Shoutbox Hack - 1.0 Gamma 1 (Outdated -> RC1 in Full Releases)

Release Candidate 1 is now released! It is posted in a new thread (here --->): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=459717

Can a mod or admin close this thread?

[Link14716]

Ok, I've updated the zip. Redownload the zip and upload shoutbox.php, that should fix the error.

[Dan]

Nice one I might use it one day.

[C.Birch]

all working fine here now

[<jay>]

sweet man, i was lookin' forward to get this hack. =)

[cirisme]

Does this modify the standard usergroup bitfields, or does it do it's own?

[C.Birch]

hope you dont mind but i have edited the forumhome html code so it use's the vb3 open and close buttons so people can hide it if they want.

<if condition="$vboptions['shoutbox_forumhomeshouts'] == 1">
<!-- shoutbox hack (by squall14716) -->
<tbody> 
  <tr> 
    <td class="thead" colspan="2"> <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_shoutbox')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_shoutbox" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_shoutbox].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> 
      <a href="shoutbox.php?$session[sessionurl]">Shoutbox - <if condition="$vboptions[shoutbox_numberofforumhomeshouts] == 1">Latest 
      Shout<else />Last $vboptions[shoutbox_numberofforumhomeshouts] Shouts</if></a></td>
  </tr></tbody> <tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_shoutbox" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_shoutbox]"> 
  <tr valign="top"> 
    <td class="alt2"><a href="shoutbox.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imagesfolder]/icons/icon2.gif" alt="" title="(temporary button) Enter the Shoutbox" border="0" /></a></td>
    <td class="alt1" width="100%"><span class="smallfont"> <if condition="!($permissions['shoutboxpermissions'] & SHOUTVIEW) || $bbuserinfo['shoutbanned'] == 1"><b>$noviewperms</b><else />
      <hr>
      $latestshouts</if> </span></td>
  </tr>

  </tbody>
<!-- end shoutbox hack (by squall14716) -->
</if>

[Link14716]

Originally Posted by cirisme

Does this modify the standard usergroup bitfields, or does it do it's own?

It creates its own.

[Rocol]

Hiyah .. I have just downloaded the shoutbox hack .. but .. being a newbie at this .. I am confused by the various documentation.

I have just installed vB3 RC1, could you tell me, in newbie terms, how I go about installing the shoutbox as a completely new install please.

Thanks

[Link14716]

First, go to phpMyAdmin, and click on the database that you installed vB into. Click the "SQL" link at the top. Click the "Browse" button under "Or Location of the textfile :", go to the folder you extracted the zip archive to and select shoutbox.sql. Click "Open" to close the the dialogue box and "Go" to execute the file. Repeat it for settings.sql. After that, open up file_edits.txt and follow the instructions. Once you properly make all of the file edits, upload all the edited files (if you haven't already). Then, open up templates.txt and edit the FORUMHOME template as noted, and then create the needed templates. After that, go to the phrase manager and go to edit a phrase, but save it without changes. Then go to 'vBulletin Options' and select "Shoutbox Settings" and change the settings to your liking (or if you wish to keep the defaults, save it without changing anything). Now, go to the usergroup manager and go to edit a usergroup. You can customize some of the shoutbox settings for that usergroup there, but even if you do not, make sure you save it even if you do not make any changes. Repeat this step for any usergroup that you want to customize the shoutbox settings for.

[Rocol]

Ok .. thankyou very much for your quick and explanatory reply .. I wil have a crack at that .. much obliged :up: