[AJAX] vBShout v2.0

[high]Staff Edit/Update[/high]

I have released an updated version of this hack (version 2.0.1), this version fixes some security issues with this hack. All version prior to this one allow users to insert html in their shouts, this can cause problems with them using html that breaks the site layout or malicious javascript. Download the new zip file (vBshout_fixed.zip) and upload the new vbshout.php file to patch/upgrade. If you want to manual instructions they are in the zip file, in the file bugfixes.txt

Second Staff update

I've uploaded a new version of this hack, dubbed '2.0.2'. This one should fix the html injection issues without breaking special characters. To upgrade, download the new zip file and upload the new vbshout.php file.

Please note that this only fixes the html injection issues. I do not use this hack on my own forum (although I've tested this on a client's board) so I will not be fixing the server load issues. I suggest you do not install this hack if you can't deal with the extra server load, as it's rather intensive.

- Brad

[high]End staff edit[/high]

Well, been a while since I've been to vb.org and released anything, thought i'd break the trend and whip up something quick while I have a little spare time.

A shoutbox as you would assume, a very simple one to start off with, but does include AJAX Technology, which pushes the shoutbox 1 step closer to live, messages from other people will appear with no refreshing, and so will yours that you post

A preview is below, i'd estimate a 50 second installation max

Primary Features:
- AJAX Technology (no refreshing)
- Administration control an display element options
- Fast format editor

Change Log::

- v1.1:
WOL (Who's Online) Correction

- v1.2:
New Posting Featurs (Bold/Italic/Underline/Colour/Font)
Admin Controls

- Change location/position of shoutbox
- Change number of shouts displayed
- Switch vbcode/similes on/off

- v1.3
Firefox javascript issue fixed
New Admin Controls

- Command Activation
- Swtch extra format options on/off
- Change position of editor (above/below messages)

New Commands

- /prune (Clears the shoutbox completely)
- /prune [username] (Clears all shouts posted by specified user)

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands

"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

- v1.5
Improved Smilies Display
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid (couple of errors fixed)
New Admin Options

Shoutbox Height
Smilies To Show
Shout Messages Order
Banned Permissions (fixed)

- v1.6
Bug Fixes:

- Unable to delete shouts that used /me command fixed
- Shouts being displayed from bottom-upwards only showed first 20 shouts

Automatically parses URL's

- v2.0
New Archive

- Displays shouts and pages
- Stats and top 10 shouters
- AJAX Edit/Delete (staff can edit/delete all shouts)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[Lurk]

After searching this thread for the millionth time, I still couldn't find a fix... It's the safari bug where it's stretched out to almost the whole page.

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by Lurk

After searching this thread for the millionth time, I still couldn't find a fix... It's the safari bug where it's stretched out to almost the whole page.

Same :ermm:

[GrabAssGirl]

Originally Posted by GrabAssGirl

Is there any way for the members to set a default color on the shoutbox messages? Right now, it holds the color/font you choose until you either refresh or move around in the site. Then it resets back to black. Is there anyway for it to hold the color we chose?

Anyone have any ideas on this? I have made a request in the request section but haven't heard anything there either.

TIA!!

[JsnakeJ]

I doubt it, the coder seems to of abandoned this.

[S@NL - BlackBik]

8)

Nice

Click Install....

Question: will the statisticspage and the box itself also be phrased?
It seemes that only the settings are phrased at the moment

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by Lurk

After searching this thread for the millionth time, I still couldn't find a fix... It's the safari bug where it's stretched out to almost the whole page.

Switch to Firefox 1.5 It is sooooo much better than Safari! Safari won't even show the graphics on my own website. It's such a cheesy browser.

[davew]

Just noticed a very minor thing..

If you use a single quote in a shout like "Fred's mad" and try to edit the shout, only the text before the quote is aailable to edit..

Still lovin' the shoutbox though Thanks a lot!

[cashpath]

If I wanted to put a BOX ad next to (same row as) the shoutbox making the shoutbox less wide but side by side with the add how would I do that? What template would I edit and what would I ave to edit to do it?

Thanks in advance

[ThePimp]

Originally Posted by JohnnyClark

what about an addon where u have to have X amount of posts to make a shout

You can do this with a template conditional, and display / don't display the shout unless you meet the post requirements.

[ThePimp]

Originally Posted by ThePimp

Does anyone else get the "Disappearing" images & smilies issue in IE?

Has anyone found a fix for this?

It's really annoying. Images / smilies work in Firefox, but in IE, they show for a second, then disappear. This didn't used to happen in the old version of the vbShout, and as much as I want to uninstall this and put the old one back up, the old version didn't have an archive.

GRRR!