[RC] mChat New version

[stokerpiller]

Modification Name: mChat, also known as Mini-Chat
Author: RMcGirr83, Djs596 & Stokerpiller
Modification Description: A nice chat/shoutbox for your phpbb3 Board.
Original developed by AllCity
Modification Version: 1.2.17
Works with: phpbb 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC4
Language: English
Translations: German Danish Dutch Spanish Polish Norwegian French
License: GNU General Public License v2

Screenshots and download: Mchat download and screenshots
Demoboard: Mchat demoboard with guest access

MOD Format:


Features: As written in the description this is a chat your users can use to write messages in.
New features from previous version:

• Permissions. You can set the following permissions for groups or users:
  • Can view the Archive
  • Can use bbcode in mChat
  • Can delete mChat messages
  • Can edit mChat messages
  • Can ignore mChat flood
  • Can use view mChat IP addresses
  • Can use smilies in mChat
  • Can post urls in mChat
  • Can use mChat
  • Can view mChat
• UMIL Installer
  • Automatic installation of permissions and mchat module
• Automod
  • Supports automod installation
• Mchat config module in ACP. Following settings:
  • Enable mChat MOD:
    Enable or disable the mod globally.
  • Custom Page:
    Allow the use of the custom page.
  • Whois:
    Allow a display of users viewing the custom page.
  • Refresh:
    Number of seconds before chat automatically refreshes.
  • Message limit:
    The maximum number of messages to show on the main page of the forum.
  • Archive limit:
    The maximum number of messages to show per page on the archive page.
  • Flood time:
    The number of seconds a user must wait before posting another message in the chat.
  • Max message length:
    Max number of characters allowed per message posted.
  • Max words length:
    Max number of characters allowed per word in a message.
  • Date format:
    The syntax used is identical to the PHP date() function.
  • Disallowed bbcodes:
    Here you can input the types of bbcode that are not to be used in a message.
• Other changes/features
  • Lots of style changes for better integration with the phpBB style
  • IP clickable, uses phpBB whois for IP information
  • Who is Chatting in the custom Mchat page displays users online ONLY on the custom Mchat page
  • And much more

[Ashley.S.]

now this sounds like a much better version of the M-Chat, I'm subscribing.

Don't know if your planning on adding this feature or not, but are you intending to include a pruning feature of some kind? be it a click of a button in the ACP or a automatic prune setting after x days to keep your database nice and clean.

Also, I see that it's fully permission controlled, but to save settings what about a quick banning feature being added? so you can ban certain users who abuse the chat without fiddling with their permissions?

I'll be watching closely

[DoYouSpeakWak]

Fantastic. thx to RMcGirr83, Djs596 & Stoker

[stokerpiller]

I will note all requests, but cant promise anything.

[muggins]

Thanks, Stoker, Djs596 and Rich!

IMO, the pruning feature is really the only thing left to do. It's a pain to do it manually with phpmyadmin, and the all-or-none option is worse.

[stokerpiller]

Thanks, Stoker, Djs596 and Rich!

IMO, the pruning feature is really the only thing left to do. It's a pain to do it manually with phpmyadmin, and the all-or-none option is worse.

At the moment you can just use the user permission in ACP if you want users or groups disallowed in the chat.
No reason for going to phpmyadmin for that.
Or you can create a group and set mchat permissions to no.
Then you just have to add users to that group for disallowing them access to the chat.

[Ashley.S.]

Oh I just remembered, I forgot something...It would also be great to see a who's chatting/on-line option similar to what handyman's chat was like...Don't know if you would plan to add it or not.

I know originally it was going to go in, but never got added in the original version for some reason as I really like that feature

[djs596]

There is a Who's chatting? on mchat.php

[Ashley.S.]

There is a Who's chatting? on mchat.php

I mean actually next to the chat...like it is with Handyman's Chat showing if your on-line/idle/off-line on the chat

[djs596]

I have noted down that request for possible inclusion in the next release

[ijhtio]

excellent guys...as allcity had abandoned this mod...this is a great news that you will be updating this mod...
cheers

[Code-Red]

nvm

[djs596]

Hey stoker,

Could you possible include the userlist (just the bare userlist) into a seperate <div> on the side, like Handyman's AJAX chat?

Kael

Hello,

As mentioned above we are considering this for the next release.

[lovelysummer]

I prefer the input textbox and buttons on top and message row underneath.

[eng-joker]

Thanks ,,, It is Great Mode ...