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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

BayLee2 · #**2762** 07-28-2013, 12:36 PM

Will an update be made for 5.x.x...? Does it work with that verson of VB...?

lcn · #**2763** 08-03-2013, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temporaryins

I have a dark background on my page as well so I had to fix the background color, but I noticed that the input box was unchanged by it, so I went into the vsa_chatbox_input template and added:

background-color:{vb:stylevar editor_background.backgroundColor};

after

<input type="text" class="primary textbox" name="vsacb_entermessage" id="vsacb_entermessage" style="width:100%;font-size:{vb:raw vsacb_textsize};color:{vb:raw vsacb_color_default};

Hope that helps some other people in my situation

This fixed my issue for my dark forum style.
Thanks

itskerz03 · #**2764** 08-10-2013, 02:47 AM

Lately this chatbox has been randomly going blank and eating posts. I tried to reinstall but still the same problem. Any ideas on what could be causing this? I am running VB 4.2.1.

Zurual · #**2765** 08-16-2013, 02:39 PM

We are using vBulletin 4.2.0 Patch 3 and the VSa Chatbox + VSa Advanced Forum Statistics + VSa PayPal Donate plugins on a GoDaddy-hosted website.

GoDaddy made some recent change to their server and now all VSa plugins crash our forums with returned 500 error "Zero Sized Reply". After disabling the VSa plugins, all non-VSa plugins are working properly.

When the VSa plugins are enabled, our server error log gets filled with the following messages:

Code:

[Fri Aug 16 01:06:08 2013] [4765278] [fcgid:warn] (20014)Internal error: [client 107.26.167.233:53173] mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function
[Fri Aug 16 01:06:09 2013] [4765278] [fcgid:warn] (20014)Internal error: [client 107.26.167.233:40819] mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function
[Fri Aug 16 01:36:08 2013] [4765278] [fcgid:warn] (20014)Internal error: [client 107.26.167.233:49629] mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function
[Fri Aug 16 01:36:10 2013] [4765278] [fcgid:warn] (20014)Internal error: [client 107.26.167.233:57866] mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function
[Fri Aug 16 02:21:06 2013] [4765278] [fcgid:warn] (20014)Internal error: [client 174.241.10.128:6948] mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request_ipc function

We have contacted GoDaddy and they advised us to increase the PHP memory limit and execution time limit in our php.ini file, which we have done, but the error persists. They also advised us to add the following lines to our .htaccess file in order to disable FastCGI, but this also has not worked.

Code:

addhandler x-httpd-php-cgi .php4
addhandler x-httpd-php5-cgi .php
addhandler x-httpd-php5-cgi .php5

Our last option is to convince GoDaddy to reverse whatever change they made a few days ago, and/or to disable FastCGI at the server level entirely, and I am certain that will not be easy to negotiate.

There is some command or feature being used by the VSa set of plugins that is interfering with the FastCGI Server API at GoDaddy. Please let us know if there is some way to fix this, or if we are screwed.

Ralf vd Enden · #**2766** 08-19-2013, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce1984

Awesome mod! I am looking to get this working on the portal page of vBadvanced and not on any other page. There were instructions on how to do it, which I have followed to the letter, however it still does not display. Some others mentioned it might have something to do with how vB changed the last couple of releases? Unfortunately, the person who made the instructions hasn't been online in months, so I'm hoping someone here can help?

So basically what I'm looking for is to have the Chatbox (only) on the vBadvanced home/portal page.

- vBulletin? Version 4.2.0
- vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1

Thanks in advance!

I've managed to get it to display in the center area via a vBa module, which I've attached. You can import it via Download /Upload module in the vBa settings. Make sure you add the module to the homepage. I forgot this the first time so it didn't show

Also, you need to edit the VSa Chatbox settings:
Show chatbox on pages: index,adv_index
Show chatbox in templates: FORUMHOME,adv_portal_cb
Position on page: disabled (otherwise it will show below the navbar and wherever you put the module to display)

And that should do it.

Hope that helps.

Bubble #5 · #**2767** 08-20-2013, 01:27 AM

Using 4.2.1

Trying to get it to appear only in the lounge area.

Where it says "Show ChatBox in specific forum only?" we have the lounge selected, and for "Show ChatBox in templates" we have that blank, and yet it still shows up in forum home. What are we doing wrong?

l0l4s0 · #**2768** 08-20-2013, 08:09 PM

I was seeing how to implement it in the sidebar as a widget, but I have not succeeded, someone who can tell which is the way to implement it.

Videx · #**2769** 08-20-2013, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by l0l4s0

I was seeing how to implement it in the sidebar as a widget, but I have not succeeded, someone who can tell which is the way to implement it.

I don't think there is any easy way, but I recall seeing some people have limited success way back in the thread if you feel like searching.

Wolver2 · #**2770** 08-22-2013, 01:04 PM

Guys how do you show Prefixes on this chat addon? cant find an option

Indy CTS-V · #**2771** 08-23-2013, 04:17 PM

Can somebody tell me how to change just the background color of the chat window ONLY? It appears to inherit the style color....and being my style is dark to almost black....its a nightmare.

The text input window is white already, which is great, but how to change the output field or main chat window to white also?

My forum is IndyCarz.com if anybody wants to take a look and see what I am talking about....and offer advise.

Sorry....hadnt marked installed. Just did that.

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