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

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[coloradok5]

Originally Posted by Grim77

It reads both the primary and secondary member groups when doing authentication, and lumps then together. If, for instance, you give user group 5 admin privileges, then a user will get chat admin privileges if his primary group is 5 or any of his secondary member groups include 5. If a user belongs to any group that is banned from chat access, even if that user also belongs to another group that allows access, he/she will be denied access.

Hmm, I hope that is clear -- either way, it should work the way most people want it to, if not, just let me know!

OK, is there a way I can do this?

Primary group "2" (no access)
Primary group "2" with Additional group "16" (access)

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by coloradok5

OK, is there a way I can do this?

Primary group "2" (no access)
Primary group "2" with Additional group "16" (access)

You can do that with the VB Usergroups as is.

LEave usergroup 2 as no access but set this to yes"

"Allow Users to have Member Groups"

Then just give group 16 access. Then anyone in group 2 that has a secondary group of 16 should have access. Members of group 2 without 16 as a secondary group should not have access.

-Jason

[coloradok5]

Originally Posted by trackpads

You can do that with the VB Usergroups as is.

LEave usergroup 2 as no access but set this to yes"

"Allow Users to have Member Groups"

Then just give group 16 access. Then anyone in group 2 that has a secondary group of 16 should have access. Members of group 2 without 16 as a secondary group should not have access.

-Jason

Thats exactly how I have it set and it doesn't allow group 16 access?? It looks like the code simply looks at primary and not secondary usergroups??

[ChrisBaktis]

How can I keep non-members from accessing the chat room?

[vonedaddy]

I installed this hack and it works great EXCEPT I dont see the who's chatting box... I checked and recheck the installation instructions and made sure all the changes were made and no luck. The only thing I notice is that the templates: sigmachat_wc_embedne & sigmachat_wc_list - which seem to have nothing but a comment in them keep reverting to empty templates. Any ideas on this would be GREATLY appreciated!

[peterska2]

I'm having the same problem and am very frustated with it.

[trevelyn1015]

i have this chatroom on my site, and it works great...

the only problem is, when no one is in the chatroom, the "who's chatting" bar doesn't show up on the forum index, by "users online" etc...

is there a way to keep it always up, even if just displaying "there are currently no members chatting or something"...

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by trevelyn1015

i have this chatroom on my site, and it works great...

the only problem is, when no one is in the chatroom, the "who's chatting" bar doesn't show up on the forum index, by "users online" etc...

is there a way to keep it always up, even if just displaying "there are currently no members chatting or something"...

Open your template called "sigmachat_wc_embedne" and replace with the following:

<!-- users chatting -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activechatters')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="chat_online.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[sigmachat_wgo_wc]</a>: $totalchatting</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activechatters" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="chat_online.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[sigmachat_chatting]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">


			<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap">
$vbphrase[sigmachat_refresh_msg]
<a href="chat.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[sigmachat_chatnow]</a>
</div>
				<div>

$template[sigmachat_wc_list]

</div>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end users chatting -->

[trevelyn1015]

thanks man... i appreciate it..

for some reason, i left that template blank...

[trackpads]

Originally Posted by trevelyn1015

thanks man... i appreciate it..

for some reason, i left that template blank...

No, it was supposed to be blank. There are 2 and depending on the condition (no one chatting etc) it would display a blank, hence no chatting block.

I just made them both the same and now it displays no matter what!

-Jason