Chat Modifications - Flashchat 6 Integration for vBulletin 4.x

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

vBulletin 4.x Version

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Flashchat 6 Integration with vBulletin 4.x.x
Flashchat 4 & Flashchat 5 are not supported by this Integration.

vBulletin 4.0.1 broke the automatic login of vb members into Flashchat, this is fixed in mod version 4.0.5 onwards.

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like vBA.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

Note: This modification is not Flashchat - you must obtain and install that first - this is just vBulletin / Flashchat Integration. You must also install Flashchat into a folder called 'chat' in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. This modification will fail if you do not do this.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


Support

This modification is not supported.
Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.


History:

v4.0.1 : 25-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 26-Dec-2009 : Fix bug in CMS file for CSRF on profile pages.
v4.0.3 : 27-Dec-2009 : Fix bug when using admin message list + minor phrase changes.
v4.0.4 : 05-Jan-2010 : Minor display changes (not released).
v4.0.5 : 13-Jan-2010 : Fix broken autologin in vb 4.0.1 +
v4.0.6 : 26-Jan-2010 : Various updates.
v4.0.7 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.8 : 13-Jun-2010 : Added error message if Flashchat installation cannot be detected.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.

[radmoose]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Both those issues suggest you have not imported the product into vb, or you have disabled it (or disabled all plugins ?).

The plug-ins were enabled and I had imported the product.

All of the other ADMIN pages work just not the messages page.

I tried uninstalling the product and reinstalling. I get the same errors.

[Paul M]

Sorry, but without full access to your site there is nothing else I can tell you.

Support: Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files. If you are still stuck and want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, an admin user, and ftp access details, without these I cannot help you. I will look when I have time.

[radmoose]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Sorry, but without full access to your site there is nothoing else I can tell you.

=( buh. OK. Understandable.

So my current status is...

• The msglist works fine when I move back to original vbulletin40CMS.php file.
• The msglink does not work with your updated vbulletin40CMS.php file.
• It seems that the $group isn't passed.
• The profile link doesn't work with either one. In FC original it was due to the CSRF protection. I was able to work around that. In this mod, it is acting like it is getting the wrong value ... or something =/
• The rest of the integration does seem to function properly.

I think my next step is to recreate my board as a test board and start tearing things apart.

Paul M, thanks for your assistance and insight, as well as your MODs.

EDIT: Just saw the part about PMing you the details.. I was thinking that your comment was that since you couldn't see it you were at a loss. I will get you the details in a PM. Thanks again.

[swiftor]

Hi Paul, did you have a chance to see my earlier post? Is it possible to embed the chat within an existing page, like the main forum listing page? If so, any details on how? Thanks!

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by swiftor

Hi Paul, did you have a chance to see my earlier post? Is it possible to embed the chat within an existing page, like the main forum listing page? If so, any details on how? Thanks!

Not really no, thats why this mod uses its own page.

If you really want, you could embed it as an iframe, similar to how the custom page works, but I wouldnt recomend it, esp on your homepage, you would very quickly overload your system.

[Paul M]

A couple of issues have been fixed in version 4.0.3 released today.

Thanks to Radmoose for reporting them, and for providing access to his site so I could track them down.

[nitra1000]

I don't think my host supports this (can't enter a good RTMP URL in flashchat isntall) anyone know any good VB host that does? (pm me)

[sisterhood]

Mod is not ready 4.0.3 user can not show your own text in chat

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by sisterhood

Mod is not ready 4.0.3 user can not show your own text in chat

I have no idea what this means.

[radmoose]

Originally Posted by Paul M

A couple of issues have been fixed in version 4.0.3 released today.

Thanks to Radmoose for reporting them, and for providing access to his site so I could track them down.

Thank you Paul M for taking the time to track them down.

For those following along at home =) some of the issues I posted were most likely due to my installing and uninstalling out of order to try to correct the issues that were ultimately fixed by Paul. The integration did work (other than the minor issues that were ultimately corrected) when installed (or uninstalled) properly and in the correct order. =)

So once we got over the basic install issues (that I seemed to have caused) Paul M was able to resolve the real issues.

Thanks again Paul M for taking the time.

The integration is working well and I have a lot of happy forum members because of it!

(tries to add more stars to the 5 star rating)