Integration with vBulletin - Official AddonChat Product

vBulletin 4 Official Integration & Authentication Extension

Product Info
Name: AddonChat Official Integration Product
Product ID: addonchat
Version: 4.0.2, 4.2.0
Author: AddonInteractive (http://www.addoninteractive.com/)
Last Modified: 4 Aug. 2012
Compatibility: vBulletin 4.0.x+, 4.2.x+

Overview

This extension allows you to fully integrate a AddonChat Free, Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise Java? Chat Room with your vBulletin 4 forum or CMS. This script provides basic integration for AddonChat Free and Professional customers. Remote authentication (the ability to secure access to your chat room using your vBulletin username/passwords) is available for Pro+/Enterprise customers, as well as a Who's Chatting feature.

Requirements

• vBulletin 4 or higher
• AddonChat Free, Professional PLUS, or Enterprise, or AddonChat Professional with the Remote (HTTP) Authentication System. You may register for a AddonChat account at www.addonchat.com. A Professional PLUS or Enterprise account is recommended to take advantage of advanced features.
• (optional, but recommended) PHP with allow_url_fopen directive enabled in your php.ini file or the PHP CURL extension. This is required to download the Who's Chatting list from AddonChat servers.

What's new?

• Completely re-written for vBulletin 4
• New Integration Options for vBulletin Social Networking Features (Blog, Albums, etc..)
• Updated to support RAS (Remote Authentication System) v2.1 providing extremely fine grain control over user privileges.
• New 'User is Banned' option in usergroup manager to easily prevent users belonging to specified usergroups from entering your chat room.
• Who's Chatting list is now (optionally) displayed on main forum page in the What's Going On box.
• Embedded Width may now be specified in percentage values (defaults to 100%)
• Option to display Chat Room Link in main navigation tab, community menu, and/or quick links menu.
• New in v4.0.1: Updated Link Code
• New in v4.0.1: Support for AddonChat Mobile Edition (iPhone, iPod Touch, etc..)
• New in v4.0.1: SSL Support (Automatic Detection)
• New in v4.0.1: Easy AddonChat control panel access through vBulletin AdminCP
• New in v4.0.1: vBulletin CMS Widget (Optional)
• New in v4.0.1: Language Additions
• Changed in v4.2.0: Temporarily suspended pop-up feature. We advise customers to enable the Java 6+ Detach feature along with the pop-up after login options from their AddonChat control panel to emulate this behavior.
• Updated in 4.2.0: Support for new vBulletin 4.2.x navigation system

Features

• Seamless integration between your vBulletin Forum/CMS and AddonChat
• After installation, set up and configure your chat room from the AddonChat menu in your vBulletin Admin Control Panel
• Automatic (ten minute interval) User's Chatting updates
• Optionally display the amount of users within your chat room on your chat navigation tab shown throughout your entire forum/CMS.
• Remote authentication allows you to authenticate access into your chat room based on your vBulletin user database
• Automatic user login option
• Seamless integration with vBulletin Usergroup permissions (remote authentication)
• Remote functions system allows you to tie in vBulletin forum functions into the AddonChat user menu
• Uses the vBulletin XML product import architecture, making installation simple.
• No code or template modifications required
• Automated account lookup - just enter your account number and password, and your information will be automatically retrieved. (allow_url_fopen must be enabled in PHP)
• Multi-lingual (UTF-8) support
• Supports both the AddonChat Mobile Edition & SSL Modules through automatic client/page detection.

Installation

Installation takes less than five minutes. Download the supplied ZIP file, and extract it on your personal computer. Open the README.TXT file for full installation instructions. No PHP code modifications or template modifications are required. This script makes use of the vBulletin XML Product system for a fast and painless installation.

Support

Support is provided by AddonInteractive for this script provided you have a Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise AddonChat account. Read the included instructions for details. Please let us know if you have any problems installing this extension.

Which file do I download?

vBulletin 4.2.x+ users, download attached file: product-addonchat_4-2-0.zip
vBulletin 4.0.x, 4.1.x users, download attached file: product-addonchat_4-0-2.zip

[rajcolmo]

Originally Posted by Boofo

You could have added that tab with the 4.2.0 Navigation Manager like I did. You don't need that mod in 4.2.0.

" target="_blank will make it open in a new browser but it is not just the floating chat. It is a whole new instance of the forum. Better than nothing.

Does not solve the tab having the number of chat participants in it, either.

[Boofo]

This mod needs updating badly. Chris said over a year ago he was going to do it but it looks like he abandoned it. A lot of promises made but little or no action. I didn't even bother to renew my chat subscription form them. If they aren't going to support it like they promised they would why should I support them it by paying for it?

[fishmaster]

Boofo who are you going with as a chat service?

[howarde]

Originally Posted by rajcolmo

" target="_blank will make it open in a new browser but it is not just the floating chat. It is a whole new instance of the forum. Better than nothing.

Does not solve the tab having the number of chat participants in it, either.

I posted a thread on the addoninteractive forum, but no response. I think I'm going to email support today to press this issue.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by fishmaster

Boofo who are you going with as a chat service?

I use their free version of the chat. It never gets used on the site so I might take it down altogether.

Originally Posted by howarde

I posted a thread on the addoninteractive forum, but no response. I think I'm going to email support today to press this issue.

Good luck.

[howarde]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Good luck.

I would imagine that if more people press them, it might pay off??

My forum, the chatters are already upset about the inability to know how many people are "in the chat" - but they whine about just about CHANGE!! AHHHHHH!!

Anyway... here's a link to my thread on the addonchat site if anyone else wants to post...

http://www.addoninteractive.net/inde...-vbulletin-42/

[rajcolmo]

Originally Posted by howarde

I would imagine that if more people press them, it might pay off??

My forum, the chatters are already upset about the inability to know how many people are "in the chat" - but they whine about just about CHANGE!! AHHHHHH!!

Anyway... here's a link to my thread on the addonchat site if anyone else wants to post...

http://www.addoninteractive.net/inde...-vbulletin-42/

Thanks for bumping them. I created an account but can not reply to your thread. Sounds like they might look it over though.

[fishmaster]

Needs updated..

[howarde]

Originally Posted by rajcolmo

Thanks for bumping them. I created an account but can not reply to your thread. Sounds like they might look it over though.

They are working on it. But I'm afraid the wheels of progress move slowly. I did receive an update from them, but that's about it.

[Dragonlair]

I updated the java on my personal computer last night and now addonchat no longer works. The latest java (7.5) was just released yesterday and is reported to have plugged 12 security vulnerabilities within java.

The error I get (from any browser) when I try to use addonchat now is:

Unsigned Application requesting unrestricted access to system.
Unsigned resource: http://client0.addonchat.com/current..._signed_en.jar

Is there any workaround available so that we can get this working as more and more users update their computers to the newest java?