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VSa - ChatBox (AJAX) · **Released**: 02-07-2010

Info:
Powerful AJAX-based ChatBox for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-One step installation (no file uploads, no manual template modifications required)
-Put ChatBox on any forum page by setting script name and adding variable to desired template
-"ChatBox Full" (always available on separate page)
-"Messages Archive" (available on separate page, with options to edit/delete messages)
-"ChatBox Search"
-Option to block usergroups from viewing ChatBox
-Option to delete messages older than x hours automatically
-"ChatBox Statistics" (new messages since last visit, messages in last x hours, total messages, top x chatters,...)
-View users active in ChatBox (available in CBFull and Archive)
-Text formatting options (color, weight, style, decoration,...)
-Advanced Smiliebox
-Smiliebox options: total smilies available, smilies per row, smilie clipping, disable smilies...
-A lot of customizable stuff, including: set new/old status icons, time/date format, box height, message order, auto-refresh intervals,...
-One-click actions: View all messages posted by user X, Delete all messages posted by user x, Ban/unban user from ChatBox, View last message posted by user X, View your last message, View first unread message
-"/me" action (used when you want to refer to yourself in the "third person")
...and more...

View screenshots for more details.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
-OPTIONAL: Download attached images and extract them to images/editor (contains smilies/remove format icons)

To add to desired template (example FORUMHOME):
1. Add 'index' to THIS_SCRIPT locations (Product options)
2. Add 'FORUMHOME' to template names (Product options)
3. Open 'FORUMHOME' template and put "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" to desired line (for example after '') -> Save

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - ChatBox

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 15. 2007.
-First version
v2.3 - Sep 22. 2008.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v3.0 - Feb 08. 2010.
-Rewritten for vB4
-Known bugs fixed, code optimized
v3.0.1 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong title alignment in box/archive tables
-Fixed: Wrong expand/collapse button alignment in Safari
-Fixed: Wrong 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: XHTML errors
-New Setting: List templates where "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" will be enabled
v3.0.2 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: PHP error on CMS on some configs
-Fixed: 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: Minor bugs in PHP/HTML
v3.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-New: CB Log-in/Log-out
-New Option: Stop auto-refresh if user inactive for X minutes
-New Option: Disable custom colors completely
-New Option: Random smilies
-New Option: Align messages to the usernames
-New: Remove text formatting button
-New: 'Smilies' replaced by image, arrrow removed
-Fixed: Move focus to input field when smilie inserted
-Fixed: 'Expand' button not shown after refresh
-Fixed: Now first item in color list is used as default
-Settings reorganized
-Several style/functionality bugs fixed
v3.1.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-Fixed: Small JS issue on log-out
-New Option: Logged-out by default
v3.1.2 - Feb 16. 2010.
-Fixed: Errors with PHP 5.3
-Fixed: CB table messed up in footer
-Fixed: Several style errors, including XHTML incompatibilities
-New: Auto-insert on forumhome location - Below Forums
-New: Option to reverse message order in CB Archive
v3.1.3 - Feb 19. 2010.
-Fixed: Color selector dimensions
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v3.1.4 - Feb 20. 2010.
-New: Color Select replaced by Color Menu (and it's sexy)
-Note: Above fixes issues with Safari for Mac
-Fixed: Issue with Default color if it's in RGB format
-Note: Above will not change already posted messages
-Fixed/improved: Several style details
-Note: You may die if your templates are not reverted after upgrade
v3.1.5 - Feb 20. 2010.
-Fixed: Chrome not showing Color menu
-Fixed: headinclude_bottom added to <head
v3.1.6 - Feb 24. 2010.
-Fixed: Several style/functionality issues
-New: Set groups NOT able to edit messages
v3.1.7 - Jan 21. 2012.
-Fixed: Status images
-Fixed: Smilies button
-Fixed: Menu items invisible until highlighted
-Fixed: Several style issues (background, menus, colors, smilies)
-Fixed: https links not parsed automatically
-New: Show ChatBox in selected forum only
-New option: Automatically disable auto-refresh if server load is higher than X
-New Option: Set usergroups able to prune ChatBox
-New: 'Prune ChatBox' option available in the Main ChatBox drop-down menu
-Improved: Product menus re-organized
-Minor bugs fixed, codes optimized

Videx · #**2582** 09-27-2012, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JabirA

How many CPU% does this chat require from your server guys?

When I disable it my CPU% goes to 5-10% when I enable the chat and like 20 ppl are using the chat it goes to 100%

You could only make a measurement like this on your own server, so many of us can't say. But there's no doubt any chatbox can be a server hog with a few people using it, so that's why we've always warned people on shared servers to configure it as a shout box instead. Or use a hosted chatbox.

n1kko · #**2583** 09-27-2012, 02:15 AM

Read your post earlier on fixing smilies, but they still seem to be broken. Any other ideas?

Disco_Dave · #**2584** 09-27-2012, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hippy

I would have to see this..
weird
but I am sure I can figure it out

pm me details Ill peek..

I'll send you a wee pm.

JabirA · #**2585** 09-27-2012, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hippy

they all use alot
but this one by far uses less resources as far as I can gather from testing

On how many users did you test it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Videx

You could only make a measurement like this on your own server, so many of us can't say. But there's no doubt any chatbox can be a server hog with a few people using it, so that's why we've always warned people on shared servers to configure it as a shout box instead. Or use a hosted chatbox.

Using it as a shoutbox would even cost me more resources because everytime someone loads the homepage the chat loads with it.

What would you suggest for using a chatbox?

Videx · #**2586** 09-27-2012, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JabirA

What would you suggest for using a chatbox?

I doubt you'll find too many people in this thread using anything else. But as I recall there are a few hosted solutions out there - http://www.addonchat.com/ comes to mind.

I don't obsess about people loading forumhome once per visit to see my shout box. That's what a server is for. The important thing is to discourage them from hanging out in the box and worse - carrying on long conversations in it that would better be in a forum thread. More than one person has observed this behavior much to their disappointment.

lapiervb · #**2587** 09-27-2012, 03:55 PM

How about updating the OP so we know what this update does? PLEASE....

WHAT HAS BEEN UPDATED?

JabirA · #**2588** 09-27-2012, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Videx

I doubt you'll find too many people in this thread using anything else. But as I recall there are a few hosted solutions out there - http://www.addonchat.com/ comes to mind.

I don't obsess about people loading forumhome once per visit to see my shout box. That's what a server is for. The important thing is to discourage them from hanging out in the box and worse - carrying on long conversations in it that would better be in a forum thread. More than one person has observed this behavior much to their disappointment.

Thank you.. I myself was thinking using IRC. But the security risks scares me..

YOODA230 · #**2589** 09-27-2012, 04:24 PM

How to limit the number of smilies for a message

DFORMS · #**2590** 09-27-2012, 05:10 PM

Thank you Hippy I sent you a PM with the info.

Videx · #**2591** 09-27-2012, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YOODA230

How to limit the number of smilies for a message

An interesting question; perhaps should be a Feature Request. But I can't imagine how you could really limit such a thing because smileys are after all only text.

The real answer probably has to do with your forum's rules. Our rule against spam would cover this and after a warning most members would stop.

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