Official AddonChat Product [Archive]

Grim77

13 Jan 2010, 16:56

vBulletin 4 Official Integration & Authentication Extension

Product Info
Name: AddonChat Official Integration Product
Product ID: addonchat
Version: 4.0.1
Author: AddonInteractive (http://www.addoninteractive.com/)
Last Modified: 25 May. 2010
Compatibility: vBulletin 4.0.x

Overview
This extension allows you to fully integrate a AddonChat Free, Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise Java™ Chat Room with your vBulletin 4 forum or CMS. This script provides basic integration for AddonChat Free and Professional customers. Remote authentication (the ability to secure access to your chat room using your vBulletin username/passwords) is available for Pro+/Enterprise customers, as well as a Who's Chatting feature.

Requirements

vBulletin 4 or higher
AddonChat Free, Professional PLUS, or Enterprise, or AddonChat Professional with the Remote (HTTP) Authentication System. You may register for a AddonChat account at www.addonchat.com (http://www.addonchat.com). A Professional PLUS or Enterprise account is recommended to take advantage of advanced features.
(optional, but recommended) PHP with allow_url_fopen directive enabled in your php.ini file or the PHP CURL extension. This is required to download the Who's Chatting list from AddonChat servers.

What's new?

Completely re-written for vBulletin 4
New Integration Options for vBulletin Social Networking Features (Blog, Albums, etc..)
Updated to support RAS (Remote Authentication System) v2.1 providing extremely fine grain control over user privileges.
New 'User is Banned' option in usergroup manager to easily prevent users belonging to specified usergroups from entering your chat room.
Who's Chatting list is now (optionally) displayed on main forum page in the What's Going On box.
Embedded Width may now be specified in percentage values (defaults to 100%)
Option to display Chat Room Link in main navigation tab, community menu, and/or quick links menu.
New in v4.0.1: Updated Link Code
New in v4.0.1: Support for AddonChat Mobile Edition (iPhone, iPod Touch, etc..)
New in v4.0.1: SSL Support (Automatic Detection)
New in v4.0.1: Easy AddonChat control panel access through vBulletin AdminCP
New in v4.0.1: vBulletin CMS Widget (Optional)
New in v4.0.1: Pop-up Links now hidden (appropriately) for unregistered users
New in v4.0.1: Language Additions

Features

Seamless integration between your vBulletin Forum/CMS and AddonChat
After installation, set up and configure your chat room from the AddonChat menu in your vBulletin Admin Control Panel
Popup and Embedded Chat room link options
Automatic (ten minute interval) User's Chatting updates
Optionally display the amount of users within your chat room on your chat navigation tab shown throughout your entire forum/CMS.
Remote authentication allows you to authenticate access into your chat room based on your vBulletin user database
Automatic user login option
Seamless integration with vBulletin Usergroup permissions (remote authentication)
Remote functions system allows you to tie in vBulletin forum functions into the AddonChat user menu
Uses the vBulletin XML product import architecture, making installation simple.
No code or template modifications required
Automated account lookup - just enter your account number and password, and your information will be automatically retrieved. (allow_url_fopen must be enabled in PHP)
Multi-lingual (UTF-8) support
Supports both the AddonChat Mobile Edition & SSL Modules through automatic client/page detection.Installation
Installation takes less than five minutes. Download the supplied ZIP file, and extract it on your personal computer. Open the README.TXT file for full installation instructions. No PHP code modifications or template modifications are required. This script makes use of the vBulletin XML Product system for a fast and painless installation.

Support
Support is provided by AddonInteractive for this script provided you have a Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise AddonChat account. Read the included instructions for details. Please let us know if you have any problems installing this extension.

Datenpapst

13 Jan 2010, 17:24

Looks great :)

Possible to integrate it on forumhome and forumdisplay?

Bluefin221

13 Jan 2010, 17:30

Excellent, I'm about to go install it right now.

Brandon Sheley

13 Jan 2010, 17:35

nice chat mod, will watch this develop :)

Mr_Bob

13 Jan 2010, 18:25

Awesome integration guys! 100% worth the wait!

gil

13 Jan 2010, 19:26

Tanks

CNibbana

13 Jan 2010, 20:32

Fantastic! I love it!

BlackJacket

13 Jan 2010, 23:40

Tagged for later use...

CrosseyedGamer

14 Jan 2010, 00:10

Sweet!! I was about to kill our chatrooms but I may just keep them now. Download in progress. Let's see how the install goes. Thanks!

CrosseyedGamer

14 Jan 2010, 00:33

update - Installed and working well. Thanks!!

VonDoom

14 Jan 2010, 00:42

Works Perfect. Thanks a ton. been waiting on something like this from day one as a forum admin. I didnt know there was a 3.8 version.

zonaenlinea

14 Jan 2010, 00:45

Thank prefect

fishmaster

14 Jan 2010, 02:13

...... .......... .........

oly51

14 Jan 2010, 02:31

Works perfectly. Seamless, professional integration and a very easy install. :up:

Grim77

14 Jan 2010, 02:41

Looks great :)

Possible to integrate it on forumhome and forumdisplay?

The Who's Chatting feature is integrated on forumhome when one or more users are in the chat room and the feature is enabled. There is also a link. There are also multiple options for navigation links; however no specific tie-in to the forumdisplay templates - suggestions are always welcome :)

Grim77

14 Jan 2010, 02:43

Any ideas on the below error:

Haven't seen that error in any testing, and not sure why that class would throw an error with this script. Have you ruled out any other products/plugins?

fishmaster

14 Jan 2010, 02:44

Have limited plug-ins installed. I can pass you an admin account if you would like to look around?

lukasc

14 Jan 2010, 06:27

Hello,
Is possible to intagrate this chat into forumhome?
I want install on the bottom main page.
Thank you for answer.

Jackie1

14 Jan 2010, 07:24

how to connect prochatrooms with vbb

Dr.osamA

14 Jan 2010, 11:02

installed

thanx
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pjcnlv

14 Jan 2010, 13:39

I am interested in this app if I can use it much like a shoutbox at the top of my forums page. It would need to mirror the account activity of a user, i.e. if they visit the site with a persistent login, they should also automatically be logged into the chat system.

'Am I on the right track?

Grim77

14 Jan 2010, 14:55

Edit: Issue Resolved.

CrosseyedGamer

14 Jan 2010, 15:02

Is there a way to move the Who's Chatting into say a widget that can be put on other pages?

lovechandigarh

15 Jan 2010, 12:20

Just integrated! Thanks...

Britmovie

15 Jan 2010, 21:14

great

kylek

16 Jan 2010, 09:03

Quick question, can the chat link be hidden to certain usergroups? So those that do not have access to the chat would not see the link.

Thanks

fishmaster

16 Jan 2010, 10:12

Answer to the error posted earlier on the memcached error:

1. Killed Memcached proccess, error persisted.

2. Tested conflicts with hacks, no conflicts

3. Googled deep error results, returned the below nugget:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?76649-Unable-to-add-cookies-header-already-sent&p=492846&viewfull=1#post492846

created new config.php, uploaded, chat works fine.

Root Cause: White space in doc. During past VB Upgrades carried over last config.php and never updated file.

Rafes

16 Jan 2010, 19:19

Any way to make the links open in new window ? other then that it installed fine and works perfect

Grim77

17 Jan 2010, 14:54

@kylek - Yes, it's possible - but apparently overlooked. I've added it to our development to-do list for the next minor update :)

@fishmaster - Glad you got it sorted out! :)

@Rafes - Absolutely. You'll find this option in the AddonChat AdminCP menu. It should be enabled by default. Popup links do require JavaScript, and if JavaScript is disabled users will be taken to the embedded page. The link on the main forum page next to the Who's Chatting list does link to the embedded page, but could be edited if you wanted to make it a popup link - I believe the link there is in the Phrases, and the popup link code itself can be found in the Templates.

@CrosseyedGamer - Good question. Right now, there is nothing in the plugin that accommodates this out of the box; however it wouldn't be too difficult to use the supplied AddonChat Who's Chatting code in a CMS block. Settings -> Site Integration -> Who's Chatting from your AddonChat control panel . Use the internal frame link method and copy/paste the code where you need it. This isn't recommended for heavy traffic sites, but should work for most. This plugin essentially caches who's chatting data such that users don't have to wait for a web service call to complete - the Who's Chatting link code in your AddonChat control panel is real-time.

Magz

17 Jan 2010, 15:30

Over the years, ive tried lots of chat apps, including flashchat, irc, wibya etc, but find addonchat more then exceeds my expectations.

Easy to use, configure, and administer.

Whilst not free ( if you want the extra features ), its pound for pound, money well spent.

Keep up the good work :)

fayax

21 Jan 2010, 16:04

Too costly. One time charge would've been nice but perpetual yearly fee for anything but the free version is too pricey.

The Free version has very little administrative controls.

Cort

22 Jan 2010, 00:45

I agree - why a yearly charge for a chat room? I would be happy to pay a one time extra charge for a really good chat room with a small upgrade fee - but shoveling out $125 a year for a good chat room is a bit much. Do that and over two years you've just paid for a VBulletin Forum and a CMS system.

worried

22 Jan 2010, 07:00

What do the integration options for blog and chat do?

aberg

22 Jan 2010, 19:00

Too costly. One time charge would've been nice but perpetual yearly fee for anything but the free version is too pricey.

The Free version has very little administrative controls.
Don't forget that this chatroom isn't on your server.
I have use before the flashchat but it is installed on the server and use a lot traffic.
If you have a VPS account than a lot of hosters don't accept a chatroom for the heavy load on the server.
I'am use the proffesional edition and it works greet.
It's like if it is installed on you own server.
If I compare it with all the futures I find it cheap

Grim77

22 Jan 2010, 19:02

@worried: When enabled, these features provide links within the chat room to a user's blog by right-clicking on that user's name in the user list. There are other right-click commands that can be enabled as well.

OmekaTeam

23 Jan 2010, 16:07

If I click on "Account Settings" I see this error, why? Thanks

SwollenCranium

23 Jan 2010, 20:47

Too costly.

I agree - why a yearly charge for a chat room.... Do that and over two years you've just paid for a VBulletin Forum and a CMS system.

Still ... the product integration provided HERE in this mod is top notch.

I dig it, it looks great, it works great.

Also, I don't know about you guys but if my users like a certain thing they usually donate to offset my costs.

* Installed.

** Nominated.

Cort

24 Jan 2010, 01:30

I'm going to give it a try. I just wanted to piss about the cost first.

cagbaazee

24 Jan 2010, 07:06

Yeah working prefect without any problem. How should i install who's chatting.

Grim77

25 Jan 2010, 05:27

@OmekaTeam: This is most likely caused because you have not uploaded all of the files properly. Please ensure that all of the files in the upload/ folder (within the ZIP file) are uploaded correctly to your main forum folder.

@cagbaazee: Regarding Who's Chatting, it should automatically be installed and can be enabled/disabled from the AddonChat settings page in the VB ACP. You may need to have a Pro account (haven't tested it with the free edition - a Pro+ account with RAS enabled provides a bit faster updates) or higher; but more importantly, make sure someone is logged in to the chat room before testing it. I don't believe the box appears on the main forum page unless a user is logged in. You may also notice (depending upon your configured settings) that a bracket indicating how many users are currently in the chat room appears next to chat room links within the forum/CMS.

Datenpapst

25 Jan 2010, 08:58

Looks great :)

Possible to integrate it on forumhome and forumdisplay?
still no possibility for that? :(

Grim77

26 Jan 2010, 05:03

Datenpapst,

I responded to this a couple weeks ago: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1955050&postcount=15

Please let me know if this did not adequately answer your question.

Datenpapst

26 Jan 2010, 08:20

hmm maybe not ;)

looking for the possibility to have the chat above the forum overview, and inside the forums above all threads.

like here:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=106162&d=1258326007

CLUB AMPLE

26 Jan 2010, 09:08

Too costly. One time charge would've been nice but perpetual yearly fee for anything but the free version is too pricey.

The Free version has very little administrative controls.

I recently moved over from flashchat.. and now use the professional PLUS version of addonchat. This is one of the best moves i have made since starting my forum site.

the flashchat product.. while a very affordable $5 is hosted on your own server and requires a database hit each and every message... which was making my entire site drag.
add on chat however is hosted by addonchat and the chat room almost never lags unless people are posting a lot of images... ive had as many as 65 people in one room chatting up a storm and zero lag....

flashchat.. anything more than 25-30 people and it would just about shut my entire site down... 15-20 seconds to load the home page! (maybe there are some methods of speeding up flashchat that im unaware of). but my site flies since the change

the addonchat $125 per year is cheaper than purchasing an additional server just to host the flashchat.... addonchat also offers more definitive banning and is more easily customizable. yes it cost more... a lot more... but you get a lot more.
im sure the flashchat works for a lot of people especially the cost factor...heck i used it for over a year. i just think my site suffered because of it.

wanted to share my thoughts on this and thank the coders for this integration mod!

Grim77

28 Jan 2010, 05:49

@CLUB AMPLE,

Thank you I'm glad the mod is working well for you. If you have any suggestions, please let me know :)

@Datenpapst,

This isn't really recommended. AddonChat is real-time chat system, and it is not a "shout box" or a simple HTTP/MySQL based interface. The popup method is the preferred way to go (which is an included feature) allowing users to continue browsing your forum while they chat in a separate window. Any secure, real-time based chat system will use a virtual machine of some sort (be it Flash, Java, etc..) and placing such applets on every page throughout your site (e.g., in a header) can be detrimental to the end-user experience. Another nice advantage of using the popup link method is that you can frequently retain visitors in your chat room even after they've navigated away from your site.

CLUB AMPLE

28 Jan 2010, 08:34

[quote=Grim77;1968657]@CLUB AMPLE,

Thank you I'm glad the mod is working well for you. If you have any suggestions, please let me know :)

i do actually (although most of my suggestions would be for the addonchat software itself... its just missing a couple items that could make user experience that much better..... anyway...

the height and width of the chat room seems to be an issue... i have had a heck of a time getting it to auto expand with browser size, i had to remove the reference to the option in the template and put the 100% value directly on the template.

i had a couple users who still have 800x600 resolution monitors lol i know ... when you pick yourself up off the floor from laughing so hard...
they had bottom portions of the room cut off even when i had it set to 100% on height.. so i settled with 100% width.. and 525 fixed height

and yeah this mod rocks...floating window option and whos chatting is the %$#$

rbc

28 Jan 2010, 13:44

denman75

28 Jan 2010, 13:56

i think the photos are taken from the Professional, Professional PLUS or Enterprise AddonChat
and not the free version ,but i can be wrong ,but 125 per year is way to much for a chat application imho
2 bad

CLUB AMPLE

30 Jan 2010, 09:49

2 other requests...

the option to put a separate background image for the popup chat window... differing from the main sites background....maybe just the option to type in the url.. and have it be placed in the popup template automatically..?? seem possible?

the other question is can we rename the url to something other than

www.mysite.com/addonchat.php?do=popup

a good % of my users can no longer sign on from work.. due to addonchat being blocked by workplace firewalls... so im wondering if we can fool them a bit by changing the url name..

and call it www.mysite.com/whatever.php?do=popup

ps im actually still using the 3.7 version of vbul and this mod.. so the questions apply to that version.. i can post this on that thread if you wish

blackxero

05 Feb 2010, 19:12

now perhaps it is a stupid question but how to unban a user??
I had banned (IPban + cookie) one user for some test reason!
now I am not able to unban him :|

jkcerda

05 Feb 2010, 22:18

tagged

Moondust

06 Feb 2010, 11:16

Addon is working.

but Addonchat has no webcam Module :-(

What can i do that the Who is online show in the Navbar or Sitebar ?

Sorry for my bad english

THE_TECH

06 Feb 2010, 16:47

I'm stuck on the intallation and not sure where I've gone wrong. I have the files on the server in their respective spots and have setup my account at addonchat. When I try to do the automatic lookup I get the error stating that I have either used an incorrect username, password or authentication URL. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Grim77

12 Feb 2010, 19:04

Hi folks,

Sorry for the late response; I've been out ill for the last couple weeks. Any critical issues (well, any questions at all!) can always be addressed to support@addonchat.com for a faster response.

@Club Ample:
It's getting harder and harder to support people using antique computers; especially when it comes to screen resolution :) A fixed height is often the suggested way to go. Depending on which version of HTML is in use, a 100% height may not work at all. The popup template included uses an HTML version that does support 100% height tables, divs and applets. It should work, but some browsers like to do things their own way.
With respect to the URL name, it can be changed, but isn't that easy to do without a lot of edits. We decided against going with something like "chat" to reduce the possibility of software conflicts. Regardless, the firewall issue is probably not related to the file name in the URL, but the applet domain name. Some work environments have very strict firewalls which ban popular application service providers by host name and IP address. Besides the use of a proxy (which are probably banned as well) the best course of action is talk to the company IT manager.

@blackxero:
IP Bans can be edited and deleted from your control panel at addonchat.com. From your account control panel, click over to Users -> IP Bans. This will allow you to remove a banned IP address. As for cookie bans, these are intended to be a bit more permanent. You'll have to instruct the user who was banned to remove any cookies in the addonchat.com domain.

@THE_TECH:
The most common issue here is that you entered your customer account number (beginning with RC) instead of the AddonChat account number (beginning with SC), the second most common issue is that automatic lookup may have failed because CURL is not installed on your server. Automatic lookup isn't necessary to set up the software, but it does make it slightly more convenient. Either way, we'll be more than happy to help. Simply e-mail support@addonchat.com to open a support ticket. Please provide us with your account number and access to your vBulletin ACP and we'll be happy to set up everything for you, including remote authentication :)

voter

12 Feb 2010, 21:12

New Avatars, New smilies, new server.
The only thing I see here as "integration" is a "Remote authentication" using vbulletin username into a JAVA based chat, a solution which is more bad than a flash based chats....

Kat00

13 Feb 2010, 03:28

Looking at the second attachment it appears intergrated completely with VB4.

What version do you need to purchase to make it look as if the chat window is intergrated as it appears in the second attachment?

Grim77

13 Feb 2010, 04:16

Kat00,

You're correct, the chat software does embed on its own vBulletin page as an option. Any edition, including the free edition, will permit this. A number of features are missing from the free edition and a product logo is shown, but the free edition still provides basic, real-time chat service and permits unlimited concurrent users.

Kat00

13 Feb 2010, 05:59

So what am I doing wrong, this is what I am seeing with no obvious option to get it to look like your example in the second attachment.

http://nswrats.com/images/chat.jpg

Jabong82

13 Feb 2010, 07:45

nekiw

13 Feb 2010, 14:22

how many users can attend the chat with free version ?

Grim77

16 Feb 2010, 16:46

So what am I doing wrong, this is what I am seeing with no obvious option to get it to look like your example in the second attachment.

http://nswrats.com/images/chat.jpg

It looks like you've opted for the popup link instead of the embedded link. While this the default and recommended option, you can change the link to point to the embedded page from the AddonChat menu in your vBulletin ACP. :) If you'd like further help with this, please let me know or feel free to email support@addonchat.com

Grim77

16 Feb 2010, 16:50

I have tried to upload the free version to test on my forum, however after I import the XML file in my Admin CP, I can't go on to the next step because no "Addon Chat Menu" appears for me in my panel so I can't "expand" it to enter an account number or password.

It shows that I have uploaded it in my Manage Products section, but I don't have the menu in the sidebar.

Any idea why this could be?

Thanks in advance.

Silly question, but in your products menu, is the product enabled? If not, make sure you enable it. It should be enabled by default.

The other more likely possibility is that all of the included files weren't uploaded, or were not uploaded to the correct location. Please double check that all of the files in the included upload/ folder are in their correct (corresponding) place; especially the upload/admincp/addonchat.php file and the includes/xml/cpnav_addonchat.xml file.

If you'd like assistance with installation, please e-mail support@addonchat.com and we'll be happy to help.

Grim77

16 Feb 2010, 16:51

how many users can attend the chat with free version ?

There is currently no limit to the amount of concurrent users with the free edition. :)

CLUB AMPLE

20 Feb 2010, 00:41

Hi folks,

Sorry for the late response; I've been out ill for the last couple weeks. Any critical issues (well, any questions at all!) can always be addressed to support@addonchat.com for a faster response.

@Club Ample:
It's getting harder and harder to support people using antique computers; especially when it comes to screen resolution :) A fixed height is often the suggested way to go. Depending on which version of HTML is in use, a 100% height may not work at all. The popup template included uses an HTML version that does support 100% height tables, divs and applets. It should work, but some browsers like to do things their own way.
With respect to the URL name, it can be changed, but isn't that easy to do without a lot of edits. We decided against going with something like "chat" to reduce the possibility of software conflicts. Regardless, the firewall issue is probably not related to the file name in the URL, but the applet domain name. Some work environments have very strict firewalls which ban popular application service providers by host name and IP address. Besides the use of a proxy (which are probably banned as well) the best course of action is talk to the company IT manager.

No problem grim.. thanks for the full explanation on everything..... that is what i figured with respect to the firewall.. common chat programs are probably all blocked.... one of the other reasons i wanted to change it was for branding purposes... id rather have it say amplechat.. than addonchat

I have been checking out another 3rd party chat called 123flashchat
any chance you could make this setup work with that chat room?
123flashchat.com
(http://www.123flashchat.com)

CLUB AMPLE

20 Feb 2010, 00:42

oh also...got an email for a paypal donation?

worried

20 Feb 2010, 05:43

Can anyone confirm AddonChat works with vB 4.0.2?

Chrissy_Ratbag

20 Feb 2010, 07:04

Sorted, thank you

Grim77

24 Feb 2010, 18:21

@CLUB AMPLE: AddonChat's remote authentication and integration features are much different than that of others so this script really couldn't be just modified to work with another application unfortunately. :(

No need for a donation :)

NUTNDUN

24 Feb 2010, 18:46

Can anyone confirm AddonChat works with vB 4.0.2?

Addonchat works great with 4.02 so far. I have a minor issue which I am about to ask about but otherwise it works perfect.

NUTNDUN

24 Feb 2010, 18:49

Grim77

24 Feb 2010, 19:40

Can anyone confirm AddonChat works with vB 4.0.2?

Tested and working fine :)

Grim77

24 Feb 2010, 19:46

Hi Chris,
I signed up for the pro plus and everything works great. I do however have one issue and one question. I have a couple of users that can get in to the chat just fine as long as they enter from the forum home page, if they click on one of the forums and then try to go in they are getting a blank page and the chat never loads. I was wondering if you know what might be causing this?

The other question I have is I am looking to seo the site a little better, is there a way I can hide the navbar and quick links from unregistered users?

Are you using the embedded version? If you're using the popup version, does a blank popup appear, or..? The links should be identical unless you've customized them. Either way I'd like to take a closer look. If you could e-mail support@addonchat.com attn:Chris and provide a test user account it would allow us to track down and correct any problems quickly.

Regarding your SEO question, we've already have a couple requests for this and it will be implemented in the next minor update. We have one other integration script in front of us before we start adding the latest customer requests and issue another update :)

NUTNDUN

26 Feb 2010, 11:09

Chris,
Do you mind if I post my template edit to hide the navbar tab and quick links to unregistered users and it displays a register link instead as well as it validates with w3c also?

Grim77

27 Feb 2010, 02:22

Not at all :) We may integrated it into the next update - with your permission, of-course :)

NUTNDUN

27 Feb 2010, 02:54

I don't mind if ya add it. I will see if I can do this right.

This isn't much of a mod but it will hide the chat room link in the navbar and navmenu for unregistered users and puts Register links in there place which is actually pretty handy since some don't seem to ever see the default register link in the top right of the header. It also changes the onClick to onclick to help with validating with W3C.

It is only two template changes.

First you want to go to Admincp -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> and then choose edit templates from the drop down of your style you want to change.

Double click on the AddonChat Templates >>

The first template you want to edit is addonchat_nav_link

Replace all of what is in the template with this:

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

The other template you want to edit is addonchat_nav_menu_link

Replace all of what is in the template with this:

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

TroyTrojansFan

19 Mar 2010, 02:41

Anyone having issues with a Java update not installing properly and causing the chat room to not work?

I got the plugin graphic and click it to install the latest version of Java, but the process didn't work or so it said it didn't work. I did a manual install and now the chatroom works, but it pops up a screen saying it wants to use an older version of Java. Anyone else have this problem? I'm trying to figure out what to tell people on the forum that are having problems connecting to chat. :confused:

Grim77

19 Mar 2010, 05:39

Hi Troy,

I have seen this happen before when upgrading very old versions of Java. AddonChat requires Java 1.5 (or Java 5 as it is more commonly referred) which is now fairly old technology actually - about 5 years I think.

An offline (manual) installation is usually the way to go; making sure that all browser windows are closed before a user begins the offline installation. In the rare cases that this does not work we usually advise users to uninstall any version of Java they may have installed. Usually this can be done (in Windows) via the control panel add/remove programs utility.

People using virtually antique machines - I.e., Windows 95 running IE 4 or something may have an older Microsoft Virtual Machine (MVM) installed which can be disabled from their Advanced browser settings. We don't see much of this anymore though ;)

wolfyman

20 Mar 2010, 11:48

I get a LOT of errors on this mod:

"Invalid password"

I have to click in and out a few times before getting in.

smartkidbk5

22 Mar 2010, 04:01

Great mod, but you have to get the PLUS version to be able to use all the features. Which is stupid cuz its like $125, lol.

Crow

29 Mar 2010, 06:33

Bug found?
I'm using the .httaccess file on my forums and if I'm on any other page then the index.php page I get a page not found screen in the pop-up window for the chat room as its trying to pull the url.

Meaning, if I'm viewing a thread its trying to open:
url.com/forums/addonchat.php?do=popup&

If I click on the link while on a post page I get:
url.com/threads/addonchat.php?do=popup&

etc, etc.

This also happens with the other links for the chatroom... :(

Crow

29 Mar 2010, 16:56

Found another error, the "Who's chatting" username links do not goto the profile page, they goto an error page.

basilrath

30 Mar 2010, 13:23

Flash chat seems to be ahead of the game with this

wolfyman

30 Mar 2010, 13:35

if you feel like messing with the horrible language barriers and vastly different (more expensive) price points of flash chat - go ahead. They charge an arm and a leg just to say hi, and their coding is a nightmare if you want to customize it at all.

sticky

07 Apr 2010, 09:04

Who's chatting is showing people in the chat room even though they are not there?

This problem just started recently.

ellinofatsa

11 Apr 2010, 07:09

Unable to access addonchat.com to retrieve or update account settings.

Please ensure that the allow_url_fopen directive is set to On in your php.ini settings file.

All other AddonChat settings successfully updated.

any help for that mesage;;;

fluidswork

12 Apr 2010, 04:51

Awesome man ............

gruftiradio

12 Apr 2010, 21:28

I only need Webcam Support, then it's perfect...

dbigras

17 Apr 2010, 19:09

If it was possible to fully test it with a 30 days professionnal demo, I would try it. Otherwise it's pointless.

gruftiradio

17 Apr 2010, 20:56

I love this chat... it integrates very well.
And the price is very good! Think at, this is only something like 10$ in a month. For this money, you don't get a dedicated Server, only a vServer... and the most Hosters of vServer don't allow chats... so it's great, that the Addonchat is hosted by themself.

dbigras

18 Apr 2010, 14:27

Well, now that I'm trying it. I understand it's not a shoutbox in your mind. But it doesn't matter. What matters is how it integrates in a community. Users don't care if a product is supposed to be a shoutbox or a full blown chat: as long as it answers their need.

For my community, my users need is when they come into my forum, they need to see the forumhome/below the navbar. That's what makes them want to chat. Without that, I cannot use this module.

cricko

24 Apr 2010, 14:34

Has addon chat gone into oblivion as my forum shows it as not found....I brought it last year?

NNJJ

17 May 2010, 14:37

OMG i wish i saw this post before i got that www.cometchat.com
lol

Grim77

26 May 2010, 01:41

Version 4.0.1 of the AddonChat Product for vBulletin 4.0.x is now online. The following updates have been made:

Updated Link Code
Support for AddonChat Mobile Edition (iPhone, iPod Touch, etc..)
SSL Support (Automatic Detection)
Easy AddonChat control panel access via the vBulletin AdminCP
vBulletin CMS Widget (Optional)
Pop-up Links now hidden for unregistered users when guest access is disabled.
Language additions

Users upgrading from the previous (v4.0.0) version of this module need only read the included UPGRADING.TXT file to get started. All of your current settings will be preserved during the update.

Instructions for setting up the vBulletin CMS widget (which displays the amount of users chatting and a pop-up link to your chat room) can be found in the included README.TXT file.

Both the Mobile Edition and SSL modules are currently in Beta, but trials can be requested by e-mailing support@addonchat.com. They should be released by the end of June, with additional mobile devices to be supported soon.

vilhiem

27 May 2010, 04:28

Looks great!

Does this, or can this, do some kind of FlashWindow function, where it would alert users of new messages if it's not the active window ...?

Thanks!!!

Grim77

27 May 2010, 18:48

vilhiem: There is both an audible and popup alert option that can be enabled as a default within the control panel and/or directly by the end-user; however there is currently no mechanism in Java to enable direct control over the end user's window manager, such as flashing the task bar.

vilhiem

27 May 2010, 18:55

Thanks Chris!

But will the "pop-up alert" be displayed if the user's window is minimized (in other words, if he is in another application, like Excel) ...?

Grim77

27 May 2010, 23:19

Yes, it should on most all operating systems :) The feature is available in the free edition, and can be easily tested or you can just e-mail addonchat at support@addonchat.com if you want to request a trial.

SBoards

28 May 2010, 05:04

Very, very well done. Installed and Rated.

Cort

28 May 2010, 19:59

I received a notice regarding mobile phones.....

Honestly until I read this I assumed there was no reason for me to upgrade..Since I'm not interested in mobile phones

dollster68

29 May 2010, 16:06

Hello. Thank you for the update. I just upgraded everything to 4.0.1 and I tried logging into the chat w/ my iPhone and it didn't work. :(

I clicked on the chat room, then I got a 2nd page that said "click to start Chat Room." I clicked and it went to a 3rd page that said "connecting" and then it blanks out, disappears, and goes back to the "click to start chat room" (2nd page) screen. Any ideas?

Our forum has scheduled chats and I'm often "on the road" so it'd be nice to be able to participate via my phone. I'm so happy to see this update, but so far it doesn't work for me. I would appreciate any help. :)

Grim77

29 May 2010, 16:43

@dollster68: Please e-mail support@addonchat.com with your account number and let us know the mobile edition isn't working for you and one of the techs will be happy to determine the problem and get it resolved for you.

navajotex®

29 May 2010, 16:58

you can 'supplement plus having a professional paying only the difference in cost

navajotex®

31 May 2010, 15:02

What a disappointment, always off-line sin I have repented bitterly

dollster68

01 Jun 2010, 02:35

dondino

01 Jun 2010, 07:47

Hi Chris, do you offer any discount for the Professional PLUS Edition, or eventually the enterprise-25, for current licensed vbulletin users? I like this product a lot but can't really afford 120-170/year to use all the nice features of this integration :(

Katoona

01 Jun 2010, 11:59

Everything works perfect exepct that I can't see the number of "Users Chatting Count in Navigation Links". I am currently using the free edition, and could this be the reason? I am planning to go professional, but my site is not live yet, and it makes no sense to pay for something before I need it.

Grim77

01 Jun 2010, 16:26

Last time I answered that I received an infraction :) Google it and I'm sure you'll get a result or two..

MadFriar

02 Jun 2010, 00:03

Awesome Mod! Love it's ease of installation and features!

Katoona

04 Jun 2010, 11:30

CLUB AMPLE

04 Jun 2010, 21:41

Is there ANY chance at all you can make this ....

New in v4.0.1: Support for AddonChat Mobile Edition (iPhone, iPod Touch, etc..)

work for the 3.7/3.8 version?

Pretty please!

Grim77

05 Jun 2010, 18:28

@Katoona: Send me an e-mail (or send it to support@addonchat.com) and we'll be happy to look into it. This could be anything from a simple configuration issue to a firewall issue, either way we'll check it out.

@Club Ample: We are considering a new release targeted for v3.8 to include many updates, but a lot of work needs to be done to catch up to the features available in the 4.01 release. No promises yet on a release, but if all you really need is the support for the mobile edition, that is something I can work with you on to edit the templates appropriately for the new link code. e-mail support@addonchat.com attn: Chris and I'll work with you to make the necessary template changes.

CLUB AMPLE

06 Jun 2010, 22:22

buurman

09 Jun 2010, 10:59

Jeremy8

11 Jun 2010, 20:03

You need Professional to Enable vBulletin Authentication? That mean's you can't have admins and moderators... then what's the point of the Free chat? If you can't moderate it, the members will do whatever they want and it will be chaos. Am I doing something wrong or does the Free version really not include this?

josantos

15 Jun 2010, 19:46

Works Perfect

CybaGirl

19 Jun 2010, 04:20

Is the http://www.addonchat.com/ site currently down?

As I cannot access it nor can I access http://www.addoninteractive.com/ for some reason.

Thanks.

PS: I don't have issues accessing any other sites.

EDIT: There seems to be an issue with your domain name not working. As I can access your site via your IP address but not your domain name.

Grim77

19 Jun 2010, 17:47

@CybaGirl - The problem was a DDoS attack on one or two of our nameservers. We're on top of it ;)

CybaGirl

20 Jun 2010, 04:47

Yes thanks for getting back to me and everything is working again!

Awesome product with awesome support thanks very much!

reefland

27 Jun 2010, 22:54

I am looking for some documentation on ways to integrate this.

For example, using the vbulletin cms, if I created an article/static html page for a specific chat event, could this be embedded into the page or is it always on a single stand alone page that cannot be edited to show anything else?

More specifically, if I want to create a static HTML page and embed a ustream live event, can I embed addon chat right next to it? Then, when I do a different live show next week, create a new page and do the same thing?

Grim77

28 Jun 2010, 16:16

@reefland:

Yes, you can.

This mod, as-is, provides for integration on either the chat room's own page or a popup page, and there is also a CMS widget for a popup link + who's chatting display (see the included README.TXT file for instructions)

You can also add the chat room code manually to any CMS page, and it can be combined with whatever other content you'd like (such as ustream). The easiest way I know of to do this would be to create your own Static HTML Widget (vBulletin CMS -> Widgets) and add the HTML code manually. Your AddonChat link code can be found in the AddonChat control panel or in the original e-mail you should have received when first registering for the service.

If you run into any snags settings this up, feel free to e-mail support@addonchat.com for assistance.

CybaGirl

30 Jun 2010, 15:03

Guys I have found a real nasty bug in this mod :(!

If you have the chat room enabled and you edit any of your Defualt Usergroup permissions for some strange reason any changes that you make to your Defualt Usergroup settings are not saved to your Default Usergroup. But instead under the Custom Usergroup heading your settings are saved here under the usergroup that you edited.

For example it took me some trial and error to figure out which plugin was causing this and now my Custom Usergroups is full of usergroups because of this mod! So i am not very happy about this and I would appreciate how I can remove all these user groups from under the Custom Usergroup heading.

I realize I can just click on the drop down arrow on the right hand side and select Delete Usergroup. But this won't delete the ID number it has used from the Database will it? As I want to be able to remove the number from the database as well.

For example if I delete the new usergroups that this mod has created from Id: 9 right up until id: 24. How can I get the next custom usergroup I create to start from from id: 9 again when I add a custom usergroup in the future?

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k94/CybaGirl/software/issues/usergroups-1.jpg

So word of warning if you use this mod. Make sure you disable it first before you make any changes to any of your user groups! Otherwise you will have the same issue that I am now facing.

Grim77

30 Jun 2010, 15:46

Guys I have found a real nasty bug in this mod!

Not likely. I'm not able to reproduce this, and such a bug would have been reported a long time ago.

If you have the chat room enabled and you edit any of your Defualt Usergroup permissions for some strange reason any changes that you make to your Defualt Usergroup settings are not saved to your Default Usergroup. But instead under the Custom Usergroup heading your settings are saved here under the usergroup that you edited.

Something else must be the problem. This mod simply adds permission bits using vBulletin's standard XML file. vBulletin controls everything else. We've been doing this since v3.5 and have never had a report of this issue.

To be sure (though I'm certain our users have tested this thousands of times) I installed vBulletin 4.0.3PL1 (same as you) and edited a few default usergroup settings. After saving, no other usergroups were added. Just for fun, I also tested editing of custom usergroups and no bugs showed up.

For example it took me some trial and error to figure out which plugin was causing this and now my Custom Usergroups is full of usergroups because of this mod! So i am not very happy about this and I would appreciate how I can remove all these user groups from under the Custom Usergroup heading.

I realize I can just click on the drop down arrow on the right hand side and select Delete Usergroup. But this won't delete the ID number it has used from the Database will it? As I want to be able to remove the number from the database as well.

For example if I delete the new usergroups that this mod has created from Id: 9 right up until id: 24. How can I get the next custom usergroup I create to start from from id: 9 again when I add a custom usergroup in the future?

So word of warning if you use this mod. Make sure you disable it first before you make any changes to any of your user groups! Otherwise you will have the same issue that I am now facing.

I suggest you check your other mods - all of them, including any code/hook modifications you may have manually made. From your screenshot, I see you're running v3arcade (which is still in alpha) -- and the thread at http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3301 seems to indicate they have at least one usergroup setting issue.

CybaGirl

30 Jun 2010, 16:07

Thanks for getting back to me.

But I if I disable all the other mods and just have the chat room enabled and make a change to a usergroup. Then the usergroup changes that I made are not saved to the original usergroup. But instead are saved and added to the Custom Usergroups and another ID number is used as shown in the image above.

Where as if I disable the chat room and enable all the other mods including V3Arcade and make changes to my usergroup(s) I do not have this issue and the changes that I made are saved to the original usergroup(s). As per how they are meant to be.

This is how I came to the conclusion that the chat room mod is the thing that is causing this issue.

That usergroup setting you are refering to in the thread over at v3arcade is only related to being able to view and play disabled games and has nothing to do with changes being made to the default usergroups. As I have looked into this already.

So any other suggestions you may have will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Grim77

30 Jun 2010, 17:30

@CybaGirl

We may be able to assist by looking at what mods you have installed and what hooks they are using. One possibility I suppose is that there is a hook being used when saving usergroups that could be causing the problem.

If you really want to find the culprit, you'd need to uninstall all of your mods (or preferably, setup a separate installation for testing only) then install the mods one at a time, starting with AddonChat. The only reason I suggest starting with AddonChat is that the code has been in use for a long time and it is not an alpha release mod. Make sure the usergroup editing works properly (if it doesn't, then there is definitely something else wrong) then add your mods one by one, starting with mods that modify the usergroup privileges as one of these is the one most likely causing the problem.

Edit: If you'd like us to take a look, please e-mail support@addonchat.com with the necessary login details attn: Chris

Footman

30 Jun 2010, 19:28

curious - are we able to add private chat rooms that are invitation only and not dependent on usergroup settings?

Grim77

30 Jun 2010, 19:58

Footman

30 Jun 2010, 20:14

@Footman: Well, you can allow users to create their own rooms (subrooms) within the chat room, and allow them to password protect them - then they can easily invite other users (using IMs in the chat room or from within the forum) to the room they've created. Usergroup integration would not be needed to do this.

Thanks Grim - Only available with the Pro and above correct? I'm testing the chat with my forum now as a free one. Not a very busy forum yet, but with time it will grow. I can see some of the functions of the Pro version will be needed so eventually I'd prolly go ahead an upgrade.

I'm assuming it's more cost effective to run a chat off your server than mine, assuming you guys don't go ahead and fold up/close shop... lol

CybaGirl

01 Jul 2010, 03:09

Thanks Chris for getting back to me.

I will look at setting up a separate installation as per your suggestion. As I think this would be easier. Just have to find out what the rules are about this and how it is best done. I would really like to know what is going on and what is causing it. As I am the kind of person that wants to fix things when something goes wrong or doesn't work the way that it should :) .

As for the mods I have installed here is the current list. Not everything is enabled though and the banner rotator mod was left over from the upgrade from v3.8.5 to v4.0.3. This was the only mod installed when the forum was operating on v3.8.5. All the other mods you see listed have only been installed since the upgrade to version 4.0.3 as I have only been recently appointed the new administrator after the other fellow could no longer maintain the forum anymore.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k94/CybaGirl/software/issues/plugins-1.jpg

I did some more testing last night before I went to bed and I enabled the mods as you see them enabled in the above image. I then disabled the Chat Room and made a change to one of the Default Usergroups. I then saved the change and the change was saved to the Default Usergroup as per normal. I then enabled the Chat Room, made a change to the same Default Usergroup and saved the change. That's when this change was saved under a new ID number under the Custom Usergroup.

So maybe there is a conflict with one of the other mods. But I am unsure as to which one it is. As I disabled them one by one and it didn't make any difference. The only difference was when I disabled the Chat Room.

Anyway I will contact you via your email address and I am hoping we can work out what is causing this issue one way or the other.

Thanks.

sross

04 Aug 2010, 02:32

Hi can anyone advise how I can do the following:

Keep the Chatroom [count] tab as is but have it link to a page that 1) shows who is currently chatting and 2) has a link to the chatroom

This is because my members prefer to see who is in the chat first. I know this is in who's online box but they don't see this much as they are in subforums. Thanks!

tony

05 Aug 2010, 00:59

Is there a brand free option? I really like this chat but I don't want to buy unless I can get brand free.

I'm tired of getting ripped off, I keep finding my competitors copy me.

Stormlilly

11 Aug 2010, 01:21

One suggestion: It would be nice if the PM window contained the same options as the main chat room (at the very least the smilies).

I know they are parsed, but it would help to have these options.

apokphp

20 Aug 2010, 18:15

Installed...but the link in the navigation bar only appears in the default skin. It won't appear in the many custom skins I already have.

How to add it to the navigation bar so that it still shows the # of people currently chatting?

Jaxel

22 Aug 2010, 19:39

Since the who's chatting list is under the forum, its kind of useless... Hell, I never even use the forum list with the what's new feature. Is there any chance for an official addonchat who's chatting cms widget?

Magz

05 Sep 2010, 15:23

All I am getting at the moment, is

Service Unavailable, Please try again in a few minutes.

I have the professional Plus version, and have the current Java.

Support ticket sent, but anyone else encounter this with a work around?

Thanks

Jaxel

09 Sep 2010, 08:54

I have posted an issue with this mod here at the official Addonchat Forums:

http://forums.addoninteractive.com/showthread.php?t=5514

Jaxel

09 Sep 2010, 10:26

I have created an extension to this product:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=250200

speedracer68

10 Oct 2010, 00:21

The number of people chatting is working, but it is not working properly. I had 3 people chatting yesterday, and today (even if nobody has been using the chat in over 20 hours) it still says "Chat Room (3)".

I have this same issue. I find that if I force the running of the scheduled task it clears it. I am assuming I have a problem with my scheduled tasks? I checked all the settings is the appear fine.

aquabid

11 Oct 2010, 16:01

Would like to see the Chat tab, have a drop down to be able to log in individual rooms

Store users settings

Cicada

24 Oct 2010, 06:10

the member count in my tab isn't working, and i dont have a chat page -- clicking on the "chat room" tab, opens it up in a new window every time... ?

Whitesky

08 Dec 2010, 20:45

Read many comments here n haven't seen this issue already:
Either this mod, or the AddonChat itself is causing the browser to completely close.

http://ascendedsouls.com/forum

Click Chat -or- Community Links -> Chat Room

NOTE - clicking the Chat will cause Firefox to close.

Any solutions to this before I attempt a complete uninstall/reinstall?

EDIT: sorry, getting permission from site owner to provide a test name to login with to access the addonchat page :eek:

attroll

11 Dec 2010, 22:07

I have this all installed and when I put the script in my Widget and then click to the widget to open chat my pop-up window comes up and then this message appears below. I cannot get into a chat room and be able to post a chat. Can someone help me.

Welcome.
You are presently not in a room, or the room you have attempted to join does not exist. Please join a room by double-clicking a room name in the user list.

preemz10314

12 Dec 2010, 00:47

uninstalled. doesnt work. poor instructions on configuration. poor work.

beatyourtruck

13 Dec 2010, 02:02

Are you guys having issues? I have been trying to access the online demo and it just sits there with something like "Success. Loggin in....." then it says "connection to server is lost".

http://www.addonchat.com/demo.html

Nevermind....I created a free account and have my members testing it out now.

wilczek

14 Dec 2010, 12:55

Hi Guys,

Excellent product, no tech experience at all but 2 hours and I am up and running.

I have one q though - If you go to my home page www.systemsfortraders.com you will see my forum is in between 2 side banners always - But the chat room is on a fresh page - without the banners - it is sized ok (i have managed that) so it will fit if I can get it in the right place - the between 2 side banners location instead of on a fresh page without any banners.

Any help greatly appreciated, please keep it simple if possible as I am not very techie :)

And ... $125 is not a lot for this considering functionality, support, ease of installation and use - assuming I can get the above issue sorted :)

Thanks,

beatyourtruck

21 Dec 2010, 02:14

Installed with pro account and this mod. works great. No problems at all setting it up!

beatyourtruck

22 Dec 2010, 01:24

Anyone know how to put the Who's Chatting into a Forum Block? I saw the CMS Widget info but am more interested in a forum block (everyone hangs at the forum on my site...CMS is not even turned on yet).

This would also let me ditch the current Who's Chatting in the WGO box as it is formatted terribly and looks out of place.

Trady

22 Dec 2010, 11:49

Is the Widget constrained to the Pro + edition ?

T.

AutoFx

05 Jan 2011, 14:00

Hi,

Recently purchased pro plus. Is it possible to chat in 2 rooms at once? At the moment I get transferred from 1 room to the other.

OlijO

06 Jan 2011, 19:53

tested on a vB4.1.0PL2 and work perfectly.
Pro+ Edition used.
Thank you

worried

14 Jan 2011, 12:51

beatyourtruck

14 Jan 2011, 22:50

For several upgrades your plugin isn't lining up with the rest of the What's Going On section. It's to the left of everything else and the text is wrapping. Can you upgrade your plug-in now vB has moved to 4.1?

I ran into the same thing. Toss this in your additional.css file and adjust to your liking. I am sure there is a better way but this shoves the Whos Chatting over to the right and then adjusts the online users back to the left. **sigh** Seems silly but it is the only way I could get it to work. Someone else may have a better fix without having to push the online forum members back over? This works though! :)

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

worried

14 Jan 2011, 22:58

Thanks for sharing that fix.

beatyourtruck

15 Jan 2011, 00:04

No problem! It was a pain (for me anyway) to get things shifted around......no need for you to suffer also. ;) You may have to tweak some of the margins a little for your forum.

zelgadis

15 Jan 2011, 09:59

I ran into the same thing. Toss this in your additional.css file and adjust to your liking. I am sure there is a better way but this shoves the Whos Chatting over to the right and then adjusts the online users back to the left. **sigh** Seems silly but it is the only way I could get it to work. Someone else may have a better fix without having to push the online forum members back over? This works though! :)

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

You can find the fix for the WGO problem in the official addonchat forums.
The fix is here. (http://forums.addoninteractive.com/showpost.php?p=23131&postcount=9)

pulsionpleinair

25 Jan 2011, 14:21

Hello,

I am having difficulty installing the addonchat.
I can see it in Plugins &product, but I do not see the application Addonchat in my admincp? can youhelp me?

I have the version Vbulletin 4.1.1 and i am not advanced users.

I did fallow thos steps:
************************************
Installation (Not so Advanced Users)
************************************

1. Copy the contents within the upload/ folder to your main vBulletin
folder using an FTP client or similar. This folder is often called
forums/ or forum/.

a. The following files will be in your main forum folder:
addonchat.php
addonchat_auth.php
addonchat_close.php
addonchat_func.php

b. The following files will be in your includes/ folder:
functions_addonchat.php

c. The following files will be in your includes/cron/ folder:
addonchat_dbmaint.php
addonchat_who.php

d. The following files will be in your includes/xml/ folder:
bitfield_addonchat.xml
cpnav_addonchat.xml

e. The following files will be in your admincp/ folder
addonchat.php

e. The following files will be in your images/addonchat/ folder
wgo.png

2. Login to your vBulletin AdminCP and install the product-addonchat.xml product:

a. Login to your vBulletin AdminCP
(e.g., http://www.mysite.com/forums/admincp/)

b. Expand the Plugins & Products menu shown in the left hand side frame

c. Click 'Manage Products'

d. Click '[Add/Import Product]' from the Plugin & Products System page

e. In the 'Import Product' box, click the 'Browse...' button.

f. Select the product-addonchat.xml file and click 'Open' (or similar)

g. Click the 'Import' button to begin installation.

Thanks

Pierre

Chrissy_Ratbag

16 Feb 2011, 22:30

pulsionpleinair - It appears at the top of the admincp navigation panel.

I've installed, added etc but I can't see it on my forum page anywhere? Where am I suppose to look?

Saviour

02 Mar 2011, 14:37

I apologize if this has been covered before.

I'm using vb 4.1.2.

Everything seems to be working perfectly except for two things...

1. I've checked usergroup settings and have allowed guests to chat but not create rooms. If I logout of my board and visit the chat, the icon to add a room is still there and I'm able to add a room.

2. Who's Chatting display does not align with the rest of What's Going On? See attachment.

Is there a way to fix the above two items?

Thanks, in advance.

Saviour

02 Mar 2011, 22:08

I did my own fix for the above post:

Edit template addonchat_who
Just delete what's in that template and replace it with the following;

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

Now mine looks like the included attachment...

attroll

01 Apr 2011, 20:21

I know this was brought up before and I cannot not see where it has been answered.
Is there a way to create a widget that displays who is in chat?

BF777

06 Apr 2011, 18:55

A few questions.

1. Is there any way to adjust the setting so that user stats are picked up a little faster? Yesterday I was testing out the chatroom with a few members and the "Who's Chatting" box didn't update for at least 5 minutes. Same goes for the navbar "Chat Room (4)."

2. This looks great in FireFox. However, the same cannot be said of Explorer. When I open up the Chatroom in Explorer, the chat box is smaller and there's a big white block with vbseo (SEO mod I have installed) copyright information. Is there way to prevent the footer copyright info from being picked up like that in Explorer? This is not an issue in FireFox as the footer copyright info doesn't even show up in that browser.

Thank you for your assistance.

Chris-777

12 Apr 2011, 03:08

Overall, are you guys that are using this happy with it? I'm a FlashChat user and the new version doesn't work on my VB4 forum, and with the lack of support from the author I'm going to make the switch.

I'm trying the free version, and my navbar tab doesn't update, it always stays at 1. Other than that, with how much my users love the chat room I'm about to plunk down the $80 for the standard version, but would like some feedback.

I also don't have a Who's Chatting box at all - what hook location is it inserting at? (My skin is heavily modified)

Zachery

12 Apr 2011, 04:54

The name is highly misleading.

Bounce

24 Jul 2011, 23:12

There is currently no limit to the amount of concurrent users with the free edition. :)

I'm getting something about not being in a room and i cant create a room as in the CP it says This feature is available with Professional service accounts and higher.

so is their a default room or is this NOT a free product anymore!

Bounce

01 Aug 2011, 20:46

bumpity bump, any thoughts author?

:erm:

Gemma

01 Aug 2011, 21:25

I'm getting something about not being in a room and i cant create a room as in the CP it says This feature is available with Professional service accounts and higher.

so is their a default room or is this NOT a free product anymore!

There is a Chat Lobby which is a default room. Make sure you've got the settings correct.

vBulletin User Authentication & Automatic Login should be something like:

Enable vBulletin Authentication: No (useless you've bought PRO+ or Enterprise)
Authentication URL: http://www.mydomain.com/addonchat_auth.php
Allow Unregistered Guest Access: No
Enable Automatic Login: Yes

Click Update to authenticate.

Bounce

02 Aug 2011, 20:11

There is a Chat Lobby which is a default room. Make sure you've got the settings correct.

vBulletin User Authentication & Automatic Login should be something like:

Enable vBulletin Authentication: No (useless you've bought PRO+ or Enterprise)
Authentication URL: http://www.mydomain.com/addonchat_auth.php
Allow Unregistered Guest Access: No
Enable Automatic Login: Yes

Click Update to authenticate.

Ta gems but had them at those settings, goes to the room fine but isnt lettin me chat!

OlijO

08 Sep 2011, 05:50

HMBeaty

08 Sep 2011, 05:52

Just upgrade to addonchat plugin v4.0.2
And upgraded to vB 4.1.5PL1
After the upgrade i've got a problem :
http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/09/07/110907040238534369.png
the whois chatting has a little issue, the title appear twice.
Code used in the template addonchat_who

Code:
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You're missing the image, which is making the alt text appear. Verify you have all images/files in the correct directories for all styles (default and custom) and try again

OlijO

08 Sep 2011, 15:57

You're missing the image, which is making the alt text appear. Verify you have all images/files in the correct directories for all styles (default and custom) and try again

Hi,
the image was present, i upload it again and now this works.
thanks you

blackcat123

28 Nov 2011, 19:13

Hello,

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i`ve installed the addonchat to my vbulletin board.

All works fine but than the Who's Chatting Feature and Show User Chatting Count in Navigation Links doesnt work anymore.

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How can i fix it ?!

Stefan118

12 Dec 2011, 23:01

Please help...

I'm trying to install this chat, followed all the instructions, but I cant pass step 4:

1. Upload the files in your upload/ folder to their appropriate locations
2. Using the VB product manager, import the product-addonchat.xml product
3. Click over to AddonChat -> Account Settings in your vBulletin AdminCP
4. Enter your AddonChat account number and password and click 'Automatic
Lookup' If required (allow_url_fopen is not set for example) please
adjust your 'Account Details' and save.
5. Modify forum integration and authentication settings to suit your needs
6. If vBulletin authentication is enabled, you may modify chat room
permissions from your Usergroup editor (Usergroups -> Usergroup Manager)

The error I get is provided in the image below.
Help?

tommyxv

23 Mar 2012, 01:38

This addon is not reading my additional.css template. Any fix for this?

tommyxv

24 Mar 2012, 21:27

This is a great product and I am running this without any problems on my vBulletin 4.1.11 site.

I decided to fix a few problems with this addon. First, the product here is the old version. Go here to download the updated 4.0.2 version.

http://www.addoninteractive.net/index.php?/topic/4072-vbulletin-4-integration/

FIX #1
The Who's Chatting in the WGO area on the forum home page is causing a XHTML validation error because it is using that same CSS ID wgo_onlineusers that was already defined earlier.

To fix this, you need to call this something different and add it to your Additional.css template. So I added this to my Additional.css template:

Code:
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Now go to the addonchat_who template and change wgo_onlineusers to wgo_onlinechatusers, as shown in red below. This will fix the XHTML validation error.

Code:
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FIX #2
The comma is missing that separates the usernames who are chatting. I tried many ways to get it to display with no luck. {vb:raw row.comma} didn't work. I simply added an actually comma just before the closing </li> in the addonchat_loggedinuser template and it worked. LOL

Code:
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FIX #3
Note: If you are using the stock vbulletin style AND/OR have not added any custom css to your additional.css template, then you do not have to do this fix.

The addonchat.php page where the chat room is embedded is not using my additional.css template, which caused my custom footer and other customization not to show correctly. To fix this, simply add what I have in red in the addonchat_embed template just above the closing head tag.

Code:
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Hope this helps! Maybe i can get a free year from the developer, when my renewal comes up. ;)

paulket

25 Mar 2012, 16:16

I hope I'm just overlooking a simple setting, I do not see the Who's Chatting in the WGO area at all on either my custom or default vb style. Is there a setting somewhere to show this?

tommyxv

25 Mar 2012, 20:26

I hope I'm just overlooking a simple setting, I do not see the Who's Chatting in the WGO area at all on either my custom or default vb style. Is there a setting somewhere to show this?

Yes there is....

vB AdminCP --->AddonChat --->Account Settings --->Enable Who's Chatting Feature ----> Set to Yes
(Professional, Professional PLUS, or Enterprise account required.)

watershed

29 Apr 2012, 15:02

Hi, i've installed the module and purchased the Proffesional plus edition (with added mobile support and avatars) and i'm running into a problem when trying to integrate my forum with the chat module.

I'm running a hebrew speaking forum and for the users that have Hebrew characters in their nicknames the chat says that they have inputted a wrong username/password. This also happens when i disable the automatic login and they need to type it in themselves. For my users who have english characters the login goes normally. Can i fix this somehow?

Additionally i'm having some problems with my avatars:

When the avatar display is on for users, the whole line of the sentence moves to the left. If they are off it is on the right (as it should be for hebrew :) ), i'm pretty sure this could be fixed through the control panel and i think i found where but i'm not really knowledgable in how to define the values there and i'd like to get some help.

The second problem is that the avatar link between the forum and the chat doesn't work, so when i have this on there is a blank instead of an avatar. I'll post some print screens to show my problems.

Thanks for your help :)