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13-10-2009, 10:05 AM
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This mod is compatible with vB3.6.x, vB3.7.x and vB3.8.x



Functionnalities
Here is a small list of functionnalities :

Ajax based and simple install
Lots of options to customize the chatbox to your needs
Intelligent chats retrieving for faster chatbox reload
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




Edition of chats by a double click on the chat (based on ajax)
Possibility to create channels (unlimited number of channels)
Usergroup permissions to access the different chatbox functionnalities
Display chatbox on the pages you want (options available)
Notification system upon new message in other channels (blinking icons)
Inactive mode
Chats archive page
Bot system

Automatic chats removal task
Who is in the chatbox feature
Small avatar at the left of the chat
Force anonymous to enter a username before chatting
New thread/New post notification in the chatbox
Alternative chatbox display (textarea on the right instead of textbox)

Antiflood system
Sound notification for new messages
... And many other functionnalities !!!!

It offers importers from many other chatboxes system:

cChatbox (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=169725) by Christrato [version 1.5]
Cyb - Chatbox (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=177552) by Cybernetec [version 2.3]
vBulletin 3.x Shoutbox 1.0 (AJAX) (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=182945) by DionDev [version 1.0]
Dream's Chatbox (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=167569) by Dream [version 2.1.1]
GSBOS (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=191963) by dinnerbone [version 1.0.5]
Inferno vBShout Lite 2.5.0 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=147346) by Inferno Tech [version 2.5.1 lite]
vBShouts 2.0 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93097) by Zero Tolerance [version 2.0]
MGC Chatbox (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=148472) by MGC [version 1.5]

Install

Refer to the readme for the chatbox install.

Demo

Live demo on forumcoding forum (http://www.forumcoding.com/)

Languages

French
English
Spanish(Rafael Cazada)
Arabic (vborg : alessai)
German (vborg: captainslater)
Italian (vborg: cionfs)
Turkish (vborg: bocek)
Russian (butch3r)
Bosnian (vborg: benjaminbih (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/member.php?u=200364))

To be updated

Support
In this thread or on forumcoding.

Intégration

Integration in IBProarcade is described in the readme.

vBAdvanced module: here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=169965)

vBCms integration : here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=170156)


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

Changelog

First part:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showp...&postcount=221 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1436835&postcount=221)

Second part:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showp...postcount=5429 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1882391&postcount=5429)

Known uncorrectable bug

Menu problem with editor at bottom and prompt message in the chat input field

Reported bugs



An error is fired when the notification for new thread is active and user try to validate a moderated thread (Fatal error: Call to a member function authorize_user_newthread_newpost_notif() on a non-object in /serverpath/includes/mgc_cb_evo/plugins.php on line 580)
In_array error in class_misc.php, see here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1884410&postcount=5510) for a fix
Usergroup permission to download archives doesn't work

* Fixed in the next version

Feature requests
Here is the list of features requested by users, feel free to ask for more in this thread.

vBAdvanced with forum in separate dir compatibility
Create a small version of the template for vba side column use http://allwheelcoding.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Built-in vBSeo compatibility
Report chat function
BF IBProarcade plugin : New tournament created notification / Tournament has started notification
Possibility to have chatbox in a popup
Possibility to view guests ip and ban them from the chatbox
NOTIFICATION: new registration
NOTIFICATION: thank you hack from Abe1
Different sound for notifications and chats
Channel selection through dropdown menu
NOTIFICATION : User albums updates

You can ask for more directly here (http://www.forumcoding.com/mgc-products-services/mgc-products/chatbox-evo/773-features-request.html#post2859)

* Fixed / Implemented in the next version

Branding free version

A branding free version is available for purchase here (http://www.forumcoding.com/awc_ps.php?do=products) at the price of 20$.

The package grants you access to :

One year download access to the download of the package
MGC Chatbox Evo Branding Free version :
The free version of the product is released with a branding label which displays the name of the product, its version and a link back to our forum.
This label must remain intact as part of the scripts. The purchasing of this package grants you the right of removal of the copyright from the chatbox.
However, it doesn't transfer in any manner the copyright of the MGC Chatbox Evo product and doesn't allow you to distribute it in any medium.
Please read our Term of Service for further information.
Set of buttons:

MSD set: available in blue, green and orange flavors
Evo 2 set: available in blue, brown, green, orange, purple, silver and yellow flavors
More to come ...

Chatbox plugins:

IBProarcade notifications in the chatbox (New highscore and tournament won)
AWCoding- Donation System PRO notifications in the chatbox (Donation)
AWCoding- Donation System LITE notifications in the chatbox (Donation)
AWCoding- Subscription System notifications in the chatbox (Subscription)
More to come...


It will updated regularly with plugins for the chatbox as well as other button packs.

Donations

gforce75: 40$
Kaycee123: 20$
Atlambros83: 20$
mainframe: 10$
gothicuser: 10$
papill0n: 10$
morrow: 10$
molieman : 20$
ForosAbiertos : 20$
tekInside : 15€
Zafer BAHADIR : 10$
The Swollen Cranium : 20$
Shannon Davidson : 15$
m3rl1nuk : 20$
pedroenf : 20$
Neutralizer : 20$
dellow : 10$
Giray : 10$
solidlink : 10$
rolfw1 : 20$
bw1 : 20€
Vinyljunky : 5$
acco : 10$
W!cKeD : 5$

Many thanks to all those of you that made me a donation, this is really kind of you and conforts me in developping and enhancing the chatbox http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif


Custom Rewrite Rules for vBSeo


Thanks to mljask from vborg:


'mgc_cb_evo\.php$' => 'chatbox.html'

'mgc_cb_evo\.php\?do=view_chatbox$' => 'chatbox.html'
'mgc_cb_evo\.php\?do=view_archives&page=(\d+)' => 'chatbox/archiv/page-$1.html'
'mgc_cb_evo\.php\?do=view_archives$' => 'chatbox/archiv/page-1/'

How to set the channel images

Thanks to princeedwards for this little how to : click here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1854271&postcount=5309)