Chat Modifications - Members who are chatting in Flashchat 6.

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 4.x Version

** This is not compatible with vBulletin 4.0.7 or Less **

Please remember to click Mark as Installed if you use this modification.
Please fee free to nominate this modification for the MOTM, and/or use the donate link provided (Support Developer).

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

Note: This modification is for Flashchat 6, it will not work with Flashchat 4, and may not work with Flashchat 5.

The main features are ;

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 option to record and display the Most Ever chatters can be enabled.
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).

Added in v4.0.2
9. The list view can be set to be always collapsed on page load.
10. The mod will try and detect if Flashchat is installed, and display an error if not.
(Options are located in vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat).

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


Further Notes:

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

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


Support

This modification is not supported.


This has been updated for style changes introduced in vBulletin 4.0.8. It will probably look ok in older versions, but will not be perfect.


History:

v4.0.1 : 25-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 14-Jan-2010 : Flashchat detection and always collapsed option added.
v4.0.3 : 26-Jan-2010 : Various updates.
v4.0.4 : 18-Feb-2010 : Installer update.
v4.0.5 : 29-May-2010 : Fix error in upgrade section of install code.
v4.0.6 : 22-Oct-2010 : Fixed for WGO style changes in vB 4.0.8.
v4.0.7 : 06-Nov-2010 : Install code updated.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.

[Krusty1231]

That's awesome.....and thanks for installing it for me too.....You are most helpful.....

[AURFSCAN]

Thanks Paul and thanks basilrath :up:

[clubvr4]

im interested in moving the totalchatters part to the navbar, how was this acheived basilrath?, its not as simple as it once was

[AURFSCAN]

I slimmed mine down and now Im happy with it. clubvr4 just pm basilrath and he should get back to you

[basilrath]

Originally Posted by clubvr4

im interested in moving the totalchatters part to the navbar, how was this acheived basilrath?, its not as simple as it once was

what area do you want the "online chatters" adding to specifically

I have sent you a pm with the relevant codelines and a zip folder link

Pm me your details if you have a problem and ill add it asap

Dave

[Paul M]

Important Note:

I no longer use Flashchat (and havent for over 18 months).

The development and support of Flashchat at Tufat.com appears to have died in 2010 - the site owner has not been seen for almost a year, and even the developer who took over F/C version 6 has not logged in for at least two months. The last [beta] version was 6.0.8, released in June 2010.

Therefore after almost 6 years of supporting Flashchat Integration with vBulletin, I have decided I can no longer support my Flashchat modifications. I do not have it installed on my test sites anymore.

Anyone who wishes can of course continue to use them, and they should continue to work quite happily in 4.1 [for the moment]. However, any future issues caused by vb style or code changes may break them, and will most likely remain unfixed.

[marinelife]

What chat software do you use and will have mods for if any?

[Paul M]

I dont use any.

[GEORGEFK]

Originally Posted by basilrath

what area do you want the "online chatters" adding to specifically

I have sent you a pm with the relevant codelines and a zip folder link

Pm me your details if you have a problem and ill add it asap

Dave

Would you please send me if possible?

[yesfans]

So Vbulletin will not get behind another chat and integrate it into 4.x? A lot of us would love to see it happen.