Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
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
For some reason, whenever I use international characters like áéíóú, the entry doesnt go through. Do you have any idea how to track down the reason for that bug?
oh .. i have this box on my active portal run you know ? i can this not test wen you go to bed .. we can this make tomorrow .. ok ? say a time ..
edit:
Warning: require_once(/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /global.php(419) : eval()'d code on line 253
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/homepages/5/d70589587/htdocs/sl-clublife/Forum/includes/functions_mgc_cb_evo.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php5') in /homepages/5/d70589587/htdocs/sl-clublife/Forum/global.php(419) : eval()'d code on line 253
This an error coming from you, you haven't uploaded the funtions_mgc_cb_evo.php file in the includes directory.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Bantham
I uninstalled to revert to an earlier version, had issues, came back to install again. Database error when assigning options. Far too much time wasted on trying to get this to work. I appreciate your efforts but I can not afford to spend anymore time on this one.
UNINSTALLED
Database error when assigning options ? Did you get to an earlier version of the Evo or the old one coz this could be the reason of the error when assigning options.
Do you want me to have a look and try to install and configure it for you ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reynaldovb
For some reason, whenever I use international characters like ?????, the entry doesnt go through. Do you have any idea how to track down the reason for that bug?
This characters are working well for me (french does have those specific chars ).
Do you have other issue on the forum with ajax features (like quick reply or quick edit) ?
I long ago experienced this kind of problem and it seemed to be server dependent but I honestly don't know much in that field so can't tell what in the server configuration was messing up.
ill give up if you still dont understand my suggestions
1 feature request is having an auto message posting on shoutbox. Would be great if members could customized their msg so what msg would be when it auto post on the shoutbox on every example 1 hour.
2 feature request is when ppl type an own commands on shoutbox. The shoutbox itself will respond toward that given command by replying back with customizedtext.
ill give up if you still dont understand my suggestions
1 feature request is having an auto message posting on shoutbox. Would be great if members could customized their msg so what msg would be when it auto post on the shoutbox on every example 1 hour.
2 feature request is when ppl type an own commands on shoutbox. The shoutbox itself will respond toward that given command by replying back with customizedtext.
That one I understand it. So basically, a member would click a button to activate auto messaging and until he doesn't click on it again, it sends a custom message with a frequency defined in acp.
I don't see really the need of that and how it would be implemented.
How would those commands be defined ?
Give me an example of use please, we are getting to it
Only users that have management rights can sticky messages. Does those user haven't the rights ?
No they don't, but isn't suppose to show up the Sticky option only for these users? There is no reason to an ordinary user view this option if they can't use it.
Thank you for the update Dev. I see in the "Chats sending and formatting" options where you added the smiley retrieval by admin cp's order option that i requested. I'm not sure if it is pointing to a different directory than my smilies or if it just plain isnt properly working but for some reason it does not appear to be properly placing my smiley selection.
I also have the smiley categories mod installed on my forums, i'm not sure if this is causing some sort of conflict. Below is a link to the smiley categories mod.
No they don't, but isn't suppose to show up the Sticky option only for these users? There is no reason to an ordinary user view this option if they can't use it.
Hum yes perhaps I forgot that .
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Originally Posted by atlambros83
Reposting this for VBDev....
Hum yes it's possible that this mod introduce modifications to the order.
When you say that it doesn't show the selection the way you want it, what did you mean exactly?
VBdev, use the following in trying to understand the bugs,
and no not jump to the most obvious of assumptions. It is insulting.
pay close attention to the ban images, because although it said that the user name admiral was banned, a minute later i was able to post a message. ban does not work, and the chatbox does not dissapear as you said when the page is reloaded.
and pay close attention to the images displaying the broken image links.
the image name is inserted correctly within the admin panel.
and also, when you ban someone from the shout box, with the drop down menu, the (ban option, should be changed to unban when the ban action occurs)