[3.7.X] Flashchat: Who is chatting (Add On) 3.7.001a

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.

This hack can only be used with vBulletin v3.7.x.

This is an add-on/enhancement to Paul M's Flashchat: Who is chatting v 3.7.001.
This is the v3.7 port of my v3.6.x hack with extras.

What hacks need installing before installing this hack?
These hacks need to be installed in this order and working correctly, for this hack to work.

1. FlashChat v4.7.x
2. Paul M's Flashchat: Integration for vB 3.7 v3.7.00x
3. Paul M's Flashchat: Who is chatting v3.7.001
4. Then install this hack

This does not change the functionality of Paul M's hack, this is just an enhancement to your installed version of Flashchat: Who is chatting.

The members on my forum requested that the Members currently using Flashchat box be moved to the top of the forums as it was a long way to scroll down to see who was chatting, at the top members could see who was chatting.

As members had to enter the chat or visit the forum homepage again to see who was chatting, I fixed it so that my members could also see who was chatting as they browsed the various forums and threads as well as on the who is online pages.

Code that is used in this hack is mainly Paul M's and once again he has kindly given me permission to use the code in my Who is chatting add-on hacks. I have also used part of the description from his hack as well.

Thank you Paul, for all your work on the Flashchat integration, it makes all our lives easier


What It Does

1. It displays the chat list under the navbar on Forum Home, Forum Display, Show Thread, Who is Online and Members Profile pages.
2. The list view is collapsible, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "No one is currently using the chat." message is displayed.
6. Display the Most Ever chatters if enabled.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the AdminCP Options (independent of Paul M's hack).
8. The ability to select which locations this hack is displayed (independent of Paul M's hack).
9. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an AdminCP option (again, independent of Paul M's hack).

Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that FlashChat stores this information.


Instructions

1. If you installed my v3.6.x version of this hack, you will need to delete the file who_is_chatting_addon.php from the <forum root>/includes folder.
2. Import the product-jd_20080104.xml into vB using the AdminCP Product Manager. If upgrading from an earlier version, then set Allow Overwrite to Yes.
3. In Plugins & Products > Plugin Manager, edit the Members in Flashchat (2) plugin. Find if ($vbulletin->options['enable_wic']) and replace with if ($vbulletin->options['enable_wic'] && !$vbulletin->options['wicao']), this needs to be done so there are not 2 "Members currently using Flashchat" boxes displayed on the forum homepage display.
4. In vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat > Code Option, ensure the Run Code on all pages radio button is selected.
5. In vBulletin Options > Who Is Using Flashchat (Add-On). Please change settings here to turn the hack on, select what groups can see this, select which locations you wish this hack to be displayed, if you want to turn the auto insert option off and make the template changes manually (use the contents of the Display_Chatters_Addon template to do so).

Version History - version numbers will be kept in sync with Paul M's hack

v3.7.001a - Updated install code [Thu 7th Feb 2008]
v3.7.001 - Initial v3.7 Release [Fri 4th Jan 2008]


Support

To recieve help/support and be informed of updates please click Mark as Installed.
People who do not will recieve little or no support at all.

Thanks: To Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his code.


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