[AJAX] vBShout v2.0

[high]Staff Edit/Update[/high]

I have released an updated version of this hack (version 2.0.1), this version fixes some security issues with this hack. All version prior to this one allow users to insert html in their shouts, this can cause problems with them using html that breaks the site layout or malicious javascript. Download the new zip file (vBshout_fixed.zip) and upload the new vbshout.php file to patch/upgrade. If you want to manual instructions they are in the zip file, in the file bugfixes.txt

Second Staff update

I've uploaded a new version of this hack, dubbed '2.0.2'. This one should fix the html injection issues without breaking special characters. To upgrade, download the new zip file and upload the new vbshout.php file.

Please note that this only fixes the html injection issues. I do not use this hack on my own forum (although I've tested this on a client's board) so I will not be fixing the server load issues. I suggest you do not install this hack if you can't deal with the extra server load, as it's rather intensive.

- Brad

[high]End staff edit[/high]

Well, been a while since I've been to vb.org and released anything, thought i'd break the trend and whip up something quick while I have a little spare time.

A shoutbox as you would assume, a very simple one to start off with, but does include AJAX Technology, which pushes the shoutbox 1 step closer to live, messages from other people will appear with no refreshing, and so will yours that you post

A preview is below, i'd estimate a 50 second installation max

Primary Features:
- AJAX Technology (no refreshing)
- Administration control an display element options
- Fast format editor

Change Log::

- v1.1:
WOL (Who's Online) Correction

- v1.2:
New Posting Featurs (Bold/Italic/Underline/Colour/Font)
Admin Controls

- Change location/position of shoutbox
- Change number of shouts displayed
- Switch vbcode/similes on/off

- v1.3
Firefox javascript issue fixed
New Admin Controls

- Command Activation
- Swtch extra format options on/off
- Change position of editor (above/below messages)

New Commands

- /prune (Clears the shoutbox completely)
- /prune [username] (Clears all shouts posted by specified user)

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands

"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

- v1.5
Improved Smilies Display
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid (couple of errors fixed)
New Admin Options

Shoutbox Height
Smilies To Show
Shout Messages Order
Banned Permissions (fixed)

- v1.6
Bug Fixes:

- Unable to delete shouts that used /me command fixed
- Shouts being displayed from bottom-upwards only showed first 20 shouts

Automatically parses URL's

- v2.0
New Archive

- Displays shouts and pages
- Stats and top 10 shouters
- AJAX Edit/Delete (staff can edit/delete all shouts)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[crustymanmeat]

I have installed the shoutbox but i keep getting this error:

PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 77F48A3C.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[Masked Crusader]

Where is coding to make the "Shoutbox" header go from CENTER align to LEFT align? The CENTER align throws off my entire page.

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Originally Posted by shanejeffery86

Where is coding to make the "Shoutbox" header go from CENTER align to LEFT align? The CENTER align throws off my entire page.

That one is easy.
Go to your AdminCP and go to Edit Templates.
Open the Forumhome templates and then edit the forumhome_vbshout template.
The first table you see has "align=center". Change that to right or left and you're fine

The rest of these questions I can't answer. I'm not a coder and not the author of this hack

[TruthElixirX]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /vbshout.php on line 288

Any ideas?

[Razz]

Originally Posted by TcmDeb

A quote from one of our members on our board:


I also had a "low memory" message on my machine (running a gig of ram) after having the shoutbox open for a while but I just dismissed it and didn't think any further about it.

Is anyone else seeing this or have I done something wrong in my install?

Was he a firefox user?

Firefox suffers from a bad memory leak in 1.5 and activity increases it faster, especially on a 10 second loop like this shoutbox is.

[ChErAbOo]

Works Perfect I removed the timestamp so it showed better on custom pages I made but great add on Thanks

*clicks Install

[pixie]

Great great Hack
thanck's a lot !!

[groberthall]

OK, probably a daft question but if I put this on a template that is used to generate custom pages for our members..... and two people or more are holding conversations on different pages.... will the conversations remain seperate ?

Or to put it another way.... if I put this on lots of pages rather than just the home page would the conversations stay seperate ?

[S@NL - BlackBik]

I don't think so. There's only one databasetable....

[2fast4ya]

This is a great hack. But can I make it so that guests can talk too?

[tipoboy]

i did have the shoutbox installed on my forum but i'd like to have it so its on a page by itself not on the forum index is there anyway to do this??

can anybody help me

[ozmazdaclub]

What code needs to be changed to completely remove the timestamp from before each shout?

[ChErAbOo]

Originally Posted by ozmazdaclub

What code needs to be changed to completely remove the timestamp from before each shout?

In template template name="forumhome_vbshout_archive_shout I removed

<span style='float:right'>{$Shout['time']}</span>

and IN template name="forumhome_vbshout_shout I removed

[{$Shout['time']}]

If you wish to just remove it from the forums and leave it in archives just remove it from the forumhome_vbshout_shout template that works to..

[mkoerner]

These are the errors I get can someone help me.

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/12/d134587003/htdocs/Forum/vbshout.php on line 61

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /homepages/12/d134587003/htdocs/Forum/vbshout.php on line 61

[RaZor Edge]

Seems like Vbshout is not welcome on my web host...

Vbshout
Effective immediately any client using vbshout with vbulletin needs to turn it off. We have noticed in the last week that this is killing numerous servers. Seems the script has been written with bad code.

If we find it on the server we will kill it.

Joey Moses
Real Web Host

http://forums.realwebhost.net/showthread.php?t=93592