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

[ariellio]

I had to uninstall this because it caused a serious lag at my board. Some of my members couldn't even access the board when I had it installed. I tried changing so many different settings, but it didn't help.

Now I am getting a database error when I try to change Usergroup Permissions. It says "nknown column 'mgc_cb_evo_permissions' in 'field list'". I wish that when I uninstalled this product, it uninstalled completely. Now I have to try to figure out how to fix this problem I'm having.

[ariellio]

Okay, I figured out that there were still a few files I needed to delete. You have to be very thorough if you want to install or uninstall this product. Be careful if you aren't very technical.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Hexos

Hi there,

Thanks for a great chat room mod! My users love it.

I now need to add a new channel for resticted access. I have tried to do so but get presented with options to add a command but have no idea on what this does.

Could you run me through how to add a new channel that I can restrict access to?

Thanks! :up:

When you create a channel, you create or attach a command to it.

So basically, to restrict access to it, you just have to go in the commands manager and edit the command permissions

Originally Posted by ariellio

Okay, I figured out that there were still a few files I needed to delete. You have to be very thorough if you want to install or uninstall this product. Be careful if you aren't very technical.

It's strange for the lag. Do you have a big board ? What kind of host configuration do you have ?

About product install/uninstall, reading the readme helps to achieve it correctly

[gtcompscientist]

First off: GREAT MOD! I really like this chatbox and the flexibility is has.

Problem:
Banning doesn't work. I have fixed several of the issues with banning, but it doesn't ban a user currently until they refresh the page. They can still see/type in the box until they refresh that page.

And also, I haven't been able to fix the spelling error in the PM that is sent to a banned user (as has been mentioned before).

Thanks in advance for your help.

[VBDev]

The problem you are stating has already been reported, but unfortunately I have not been able to figure it out for the moment.

[pericolosogr]

i have a major problem vBDev and maybe you are the only one who can help me!
I am currently running 3.7.0 RC2! Which means no support from vbulletin side!

I had mgc chatbox installed and i went to upload the english language file!
In my forums default language is set to utf-8 on both english and greek(main)!

After uploading the language file following your instructions step by step...my forums got chinese!
Every greek letter appears as a question mark!
You can check it here!
Do you have any idea on how i could fix it?

Thank you

[bugzy]

I love chatbox, but has anyone noticed any lag on loading webpages do to the ajax calls?

[Tom S]

This is what pops up in the window when I click (Archives) and opens a new window when I click the arrow "Full page mode":

Fatal error: Call to undefined function log_admin_action() in /home/bigfootr/public_html/mgc_cb_evo.php on line 15

These problems are happening with all 4 of our theme styles.

Any advice

Tom S.

[Super Cat]

Thanks VBDev. The install is great. I've yet to activate it for my users but everything is working fine except for display under post makes chat window disappear on threads. I like to have that option working.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by pericolosogr

i have a major problem vBDev and maybe you are the only one who can help me!
I am currently running 3.7.0 RC2! Which means no support from vbulletin side!

I had mgc chatbox installed and i went to upload the english language file!
In my forums default language is set to utf-8 on both english and greek(main)!

After uploading the language file following your instructions step by step...my forums got chinese!
Every greek letter appears as a question mark!
You can check it here!
Do you have any idea on how i could fix it?

Thank you

If your language on your forum is utf8, you have to edit the chatbox xml language file before.

To correct your problem, you can try edit your language settings and set type to be utf8 back.

The english language file is not utf8 by default as vBulletin isn't either by default.

Originally Posted by bugzy

I love chatbox, but has anyone noticed any lag on loading webpages do to the ajax calls?

Can you post a link with test account so that I can see that.

Originally Posted by Tom S

This is what pops up in the window when I click (Archives) and opens a new window when I click the arrow "Full page mode":

Fatal error: Call to undefined function log_admin_action() in /home/bigfootr/public_html/mgc_cb_evo.php on line 15

These problems are happening with all 4 of our theme styles.

Any advice

Tom S.

Hu ?!?

Log admin action is called in the cron task. Are you sure you uploaded files in the good directories ??