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

This modification is no longer available or supported.

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]

Originally Posted by cyberhypnotic

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

Not that I am aware of.

[cyberhypnotic]

May I?

And if so:

Where is it possible to find the templates for the AdminCP? Let's say you opened Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager. The template that is used in the right window that opens. Where can I find that? In the meantime, I'll keep looking for it.

I'd like to work on this as far as possible and hopefully get to a point where the member permissions for Admins, Moderators, and Super Moderators are chosen in the AdminCP. Of course, I'd have to work on it little by little as I am a novice.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by cyberhypnotic

May I?

I don't think you need my permission - it's just not something I have need of myself - I can't remember the last time I used the flashchat admin.

[cyberhypnotic]

Didn't realize you would have replied while I was editing my post, lol.

Added some more questions.

I know I don't need your permission, per se. But I'm unaware of how things work around here, as I've noticed some coders jumping on people for "taking over" a hack.

I just noticed that someone posted a hack sometime last year to place it in the AdminCP, for v.3.0.12. I figured someone out there might want this feature for v.3.5.3. Basically, if you use FlashChat and need to use the Admin Panel, why open another window to get to it? If it's integrated into the vBulletin AdminCP, people might have more of an interest in using it.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by cyberhypnotic

But I'm unaware of how things work around here, as I've noticed some coders jumping on people for "taking over" a hack.

There is no ACP integration for flashchat admin in this hack, so you wouldn't be taking it over. Access permissions is another matter of course

[cyberhypnotic]

Originally Posted by cyberhypnotic

May I?

And if so:

Where is it possible to find the templates for the AdminCP? Let's say you opened Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager. The template that is used in the right window that opens. Where can I find that? In the meantime, I'll keep looking for it.

I'd like to work on this as far as possible and hopefully get to a point where the member permissions for Admins, Moderators, and Super Moderators are chosen in the AdminCP. Of course, I'd have to work on it little by little as I am a novice.

Access permissions? Could you clarify? Are you talking about my last paragraph above?

Can you let me know about where to find the AdminCP right window template(s)?

[cyberhypnotic]

OK Paul, this pertains to THIS plugin, Who's in chat.

It seems that I'm no longer IN the chat, but the "Who's in chat" is showing that I am. I believe this happened with another member, as it showed he was in the chat, but not signed onto the forum.

Is there a way for it to remove members after they have actually left the chat?

I even removed the cookie we discussed earlier and that didn't work. Unless it's a different cookie within your plugin. But I'm pretty sure you didn't apply any cookies. All these cookies and no milk, tsk tsk.

Another thing I just noticed. I logged onto another name and the Who's in chat didn't even exist. I have the Who's in chat viewing permissions set to 0 to allow all AND it is enabled.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by cyberhypnotic

OK Paul, this pertains to THIS plugin, Who's in chat.

It seems that I'm no longer IN the chat, but the "Who's in chat" is showing that I am. I believe this happened with another member, as it showed he was in the chat, but not signed onto the forum.

Is there a way for it to remove members after they have actually left the chat?

I even removed the cookie we discussed earlier and that didn't work. Unless it's a different cookie within your plugin. But I'm pretty sure you didn't apply any cookies. All these cookies and no milk, tsk tsk.

That's a flashchat issue, discussed numerous times in this thread, have a read back.

[cyberhypnotic]

OK, found the answer when you posted this link: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=585037

Funny how simple things can be sometimes, lol.

[asianboi]

Is there a way that I can move the Statistic on top instead of having it on the bottom?