- simplicity was kept in mind
- new archive layout that uses a table with name, message, time, and ip & delete for admins/supermods
- shoutbox files are all in one folder
- new option to change the width and height of the shoutbox iframe
- new option to allow supermods to delete shouts
- new collapsable shoutbox template that flows better with forums
- ip addresses are now stored along with shouts
- B, I, U, and color buttons for shouts that are remembered for each shout until the member navigates away from the page
- javascript bug fixes that caused messages with "&" and other symbols to cut off
- name colors based on group open and close tags
- new option to automatically parse urls
- removed guest shouting all together (after being disgusted with some of the things written in the shoutbox on my site, i will never re-add this feature so don't bother asking)
- new hide shoutbox from guests option
- uses a little cache system so it only redraws shouts if a new shout has been made (saves bandwidth)
- and some more features I may have forgot to mention
You can see the old feature lists in the old shoutbox vb.org threads:
Dion Dev Shoutbox v2.0
vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0
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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS:
1. uninstall the old shoutbox product from your admin cp
2. delete all the shout*.php files from your web server
3. remove the old shoutbox code from whatever template you added it to
4. follow the "fresh installation instructions" below
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FRESH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. extract the zip file onto your computer
2. log in to your admin cp
3. go to plugins & products -> manage products -> add/import product -> browse for "product-ddsb2.1.xml" -> click "import"
4. upload the entire "shoutbox" folder (DO NOT RENAME IT) to your main vbulletin directory
5. copy and paste the entire contents of "template.txt" into the template you want the shoutbox to show up in
if you want the shoutbox to show at the top of your forum index, go to the FORUMHOME template and find:
"<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<br />
</if>"
and copy and paste the contents of "template.txt" after that.
6. go to vbulletin options -> select "dion dev shoutbox v2.1 options" at the very bottom of the list
7. edit all the options as you please and then click on the "save" button
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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:
1. if you want to change the amount of time it checks between shouts, open up "shoutshow.js" in notepad and change "2000" to whatever number, in milliseconds, you want it to wait between checking for new shouts
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DONATE ANYTHING YOU CAN SPARE TO DONATIONS@DIONDEV.COM BEFORE REMOVING THE "POWERED BY" MESSAGE
Ok thanks muchly for the chatbox :P, Having a little problem, which is sometimes the chatbox doesnt refresh to show new posts and you have to refresh the page in order to show the new posts. How can i fix this please?
the answer is a few pages back,,,you get that when you have more than one tab open.
Dion, thanks for your work,,cant wait to see the Smilie drop down & would love for the users to be able to edit their shouts :up:
Does anyone know how to get this to show on all pages "and" work on the vBadvanced home page at the same time? It works great on every page except my main CMPS page.
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11-05-2009, 11:39 PM
