Chat Modifications - Flashchat 4 Integration for vBulletin 3.8

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

vBulletin 3.8 Version
Please remember to click Mark as Installed if you use this modification.

Flashchat 4 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 4.7.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 5 or 6.

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will try to automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat version 4 only.
* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Support: This modification is no longer supported. Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


History:

v3.8.001 : First release for vb 3.8.

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Thats actually 3.7 mod information. I used a custom version variable to store information for all my 3.7 & 3.8 mods - but abandoned the idea in 4.0. You can remove it if you wish - it wont harm anything either way.

thx Paul, but the Q is how i can remove that field? is possible?

[Paul M]

If you dont know how then just leave it alone.

[profanitytalker]

Hi Paul M,

Thank you for this great hack. I certainly works like a charm.

I was just wondering, do you know how safe flashchat is? I've been hearing stories of forums getting hacked because of the many security holes involved in the software. Do you know the safest and most stabled version of flashchat? I don't want my website to get hacked over this software is all. Thank you in advance.

[Paul M]

Dont believe everything you read. Only some older versions had a known security hole (on badly configured servers). The last 4.x version is fine.

[oldengine]

I see that the last FlashChat stable 4 series download is 4.7.12 and some time back I ended up using 4.8.3 from Flashchat. That must have been some intermediate step, which I hope is OK with this Add-on.

Everything appears to work fine, except with the "drop down" quick link in the vB nav bar.

For Flash Chat, I'm getting a link to:

_______/forum/misc.php?do=flashchat&room=1

Which defaults to my error page.

A working link from Members currently using Flashchat:

_______/forum/chat/flashchat.php

I just updated vBulletin to 3.8.6 PL1 .

[Tamtams]

Any idea if this mod would work on VB4?

All the VB4 Flashchat integrations seem to be for Flashchat 5/6, both of which seem to quite buggy in comparison to the FlashChat 4.

[Paul M]

No idea TBH, but I doubt the integrated page will display very well. The usergroup integration should work I believe.

[Cjoy2Day]

I've installed the flashchat and the integration and I'm getting a blank screen. Can you please help me?

http://www.digiscrapsdrivein.com/for...ashchat&room=1

[Paul M]

Please read the purple support note.

[Cjoy2Day]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Please read the purple support note.

thank you