Integration with vBulletin - FlashChat - Who is in the chat.

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This is a simple display of who is currently chatting in FlashChat - on the forum homepage display.

The main features of Version 4.xx are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on Forum Home with the "Users online" display.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "no one is chatting" message is displayed.
6. The hack is now phrased.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Forum Home Options.
8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option.
9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option (vBulletin Options > Forums Home Page Options).

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from version 4.10 onwards, you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes. To upgrade from version 4.02 to version 4.10 onwards, you need to uninstall the product and remove the template code in FORUMHOME - then upload the new product. To upgrade from version 3.xx to version 4.xx you need to delete the existing plugin and remove the template code in FORUMHOME - then upload the new product.

* An add-on to display a 'Most ever chatters' count is available here.


Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that flashchat stores this information. Please also note that I am not Tufat.com or anything to do with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat in general, their forums are here.


History:

v4.10 : Removed the need to edit the FORUMHOME template.
v4.11 : Hyperlinked display icon to chat page. Added vb number formatting to count.
v4.12 : Added ALT tag to above hyperlink.
v4.13 : Updated ACP view permission option to take into account secondary groups.
v4.14 : Added 'nofollow' attribute to listed usernames.
v4.15 : Restricted list based on flashchat autologout parameter, to get round the issue of connections not being cleaned up.
v4.16 : Minor changes, no update necessary.
v4.17 : Added members status to hover information.
v4.18 : Re-wrote status code to take account of custom status definitions.

[Paul M]

I'm guessing that's German for "Super"

[SparKeh]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Um, those instructions are to add their code to the forumhome page ('What's Going On' area).

(exactly what this hack already does, only this display is much better ).

Yes - but how do I get this much nicer display at the top of my forums without having to put the whole "whats going on" area up there

[Basscat]

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Great hack Paul!

[MrSquid]

I've got multiple users that don't see the "Who's chatting" box at all... suggestions? They're people with the same system (XP, IE6) as me but I can't get it to show up for them.

But hey... it works like a charm on my machine! :banana:

[Paul M]

8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option.

Are they in a custom usergroup ? have you given that group rights to view it ?

[MrSquid]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Are they in a custom usergroup ? have you given that group rights to view it ?

I think this is the issue with mine. My mods can see it (default group), but my paid members (custom group) cannot.

What's the trick to making chatters available for viewing regardless of the usergroup?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by MrSquid

What's the trick to making chatters available for viewing regardless of the usergroup?

Edit the ACP setting.

[MrSquid]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Edit the ACP setting.

Someplace other than in the import manager? If so, where? I tried edit from the import manager and couldn't tell where in the code it specified usergroups.

[cyberhypnotic]

MrSquid: Are you looking for the options to turn off/on the Who's Online for the FlashChat and the other options as to which usergroups can view the Who's Online in FlashChat?

This is what you're looking for then:

AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Forum Home Page Options

Scroll to the bottom and you'll see 3 Who is in FlashChat options - Enable, Groups allowed to View, and Location of FlashChat.

Only edit the first two options. If you want everyone on your forum to see Who is in FlashChat, set it to 0. If you want to turn off the feature, set Enable to 'No'.

Paul: Has anyone integrated a menu in the AdminCP for 3.5.3 for this yet?

I've seen one for 3.0.x, but it deals with editing /admincp/index.php, but that's not possible for 3.5.3. Can you let me know if someone has done it and where I could find it?

[MrSquid]

Originally Posted by cyberhypnotic

MrSquid: Are you looking for the options to turn off/on the Who's Online for the FlashChat and the other options as to which usergroups can view the Who's Online in FlashChat?

This is what you're looking for then:

AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Forum Home Page Options

Scroll to the bottom and you'll see 3 Who is in FlashChat options - Enable, Groups allowed to View, and Location of FlashChat.

Only edit the first two options. If you want everyone on your forum to see Who is in FlashChat, set it to 0. If you want to turn off the feature, set Enable to 'No'.

Cool - thanks. I was looking for "Who is in FlashChat" right IN vBulletin Options. I've never been in the "Forum Home Page Options" before.