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
If you want to tweak those two colours you can edit the mgc_cb_evo.css template.
OK, great, but I'm not experienced at editing css files. Could you tell me exactly what part of the template I need to edit to change the colour? Could you give me an example of what bit of code I need to change please.
Unfortunately this specific feature does not work for me. I just get kicked back to the user profile when clicing on the username. Veird.
Any tips would be apprechiated. (Much appreciated, actually)
I can't get this feature to work on a 3.8.7 board either, clicking PM "User" does zero and worse, enabling the PM tab feature pretty much kills the chat box. Pity as it's a really cool feature.
I'm having an issue after installing. I'm receiving this message at the top of the page:
Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/global.php(29) : eval()'d code on line 58
Not quite sure what to do to fix it.
Hum, with latest version ? The only array merge is for datastores and templates.
Do you have any channel or command active ? If not try to activatate a command (just for test).
Quote:
Originally Posted by MrHyde
Have send it, please let me know, if you need more. Thanks!
Haven't had the time to look at it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fortforum
Unfortunately this specific feature does not work for me. I just get kicked back to the user profile when clicing on the username. Veird.
Any tips would be apprechiated. (Much apprechiated, actually)
Have you enabled pm command and set pm command permissions correctly ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by gajinoz
OK, great, but I'm not experienced at editing css files. Could you tell me exactly what part of the template I need to edit to change the colour? Could you give me an example of what bit of code I need to change please.
Search for alt1 and alt2 in that template.
You should find something like background-color : #color_value;
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kane@airrifle
I can't get this feature to work on a 3.8.7 board either, clicking PM "User" does zero and worse, enabling the PM tab feature pretty much kills the chat box. Pity as it's a really cool feature.
Yeah I know when you activate that feature in 3.8.7 you get the chatbox totally minimized, it has been reported to me and I have been able to reproduce it.
Originally Posted by fortforum
Unfortunately this specific feature does not work for me. I just get kicked back to the user profile when clicing on the username. Veird.
Any tips would be apprechiated. (Much apprechiated, actually)
Have you enabled pm command and set pm command permissions correctly ?.
Hey there, developer, nice to hear from you. This mod is great, but this is not working. I have set the commands. Still no juice.
Sorry to troubble you, but i could realy need the 3.0.0 files, if you have them handy.
Latest pro version and vb4.1.11 give far you high CPU usuage.
for istance only handful of users online this morning before fresh install of 3.2.3 cpu usuage only 5-10%, with this installed now getting approx 45% cpu usuage.
I've tried both 3.2.1 & 3.2.2, anyone got any ideas?
Last night with approx 110 members online but no one actually using the chatbox cpu usuage crept upto approx 75%.
Hello I have a fix for this great chatbox mod. In cron task file mgc_cb_evo_ban.php the mod are unbanning all users without checking if the user is banned and if you use /ban on uname <nickname> the bantime is always 0 and the cron task will unban.
Edit mgc_cb_evo/cron/mgc_cb_evo_ban.php
Find this code:
PHP Code:
// Lets unban users
$vbulletin->db->query_write("
UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user
SET mgc_cb_evo_banned='0',mgc_cb_evo_bantime='0'
WHERE mgc_cb_evo_bantime<'" . TIMENOW . "'
");
and replace it with:
PHP Code:
// Lets unban users
$vbulletin->db->query_write("
UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user
SET mgc_cb_evo_banned='0',mgc_cb_evo_bantime='0'
WHERE mgc_cb_evo_banned = '1' AND mgc_cb_evo_bantime > '0' AND mgc_cb_evo_bantime < '" . TIMENOW . "'
");
Now if you use a permanent ban using /ban on uname <nick> it will be a permanent ban, otherwise it apply bantime > 0 and the user will be re-admited when the time expires.