Advanced Chatbox 2.0 Suggestion (Over 200 votes!)

First topic message reminder :

The Forumotion Chatbox is vital for communication on SEVERAL forums, and from time to time I personally notice its missing a few features. I have made a list with a description of these features below. With your help, we can make this a reality for forumotion.

*Notice: This is COMPLETELY separate from the pop out chat 2.0, and has nothing to do with it. Though, the pop out chatbox does provide SOME of the features listed below, and I highly recommend it!*

Delete Function
Descrption: Moderators/Administrators may delete individual chatbox messages.

*NEW* Universal Feed Channel (Admins/Mods Only)
Descrption: The universal feed channel will show all messages being posted on the chatbox, including whispers, and private chat channels, for easy moderation.

Advanced Permissions
Description: Manage several permissions of the Advanced Chatbox such as some of the permissions listed below with a panel similar to the Forum Permissions Advanced Panel

Permission to view Chat - Limit the people who can view your chat by Usergroup, and/or username.
Whisper Function - Limit of the use of people who can use the Whipser function by Usergroup and/or username (The same ability you have with limiting Private Messaging in the forum)
Report Function Integration - Limit the use of the Report function by Usergroup and/or username.
Channels - Limit the use of SPECIFIC channels by usergroup and/or username.


Whisper Function - Can be disabled
Description: Send a message to specific user(s) on the chat that is only viewable to the users your specified

Ex.

User A: (Whisper to User B) Test Message

Private Chat Channel
Description: Creates a private channel that the creator can invite people into (Admins CAN monitor these channels!)


Notification - Optional
Description: Browsing another tab, but you fear you'll miss a message? Sound is unpopular, so I went for a different approach.

If a message is sent, your tab will flash (like a highlighted tab), Off by Default, can be activated via the ACP and Users can disable it specifically for them via the Profile/UCP.

Sound - Optional

Description: Chatbox will "chirp" when it has received a message



Report User Function - Optional
Description: People just don't break rules on the forum. They also break 'em on the chat as well, but if no mods are present, the abuse will continue.

With the Report User Function, you can right click a user on the Online list and click "Report User" which would send a report into the Reports panel, with a copy of the archives at the time for further investigation.

Channels/Instance - Off by default
Description: Need to discuss something with a group of users? Go into another Channel/Instance! Very useful to hold a Moderator meeting without disabling the whole entire chat to other users.

Of course, Channels can be managed by the Advanced Permissions function to specific usergroups/users

If anyone wants changes, I'll edit this.

Avatars - Optional, Enabled by Administrator
Description: Have a small version of the users' avatar on the chat

Yes.

Now this is what you call a real and awesome chatbox! I hope it's gonna be approved Voted Yes

Great,i voted yes

voted yes !

nice idea i vote yes

Make this happen!

Bump, any other votes?

By the way, Happy Holidays! I'll update this thread in matter of two weeks, sorry!

I voted YES!
These updates could be made optional and every admin would set them depending on the number uf users in their forums and the number of actual average participants in the ChatBox. I agree the ChatBox urgently needs some of these functions, such as deleting particular messages or the Whispers. Not so sure about the channels or the mini avatars.
Although the ChatBox version 2.0 incorporates sound, I wish the sound could be changed!

Very nice idea. Voted yes.

Certainly needed.

sounds good to me

AnaMi wrote:I voted YES!
These updates could be made optional and every admin would set them depending on the number uf users in their forums and the number of actual average participants in the ChatBox. I agree the ChatBox urgently needs some of these functions, such as deleting particular messages or the Whispers. Not so sure about the channels or the mini avatars.
Although the ChatBox version 2.0 incorporates sound, I wish the sound could be changed!

Oh yes. That sound reminds me a heartbeat. Ugh, it's get annoying after a while.

You can change the sound, there should be a place to change the flash file on the script.

voted yes very good idea

voted YES

But, add this list , automaticlly log in on the chat, if log in the forum.

Any Updates on whether this will be Implemented?

Considering this topic has been on hold since 2010, I don't think it'll happen. Really wish forumotion would do it though. Even if it's $1 a month or a one time $12 fee I'd pay for it.

I vote yes

another suggestion: can we please be able to have different "chat rooms"? and password protect them....like then some can have a chat room for everyone, and a chat room for staff members only

Jessica C wrote:another suggestion: can we please be able to have different "chat rooms"? and password protect them....like then some can have a chat room for everyone, and a chat room for staff members only

So pretty much channels/instances but with passwords? It would be easier just to modify the view permissions for each instance. I'll add this to the OP, if this is what you mean.

Of Course Yes !!

Good idea , voted YES!

no yes! MUST HAVE!

pimentel2 wrote:

Jessica C wrote:another suggestion: can we please be able to have different "chat rooms"? and password protect them....like then some can have a chat room for everyone, and a chat room for staff members only

So pretty much channels/instances but with passwords? It would be easier just to modify the view permissions for each instance. I'll add this to the OP, if this is what you mean.

hmm yeah channels with permissions....sure

Personally, I think all that needs to be added is the option for us to create multiple chatrooms within the chatbox. The rest of the suggestions are pretty good, no doubt. It's clear to me that the topic creator seems to have spent a lot of time coming up with these suggestions. More can indeed be better in some situations.

Either way, I voted yes. I run a specific kind of forum that would greatly benefit from these suggestions.