integrate the FlashChat Admin Panel into your vBulletin Admin Control Panel, so all administration is done in one place (you can even optionally remove FlashChat's own nav links - see the screenshots for comparison).

I originally did one for v3.0.x, when v3.5.x came out cyberhypnotic put out a hack before I could port mine, so I did not bother.

What hacks need installing before installing this hack?
These hacks need to be installed in this order and working correctly, for this hack to work.

1. FlashChat v4.7.x (v5.x.x has not been tested with this hack)
2. Paul M's Flashchat Integration for vB 3.6 v3.55
3. Then install this hack

Installation Instructions

1. Upload cpnav_flashchat.xml to the includes/xml folder (overwrite previous version if upgrading).
2. Import product-jd_20070404.xml into vB using the AdminCP Product Manager (set Allow Overwrite to Yes if upgrading)
3. Refresh your AdminCP to see the new navigation menu.

Optional step - This will remove flashchat's own admin navbar (see screenshot for result):

1. Remove the .txt extension from the end of top.tpl.txt, then upload top.tpl to your <chatfolder name>\templates\admin folder, overwrite the current top.tpl file.
2. You may need to delete %%<unique string>%%top.tpl.php (<unique string> may look something like FD^FD1^FD153A02) cached by Smarty Templates in the <chatfolder name>\templates\templates_c for the optional step to take affect in the AdminCP.

Note: There is no upgrade path from my v3.0.x version, you have to uninstall that one first before installing this one.


Version History

v2.1.0 - Wednesday 5th September 2007
-- Final Release
-- Changed: cpnav_flashchat.xml

v2.0 - Thursday 7th June 2007
-- Added: Integrates with Paul M's Flashchat Integration hack

v1.0 - Wednesday 4th April 2007
-- Initial Release


Show Your Appreciation

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[SuperTaz]

Installed!

[Danisty]

The Admin panel just says Flashchat is not installed, but I know it is. I can't find flashchat_path. Where do I look?

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Danisty

The Admin panel just says Flashchat is not installed, but I know it is. I can't find flashchat_path. Where do I look?

Have you installed Paul M's FlashChat Integration?

If not, then you will need to do so, as this hack will not work without that installed (link to that hack is in the first post).

If you have, and you still can not find the flashchat_path phrase (part of said hack) then ask over at Paul M's thread about it.

If you have any issues with this hack after that one is working correctly then post here again.

[jiffylb1]

I hav einstalled everything as requests an dfollwoed all the information and yet I did nto get the cp integartion to work see what i got ehh

[bts420]

Hey jdsinclair, great hack installed without a hitch.

I too would like to limit access to other admistrators. Have you had any luck in wrapping this mod in Admistrator Permissions so that I can prevent certain admin's from viewing the chat logs?

Thanks and I appreciate the time put in!

[rammbs]

installed. thanks!!

[bts420]

Originally Posted by bts420

Hey jdsinclair, great hack installed without a hitch.

I too would like to limit access to other admistrators. Have you had any luck in wrapping this mod in Admistrator Permissions so that I can prevent certain admin's from viewing the chat logs?

Thanks and I appreciate the time put in!

I found an article on how to do this but it involved creating new admin permission plugins and didn't feel like going to that much work . However I did quickly figure out how to piggy back on an existing admin permission category and make a simple change to your code to make this work.

I edited the cpnav_flashchat.xml file and changed the following line

<navgroup phrase="flashchat_admincp" hr="true" displayorder="15" permissions="can_administer_plugins">

adding the permissions tag. The admin that I don't want access to this also doesn't have access to change plugins so that works.

Other categories you can use are

can_administer_bbcodes
can_administer_calendars
can_administer_cron
can_administer_faq
can_administer_forums
can_administer_images
can_administer_languages
can_administer_plugins
can_administer_settings
can_administer_styles
can_administer_threads
can_administer_user_permissions
can_administer_users

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by bts420

I found an article on how to do this but it involved creating new admin permission plugins and didn't feel like going to that much work . However I did quickly figure out how to piggy back on an existing admin permission category and make a simple change to your code to make this work.

I edited the cpnav_flashchat.xml file and changed the following line

<navgroup phrase="flashchat_admincp" hr="true" displayorder="15" permissions="can_administer_plugins">

adding the permissions tag. The admin that I don't want access to this also doesn't have access to change plugins so that works.

Other categories you can use are

can_administer_bbcodes
can_administer_calendars
can_administer_cron
can_administer_faq
can_administer_forums
can_administer_images
can_administer_languages
can_administer_plugins
can_administer_settings
can_administer_styles
can_administer_threads
can_administer_user_permissions
can_administer_users

Thanks for that, I have probably read the same article as you, I will need to re-read it as if I am going to do this, then I want it to have its' own permission, not one that is tied into another permission, which you noticed was the quick solution, so am still looking into it, and will post an update as soon as I get it working.

[coffee]

Installed on 3.6.8PL2!

[Vman]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /admincp/index.php(407) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /admincp/index.php on line 420

I don't get it... I have the newest intergrade and everything, this was the last thing I was adding and I get this error, everything else is working perfect..

help..

Thanks