Chat Modifications - Cyb - ChatBox

FEATURE UPDATES WILL BE RELEASED HERE:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177552

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Info:
Powerful AJAX-based ChatBox for vBulletin.


Main Features:
-One step installation (no file uploads, no manual template modifications required)
-Put ChatBox on any forum page by setting script name and adding variable to desired template
-"ChatBox Full" (always available on separate page)
-"Messages Archive" (available on separate page, with options to edit/delete messages)
-"ChatBox Search"
-Option to block usergroups from viewing ChatBox
-Option to delete messages older than x hours automatically
-"ChatBox Statistics" (new messages since last visit, messages in last x hours, total messages, top x chatters,...)
-View users active in ChatBox (available in CBFull and Archive)
-Text formatting options (color, weight, style, decoration,...)
-Advanced Smiliebox
-Smiliebox options: total smilies available, smilies per row, smilie clipping, disable smilies...
-A lot of customizable stuff, including: set new/old status icons, time/date format, box height, message order, auto-refresh intervals,...
-One-click actions: View all messages posted by user X, Delete all messages posted by user x, Ban/unban user from ChatBox, View last message posted by user X, View your last message, View first unread message
-"/me" action (used when you want to refer to yourself in the "third person")
...and more...

See screenshots for more details.


Installation:
1. Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
2. OPTIONAL (custom placement on forum page)
Open desired template and put "$cybchatbox" to desired line.


To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - ChatBox


Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 15. 2007.
-First version
v1.1-v1.6 - Sep/Oct 2007.
-Bug fixes, improvements, several new options added,...
v1.7 - Oct 07. 2007.
-Released at vB.org
v1.8 - Oct 11. 2007.
-Fixed bug where moderators can not delete messages
-New: Set auto-refresh interval for messages
-New: Set auto-refresh interval for active users
-New: Option to enable auto-refresh for guests
-New: Option to reverse message order (newest at bottom)
v1.8.1 - Oct 11. 2007.
-Fixed bug where colspan in Archive is not set correctly for moderators
-Added ability to disable date in mesages (simply leave date field blank)
-Added option to have ChatBox always collapsed by default (ChatBox Full not affected)
v1.8.2 - Oct 12. 2007.
-Fixed bug (reversed message order gives wrong results)
-New: Set timecut in minutes for active users listing
-New: Automatically parse links in messages (can be disabled)
v1.8.3 - Oct 13. 2007.
-Auto-prune setting field restored
-Fixed bug where some users are logged-out after posting message
-Improved detection and listing of active users
-If user is active in ChatBox it will be shown in profile and wol list
v1.9 - Oct 15. 2007.
-New: Not all smilies are loaded on startup. Set how many of them you want to show before user clicks "More".
-New: "/me" user action ("/me" in submitted message will be replaced by author's username, and message appears in color you set)
-Minor bug fixes
v1.9.1 - Oct 15. 2007.
-Fixed bug from previous version where message area height not follows your settings properly
v1.9.2 - Nov 06. 2007.
-New option in user menu: View messages posted by user
-Option to allow users to delete their own messages
-Fixed bug where admin with primary usergroup different than 6 is not able to delete all messages
-Fixed bug where links to member profiles in messages are broken at "/member.php"
-"Delete Selected" moved to phrases
v1.9.3 - Nov 20. 2007.
-New: Set groups able to view Chatbox but not post messages
-New: Set groups able to edit/delete all messages, and ban/unban users from ChatBox
-New: Customize color list in message posting interface
-New: Ban list
-Fixed default text color
-Fixed some compatibility issues for "/me" action
-Fixed bug where some users get db error when importing product
-Fixed bug where you need to refresh page after "Busy" message to continue chatting
-Minor bug fixes
v1.9.4 - Nov 21. 2007.
-Fixed bug with changing colors in IE
-Some code optimization done
v1.9.5 - Nov 26. 2007.
-Fixed bugs with stripping html tags and "/me" action
v1.9.6 - Nov 29. 2007.
-New: ChatBox Search
-New: Click on message icon in main box to open message for editing/deletion
-Fixed bug with page navigation
-Minor bug fixes/code improvements
v1.9.7 - Dec 01. 2007.
-New: Find first unread message
-New: Find your last message
-New: Find last message by user X
v1.9.8 - Dec 05. 2007.
-New: Ban certain BB tags from being used in the ChatBox
-New feature in user messages view: "Locate this message in Archive"
-New: Message icons in Main box now opens Archive where requested message is highlighted
-New in "Top Chatters": Click on number to view chatter messages
-New in "My Messages": Click on number to view your own messages
-Fixed bug where space after username is lost in "/me" action message
v1.9.9 - Dec 06. 2007.
-New: Users with post count less than X can not view ChatBox
-New: Log/view/resolve IP addresses in CB messages
-Fixed bug with searching last message by user X


MARK AS INSTALLED to get support and updates.

[Pottsy]

Cyb, nice neat mod - thank you.

Something I found out that may help others:
To prevent huge posts, entering size into the bbcode ban box doesn't work, it needs to be size=3,size=4,size=5 etc.

Suggestion:
How about being able to specify number of messages in the small chatbox, and number of messages in the large chatbox?

Possible issue:
If a user leaves their computer on all day with a page showing with the chatbox on all day, it keeps polling all day. It would be nice if it checked for activity (user logged in) and stopped polling if appropriate.

[xixxon]

some of my members complain that when they press enter, the message doesn't shout out but it go down to another line...is there any way to fix it?

edited :: i figured out that the complaining members are using IE and i tried....comes out that it doesn't work w/ IE

[DrKNickel]

Wow, i really like it!

How do i set it up that the chatbox only shows on one specific forum and no where else?

Greets

[kurtmorrison]

It's nice, but i have a question

why the time format always shows up as: H:m whne the people is on the chat? it never shows real time

[Thoman]

is the shoutbox v 3.6.4 compatible ?

[rgvtruck]

I am wondering if anyone has had server problems with this mod? Hostgator point it out for me, thats it was seeing to much activity coming from the chatbox that they shut me down. Anyone has had a similar problem? I knew for a fact that my chatbox had well over 200k post and over 3k of pages, probably that was macking the server to high load. Let me know

Regards
-Leo

[JasonP007]

How would I get this to show on my homepage which is vbadvanced? Thanks in advance.

I found the instructions for my question about VBA CMPS on page 9 of this thread and added it to my site, it works great... next time I will read all the questions before asking.

Hack is installed and working great on my forums and vbadvanced - thanks a bunch 8)

[Hendrizius]

Is it possible to use style specific replacement variables in the chatbox?

[hostlayer]

Is there any way to change this so the text box is at the top live vbShout?

[LoneWolf71]

I got this mod working great, exept for on my VBA CMPS.. its there, but it just says loading.. now the one on my forums works great.. any idea?? Clicks Installed.. great hack Cyb

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