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

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by gfaria91

I just installed the free version, and it seems to have a problem on the addon.

For example, I cannot find this section in the admincp:
http://www.mgcproducts.com/vbcover/v...e_channels.png

I'm able to the the permissions on the user groups, I can see the options under settings for MGC chatbox. But I can't find that page or any of the following pages:

http://www.mgcproducts.com/vbcover/v...ermissions.png
http://www.mgcproducts.com/vbcover/v...e_commands.png
http://www.mgcproducts.com/vbcover/v...n_bot_mngt.png
http://www.mgcproducts.com/vbcover/v...chatreport.png

I have vbulletin 4.2.1

Don't you have an MGC Chatbox Evo menu in the admincp ?

Originally Posted by pedroenf

Anyone????

Will provide you with the older version at the end of the week when back home.
And I'll investigate on that issue.

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Pressing the arrow (near username) brings up the menu.. That's normal . But once you close it, the whole page (site) refreshes and brings you to the middle of the chatbox.

With vB4 or vB3 ?

[gfaria91]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Don't you have an MGC Chatbox Evo menu in the admincp ?

No.

[Cusski]

Upgrade to new Pro version, now, when chat is sent and press enter, member must refresh the browser to show. Will anybody help me please to fix

[Ranger187]

Originally Posted by Cusski

Upgrade to new Pro version, now, when chat is sent and press enter, member must refresh the browser to show. Will anybody help me please to fix

This is only for free version support.

Paid support is here: http://www.mgcproducts.com/forumdisp...iority-Support

[AusPhotography]

Originally Posted by Cusski

Upgrade to new Pro version, now, when chat is sent and press enter, member must refresh the browser to show. Will anybody help me please to fix

We have the same issue with 3.4.0 lite, we downgraded to 3.3.0

[Cusski]

do you have the link for 3.3.0 please?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by ricktas

We have the same issue with 3.4.0 lite, we downgraded to 3.3.0

Your users have to refresh their browser cache once chatbox is installed.

[Cusski]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Your users have to refresh their browser cache once chatbox is installed.

This did not fix the problems. To check on a friend PC what did NEVER visit the site before, was still the same problem. I update from 3.3.0 free version to pro 3.4.0, how is it possibal to go backwards please

[Skyrider]

Originally Posted by VBDev

With vB4 or vB3 ?

vB4, sorry. Forgot to menion that.

[fookaa]

Originally Posted by Cusski

This did not fix the problems. To check on a friend PC what did NEVER visit the site before, was still the same problem. I update from 3.3.0 free version to pro 3.4.0, how is it possibal to go backwards please

Im having the same issue....