Forum Home Enhancements - Who is chatting (for Flashchat)

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This is a simple display of who is currently chatting in FlashChat - on the forum homepage display.

The main features of the 3.6 version are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on Forum Home with the "Users online" display.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "no one is chatting" message is displayed.
6. The hack is phrased.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Options.
8. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option (include or exclude groups).
9. The location of the flashchat folder is now an ACP option
10. The option to record and display the Most Ever chatters has been added (v4.46+).

(Options are located in vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat).

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from the 3.5 version you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes.


Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that flashchat stores this information.

Please also note that I have no connection with the Flashchat product - if you have questions about Flashchat functionality then their forums are located here.


History:

v4.30 : First vb 3.6 release, some code re-written.
v4.31 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v4.32 : Updated for Version Checking.
v4.33 : Added options to disable/change auto template insert.
v4.34 : Minor internal code change.
v4.35 : More internal code changes (not released).
v4.36 : Options moved to own settings group.
v4.37 : Minor phrasing changes.
v4.38 : Added new template for username display code.
v4.39 : Fix uncached template.
v4.40 : Moved auto-template options to mods main settings group.
v4.41 : Added 'Always Collapsed' Option to display.
v4.42 : ATCS options updated, Code Run option added, Include/Exclude option added.
v4.43 : Internal update, not released.
v4.44 : Minor code update, no functionality changes.
v4.45 : Defaults on first install updated.
v4.46 : Most Ever chatters option added.

[Masiello]

Oh yeah, thanks, just now I found that notice too on the tufat site, I think it's great, only a question
I have already integrate flashchat with the default integration file, I'm able to use anyway this after? right now.
Thanks

[Paul M]

By default, you mean the supplied vbulletin36CMS.php file ? - you don't have to replace that, but the mod version is always the same or newer (since I maintain it). Just installing the product will update the WOL message.

[Masiello]

Okay, I've replaced anyway your vbulletin36CMS.php, it is newer then the file it is in the flashchat 4.7 package, it seems works great anyway.
Thank you

[ssvp]

So is there a way to move this to say the header area of the forum?

[Gripemaster]

Thank god I found this one...I like this hack so much better than the other one I had... but even after successful install and several people chatting in Flashchat, it's still returning this on the Forum Home:

The most ever chatters online was 1, 01-01-1970 at 12:00 AM.
No one is currently using the chat.

Have I done something wrong?

Oh, and *INSTALLED*

[jw00dy]

No problems with flashchat 4.7.2, and vB 3.6.1 here. :up:

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Gripemaster

Have I done something wrong?

Well given that display I would have to say yes, something is wrong.

[Gripemaster]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Well given that display I would have to say yes, something is wrong.

LOL...Ok... now that we have established that I did something wrong... any suggestions on how to right my wrong? :cross-eyed:

I can PM you a login if you'd be so kind as to take a look-see.

[Paul M]

Since as far as I can see, you don't have a link to your site anywhere then yes. It will need to be an admin login if you want me to be able to look at anything useful.

[Gripemaster]

Thanks very much for your help, all is good now.

*Already installed*