Webby Chat

crickeys · May 2009

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Webby Chat

Bentot · May 2009

I can't get this to work. It's giving me server errors that says something about settings.php but I only have default.php in the zipped file so I renamed setings to default and the error was gone but the webby chat is hidden and I can't find it anywhere. Chatango is better for now (until I can figure out webby chat).

Thanks

Lussumo Bot · May 2009

Uploaded version 1.0 of Webby Chat.

crickeys · May 2009

You caught a bug. I just re-uploaded the correct file. Give it a go now.

Dan Devine · May 2009

No errors with that version but where is the tab? I don't see it anywhere on the page.

Dan

crickeys · May 2009

It should add it to the LEFT of discussions.

crickeys · May 2009

you enabled it right? What's the URL?

shootingtars · May 2009

this is cool and it works on my forum... BUT i get this error msg in people.php and a couple other php pages. So I removed it for now... How can I fix it?

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/www/ava.eu.pn/extensions/webby_chat/default.php on line 106

Tex · May 2009

I won't use the add-on, but many thanks for the hint to webby chat. My members will be thankful!

Tex · May 2009

Tried to use it now, same problm as shootingstars.

TomTester · May 2009

add-on needs to ensure that it only tries to add a tab on pages where these are available. try replacing the last part of the code with this (added a little page check, unverified!):

//////////////////////

if (in_array($Context->SelfUrl, array('index.php','comments.php','categories.php'))) {
$Menu->AddTab("Chat", "", "javascript: __wbc_slide_chat_pane();");
$Head->AddString('<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" > 
var __ptw_s = document.location.href;
var __ptw_t = document.title;
var __ptw_suggest_user_name = "' . $Context->Session->User->Name . '";
var __ptw_force_guests = true;
var __ptw_disable_chat_button = true;

');
// add extra user defined variables
$Head->AddString(str_replace('\r\n', "\r\n", $Configuration['WEBBY_CHAT_EXTRAS']));

// end script
$Head->AddString("\r\n</script>");

// call chat
$Head->AddString('<script src="http://www.webbychat.com/chat_js/chat.php?src=vanilla&quot; language="javascript" type="text/javascript"></script>');
};

?>

shootingtars · May 2009

Thanks Tomtester! It's working now.. but the chat tab doesnt show up on some of the other main pages like on the..

Light gallery extension page
search.php
account.php
members extension page

can this be fixed?

TomTester · May 2009

well... change this:if (in_array($Context->SelfUrl, array('index.php','comments.php','categories.php'))) to if (in_array($Context->SelfUrl, array('index.php','comments.php','categories.php','search.php','account.php')))
Pretty much you can add all pages to the array (list). If you have specific php pages for the light gallery (see address bar in your browser) you could add those too. Give it a try.

PS The author of this plugin should make the appropriate changes to the uploaded code (and I'm not sure there aren't more appropriate changes). As-is, the add-on is buggy.

shootingtars · May 2009

thanks! but you cant add pages like http://website.com/extension.php?PostBackAction=LightGallery

only the ones with short urls like search.php

Tex · May 2009

Great! I will test it as well. The author seems to be WebbyChat themselves and I gave them a hint to this discussion.

Tex · May 2009

It works. Thanks TomTester!

Bugs: Custom Settings for WebbyChat don't work. The break the settings.php instead.

shootingtars · May 2009

yea i dont see a button for custom settings

Tex · May 2009

settings > left pannel (don't use it, it breaks the settings.php)

TomTester · May 2009

I haven't tried this add-on (or webby chat), but I get the feeling one may be better off inserting the non-Vanilla JS code
as a nugget in the footer spot with http://lussumo.com/addons/index.php?PostBackAction=AddOn&AddOnID=283 than
using this silly add-on...

Lussumo Bot · May 2009

Uploaded version 1.1 of Webby Chat.

crickeys · May 2009

1.1 fixes bugs addressed in this forum. Please let us know if you notice anything else problematic.

Lussumo Bot · May 2009

Uploaded version 1.2 of Webby Chat.

philrisk · May 2009

Found that this add-on kills my log-in/log-out page. Just gives a white page. Any suggestions?

Michael3185 · May 2009

I had a lot of problems with this extension, and gave up after struggling with it for hours. I'm using PFC, which was a doozy to install and get going - not a single issue.

crickeys · May 2009

@philrisk Are you using 1.2 of the vanilla add on?
@Michael3185 Can you let us know what problems you were having so we can help resolve them for everyone?

crickeys · May 2009

*** IF YOU ARE USING PAGEMANAGER ***
PageManager doesn't show the tab that webbychat tries to create. You can create it by doing this:

1. Goto Page Management
2. Add a new page
3. Set the Tab Name to Chat
4. Leave tab Identifier blank
5. Copy this exactly into "Tab Attributes:
onclick="__wbc_slide_chat_pane(); return false;"
6. Make the Tab Url: #

philrisk · May 2009

@crickeys - I installed it before the 13th if that was when 1.2 was released.Deleted it now so not sure which one I was using. I installed about 2 weeks ago.

crickeys · May 2009

@philrisk May want to try it again with the latest version, just so we can tell everyone else if it's resolved.

Michael3185 · May 2009

That was a few 18 hour days ago, and I can't remember the exact problems. Tell you what though, now I've seen crikeys advice on Page Manager, I'll give Webby Chat another look, as I do vaguely remember nothing coming up. Will post again later. [edit] Sorry, but after reading their main site, I won't be using it. I need a private chat that I can fully control from day one, as the forum it's used in is for staff providing service for at-risk groups. Hence, lots of rules and regulations.

TomTester · May 2009

@Michael: perhaps you should check out http://lussumo.com/community/discussion/6834/3/pfc/ and/or http://www.phpfreechat.net/ Note: add-on supposedly has issues, but I see people who claim that various notes in the comments have "fixed the issues"

Michael3185 · May 2009

@TomTester; cheers for the links. I did try phpFreeChat, but liked the way PFC integrated easily and just worked (though I see from various posts that others had problems). The first forum I'm getting ready to go asap is private, and will only have around 30 - 40 members, so PFC will do on that. Another one may grow much larger, so I may look at other options in the future.

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