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.

[Paul M]

Its a separate mod.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231185

[onehost]

Does anyone know if this works for v4.1?

[taylorpiano]

waiting to hear reply to onehost's vB4.1 question

[basilrath]

Originally Posted by onehost

Does anyone know if this works for v4.1?

Im running vb 4.1 as you can see and this works fine although rolling back to FC 5 seems to be less buggy in my opinion

youl see it working fine on the site

username: msn
password: pass123

try it

[taylorpiano]

thanks, I'll go check it out

ok, I see how it works now, pretty much the same as it does on vB3.8
I wish it had the same options as the chat on Facebook and AOL/Aim, if you saw someone online, you just click their user name and send a message to talk live

[basilrath]

you can send someone a message via a seperate message "outside" of the main room if you like thats already within the software

[Paul M]

Important Note:

I no longer use Flashchat (and havent for over 18 months).

The development and support of Flashchat at Tufat.com appears to have died in 2010 - the site owner has not been seen for almost a year, and even the developer who took over F/C version 6 has not logged in for at least two months. The last [beta] version was 6.0.8, released in June 2010.

Therefore after almost 6 years of supporting Flashchat Integration with vBulletin, I have decided I can no longer support my Flashchat modifications. I do not have it installed on my test sites anymore.

Anyone who wishes can of course continue to use them, and they should continue to work quite happily in 4.1 [for the moment]. However, any future issues caused by vb style or code changes may break them, and will most likely remain unfixed.

[RichieBoy67]

Hey Paul, Understood my friend. It is a shame.. This was one of the best chats out there for barely any money at all.. I will miss this in the upcoming versions of VB..

Thanks for your work!

Richie

[RichieBoy67]

Originally Posted by basilrath

Im running vb 4.1 as you can see and this works fine although rolling back to FC 5 seems to be less buggy in my opinion

youl see it working fine on the site

username: msn
password: pass123

try it

I am trying to install this on a clients site and I have installed flashchat about 100 times with no problems.. This time I cannot even get the install to work.. He has an older version of php but supposedly compatible..

I was going to try an older version of FC.. You mentioned 5?? Do you happen to have a copy or do you know where I can find 5??

Thanks

[Akyeame Kwame]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Im afraid I dont know. I personally havent used FC for sometime now.

Hello Paul,

If you don't mind sharing, what are you using in place of FC if anything? I'm in the market for other options as well.

AK