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VSa - ChatBox (AJAX) · **Released**: 02-07-2010

Info:
Powerful AJAX-based ChatBox for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-One step installation (no file uploads, no manual template modifications required)
-Put ChatBox on any forum page by setting script name and adding variable to desired template
-"ChatBox Full" (always available on separate page)
-"Messages Archive" (available on separate page, with options to edit/delete messages)
-"ChatBox Search"
-Option to block usergroups from viewing ChatBox
-Option to delete messages older than x hours automatically
-"ChatBox Statistics" (new messages since last visit, messages in last x hours, total messages, top x chatters,...)
-View users active in ChatBox (available in CBFull and Archive)
-Text formatting options (color, weight, style, decoration,...)
-Advanced Smiliebox
-Smiliebox options: total smilies available, smilies per row, smilie clipping, disable smilies...
-A lot of customizable stuff, including: set new/old status icons, time/date format, box height, message order, auto-refresh intervals,...
-One-click actions: View all messages posted by user X, Delete all messages posted by user x, Ban/unban user from ChatBox, View last message posted by user X, View your last message, View first unread message
-"/me" action (used when you want to refer to yourself in the "third person")
...and more...

View screenshots for more details.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
-OPTIONAL: Download attached images and extract them to images/editor (contains smilies/remove format icons)

To add to desired template (example FORUMHOME):
1. Add 'index' to THIS_SCRIPT locations (Product options)
2. Add 'FORUMHOME' to template names (Product options)
3. Open 'FORUMHOME' template and put "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" to desired line (for example after '') -> Save

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - ChatBox

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 15. 2007.
-First version
v2.3 - Sep 22. 2008.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v3.0 - Feb 08. 2010.
-Rewritten for vB4
-Known bugs fixed, code optimized
v3.0.1 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong title alignment in box/archive tables
-Fixed: Wrong expand/collapse button alignment in Safari
-Fixed: Wrong 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: XHTML errors
-New Setting: List templates where "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" will be enabled
v3.0.2 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: PHP error on CMS on some configs
-Fixed: 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: Minor bugs in PHP/HTML
v3.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-New: CB Log-in/Log-out
-New Option: Stop auto-refresh if user inactive for X minutes
-New Option: Disable custom colors completely
-New Option: Random smilies
-New Option: Align messages to the usernames
-New: Remove text formatting button
-New: 'Smilies' replaced by image, arrrow removed
-Fixed: Move focus to input field when smilie inserted
-Fixed: 'Expand' button not shown after refresh
-Fixed: Now first item in color list is used as default
-Settings reorganized
-Several style/functionality bugs fixed
v3.1.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-Fixed: Small JS issue on log-out
-New Option: Logged-out by default
v3.1.2 - Feb 16. 2010.
-Fixed: Errors with PHP 5.3
-Fixed: CB table messed up in footer
-Fixed: Several style errors, including XHTML incompatibilities
-New: Auto-insert on forumhome location - Below Forums
-New: Option to reverse message order in CB Archive
v3.1.3 - Feb 19. 2010.
-Fixed: Color selector dimensions
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v3.1.4 - Feb 20. 2010.
-New: Color Select replaced by Color Menu (and it's sexy)
-Note: Above fixes issues with Safari for Mac
-Fixed: Issue with Default color if it's in RGB format
-Note: Above will not change already posted messages
-Fixed/improved: Several style details
-Note: You may die if your templates are not reverted after upgrade
v3.1.5 - Feb 20. 2010.
-Fixed: Chrome not showing Color menu
-Fixed: headinclude_bottom added to <head
v3.1.6 - Feb 24. 2010.
-Fixed: Several style/functionality issues
-New: Set groups NOT able to edit messages
v3.1.7 - Jan 21. 2012.
-Fixed: Status images
-Fixed: Smilies button
-Fixed: Menu items invisible until highlighted
-Fixed: Several style issues (background, menus, colors, smilies)
-Fixed: https links not parsed automatically
-New: Show ChatBox in selected forum only
-New option: Automatically disable auto-refresh if server load is higher than X
-New Option: Set usergroups able to prune ChatBox
-New: 'Prune ChatBox' option available in the Main ChatBox drop-down menu
-Improved: Product menus re-organized
-Minor bugs fixed, codes optimized

Silver44 · #**1242** 07-07-2010, 04:39 AM

to my question had me installed the VSA chatbox, there is also an IMG code installed that is when I enter as

[Img] here is the link of the image [/ img] funzt it too.

Is very complicated Sun

Is there a way to insert this graphic characters in the chatbox get shut?

Since then the nerves were a little bit!

Thanks in advance Schonmal would be great if I could help a!

And hats off to Bulletin there is nothing better

Lg.Silver

chriske · #**1243** 07-07-2010, 10:36 AM

How can I place some text on the grey area next to status idle?

Gleedo · #**1244** 07-11-2010, 12:14 PM

Hello, I have 4 dark skins, but on one of them, the textbox you type in is white, but on the others its dark (which is what we want):

Wrong

Right

How can I make the textarea dark on the first skin?

Thanks

dankreiner · #**1245** 07-13-2010, 03:02 AM

is there a way to make this a cms widget?

Fraxter · #**1246** 07-13-2010, 10:12 AM

The slap command would be very nice.

Barteh · #**1247** 07-14-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozymandyus

No, the only way I ever got it to work with the vB CMS was by basically shoehorning Valter's entire codebase for the chatbox into one widget (all credit to cory_booth there, thanks for the help, sir). This is however cumbersome, has problems with format and smilies, and of course you have to update it all by hand if the version changes. I was using it this way until the 4.0.3 vB release, which introduced so many CMS bugs that I got fed up with their interface and decided to look elsewhere. Here's what I did:

Install VSa - Chatbox if you haven't already
Download vbaCMS from http://www.vbadvanced.com/
Install vbaCMS
Disable vBulletin's built-in CMS, if you're using it (CP - Plugins & Products - Plugin Manager, uncheck everything under "Product : vBulletin CMS")
Create new vbaCMS module
CP - vBa CMPS - add a new module (type = template)
Title "Chatbox" (or whatever, doesn't matter)
Active - yes
Template to Include: adv_portal_vsa_chatbox
Style: whichever you're using
Template Content: {vb:raw vsachatbox}
Use Module Wrapper Template: no
Set your usergroup permissions to taste
Save your module
Edit chatbox settings (CP - Settings - Options - VSa - ChatBox)
Show ChatBox on pages: index,adv_index
Show ChatBox in templates: FORUMHOME,adv_portal
Save Chatbox settings
Activate module on vbaCMS portal
CP - vBa CMPS - Edit Pages - (whatever you've named your portal page)
Drag your module to where you want it to display in your page in the "Active Modules" section
Set your usergroup permissions to taste
Not related to Chatbox, but you might want to tick off the "Add Navbar Link" option to keep your navbar consistent
Save, take a deep breath, and enjoy!

Setting it up this way makes it active in your vbaCMS portal page and your forum home page. If you don't want it on the forum home page, take out the 'index' option for 'show on pages' in the chatbox settings.

That works quite well, thanks

I'm having trouble getting the shoutbox to stay within the center column though, which is a bit odd because the shoutbox is supposed to be part of this column. Would this be something hardcoded within the chatbox or did you manage to get it to adhere to available width?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dankreiner

is there a way to make this a cms widget?

Not sure about vB's own CMS, but vBAdvanced works as described above

nocive · #**1248** 07-14-2010, 01:01 PM

Hi I have a problem with the "time" display on chat, if is a configuration error, someone can help me??

image:

http://img46.imagevenue.com/img.php?...B_122_70lo.JPG

thanks!

JAFRI · #**1249** 07-14-2010, 01:08 PM

hi , i want to show guests this chatbox....... any one help me ...

just show not want chat .

Ozymandyus · #**1250** 07-14-2010, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barteh

That works quite well, thanks

I'm having trouble getting the shoutbox to stay within the center column though, which is a bit odd because the shoutbox is supposed to be part of this column. Would this be something hardcoded within the chatbox or did you manage to get it to adhere to available width?

Glad it helped you. What you describe makes it sound like it's not displaying within a widget but instead is displaying at the bottom of the navbar. In my case I wanted it that way so never thought to investigate it further.

Barteh · #**1251** 07-14-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozymandyus

Glad it helped you. What you describe makes it sound like it's not displaying within a widget but instead is displaying at the bottom of the navbar. In my case I wanted it that way so never thought to investigate it further.

Yeah, realised that after some more poking at this. I haven't been able to create a functioning widget yet, all I keep ending up with so far is a titlebar without a body.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cory_booth

I was able to get the chat to work as a widget.

I made a JS Widget (where you can select a specific template)
and then I made a new template called shout.

I had to "merge" all the templates that came with chat into a single template and some varibles (like color, size, and smilies) do not pull over, so they had to be hand-jammed.

It appears with 4.02, the varible or global reference for this chat is no longer working?

But if a the next version has CMS ability, I would like a widget like mine...

This is what I'm after (screenshot in original post), but unfortunately cory doesn't seem to have posted his methods (or even if it's meant for the regular CMS or vBAdvanced) so I can't be sure. Will have to pm him I suppose.

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