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| IPB Shoutbox 2.5; By Epsilekt & Mwr247 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 1 2007, 11:08 AM (106,171 Views) | |
| Mike | Nov 1 2007, 11:08 AM Post #1 |
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Name: IPB Shoutbox 2.5 (Build F) Description: The IPB Shoutbox 2.5 is a chatbox that runs off of and is integrated with your board, so no need to register new names with it or have trouble with people using other peoples names, and it gives you complete control over who can post and what can be posted. The original code was created by Epsilekt (RedCrazyKid) in January 2006, and I made my first modification of it in March of the same year. I was reluctant to post a new topic for a while in respect of his, but he has moved on to IPB Shoutbox 3.0 and other projects, so I eventually made my own, and it has come leaps and bounds in the years since. This version is "Build F" (2.5). It was originally going to be the final build, but I may reconsider. If you are still using Build E (2.4), you must upgrade to receive all of the advancements. To do so, simply uninstall the code and reinstall the new code found here. If you choose not to upgrade, thats fine, the old builds will never be taken down, but you're sure missing out on alot! If you have purchased ad removal for your board, using this shoutbox will cause your credits to decline faster than normal due to the code's use of an iframe. Therefore, I highly recommend that you DO NOT use this code if you have ad removal on your board. This code was #4 most replied to; out of about 5200 codes total when it was back in the IF Code Snippets forum. I think the numbers speak for themselves ![]() Preview: ShoutBoxCode I have enabled guestshouts and guestview for this example. You wont be able to see the view link unless you login to the test account (user: shoutboxtest | pass: abc123), and only mods and above can see the mod options. The forum is currently running a preview of Build F (2.5). Browser compatibility: Tested to work in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, and Chrome. Known bugs: - If you have purchased ad removal for your board, using this shoutbox will cause your credits to decline faster than normal due to the code's use of an iframe. - Built in refresh mechanism does not work in Opera because it does not support iframe manipulation. - There is a bug that messes up the online users list, but has been fixed somewhat to display everyone as on the index. This is fixable by setting the shoutbox to "index only". - Shoutbox will not load when the page is in a frame. - Shoutbox topics with only 1 post will tell you there was a loading error. Simply post again to fix it. - Google Chrome doesn't like the bbcode buttons =\ Install here: ACP > Skinning & Styles > Board Wrappers > (read below for placement of each piece) Installation:
Features: Why go with this shoutbox? What makes it so good? ---------------------------------------------- More professional look: - The ability to hide and show the shoutbox is now in the form of a plus and minus button in the top right. - Refresh link is now a button. - When logged out, there are more options than just refresh if guestshouts is off. - Realigned the textarea with the Post Shout and Refresh buttons so they stay on the same line. *- Alter length of text field (set by admin). *- Change class of top element (set by admin). *- Shoutbox no longer appears in active topic/member topic lists (IE bug fixed 10/25/07). *- Improved "guestshouts off" features. *- Removed the "( Go to first unread post )" link from pages. Upgraded features: - Better refreshing system. - Page now automatically refreshes when you post a shout. - Page jumping now works. - Faster loading time. Now jumps straight to the last page instead of going to page 1 first. - Fixed other miscellaneous errors. *- Press enter to post shout. *- Mod and above or admin only access to "Mod" options (optional, set by admin). *- Repaired iframe refreshing mechanism. *- Improved minimizing and maximizing. *- No more jumping below shoutbox after shout! (formerly a big annoyance). *- No more confused identity topics! (formerly a HUGE problem). *- Condensed coding and faster scripts, loads quicker. New features: - Ability to edit and delete shouts (now limited to mods and/or admins unless viewlink is enabled). - View link that allows members to go to the shoutbox topic to make editing easier (optional, set by admin). - Control area, contains news and special links you might need. Only visible to mods and/or admins. *- Reset text field button. *- Hide shoutbox from guests entirely (optional, set by admin). *- Index only option (optional, set by admin, rebuilt by me 11/19/07). *- Added a new section for credits when a user clicks "Shoutbox". *- Will now auto-convert S server urls to Z to solve the index display problems. *- Will now auto-convert forum and topic links into the correct numbers (formerly #1 installation problem). *- Added BBCode options to the shoutbox (even wraps selected text in IE, 10/24/08). *- Added option to load new shouts on the bottom (set by admin, 02/04/09). More support: - Epsilekt moved onto other codes such as IPB Shoutbox 3.0 which uses PHP. I personally prefer this one, so I and many others have decided to stick with 2.5. Here you can get help with problems, and suggest ideas to make it better. In some cases, I've even made custom variations of this for people. * Denotes features added in Build F (2.5). ---------------------------------------------- Notes: I (Mwr247) do not take credit for the creation of this code. I just improved on the original features and added some of my own (a list of what I've done can be seen above). Though I personally think it has come quite a way from the original, Epsilekt still did most the work and deserves praise for the code before me. Edited by Helena, Jun 7 2016, 07:26 PM.
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| Chimpers | Nov 1 2007, 03:24 PM Post #2 |
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It looks fairly good and clean actually. Great job improving it. |
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| Mr.Gamer | Nov 1 2007, 03:51 PM Post #3 |
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finally the dream came true a shoutbox on if thank you so much!!!!!!! |
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| Mike | Nov 7 2007, 11:52 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks Update it every couple of days or so, and may begin work on another build sometime in the near future. Also begun work on a Zetaboards conversion, and though it does work to an extent, it's still very buggy... The "SOS" link on the shoutbox is only temporary by the way, it'll go away once the petition reaches it's goal.
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| DrugRunR | Nov 10 2007, 06:52 PM Post #5 |
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I got it setup. It was Easy with no problems. I can't believe anyone had any problems with initial setup. I do have 1 problem. Refresh rate. Basically it does not refresh. I am running the basic code with just the GUEST features turned off for security reasons. I am running IE 7.0/ XP pro I can sit on the main forum page looking at the Shoutbox. The box is open. I can send a message and it 'refresh', but sitting on the page doing nothing, it does nothing. To clarify, lets say I post a message. The message appears. I am waiting for a reply, but it never comes. I have to manually hit 'refresh' for it to refresh. I have the ADS turned off |
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| Mike | Nov 10 2007, 09:17 PM Post #6 |
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Actually, it's been designed not to auto reload. The reason being is that because it uses an iframe, reloading it causes the page to appear to reload as well. To elaborate, try clicking the shoutbox refresh button every 5 seconds. Thats basically how it would work. Gets kinda annoying pretty quick, so I decided it was a feature best left out. I know Ajax can overcome that problem, but I've only just begun looking into it, and eventually I may convert it to work that way. |
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| Valdez | Nov 10 2007, 09:38 PM Post #7 |
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Wow, that's outstanding! |
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| DrugRunR | Nov 10 2007, 11:33 PM Post #8 |
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well.... Nice code. Can't use it though.... Back to CBOX for me |
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| Jounin Elite | Nov 11 2007, 02:14 AM Post #9 |
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A couple members of mine are complaining it gives them +14 Runtime errors, would anyone know anything about that? He also said
Please don't say only to get Firefox, I'd like to know if anyone has suggestions or similar problems. -JE- |
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| Mike | Nov 11 2007, 10:39 AM Post #10 |
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First time I've ever heard of a something like that, are you sure it's the shoutbox itself causing the problem? That doesn't look like any part of my code. When does this problem occur for them? |
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| Jounin Elite | Nov 11 2007, 12:01 PM Post #11 |
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He said it occured the first time the shoutbox had been put up, before he posted with it, but he's also the only one who had this problem. I've tried telling him it's likely something else on his comp, but he doesn't believe me :P. -JE- |
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| Mike | Nov 11 2007, 05:02 PM Post #12 |
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Hmm... Send him to the preview forum and see if he still has that problem. I just don't see what could be causing that problem, considering 10's of thousands of people have used this before and this is the first error of that sort I've heard. |
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| zepper | Nov 12 2007, 07:20 AM Post #13 |
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wow great mod. works perfectly fine |
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| angrybanana666 | Nov 12 2007, 10:52 AM Post #14 |
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this is the best code EVER!!!! i love it! oh and add in the installing tut to make the shouts stop increasing to keep from spammers getting post increases
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| Mike | Nov 12 2007, 04:51 PM Post #15 |
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Done! I can't believe I never got around to doing that lol... |
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Update it every couple of days or so, and may begin work on another build sometime in the near future. Also begun work on a Zetaboards conversion, and though it does work to an extent, it's still very buggy... The "SOS" link on the shoutbox is only temporary by the way, it'll go away once the petition reaches it's goal.


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