Version: 3.4.0, by VBDev
Developer Last Online: Dec 2021
Category: Chat Modifications -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 01-27-2008
Last Update: 09-01-2013
Installs: 2476
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
No support by the author.
This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x
Overview
MGC Chatbox Evo is the most ever installed chatbox for vBulletin !
It offers a new enhanced online experience to your members leading to increased time spent online of more than 25% by providing them with a new, more interactive, way to interact with each other.
Important number of features
High level of configurability to fit each users needs
Channels system
Many commands
Bot system
and more...
... makes MGC Chatbox Evo a must have for your forum !
Detailed features
Following is a non-exhaustive list:
Simple install
Ajax based with:
Fast and Intelligent chats retrieval through javascript calls to server files (refresh delay configurable per usergroup)
Edit/update by double-clicking on a chat
Interact on chats through menus and javascript
Many usergroup permissions to limit features according to usergroups
Full configuration of the chatbox display:
Size, position on forum pages, editor layout (either top/bottom input or left/right textarea) and position, number of chats displayed, ...
Full configuration of the chats display:
Authorized bbcodes selection, date/time options, avatar display, ...
Possibility to create channels (unlimited number) with multiple configuration options:
Warn user of new message when not active through blinking image and eventually sound notification
Possibility to select on which specific page each is displayed
Option to display the channel only for selected languages
Usergroup/User permissions to access the channel
Many commands available with usergroup/user permissions to access them:
/me: well known IRC command
/del: remove shouts (different possibilities of removal)
/ignore: ignore shouts from another user
/ban: ban user from chatbox
/pm: send a private chat to another user
/announcement: modify the announcement on top of the chatbox
/slap: allow user to slap another user
/team: chats sending between specified usergroups
/l33t: I33t-ify a message
/banchan: ban user from specific channel [PRO only]
Forum activity notifications system in the chatbox:
Different display options:
In the chatbox melted with chats
In the chatbox in a separate column
In the vB4 sidebar or a custom sidebar for vB3
Multiple notifications:
New thread creation
New post creation
Post thanked (Abe's)
New registrations (not included - separate product)
IBProarcade highscore (not included - separate product)
Bot system with set of predefined trigger chat and corresponding answers and automatic bot chats [PRO only]
Archive system with statistics as well as download and search capabilities
Possibility to display the list of users online in the chatbox
Force anynomous to enter a username before chatting if they can access the chatbox
Antiflood system
Private chats feature through PM in tabs
Optional sound notifications
Inactive mode feature for server load optimization
I'm sure this has been covered before, but with 293 pages, it's a little hard to keep up!
Yeah I know, the bigger the thread become, the harder to follow it is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6
I've got this installed with no problems currently other than the fact that a number of the settings are still showing up in French. Any ideas how I can fix this?
I made sure to upload the English language.xml
These are settings content not phrases so that's normal.
You have to put your own text in those boxes.
In the next release I'll attach the translation of the default values so that you users can work less haha.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6
Also, I've noticed that the time isn't showing up correctly.
For instance, right now it's 7:33 PM, but the time is showing up as 7:1 PM on the Chat box. One other minor bug, the version still states 2.2.0 in the bottom of the chat box, even though it's listed as 2.2.1 in the products in the AdminCP.
Time is showing correctly for me, have you changed the timeformat option of the chatbox ?
Yeah I know I forgot to change the version in the chatbox, but no biggie
Quote:
Originally Posted by fukdawrld
Ok i have a very strange problem. It seems whatever display order I have my chats on is opposite for registered users. If i have it set to "newest first" my admins, mods, supermod, all see it as newest first...but my registered users see it as oldest first???? Any Ideas?
You are using same browser as your users ? That's not really possible.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fukdawrld
The other has been asked in this thread a few times but with no clear answers:
I"m having this exact same issue..how would i go about fixing this.
The problem with that is that I don't know how that {IF} thing is parsed.
Is it a custom variable or something coming along with a plugin ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger187
Me of all people should know, but VBDev or whomever, is there a resizer so if images are posted, it restricts them to a certain size (settable by usergroup) or whatever?
For the chatbox ? No there aren't any.
It's based on bbcodes vB parsing method so if you have one for your posts and so on, I suppose it should be active for chatbox too.
Ah ah the 2.2.1 was released 1 day after the 2.2.0.
Did you forget to update the copyright information at the bottom for 2.2.1? I have updated to 2.2.1 twice now and the tag at the bottom still says that it's 2.2.0.
My product version in the admin says 2.2.1, just not the front page.
Yeah I know, the bigger the thread become, the harder to follow it is.
These are settings content not phrases so that's normal.
You have to put your own text in those boxes.
In the next release I'll attach the translation of the default values so that you users can work less haha.
Time is showing correctly for me, have you changed the timeformat option of the chatbox ?
Yeah I know I forgot to change the version in the chatbox, but no biggie
You are using same browser as your users ? That's not really possible.
The problem with that is that I don't know how that {IF} thing is parsed.
Is it a custom variable or something coming along with a plugin ?
For the chatbox ? No there aren't any.
It's based on bbcodes vB parsing method so if you have one for your posts and so on, I suppose it should be active for chatbox too.
When i test my board I test it in several browsers and they all come up the same...registered user see whatever is opposite to the settings. [I.E., firefox, chrome, and opera]
How do I check on the if thing {IF}
Instead of seeing the images i see submit query and the image url is forum/{IF}/misc/menu_open.gif
I will purchase the branding free option if someone can tell me how I achieve the following....
I need it so that just the chatbox gets launched in its own window (without anything else - no forum header, logo, navbar or other VB stuff), say 640x300px in size, via a single link to launch it.