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

[VBDev]

Are you sure you are running my chatbox coz I am absolutely sure this is not an error from the chatbox. I think I know my code... Changing the limit and seing it means nothing (unless you are using another chatbox and you think you did use mine). If I tell you this is not in the chatbox code really trust me... So please stop on that, this is not constructive...

The fact that it disapears when you deactivate the chatbox might come from the fact that you have set a refresh rate too low thus leading to mysql server gone away error messages on other part of the website. Setting a low rate might overload your server so I am pretty sure this is what happens as per regard to the error you stated.

How much did you set for the refresh rate ?

[MotMann]

30 seconds

[VBDev]

That's strange 30 seconds shouldn't use too much server.

Do you have your board on a free host or a paid one ?

[MotMann]

I have an own server y a hoster...

are 30 Seconds to high? I don't think so.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by MotMann

I have an own server y a hoster...

are 30 Seconds to high? I don't think so.

No no, this is a good setting. Do you have lots of users on your board ?

[VBDev]

2.0 development update

Hi all,

Last week I made no update post as I hadn't been able to work on the chatbox due to the problem I encountered with my website.

Now that they are finished I had been able to work on the chatbox

I think I can tell ya that the development has reached the 50% progress, and now things are going to go faster as all the problematic parts are now solved. The remaining thing are easy coding (except perhaps one part but don't worry I'll handle that he he). This weekend I have worked on the user end part.

I will probably provide you with screenshots of some of the enhancement for christmas

However I don't think I will be able to release it for christmas. I think the beta launch will rather be beginning of january as I'll have some time to code during holidays.

Cya next week for another development update and start to be ready for close beta launch!

[MotMann]

Originally Posted by VBDev

No no, this is a good setting. Do you have lots of users on your board ?

1500 daily.

And how i can put that in the online.php ... and arcade.php?

And where i can get the new update?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by MotMann

1500 daily.

And how i can put that in the online.php ... and arcade.php?

And where i can get the new update?

To put it in the arcade.php, this is explained in the readme.

The new update is not yet available, this is development udpate status

Anyone has been able to test the chatbox on vb3.7 beta 2 ?

[theOZer]

Upgrade to vB3.7.0 Beta 2. In my testvb instance, with MGC Chatbox V1.5 already installed, upgraded from vB3.6.8 PL2 with Blog V1.0.2 Upgrade to vB3.7.0 Beta 2with Blog V1.0.3.
After the upgrade, MGC Chatbox V1.5 was working and displaying properly, even after I reverted all of my templates to 3.7.0. I could go into the Archive, view diff Archive pages, delete entries. Both General and Team channels worked. So far, it works just fine.

[acegames]

Originally Posted by theOZer

Upgrade to vB3.7.0 Beta 2. In my testvb instance, with MGC Chatbox V1.5 already installed, upgraded from vB3.6.8 PL2 with Blog V1.0.2 Upgrade to vB3.7.0 Beta 2with Blog V1.0.3.
After the upgrade, MGC Chatbox V1.5 was working and displaying properly, even after I reverted all of my templates to 3.7.0. I could go into the Archive, view diff Archive pages, delete entries. Both General and Team channels worked. So far, it works just fine.

Im having the same problem with 3.70 b2 as all the other shout boxes , it just displays loading ... ????