Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[Roxie]

I have post thanks, ignore a thread and ban a user from thread. I tried disabling them all and still have the issue. hmmmm

[Kelmar]

Originally Posted by dirty68

Have you sorted out a fix for me yet Dev?

yup, I'm having the same problem as dirty68 and a few others here too I think.

It's just showing loading all the time and when I click the ok button I'm redirected to the archive page but the latest shout just posted isn't there.


hope you can find some time to fix this Dev... my members looove your shout box

thanks
Kelly.

[bobbaf3nn]

Originally Posted by VBDev

This might be due to an issue actually experience by some users.

I have to dig into that for the next version.

When is this next version likely to be released?

[Roxie]

Sorry. I had to downgrade to the previous version b/c of the loading issue. I hope it gets worked out!

Thanks!

[z0diac]

For installation it just says "upload files again". This is the first 5 mins I've ever checked out this mod - what does "upload files again" mean?

In the zip I just downloaded I have a bunch of letters as subdirectories, and atemplateedits-mgc_chatbox.xml file.

What do I do next? (if someone could re-write the instructions so they're more step-by-step and easier for 1st timers it would be much appreciated)

[yaoren]

Originally Posted by z0diac

For installation it just says "upload files again". This is the first 5 mins I've ever checked out this mod - what does "upload files again" mean?

In the zip I just downloaded I have a bunch of letters as subdirectories, and atemplateedits-mgc_chatbox.xml file.

What do I do next? (if someone could re-write the instructions so they're more step-by-step and easier for 1st timers it would be much appreciated)

Installation

For those who had installed earlier v1.4 version:
Upload files again
Import mgc_chatbox product
Enjoy

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Eddie Raps

A few of my users (and I have, once or twice) have experienced "loading..." on the shoutbox screen when they go to the forum home... and sometimes refreshing it a bunch of times still doesn't help.

Any known solution? Also, I see in the list of upcoming features you have a more smilies link planned... any way to get that now?

If there was an easy way, it would have already been implemented

By the way this one is not high priority IMO as too much smileys in shouts kills the shout so I am not sure this one will be in the 2.0 version as it will depend of the time of development I have.

Originally Posted by Roxie

I have post thanks, ignore a thread and ban a user from thread. I tried disabling them all and still have the issue. hmmmm

Could you try on a test forum plz ?

Originally Posted by Kelmar

yup, I'm having the same problem as dirty68 and a few others here too I think.

It's just showing loading all the time and when I click the ok button I'm redirected to the archive page but the latest shout just posted isn't there.


hope you can find some time to fix this Dev... my members looove your shout box

thanks
Kelly.

I wish I could have time

Originally Posted by Roxie

Sorry. I had to downgrade to the previous version b/c of the loading issue. I hope it gets worked out!

Thanks!

Sure it will

Originally Posted by bobbaf3nn

When is this next version likely to be released?

The one with the bug correction is likely to be released during the weekend because I am off for 2 weeks holiday from the 17 august till the 2 september.

And for the 2.0 with all new functionnalities, check out the planned release date in the thread first post.

Originally Posted by z0diac

For installation it just says "upload files again". This is the first 5 mins I've ever checked out this mod - what does "upload files again" mean?

In the zip I just downloaded I have a bunch of letters as subdirectories, and atemplateedits-mgc_chatbox.xml file.

What do I do next? (if someone could re-write the instructions so they're more step-by-step and easier for 1st timers it would be much appreciated)

Originally Posted by yaoren

Installation

For those who had installed earlier v1.4 version:
Upload files again
Import mgc_chatbox product
Enjoy

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

As yaoren stated, the upload files again is for user which have installed earlier v1.4 version before the vbadvanced integration modifications.

So if you do a new install, check the right install instructions which are clearly explained with an exact step by step of how to install it

[Stoebi]

Hi VBDev,

i love your Shoutbox and support and can't wait for 2.0 ;-)

My wish is to think more about Non-JavaScript user. An /announce as non-javascipt user in not working etc.

A second wish is to make the /announce command AJAX combatible, i hate to refresh the site, if not really needed. ;-)

Kind Regards,

Stoebi

[pmkb]

How does this mod compare to Flashchat (with the vB flashchat integration mods)? Has anyone done a comparison? I'm specifically interested in knowing how they compare in terms of server load/resources.

[srt10etr]

I have a few users getting this screen.... any suggestions??? thanks for a great mod btw...