Mchat on Portal

[Stoker]

Mchat on Portal
Written by Stoker

Putting the mchat on the portal page is quite easy. You need to have the mchat mod installed.
Lets start with the template edits

Open styles/prosilver/template/simpleportal_body.html
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">

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<!-- IF S_MCHAT_ENABLE and S_MCHAT_ON_INDEX and S_MCHAT_LOCATION --><!-- INCLUDE mchat_body.html --><!-- ENDIF -->

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</table>

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<!-- IF S_MCHAT_ENABLE and S_MCHAT_ON_INDEX and not S_MCHAT_LOCATION --><!-- INCLUDE mchat_body.html --><!-- ENDIF -->

Open portal.php
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page_header($user->lang['PORTAL_HEADLINE']);

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// BEGIN mChat Mod
$mchat_installed = (!empty($config['mchat_version']) && !empty($config['mchat_enable'])) ? true : false;
if ($mchat_installed && $auth->acl_get('u_mchat_view'))
{
	if(!defined('MCHAT_INCLUDE') && $config['mchat_on_index'] && !empty($user->data['user_mchat_index']))
	{
		define('MCHAT_INCLUDE', true);
		$mchat_include_index = true;
		include($phpbb_root_path . 'mchat.' . $phpEx);
	}	

	if (!empty($config['mchat_stats_index']) && !empty($user->data['user_mchat_stats_index']))
	{
		if (!function_exists('mchat_users'))
		{
			include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_mchat.' . $phpEx);
		}
		// Add lang file
		$user->add_lang('mods/mchat_lang');
		// stats display
		$mchat_session_time = !empty($config_mchat['timeout']) ? $config_mchat['timeout'] : 3600;// you can change this number to a greater number for longer chat sessions
		$mchat_stats = mchat_users($mchat_session_time);
		$template->assign_vars(array(
			'MCHAT_INDEX_STATS'	=> true,
			'MCHAT_INDEX_USERS_COUNT'	=> $mchat_stats['mchat_users_count'],
			'MCHAT_INDEX_USERS_LIST'	=> $mchat_stats['online_userlist'],
			'L_MCHAT_ONLINE_EXPLAIN'	=> $mchat_stats['refresh_message'],	
		));
	}
}	
// END mChat Mod

Rich has created a hook for the mchat, only available for his donators.
If you are using that one, skip the portal.php edit and edit the hook instead.

Open includes/hooks/hook_mchat.php
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if($user->page['page'] == 'index.'.$phpEx)

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if(($user->page['page'] == 'index.'.$phpEx) || ($user->page['page'] == 'portal.'.$phpEx))

[neuropass]

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// BEGIN mChat Mod
$mchat_installed = (!empty($config['mchat_on_index']) && !empty($config['mchat_enable'])) ? true : false;
if(!defined('MCHAT_INCLUDE') && $mchat_installed && $auth->acl_get('u_mchat_view') && $user->data['user_mchat_index'])
{
	define('MCHAT_INCLUDE', true);
	$mchat_include_index = true;
	include($phpbb_root_path . 'mchat.' . $phpEx);
}
// END mChat Mod

simply adding this to the portal.php wouldn't be enough to get mchat working? what's the benefit of the extra code and the other edit in the hook file?

[Stoker]

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// BEGIN mChat Mod
$mchat_installed = (!empty($config['mchat_on_index']) && !empty($config['mchat_enable'])) ? true : false;
if(!defined('MCHAT_INCLUDE') && $mchat_installed && $auth->acl_get('u_mchat_view') && $user->data['user_mchat_index'])
{
	define('MCHAT_INCLUDE', true);
	$mchat_include_index = true;
	include($phpbb_root_path . 'mchat.' . $phpEx);
}
// END mChat Mod

simply adding this to the portal.php wouldn't be enough to get mchat working?

No, you have to add the code I postet. Its testet and working.

what's the benefit of the extra code and the other edit in the hook

It makes the mchat work on portal
Without it the mchat only will work on index.

[neuropass]

I'm asking those questions , because I have mchat working only with the edit i posted above in the portal.php. (which are the same for the index.php page.


so it does work anyway. I thought there was some server load benefit or something with your edits.

[Stoker]

The edit I have posted is for the latest mchat 1.3.5
Yours is an earlier version.

[Terr0r]

it is possible to set the mChat on the simple portal

now is my qestion is it possible to get it like this

mchatportal.png

so yes how ? what must I do to get it like so as on the image

already thanks for the help

Greets Terr0r

[Stoker]

Insert the code after this:

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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">

[Terr0r]

that is not good take a look add the picture

chatportal.png

how can I fix that ?

already thanks for the help

Greets Terr0r

[Stoker]

With the edits I provided for you:

portal.png