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]

I do not know what the left column hack is.

[tony]

Nice hack paul!

The only problem I notice is if you don't log out of chat, you just close your browser window. It shows that your still in the chat room.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by tony

The only problem I notice is if you don't log out of chat, you just close your browser window. It shows that your still in the chat room.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....6&postcount=59

[tony]

Sorry, I skipped a few post.

I still think it should log you out when closing the window. This is the way it works with vb or using mirc I don't see how it is user error. Anyhow I will let my members know.

Thanks

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by tony

I still think it should log you out when closing the window. This is the way it works with vb or using mirc I don't see how it is user error.

I suggest you take it up with Tufat then, it's Flashchat functionality, unrelated to this hack.

[TJ3]

After having a nightmare of a time install flashchat onto my board (bunch of writable files had to be chmod 777), this baby installed smoothly!

FLAWLESS VICTORY!

Thanks!

[tony]

Paul, I have a question for ya.

I just notice this morning on my main site it is showing someone in the chat room. But when I use the flash chat's who is online( .com/chat), there is no one in chat.

[Paul M]

Read the previous page, around post 157.

[zendiver]

In the previous versions, it was pretty upfront how you changed the text and the link, but I can't find either of them. Someone point me in the right direction.
This is what it says now: Members currently using Flashchat:
And the link defaults to the /forums/chat/flashchat.php
I have changeed the name in the VBCP and entered the correct folder name, but when you roll over the whos_online.gif, the link goes to the above default and of course I get the Page Not Found.

TIA

[VAN]

This plugin system makes things too easy.

Thanks for another great one, Paul!