Add-On Releases - Official AddonChat Product

vBulletin 3.7.x Official Integration & Authentication Extension

Product Info
Name: AddonChat Official Integration Product
Product ID: ac80_37
Version: 3.7.0
Author: AddonInteractive (http://www.addoninteractive.com/)
Last Modified: 15 May. 2008
Compatibility: vBulletin 3.7.x

Overview
This extension allows you to fully integrate a AddonChat Free, Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise Java? Chat Room with your vBulletin 3.7 forum system. 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 3.7 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?
This script is a completely revamped edition of our previous integration script. Installation no longer requires any template or code modifications. Additionally, there are no PHP files to edit when setting up your chat room. We have added an "AddonChat" menu item in the vBulletin AdminCP that allows you to setup and configure your chat room with ease. Most users will simply need to enter their account number and password (as used at addonchat.com) and your chat room settings will be retrieved automatically, with your remote authentication system updated automatically as well. We have also improved character code support through better UTF-8 conversion allowing non-English speakers to use a vBulletin+AddonChat without issue. Issues relating to the Who's Chatting system causing problems have also been addresses; a scheduled task has been added to automatically optimize and repair AddonChat related tables daily in addition to improvements to the re-written Who's Chatting system.

Features

• Seamless integration between your vBulletin forum and AddonChat
• After installation, setup and configure your chat room from the AddonChat menu in your vBulletin Admin Control Panel
• Popup and Embedded Chat room link options
• Automatic (ten minute interval) User's Chatting count updates
• Real-Time Who's Chatting list
• Display the amount of users within your chat room on your main navbar shown throughout your entire forum
• 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/uninstallation 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

Installation
Installaion 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.

[xlguy]

I emailed their support asking for a 3.8 version, but didn't get any where.

Perhaps if a few more paying customers email them and request?

Also Chris could perhaps address these too?

Originally Posted by Jaxel

few bugs/requests/changes that need to be addressed in the next version of this mod for Addonchat...

1 - uncached templates (I already fixed this in my version)
2 - support for the community link in 3.8 (already fixed in my version)
3 - better templates. I rewrote all my templates, to handle 100% widths.
4 - better who's chatting template...

[xlguy]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

I've made my own version of this product (attached)... it brings support for vb3.8 and who's chatting on forumhome.

Thanks

[Trek]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

I've made my own version of this product (attached)... it brings support for vb3.8 and who's chatting on forumhome.

[FIXED]

I installed this, it worked ok, but it killed my Navbar links... I tried to reinstall the old version, but that didn't help. Any idea what template modifications I have to make to get this working again?

BTW, when I say it killed my navbar links, to be fair, it moved them under community (which the mod says it does), however in my custom styles, I don't use that. I mostly wanted the mod to display the who's chatting in the forum home.

[dbtp]

Hello, I installed this following the instructions.

When I click on the account settings in the AddonChat menu I am getting this error. What do I do to fix this? Thanks! I am using Vbulletin 3.8.0

Warning: require_once() [function.require-once]: Unable to access [path]/includes/functions_addonchat.php in [path]admincp\addonchat.php on line 10

Warning: require_once([path]/includes/functions_addonchat.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No error in [path]admincp\addonchat.php on line 10

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '

[dbtp]

Nevermind. I missed a key file. I uploaded it. it's working.

[aberg]

Works with v3.8.1. but I have the problem in the custom template.
I don't see the link ( dropmenu) here.
Anyone a idea how to add it in a custom home template? (forumhome)

[Jelsea]

I got this installed and I can connect, but the password field when logging in is auto-filled with some looooong password. It's not my password, and no matter how many times I try to save my password, it reverts to the other one when I try to log in. It's not just me, either. It's my users as well. I've already tried clearing my cache, cookies, and saved passwords. No dice. Any ideas?

[logicSix]

Is this compatible with 3.8.1?

[andrej770]

I installed this on my 3.8.1 system with Jaxel's MOD and it works fine. In order to do the account lookup (I have the free version), I left the URL blank (left it at http://). I did the Lookup once with the password, got denied, then tried it again without the password and it worked. I previewed my site and clicked on Community and the login box came up. It auto entered my user name without a password and worked.

Thanks to all.

[DieselMinded]

i find this add on useless , and im a professional subscriber of add on chat