vB Shoutbox 1.0

Well, people wanted it, so here it is: a vB-integrated Shoutbox. It's a little different than the one they used to have on this site, however. The moderation functions are VERY basic...but they'll be improved for 2.0, most likely, if there's any interest.

A short breakdown:

• It's a chatroom-esque page that everyone can use.
• Shouts that day, shouts in last 24 hours, shouts by YOU, and total shouts, are all tracked.
• Leaderboard (top shouters) is tracked.
• Clickable smilies automatically added below the add shout box.
• "delete" link shown on all shouts if you're an admin or a moderator (usergroupids 5, 6, and 7 by default).
• bbCode parsing included.

Attached is an archive containing all the files you'll need for the basic installation, AND for the optional features. NOTE: the vBHacker compatible file included within does NOT constitute a full installation. You'll still need to upload the shoutbox.php file to your main forums directory.

Enjoy. Here's a live demo: http://www.movieforums.net/shoutbox.php

[pjgoncalves]

Originally posted by Schorsch
so please can you help mit with this forwarding, so that after pressing "shout now" I get forwardet to vB/index.php ?

the main issue is that no HTTP 404 error site appears...

THANKS in advance!!

regards,
Schorsch

I have the same problem.. when i click on 'shout now' it redirects to a 404 page

[pjgoncalves]

working now..

i changed form action="/shoutbox.php" to form action="$bbtile/shoutbox.php"

tks for the Shoutbox

[globalwin]

anyone know how I can add this to Who's Online so it shows that people are in the shoutbox when people look at whos online?

[FWC]

Originally posted by globalwin
anyone know how I can add this to Who's Online so it shows that people are in the shoutbox when people look at whos online?

Use Firefly's hack. It's excellent:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=32849

[Heineken77]

Hi

Great hack, I love it!!!! Just a couple questions:

• My shoutbox is located at the top of the forum http://nba2k3.net/forum/index.php. How would I go about changing: The Shoutbox - Latest Shout to match my other forum category colors? If you go look at it, you'll see that bar is Black with Lime color fonts. I would like to have that changed to Lime background color and Black colored fonts. Also, How could I change the color of the fonts in the actual shout alone if I wanted to?
  
• I still can't seem to figure out how to have the Shout posted to the top of each sub-forum, rather than just the main forum page Can anyone help me with this?
  
• Finally, what template is it that I change where the shout bar at the top of my forums are shown? Say for example I wanted to move it to the bottom.

Oh .. and by the way...what does the shoutbox_hack.php file do and where am I supposed to upload it?

Thanks very much!! I love this hack
Heineken

[TWTCommish]

I'd like to respectfully ask the people reading this to PLEASE keep all requests for support within this thread...I cannot offer support via email, PM, or IM. If I did, it wouldn't be long at all before I found myself spending more time troubleshooting with people than I I'd spent on the hack itself, by far.

Read the instructions included with the hack, and read through the thread if need be.

Thank you.

[Schorsch]

I solved my problem (getting an "HTTP404 page not found" error site after pressing shout button)!!!!!!

in shoutbox.php I replaced

header("Location: $PHP_SELF?s=$sessionhash[sessionid]");

with:

header("Location: shoutbox.php?s=$sessionhash[sessionid]");

nevertheless I would like to know where the exact fault is located, why doesn't work this $PHP_SELF thing with the shoutbox on my board ??

thanks,
Schorsch

[Limpkinw]

This works for my problem also thanks!

Originally posted by Schorsch
I solved my problem (getting an "HTTP404 page not found" error site after pressing shout button)!!!!!!

in shoutbox.php I replaced

header("Location: $PHP_SELF?s=$sessionhash[sessionid]");

with:

header("Location: shoutbox.php?s=$sessionhash[sessionid]");

nevertheless I would like to know where the exact fault is located, why doesn't work this $PHP_SELF thing with the shoutbox on my board ??

thanks,
Schorsch

[musicfreak12399]

Hey TWT. I love this hack, and so dont my members. BUT, when ever you click shout, it refreshes Page cannot be found, and it does that for the whole site, not just the shout box. Has this happened to ne one? and how do i fix it? ive tried re-installing it, but i dont see how i coulda messed up seeing as i just copied and pasted.
Thanx

[Schorsch]

do you mean that a "HTTP404 page not found" site appears after pressing Shout button ????

if yes watch my above post, I had the same problem, but fixed it.

regards,
Schorsch