Integration with vBulletin - FlashChat - Who is in the chat.

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This is a simple display of who is currently chatting in FlashChat - on the forum homepage display.

The main features of Version 4.xx are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on Forum Home with the "Users online" display.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "no one is chatting" message is displayed.
6. The hack is now phrased.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Forum Home Options.
8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option.
9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option (vBulletin Options > Forums Home Page Options).

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from version 4.10 onwards, you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes. To upgrade from version 4.02 to version 4.10 onwards, you need to uninstall the product and remove the template code in FORUMHOME - then upload the new product. To upgrade from version 3.xx to version 4.xx you need to delete the existing plugin and remove the template code in FORUMHOME - then upload the new product.

* An add-on to display a 'Most ever chatters' count is available here.


Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that flashchat stores this information. Please also note that I am not Tufat.com or anything to do with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat in general, their forums are here.


History:

v4.10 : Removed the need to edit the FORUMHOME template.
v4.11 : Hyperlinked display icon to chat page. Added vb number formatting to count.
v4.12 : Added ALT tag to above hyperlink.
v4.13 : Updated ACP view permission option to take into account secondary groups.
v4.14 : Added 'nofollow' attribute to listed usernames.
v4.15 : Restricted list based on flashchat autologout parameter, to get round the issue of connections not being cleaned up.
v4.16 : Minor changes, no update necessary.
v4.17 : Added members status to hover information.
v4.18 : Re-wrote status code to take account of custom status definitions.

[Paul M]

You are correct, there used to be an option to include/exclude bots, until I realised that you could not display their names even if they were included, and removed the option again. However, it does sort of make sense not to include them in the count, so maybe I'll add that part back. Thing is, some people will probably want to include them in the count still, so it really needs to be an option.

[---MAD---]

Originally Posted by Paul M

You are correct, there used to be an option to include/exclude bots, until I realised that you could not display their names even if they were included, and removed the option again. However, it does sort of make sense not to include them in the count, so maybe I'll add that part back. Thing is, some people will probably want to include them in the count still, so it really needs to be an option.

paul, when i try to use admin commands on a user with a space in his/her name it doesnt work...any suggestions!?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by MAD_PLayEr1

paul, when i try to use admin commands on a user with a space in his/her name it doesnt work...any suggestions!?

Um, not sure what that has to do with this hack but I would guess that you enclose the name in quotes.

[---MAD---]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Um, not sure what that has to do with this hack but I would guess that you enclose the name in quotes.

ok thanks

Are you gonna add any more stuff on this hack?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by MAD_PLayEr1

Are you gonna add any more stuff on this hack?

I don't really see what else I could sensibly add.

[trackpads]

Where is the link to download Flashchat itself?

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by Paul M

I don't really see what else I could sensibly add.

Hot Tubs, you can always add a hot tub

[TripleOx]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Sorry, but IMO there is nothing vague about them.

I'm not getting at ya! I just don't understand the xml upload bit at all. I'll RTFM. :squareeyed:

EDIT: Right, still none the wiser Do i upload this from the Style Manager or the Plugins Manager?

Extract the XML file and import it into vBulletin as a product (using the ACP product manager).

If that isn't vague to someone who's never touched a vb hack like me, then i don't know what is.

I've enabled plugins manager. I've created a new product from the plugins manager. Called it your product id. Added the xml code in the box. Doesn't do a thing, please help. :tired:

[Cornolio]

installed

[Floob]

Does anybody have a link set up on their navbar to link to the chat?