Chat Modifications - Dion Dev Shoutbox v2.0 (uses AJAX)

Preview:

http://www.diondev.com/vb

Screenshots:

(see attached)

Features:

- Uses AJAX so new shouts show up without the page having to be refreshed
- Set the title and other language features to anything you want
- Will ignore empty shouts, and ones that are being repeated one after the other
- Enter how many shouts you want it to show
- Enter how many days you want it to store shouts in the database (even forever)
- Enable or disable guest shouting
- Members names are linked to their profile pages
- Admins can delete shouts directly through the shoutbox itself
- A fully customizable shout archive with pagination
- Works with any custom theme automatically
- Parses BBcode, smilies, and images if you allow it to
- Installation takes about 5 minutes and is all done through the admin CP
- You can even modify the amount of time it waits in between checking for new shouts
- Plus lots more!

Installation instructions:

1.a) Extract the "ddshoutbox2.zip" file onto your computer using a program like winrar, or winzip

2. Log in to your admin CP, everything will be done within here

3.a) Go to Plugins & Products -> Manage Products
3.b) Click on the "[Add/Import Product]" link
3.c) Browse for the "product-ddsb2.xml" file
3.d) Click on the "Import" button

4. Upload all the ".js" and ".php" files into your main vbulletin directory (the same directory as index.php)

5 Decide where you want the shoutbox on your site (I recommend the top of your forum index)

If you want the shoutbox at the top of your forum index, go to the "FORUMHOME" template, find:
"<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<br />
</if>"
Copy and paste the contents of "template.txt" underneath.

If you want it at the top of every page, go to the "navbar" template, find:
"<!-- / nav buttons bar -->
<br />"
Copy and paste the contents of "template.txt" underneath.

6.a) Go to vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options
6.b) Select "Dion Dev Shoutbox v2.0 Options"
6.c) Click on the "Edit Settings" button
6.d) Edit all of the values as you desire
6.e) Click on the "Save" button

Additional options:

1. If you want to change the time in which it checks for new shouts, open up "shoutshow.js" with notepad, find "timeint = 2000" at the top of the file, and change "2000" to the time (in milliseconds) you want it to wait before checking for new shouts. 1 second equals 1000 milliseconds. If you want shouts to show up faster, set it to a lower number. If you are worried about server load, set it higher. Don't forget to upload it to your server after you change it so the new timer takes effect.

2. You can edit the shoutbox width and height by changing the iframe width="100%" and height="200" attributes from the "template.txt" file.

You're done! Please donate anything you can spare to donations@diondev.com before removing my copyright notice.

[DionDev]

This version is no longer supported, as I have released a new version:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=213225

[Geez]

I installed this (running 3.8.2) and an error message showed up on the forum index when i completed the installation by pasting the text into the FORUMHOME template:

.....................................result resource in [path]/shoutshow.php on line 12

(could not copy the entire error message)



i uploaded all the extra files and everything.

[adrianobr]

Very good ...

Seems a very efficient system, I USAL on my forum.
Would have a problem to make some adjustments to work with vbadvanced?

Thanks
adrianobr

[socalmike]

Oops, maybe I should read the other posts as this has come up before. Sorry
_____________________________________

Help, I just upgraded to VB 3.8.3 and then added the latest version of the Shoutbox but . . .

Getting an error emailed to me:

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Can't
connect to MySQL server on '205.178.146.72' (4)
/data/13/1/147/147/1310636/user/1403651/htdocs/forum/includes/class_core.php on line
311

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Request Date : Wednesday, July 29th 2009 @ 02:40:03 PM
Error Date : Wednesday, July 29th 2009 @ 02:41:03 PM
Script : http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/forum/shoutshow.php
Referrer : http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/forum/shoutdiv.php
IP Address : 79.31.23.58
Username :
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

It appears the shoutbox is working great but I believe I am getting this error sent to me with each Shout! posting.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mike

[ricardoNJ]

Everything is installed well but I can see the shoutbox in my forum!

[ricardoNJ]

Hi, is there any way to see any characters in spanish language like: "canción, España", ecc???

[gr8whtd0pe]

To make it collapseable I just wrapped it in this:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_shoutout')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_shoutout" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			Shout Out!
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2" colspan="2" id="collapseobj_forumhome_shoutout">

Then after his code:

</td></tr></tbody></table>
<br />

Demo:
http://www.wvmotorsports.com

[ricardoNJ]

Uninstalled 'cause my hosting said!

[goxy63]

Originally Posted by ricardoNJ

Uninstalled 'cause my hosting said!

Get better host plan, Iam on hostgator shared one and its no problem or just sometimes...

This is one of mods that I "must" have on vb4, as now on vb3.8 bunch of users are using this one
Iam using previous version where even guests can comment (as this is bringing even more interest and registrations)

Hope that developer will work on it, ready for small donation regarding to brandfree

Cheers

[Drocr]

This is the best chatbox, I just wish there were no bugs, please update it!