Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox Evo

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
• User statistics display in posts and profile
• Chatbox statistics display on forumhome
• Create thread from a chat [PRO only]
• CMS Integration (not included - separate product)
  • vBAdvanced CMPS
  • vBulletin 4 CMS
• Importers from other chatbox systems:
  • cChatbox by Christrato [version 1.5]
  • Cyb - Chatbox by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
  • vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) by DionDev [version 1.0]
  • Dream's Chatbox by Dream [version 2.1.1]
  • GSBOS by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
  • Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
  • vBShouts 2.0 by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
  • MGC Chatbox by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on MGC Products forum

Languages

1. French
2. English
3. German [Not yet updated]
   
4. Serbian [Not yet updated]

Support

On my website mostly and in this thread

Int?gration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.
vBAdvanced CMPS and vBulletin 4 CMS integration are available as additional modules.

Compatibility

This hack is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Changelog

First part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Second part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=5429

Third part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8469

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here

PRO version and additional addons available on my website

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

[lille L]

I still cant make this work
I run 3.8.1 and the chatbox is just loading... I have to go to the archive to see the new messages.. the chat window is empty..

[TimberFloorAu]

OK.

Not been happy with the new 3.8 version since we installed it ( no offence VBdev )

So uninstalled.

Then installed our older version. [vB3.6.x-vB3.7.x]MGC_Chatbox_Evo_0.4.0]

This then threw up lots of mysql erros, after reloading language file. And then doing permissions in Usergroups.

Now we cannot even revert to this version.

Is all hope lost ??

Any suggestions please

[Markos]

ive installed the new update seems fine thanks VBDev

[RedDevil]

updated thanks dev solved my arcade issue too works fine in arcade again

[morrow]

Is there any fix for vbA yet? I've tried everything from the vba mod thread but no dice.

loading...

[TimberFloorAu]

Uninstalled the bloody lot and getting this now !

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

OK.

Not been happy with the new 3.8 version since we installed it ( no offence VBdev )

So uninstalled.

Then installed our older version. [vB3.6.x-vB3.7.x]MGC_Chatbox_Evo_0.4.0]

This then threw up lots of mysql erros, after reloading language file. And then doing permissions in Usergroups.

Now we cannot even revert to this version.

Is all hope lost ??

Any suggestions please

Hum can you copy here the errors please coz I can't help you without a inch of error text

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Uninstalled the bloody lot and getting this now !

Getting what ? I don't see anything.

Originally Posted by lille L

I still cant make this work
I run 3.8.1 and the chatbox is just loading... I have to go to the archive to see the new messages.. the chat window is empty..

Have you ensured javascript files were uploaded correctly ?

How is your javascript loading set in chatbox options (local or YUI server) ?

Do you see any error in the error console on Firefox ?

Originally Posted by morrow

Is there any fix for vbA yet? I've tried everything from the vba mod thread but no dice.

loading...

Well I don't handle vBA as stangger5 mod is supposed to work so haven't had a look. You should ask him.

[Icy]

I've 2 styles. One is normal & the another one is tab version. In the tabbed style if I choose ChatBox below forums then it won't display. Then I did edit the Chatbox display on forumhome plugin. Replaced

          $find = '$forumhome_markread_script';
          $brb = ' <br />'; 
          $bra = ' ';

With

          $find = '<!-- what\'s going on box -->';
          $brb = ' '; 
          $bra = ' <br />';

Having one problem though! There is extra space on the top of the chatbox. Any help? Check the attachment!

[VBDev]

Perhaps that extra space comes from your forumhome template ?

[Icy]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Perhaps that extra space comes from your forumhome template ?

Yah and unfortunately that one comes with the default vBulletin template! I've just noticed vBulletin.com has the same extra space

<!-- /main -->

<br />
$ad_location[ad_forumhome_afterforums]
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->