Chat Modifications - [AJAX] cChatBox

cChatBox - AJAX-based ChatBox for vBulletin 3.6.8 & 3.7.x

by ChriStrato - vbulletin-italia.it



Features:

• Enable / Disable ChatBox
• Select if unregistred user can use or only show the chat.
• Ban Usergroup/Users from AdminCP
• Set Height of ChatBox
• Set Name Of BOT
• A BOT that answer when use a "action" or "command".
• The Number of message to be displayed is not influenced by messages of BOT because some mess of bot are visualizable only by who have used the "action" or "command".
• Command for users: /me /myip (show your ip, only you see) /stats (show statistics of chatbox)
• System of "Action" for Admin or other usergroup that you set in AdminCP.
• List of "Action": /help /topic /listaction /say /mute /unmute /lunarize /unlunarize /kennylize /unkennylize /removeactions /delmess /deleteall
• Into AdminCP you can select the allowed action.
• The Administrator by default can use the "Action"
• A Topic that is displayed at right of title "cChatBox". Can set Topic via AdminCP or with Action /topic <message>
• Select the Allowed BBCode into AdminCP.
• Into AdminCP can select the usergroup can edit/delete all messages and if users can edit/delete their own message.
• Can select if show the ChatBox on template FORUMDISPLAY (Forum List) or SHOWTHREAD (Thread List) and the Position.
• Can Enable the Users List at right of ChatBox
• Send Private Message from the menu of Users List.
• Select if display (on Users List) all user logged or only who have write on ChatBox and set the Width.
• Double Click on messages for display the Editor for Edit/Delete message.
• Editor with image of the style: Bold, Italic, Underline, Color, Smilie, URL, IMG & Remove Text Formatting
• vBMenu Popup for: Color, Smilie & Fonts.
• Border of Editor image change color when select (highlight) / deselect (default).
• Statistics of ChatBox is only visible by command "/statistics", show: Tot Mess, Your Mess & Top 5
• Can delete all message (action: /deleteall) for clear chatbox or database and not lose statistics.
• This "Action" affect the message of users: /mute (Mutes user) /lunarize (User talk funny) /kennylize (Message will be affected)
• If you can use "Action" the /help command retrieve the list of "Action" allowed, else show you the list of command.
• Can enable and insert a "Announce" and show it below chatbox.
• Select various tag for the username.
• The cChatBox is disponible in 2 language: English or Italian.
• ChatBox and Users List are autorefresh
• Select if use the class "smallfont" for the text of ChatBox
• Preview of smilies into popup
• ... and more ...

Installation:

1. Download the file "product-cchatbox-1.4.1_eng.zip" if you use English language on your forum, if you use Italian language download the file "product-cchatbox-1.4.1_ita.zip".
2. Upload file 'cchatbox.php', directory 'includes' and directory 'clientscript' into forum root.
3. Import XML File: AdminCP -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> Add / Import Product
4. Go into: "AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> cChatBox" and set options for the ChatBox.

Note:

This product is compatible with vbulletin 3.6.8 and 3.7.x.
I have tested only with this version of vbulletin.

I've write also a little tool for convert the statistics of VBSHOUT for the cChatBox! You can find in the directory: "not upload/tool_cchatbox.php".
Use of this tool: Upload file "tool_cchatbox.php" in the root directory of forum and start the script only if you have installed the product cChatBox.


ATTENTION:

If you update from the version 1.0 or 1.0.1 you must delete all messages with the command /deleteall, because in the new version the "userid" of BOT is different.


History:

v1.0 - (02/05/08)
First Public Release

v1.0.1 - (02/05/08)

Fix: Underline / Italic button
Fix: Add TABLE_PREFIX on a table of query for Users List

v1.1 - (02/12/08)
Fix: Output Date/Time for message visble only by who have write the message
Fix: Action: mute / lunarize / kennylize / topic
Fix: Message counter for statistics.
Add: Select if unregistred user can use or only show the chat.
Add: Usergroup/User that can use the "Action", although affected by them, they can use them.
Add: Send Private Message from the menu of Users List
Add: Show Button URL and IMG if select into admincp
Add: Select various tag for the username
Add: Can enable and insert a "Announce" and show it below chatbox.

v1.2 - (02/13/08)
Fix: Problems with a query of users list
Fix: Value of "Messages Time Limit (in hour) for Users List" options. Now can select 1 and the users list work.
Add: Can select if use the class "smallfont" for the chatbox.
Add: Can set the number / row of smilies into popup from the admincp.
Add: Preview of smilie when mouse is over the smilie.

v1.3 - (02/18/08)
Add: Expire time for this actions: mute, lunarize, kennylize.
Add: Checkbox for select the usergroup into admincp.
Add: Check if user is invisible and not show into users list. Are visible only by usergroup can see hidden users.
Add: Can select the position (up or down) of editor toolbar.
Add: Set the refresh time of ChatBox and Users List
Add: ONLY FOR 3.7.x VERSION: Can add friend from Users List menu.
Add: ONLY FOR 3.7.x VERSION: Show "+" after username into Users List if the user is a friend.

v1.3.1 - (02/18/08)
Add: 5 and 15 minutes for expire time of actions
Fix: Now can see the Toolbar for FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHREAD templates

v1.4 - (03/12/08)
Fix: Problem with users list when use the action "/say".
Fix: Query for show users list.
Mod: Modified the principal template "cchatbox".
Add: Hook system.
Add: Javascript engine.

v1.4.1 - (08/16/08)
Fix: Query for show users list for the "All Online User" option.
Fix: Select of colour.
Fix: SQL Injection problem.

v1.5 - (08/28/08)
Fix: Friend Request via "User List".
Add: Update Session when write a message.
Add: Set min posts for use the cChatBox



Thanks to:

Enzo and all community of vbulletin-italia.it that they have supported to me for this project.



Click INSTALL if you use this product TNX

[mhmd1983]

Originally Posted by christrato

tnx man!

but in a forum with a huge post/user ? i think is a good idea.. but i think to make a extra field into "NEW THREAD" and if you check this field the title of this thread appear into chatbox. ok?

it works great , but what about this option !

[Fivetide]

really sorry for this but looks fantastic only I cant see users cahtting for some reason .. please help

[neto614]

Installed and working great ,nice job ,working great under my forum

[manning]

Any way to check this out before downloading & installing? EG a demo site?

Also if anyone has this working - what kind of server load does it cause? How many concurrent users have you had chatting at one time?

[dtommy79]

hi,

Is this mod updated for 3.8?

[Cireus]

I upgraded to 3.8 and it works fine on my forum

[neto614]

i dont want it to be see by unreg user and banned user that funtion doesnt work ...

look at below this option doesn't work ..

Insert the ID of Usergroup that can't use and see the ChatBox.

Users Awaiting Moderation
**Ftaccess VIP Member **
Administrators
Moderators
No Access
Registered Users
Site Enforcer
Super Moderators
Unregistered / Not Logged In
Users Awaiting Email Confirmation
Visiting Admin/Mod

[carcomp]

Can anyone point me in the right direction for moving this chatbox to "above the navbar"?

[tlwwolfseye]

Why are the latest Posts in the Chatbox on the Bottom of the list and I have to scroll back up, since its usually the other way around. Because we you load the site with this Chatbox, the scrollbar is also up and since on top are not the latests shouts, people have to already scroll down just to see the latest shouts.

Why not just put the latest on top ?

[piraterevival]

Does this work with VBADVANCED so I can get it onto my front page?

Cheers