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MGC Chatbox Evo · **Released**: 01-27-2008

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

French
English
German [Not yet updated]
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

Doug22 · #**482** 02-19-2008, 10:37 AM

I followed all the instructions but my chat just sits on "loading" no matter what I try. Help!

VBDev · #**483** 02-19-2008, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordtopcat

Really appreciate all the work you do, mate. There are very few mod authors out there that stick with their mods 100%. Well done!

BTW - I have voted for you in the MoTM Poll

Thanks no problem

Quote:

Originally Posted by maidos

well maybe that you didnt u didnt test the new verson long enough. anyway i live in the same timezone (denmark) as you andwould be more than happy to test ur version..

Yes perhaps but for the problem of first chat I didn't experienced it on my local forum which is weird.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PimvanJ

I was a little bit to fast I gues.

Glad I have a back-up, board is up again.

Keep up the good work!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PimvanJ

I guess I lost contact with the SQL server during install.

That's the only thing I can imagine.

Yes I think that's a possibilty !

VBDev · #**484** 02-19-2008, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug22

I followed all the instructions but my chat just sits on "loading" no matter what I try. Help!

You did uploaded the js files ?

maidos · #**485** 02-19-2008, 12:55 PM

i would guess different server os or configuration which makes the difference why it went fine for u and not mine

MotMann · #**486** 02-19-2008, 02:25 PM

There are a lot of W3C Org mistakes. Do you fix that?

BozzaJos · #**487** 02-19-2008, 02:34 PM

Hey VBDev!

Awesome work with this shoutbox man. I didn't know hacks/mods could be so good for vBulletin. You've really amazed me and my members.

Got a couple of things though. I was wondering if it could ever be possible to add the feature that a bot gives an announcement every time someone has made a new post or created a thread on the forums. This would create a bridge between the chatbox and forums which would be awesome. I know vBShout had it so it could be possible. I would only like to see it when it won't add extra server load though.

Another thing is the ability to have some words censored. So when someone says "shit" it gets replaced by "s***". I can't stop people from using some swearing words even though it's in the rules. Would be nice if they would be censored automatically.

Can't think of anything else that I would like to see. Keep up the good work my man! It's amazing...

VBDev · #**488** 02-19-2008, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maidos

i would guess different server os or configuration which makes the difference why it went fine for u and not mine

Yes that's certainly that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MotMann

There are a lot of W3C Org mistakes. Do you fix that?

Xhtml1.0 mistakes ? Yes I know I have to deal with that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BozzaJos

Hey VBDev!

Awesome work with this shoutbox man. I didn't know hacks/mods could be so good for vBulletin. You've really amazed me and my members.

Got a couple of things though. I was wondering if it could ever be possible to add the feature that a bot gives an announcement every time someone has made a new post or created a thread on the forums. This would create a bridge between the chatbox and forums which would be awesome. I know vBShout had it so it could be possible. I would only like to see it when it won't add extra server load though.

Another thing is the ability to have some words censored. So when someone says "shit" it gets replaced by "s***". I can't stop people from using some swearing words even though it's in the rules. Would be nice if they would be censored automatically.

Can't think of anything else that I would like to see. Keep up the good work my man! It's amazing...

Yes I think I'll certainly do that in an upcoming version.

About censored words, if you have had censored words in vBulletin system one then it shall be also active in the chatbox.

PimvanJ · #**489** 02-19-2008, 05:22 PM

One of my users post a huge photo between img tags.
This ruin the whole forum lay-out
Is there a way to prevent this?
And what about posting an huge text-file, lets say 5 MB.?

alseef · #**490** 02-19-2008, 05:51 PM

Thank you

The colors is Ok

Doug22 · #**491** 02-19-2008, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

You did uploaded the js files ?

Okay it works on my alternate skin but not my default?

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