[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

[Snake]

Yay thanks for the update!

[shadow smith]

Littleman, my installation said "Loading" too. I didn't have the vbshout.php in the forum directory. Copy that file there and it should start working [assuming permissions are correct].

[B3y0nd]

Maybe this question has been answered before, but I couldn't find it in this thread. I'm runnin' 3.5.4 and special charactors like quotation marks and greater than/less than symbols show up as HTML code in the shout box unless I turn the vBcode and smiley option off in the ACP.

Sooo, now my users can't use smileys because of this glitch. Any fix for this??

[theodonnells]

I was still having problems with quotations etc, until i removed the who's shouting addon.Problem was fixed right away..

[KBV]

I don't have that addon, and I'm having the same problem.

[louis_chypher]

Originally Posted by Spin Doctor

i have been asking the same question for days......

A possible quick solution to limit access to the archive and archive functions by user group :

There is a template called forumhome_vbshout that has as part of its contents a line with the following info: <a href='vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}do=archive'>Shoutbox</a>

Perhaps one could possibly change that line so that it reads:

<if condition="can_moderate()">
<a href='vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}do=archive'>Shoutbox</a>
<else />
Shoutbox
</if>

While that will not prevent a user from manually typing in the name of the link. It will prevent those without the knowledge of the links parameters from going further.

If one is a bit more interested in digging deeper one could, possibly, open the vbshout.php file and find:

if ($_GET['do'] == 'archive')
{

located around line 356/357

Then one could, possibly, insert below the line with the "{" and above the line "$navbits = array("vbshout.php?" . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=archive" => 'Archive');"

something like:

//use for an individual access
//if ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != X)
//use for usergroup access
if (!(in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'], array(6,7))))
{ print_no_permission();
exit();
}

Where 5=super moderators, 6=admin, 7=moderators, and (optional) X1= what ever other usergroup one wants to include (if one was not to use X1 then do remember to remove the "," as well).

Then it should be highly possible that one would, possibly, be able to highly limit the access to the Shoutbox, a most wonderful product!, archive functions.

Of course one would be on their in doing such things.:surprised:

[Zweeper]

i still need a wordwrap function because i have the shoutbox in the left frame of vbadvanced. long words crashing the tables.

[jimbocook]

I've just noticed after installing vbShout (although it may have been happening before) that, when I log in from the forum home (where the shout is) I get the Thank You and am redirected back to the forum home but it doesn't recognize that I'm logged in until I go to a second page. Any ideas?

[frandy]

Originally Posted by B3y0nd

Maybe this question has been answered before, but I couldn't find it in this thread. I'm runnin' 3.5.4 and special charactors like quotation marks and greater than/less than symbols show up as HTML code in the shout box unless I turn the vBcode and smiley option off in the ACP.

Sooo, now my users can't use smileys because of this glitch. Any fix for this??

Yeh same situation, I aint got any other plugins for it. And the quotes and any other special characters dont work. Is there any fix or work around??

[arob42]

Whenever I enter a message with a quote in it and go to edit it, the message is truncated after the quote. Are others seeing this problem and is there a solution? Thanks!

[Snake]

Awesome, I'll upgrade my shoutbox right away. Good job on the update!

[Hornstar]

If I type "" i get &quot;&quot;

I have just downloaded and installed the latest. or do i need to apply the patch that he put in this thread.

[feRos]

Is there a way to display the shoutbox collapsed by default?

[Queball_Beast]

Hello, i`m trying to prevent the guest from seeing the shoutbox, But when I ban the guest id from viewing the shoutbox. I get an error message.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied foreach()/vbshout.php on line 293

can anyone help me with this?

I entered the correct id for the guest which is "1" but it is not working.
thanks:banana:

[Zweeper]

can you code a word wrap for too long words in the shoutbox when i have it on the left panel of my forum plz? it's a greate update for all peopele that have the shoutbox in a sidepanel from the vbadvanced portal.