SigmaChat Complete Integration & Authentication

Hack Info
Name: SigmaChat Complete Integration & Authentication Add-on
Version: 2.0.0
Author: Chris Duerr, RaiderSoft
First Introduced: 28 Mar. 2004
Last Modified: 15 Nov. 2004
Compatability: vBulletin 3.0.x

Overview
This addon allows you to fully integrate a SigmaChat Java? Chat Room (free or paid service; Platinum or Enterprise required for full functionality) with your vBulletin 3.0.x forum system, including the ability to authenticate access via your vBulletin forum system, and provide a "Who's Chatting" page list showing who is currently logged into your chat room.

Features

• Chat room integrates via a single link in your vBulletin forum navigation bar, or via a forum link.
• Chat room may be placed in it's own vBulletin page, and/or as a popup window.
• Automatic user login option.
• Remote authentication script allows you to authenticate access into your chat room via your vBulletin user database.
• Complete control over which user groups are allowed access, allowed administrative access, or denied access.
• Real time "Who's Chatting" page allows you to show which users are currently in your chat room by interfacing with SigmaChat's "Who's Online Module" system.
• Makes use of vBulletin's template and phrase system for easy modification, and multilingual operation.
• Show who is chatting from your forums main page
• Automatic chat integration with your vBulletin user profiles, email, PM, etc..

Installation
Installation will require between 15 to 30 minutes of your time depending upon your proficiency in installing addons to vBulletin. Download the attached 'sigmachat.zip' file, and load the INSTALL.html file in your web browser for detailed instructions.

RaiderSoft may be able to assist you with installation should you require it. Please contact us for details.

Support
Support is provided by RaiderSoft for this script provided you have a Platinum or Enterprise SigmaChat account. Read the included instructions for details. I'll be happy to answer questions here as well regarding the script.

Screenshots are attached

The all new extension for vBulletin 3.5 has been released. For more information, please visit this link .

Download: VB3SC7_2.0.0.zip or download using the download link in the upper-right hand corner of this message.

[Grim77]

Originally Posted by joeychgo

Nope -- didnt work

I looked at your site -- it doesn't look like you replaced the sigmachat_embed template -- still the old code.

[joeychgo]

Ok, im an idiot. thanks

Originally Posted by Grim77

I looked at your site -- it doesn't look like you replaced the sigmachat_embed template -- still the old code.

[kyrnel]

If I may, reitterate a previously asked question:
Is there a way to display the number of users in the chat room from a vB page?

I have integrated about 5 different chat systems and I have found that MANY more members will enter chat if they see that someone is already in there.

[Grim77]

Originally Posted by kyrnel

If I may, reitterate a previously asked question:
Is there a way to display the number of users in the chat room from a vB page?

I have integrated about 5 different chat systems and I have found that MANY more members will enter chat if they see that someone is already in there.

Yes, see the fourth screenshot and the feature listing:

Real time "Who's Chatting" page allows you to show which users are currently in your chat room by interfacing with SigmaChat's "Who's Online Module" system.

Presently; however; this hack does not provide an option to embed thee Who's Online Module on every VB page, or as a hover popup as previously asked.

[kyrnel]

Originally Posted by Grim77

Yes, see the fourth screenshot and the feature listing:


Presently; however; this hack does not provide an option to embed thee Who's Online Module on every VB page, or as a hover popup as previously asked.

Thank you very much for the reply. I very much like this integration and the Who's Chatting is great, however, I have a specific requirement to be able to display just the number of people chatting on my forum's main page. This is further complicated by the fact that I get over 1,000,000 hits on the main page per month so the script generating the number of users chatting would be best if it wrote the number to a static file on a specified interval instead of querying each time the page was loaded.
Do you think this type of modification to your integration hack is possible?

[dirtymerc]

When I attempt to download the zip file it seems to be corrupt.

[joeychgo]

Which installations does the 'whos online' feature work with?

[Grim77]

That's odd. It was working fine earlier, now it seems to be getting cut off -- I wonder if the vBulletin.org team is making updates or something. I've reuploaded the file twice, and although it uploads fine (shows the correct filesize and everything looks OK) when I attempt to download it, it gets truncated as well.

Try this link: sigmachat101.zip

Originally Posted by dirtymerc

When I attempt to download the zip file it seems to be corrupt.

[Grim77]

Originally Posted by joeychgo

Which installations does the 'whos online' feature work with?

Do you mean which editions of SigmaChat? You'll need either a Pro., Platinum, or Enterprise edition for this. I'd recommend getting at least the Platinum edition for the free allowence of Who's Online hits. It's all discussed in the FAQ in INSTALL.html in the addon download. With the Platinum you can make use of every feature in the hack.

[joeychgo]

you know, its just my opinion - but its not too smart to restrict features that would help make a chat room's popularity within a website - many of us start with the free one to test popularity - and if my members cant see whos in they might not bother to go in - and if people arent using it, why should I buy a better one? Give us 2 months of full features to test if it is worthwhile for us - you'll sell alot more.

Just my .02