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.

[xfaethorx]

would it be possible to add the "user is chatting" in the post bits and members profile? There was a mention that it might be possible in buy using a plugin? I was wondering if anyone had done it.

[EdQ]

My chat folder isn't in the standard location. Mins is the same level as the forums folder.

[Paul M]

The path to your chat is specified in the acp setting, just put the correct relative path in (like ../chat).

[JulianD]

Thanks! installed!

[wideopen]

This is great thanks:banana:

[kailew]

Hi,

if I create a hidden chat-room in flashchat (maybe for the admins) the plugin will show the visitors of this room at the bottom ... is it possible to avoid this?

Kai

[Paul M]

Nope.

[galey801]

Paul,

This product works a treat

Galey

[Titania]

This is great! Installed and works perfectly. I do have one qeustion though and it has already been asked here:

Originally Posted by SparKeh

Yes - but how do I get this much nicer display at the top of my forums without having to put the whole "whats going on" area up there

I am constantly getting people PMing me saying "how do we know when you are in chat?" Doh!!
Positioning this right under my navbar would be MUCH better

[Paul M]

You can't without a bit of rewriting.