Chat Modifications - Flashchat 5 or 6 : Integration for vBulletin 3.8

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

Flashchat 5 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 5.0.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 4.

* Flashchat 5 is no longer available - this should work with Flashchat 6, but this is not a supported option *

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will try to automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat version 5 only.
* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Support: This modification is no longer supported. Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this upgraded integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


History:

v3.8.001 : First release for vb 3.8.
v3.8.002 : Fixed who is online location to work with FC 5.

[Locutus2999]

Yeah, the only usergroups that work for me are Registered Users and Administrators.

Also, last night FC started substituting numbers with words out of the badwords list.

One of our users, whose username is MP 5 Monster, was showing as MP Dildo Monster!! LOL! One of the other users name is "203". You don't want to know what his name was showing as.... I had to delete all of the words out of the filter to get it to stop.

FC5 certainly has some problems, and it doesn't appear it is being supported.

[svoeric]

certainly does seem to be some issues with Flashchat 5...
in private message windows, the first letter of every message has to be typed twice.
the mute check boxes work backwards.

on the other hand, it does seem to run faster and smoother than the previous versions.

All things we probably shouldn't be bringing up here

[wacnstac]

So what is the latest version of FlashChat that is stable and will work with this hack without getting the token errors when one tries to look at a user profile?

[DivineMessenger]

Now it says I'm not an admin and I am CLEARLY an admin and it wont let me uninstall it... anyone know how I can uninstall?

[wacnstac]

Is there a 4.X.X version of Flashchat that will run with this hack and not have the dreaded missing token error?

[Paul M]

There is no missing token error if this is installed correctly.

[wacnstac]

So which version would you recommend Paul seeing as you wrote this hack? Can 5.0.10 be made viable and stable? Is there enough new features in it to make it worthwhile?

[Locutus2999]

I have the missing token error when someone clicks on a user profile as well. The only CMS file I can get to work is the one that comes with FC. The others all cause FC to ask for a user login.

It is a pretty simple install, I am not sure how one could incorrectly install it.

[kavehch]

i have this error

Fatal error: Call to a member function next() on a non-object in /home/patogh2u/public_html/forum/chat/inc/cmses/statelessCMS.php on line 130

plz help me

[Rckcrwlr]

Paul,
Does it make sense to upgrade to this version from your last one?? Everything is working good. I hate to fix something that is not broken.