Chat Modifications - Flashchat 5 or 6 : Integration for vBulletin 3.8

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

Flashchat 5 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 5.0.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 4.

* Flashchat 5 is no longer available - this should work with Flashchat 6, but this is not a supported option *

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will try to automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat version 5 only.
* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Support: This modification is no longer supported. Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this upgraded integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


History:

v3.8.001 : First release for vb 3.8.
v3.8.002 : Fixed who is online location to work with FC 5.

[Paul M]

What addon exactly are you referring to ?

[realmr]

flash5chat, as it will b integrated using ur released plugin
and just 1 more query, do the admins/mods have control over the chat application, can they delete the chat msgs ?

[Paul M]

Sorry, but questions about Flashchat need to be directed to the Tufat forums, there is a link in the main post.

[goxy63]

Just dropped by to say how this mod is awesome and that my small board wouldnt be just the same without it....
Paul M thanks for great hack
Even tho Iam dissapointed with new menagment when it comes to pricing at vb.com... I will still stick for a while with VB, so I just wanted to ask
Will we see and when this mod for vb4, soon or a bit while after vb4 is released, as well your other hacks related to chat?

Cheers

[Paul M]

Yes, you will most likely see this (and the WIC) for vb4.

[sKippah]

Edit: becoz i found out whats wrong

[tldagent]

As an FYI, for those trying to install flashchat 5, I did this on my forum and had similar problems to the posts above with not being able to install it. Here is what one of the moderators at tufat says:

Originally Posted by klj2000

point is that 4.7.12 has been the most stable version for some time now. Version 5 there has been one issue after another so instead of doing any more fixes to version 5 being it's been one nightmare after another Darren is working on version 6. He has good help on this version and is working out the bugs much faster then I've seen on any version sense version 3. So your more then welcome to keep using version 5 but your going to have to wait until a user here has a solution. The development team is working on version 6 and throwing version 5 away.

So basically, if you haven't installed flashchat 5 already, don't bother. It's listed as stable but both unstable and abandoned. They need to make their customers more aware of this before taking steps to remove other hacks and install these new ones. You can easily tie up 4-5 hours trying to install then trying to find answers and screwing around before you realize they actually had so many issues with flaschat 5 they simply abandoned it.

[skylab]

fc5 works fine on my end.

Question. How do I change the frame thats wrapped around the chat. I´ve added something to the page and now has stroll bars within the page. One more is.. is there a way to resize the height of the chatbox?

Thanks for the mod!

[Paul M]

The height is a setting in the mods options.

To change the page you need to edit the template (Flashchat).

[TheComputerGuy]

any luck this will work with flashchat v6?