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 forumhome, an option will be included in next version to allow display just below the navbar (and thus not next to the sidebar).
That's great thanks, I've managed to get it to display on the Showthread & Forumdisplay templates, but I've also noticed that the Post New Thread button is displayed above the Chatbox & if you have any sub forums they are displayed above the chatbox as is the New Thread button.
I really like the MGC, but could I suggest you simplify it slightly as there are so many settings it's hard to remember everything you've changed, plus if permissions could be added via the settings menu rather than via the Usergroup Manager.
I've also noticed a few minor vbugs lol sorry if I'm being picky. The text entry field doesn't change, I've set it to 600px but it's stayed on 200px there were one or two other things but I can't remember them off the top of my head.
Anyway great work VB-Dev I look forward to future releases of the best Chatbox release on the VB scene.
My forum is made up of many private usergroup forums (companies), which I have created a channel for each. The problem is users forget that they are in the general channel and begin to discuss issues that should only be discussed in their private forum or private channel.
Thus the need to turn of or disable the general channel.
Activating the Automatic Update not working properly, you have to press the refresh button so they load the talks, how could I solve this problem, thanks
When I switch to french language, the date displays as %20/%08/%2010 %0606%Aug
That's because you set the Locale as false in the vbdate() call (set to true by default)
To fix that I replaced all (except for archives where you merged date and time, so locale is not necessary)
Do you mean that you see the color names as shown on your screenshot and that the dropdown doesn't show color lines as it does on some windows machine ?
Yep - in IE, it shows the colors.
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If so, it's normal, Safari and Chrome doesn't support the background-color css style for select option. There is nothing I could do about this unless I recode dropdown list and so on as it's done by vB for their dropdown list (but I don't have the time to do so sorry).