Who's in chat on forumhome.. (No eggdrop)

I don't know if any of you will find this useful but its something that I've wanted for a while. For me, the problem with all of the other "who's in chat" hacks is that most of them require something crazy to work (I have no idea what an eggdrop is). Anyway, this one is php/mysql based and should be easy to install.

Description: This will add a new section to your "What's going on?" block which will display a list of users who are currently chatting or viewing the included chat.php page (see screenshot). The list of current chatters is updated every 60 seconds by an auto-refreshing (hidden) iframe in the chat page.

This hack should work with any embedded (web based) IRC chat.

Installation overview:
*Files to edit: (1) -index.php
*Files to upload: (2) -chat.php & icon_chat.gif
*Templates to edit: (1) -FORUMHOME
*Templates to add: (3) -chat_main, chat_chatters, & chat_chatbit
*Queries to run: (1) Adds the chatters table.

After that you simply add the html code to embed your chat applet in the chat_chatbit template. You can then view your chatroom by going to yoursite.com/forums/chat.php.

Note: The list of chatters is updated every 60 seconds, so usernames will still be listed in the "who's in chat" box for up to a minute after they leave the chat page.

Credits: The idea for refreshing the iframe to update the chattime came from John's "extend session" feature in his V3Arcade hack. So thanks John.

[hubba]

>>will need to do some customising

I think one only has to change the parameter of codebase? If there is more to do I would be glad for instructions... my applets are under the rootdirectory in "classes"

[Zelda-King]

Or you could just shove everything in your forum root, delete everything else then it should all be good... or something (apart from having to update the links to the chatroom).

I tested out pjirc. It works with the hack.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Zelda-King

Or you could just shove everything in your forum root, delete everything else then it should all be good... or something.

I tested out pjirc. It works with the hack.

What is pjirc? Have you tried jpilot yet? I just installed in on the site. You might want to see if you can get into it any better than the old one.

[Zelda-King]

Originally Posted by Boofo

What is pjirc? Have you tried jpilot yet? I just installed in on the site. You might want to see if you can get into it any better than the old one.

pjirc was mentioned in this thread and I gave a link to it. I've also tried out jpilot. I like both programs and I've already said they both work for me. pjirc however, doesn't need registering.

And yes I can use your chat now, Boofo.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Zelda-King

pjirc was mentioned in this thread and I gave a link to it. I've also tried out jpilot. I like both programs and I've already said they both work for me. pjirc however, doesn't need registering.

And yes I can use your chat now, Boofo.

Oooooh, I think I just got scolded.

Just trying to help.

By the way, the new beta of JPilot is worth checking out. They've added a lot of neat things to it.

[Zelda-King]

Oh sorry, that wasn't supposed to sound like a scolding. Just call it "early morning syndrome".

What would be nice for the actual hack is text formatting for mods/admins. Have them show in bold/italics as applicable.

[Zelda-King]

It seems this doesn't show people who enter the chat using a Firefox browser.

EDIT: Seems like the problem is conditional. Anyway I went in my chat on Firefox and couldn't see myself. No one could see me either so I tried IE and it then worked. I then went on another board with the chat installed so I could discuss the issue with the admin there. I went in on Firefox. Again, I didn't show. Later though I reentered on Firefox again and he said he could see me now. I hadn't really done much online in all that time (that I think would change much) so it appears temperamental... (unless it's something with my computer?).

[EvilLS1]

Strange.. I just downloaded Firefox 0.8 to test it and its working fine for me. Maybe its a setting or something.. Have you changed any of the default browser settings?

Here's another possibility.. Maybe you're viewing a cached version of forumhome and thats why you don't see yourself? Did ya try ctrl + R to refresh forumhome?

[Zelda-King]

No, I refreshed it with the refresh button. Anyway, I later went back in one of the chats on Firefox and again it didn't show me. I do think it's a local problem though, as I have seen Firefox work.

I changed like... 1-2 settings but I can't say which ones offhand (I'm on another computer right now) so later I'll revert the settings and see how I do with the default.

No one could see me though.

[EvilLS1]

I changed like... 1-2 settings but I can't say which ones offhand (I'm on another computer right now) so later I'll revert the settings and see how I do with the default.

Ok, keep me posted.