Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox Evo

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Overview

MGC Chatbox Evo is the most ever installed chatbox for vBulletin !

It offers a new enhanced online experience to your members leading to increased time spent online of more than 25% by providing them with a new, more interactive, way to interact with each other.

• Important number of features
• High level of configurability to fit each users needs
• Channels system
• Many commands
• Bot system
• and more...

... makes MGC Chatbox Evo a must have for your forum !

Detailed features

Following is a non-exhaustive list:

• Simple install
• Ajax based with:
  • Fast and Intelligent chats retrieval through javascript calls to server files (refresh delay configurable per usergroup)
  • Edit/update by double-clicking on a chat
  • Interact on chats through menus and javascript
• Many usergroup permissions to limit features according to usergroups
• Full configuration of the chatbox display:
  Size, position on forum pages, editor layout (either top/bottom input or left/right textarea) and position, number of chats displayed, ...
• Full configuration of the chats display:
  Authorized bbcodes selection, date/time options, avatar display, ...
• Possibility to create channels (unlimited number) with multiple configuration options:
  • Warn user of new message when not active through blinking image and eventually sound notification
  • Possibility to select on which specific page each is displayed
  • Option to display the channel only for selected languages
  • Usergroup/User permissions to access the channel
• Many commands available with usergroup/user permissions to access them:
  • /me: well known IRC command
  • /del: remove shouts (different possibilities of removal)
  • /ignore: ignore shouts from another user
  • /ban: ban user from chatbox
  • /pm: send a private chat to another user
  • /announcement: modify the announcement on top of the chatbox
  • /slap: allow user to slap another user
  • /team: chats sending between specified usergroups
  • /l33t: I33t-ify a message
  • /banchan: ban user from specific channel [PRO only]
• Forum activity notifications system in the chatbox:
  • Different display options:
    • In the chatbox melted with chats
    • In the chatbox in a separate column
    • In the vB4 sidebar or a custom sidebar for vB3
  • Multiple notifications:
    • New thread creation
    • New post creation
    • Post thanked (Abe's)
    • New registrations (not included - separate product)
    • IBProarcade highscore (not included - separate product)
• Bot system with set of predefined trigger chat and corresponding answers and automatic bot chats [PRO only]
• Archive system with statistics as well as download and search capabilities
• Possibility to display the list of users online in the chatbox
• Force anynomous to enter a username before chatting if they can access the chatbox
• Antiflood system
• Private chats feature through PM in tabs
• Optional sound notifications
• Inactive mode feature for server load optimization
• User statistics display in posts and profile
• Chatbox statistics display on forumhome
• Create thread from a chat [PRO only]
• CMS Integration (not included - separate product)
  • vBAdvanced CMPS
  • vBulletin 4 CMS
• Importers from other chatbox systems:
  • cChatbox by Christrato [version 1.5]
  • Cyb - Chatbox by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
  • vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) by DionDev [version 1.0]
  • Dream's Chatbox by Dream [version 2.1.1]
  • GSBOS by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
  • Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
  • vBShouts 2.0 by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
  • MGC Chatbox by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on MGC Products forum

Languages

1. French
2. English
3. German [Not yet updated]
   
4. Serbian [Not yet updated]

Support

On my website mostly and in this thread

Int?gration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.
vBAdvanced CMPS and vBulletin 4 CMS integration are available as additional modules.

Compatibility

This hack is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

Changelog

First part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=221

Second part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=5429

Third part:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=8469

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here

PRO version and additional addons available on my website

This mod is automatically compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x, vB3.8.x and vB4.x.x

[doctorsexy]

prob have been better to uninstall GoDaddy and keep the chatbox...:up:

[youjoomla]

very nice hack but php shortcode? seriously I spent 1h reading forums and settings , so for anyone who is stuck on loading... screen , check your server and enable php short open tag

or change :

 <?

to

 <?php

in


mgc_cb_evo/plugins/fetch_userinfo_query.php

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by hype901

GoDaddy's 4G hosting causes a long enough dateline delay between the web server and the database server that it puts shouts out of order. Had to uninstall this mod and move to a web IRC solution instead.

This isn't a chat issue. It's a VPS hosting issue.

http://www.hostgator.com FTW

Cheap and reliable.

[stardotstar]

When posts are reported we have a forum in which the report is posted to allow staff to see.

How does the chat notify that a report is made? I see that the reports go to the chat options in the admincp but that is not often viewed.

Hope this hasn't been asked a million times but with 550 pages in this thread I hope someone can quickly provide an answer - thanks in advance;
W

[VBDev]

Only in acp, but it will notify in the notification system in the next release that should be out by end of month.

Clément

[Ranger187]

FYI, VBDev is on vacation until the 18th. So support will be limited during that time.

[pandaplush]

Originally Posted by WFB

For those with the loading issue, that this dev has never sorted, it is an easy fix.

Either enable short_open_tag in PHP (via php.ini), or, open up the file fetch_userinfo_query.php in mgc_cb_evo\plugins folder and on the first line replace <? with <?PHP and save it.

That will fix the main loading issue where no chats are displayed, only the loading message is displayed and or loading gif is spinning and chats are viewable in archives only.

WFB

Thanks for the fix, you're awesome. The mod security fixes suggested in the readme DID NOTHING.

[Inphection]

So i installed this on vb 3.6.8 and all i get in the shoutbox is a constant "loading" and the refresh icon keep's going.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: After looking around i have used the <?php fix, but still recieve said problem.

[Inphection]

Yes, i did that fix as well and still have the issue.

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Inphection

So i installed this on vb 3.6.8 and all i get in the shoutbox is a constant "loading" and the refresh icon keep's going.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: After looking around i have used the <?php fix, but still recieve said problem.

Did you check mod_security like explained in the readme?