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.

[wacnstac]

I have run into a problem. The "who's on chat" has left one user permanently online even though when you go into chat, they are not there. How to fix?

[dsotmoon]

Originally Posted by wacnstac

I have run into a problem. The "who's on chat" has left one user permanently online even though when you go into chat, they are not there. How to fix?

that could be caused by someone who has signed into chat but didint sign out or has left a browser window open, I know I can have a user who has not signed out show up on who's chatting for hours and hours and hours after


I also just want to say I just upgraded from the original release and the "v4.14 : Added 'nofollow' attribute to listed usernames." makes a big difference with 150-250 yahoo spiders on the forum, thanks!

[wacnstac]

So how do you clear this person out?

[Paul M]

log in yourself, that will probably remove them.

[wacnstac]

I have tried that, it doesn't work.

[sunnycher]

Thank you!!! Installed!

[tamborinegal]

Thanks Paul, works very well.

Clancy

[BrAinZ]

the picture link on the forumhome page doesn't appear to point to the correct folder if you have installed in a "non standard" location.

Mine is installed at /utils/chat/

How can this be fixed?

[Paul M]

Edit the link path in the Display_Chatters template.

[BrAinZ]

THANKS!!!

BUT In trying to sort this, the link from the PROFILE option when clicking on a user in a chat room doesn't work

It adds the extra "/utils/" into the link.

I did change the flashchat_path bit in the phrase manager, but changed it back now.

Still seem to have the problem though.

Can anyone PLEASE help! ?