I've found a chat box that doesn't slow down the site...

Link: http://community.mybb.com/thread-63559.html

Info: You can use this chatbox for your hosting to save bandwidth,CPU usage and relaxative for chating.

More info:

ChangUonDyU - Extra File Chatbox
version 3.6.0


Features
- Using file system as database (hosted on same host or other host)
- Smilies clickable
- BadWord Censorship
- Manage chatbox by command (prune, ban/unban user, change notice)
- Save your text format by cookie

Installation
- Upload chatbox folder to your host (CHMOD 777 all .txt file in this folder)
- Upload changfcb.php file to inc/plugins
- Upload changfcb.lang.php file to your language folder
- Goto AdminCP > Plugins > Install & Activate (ChangUonDyU - Extra File Chatbox)
- AdminCP > Settings > ChangUonDyU - Extra File Chatbox set your chatbox URL
- Edit index template
Find
Add below
DONE !!!

Using
Many options in chatbox/config.php, you can edit this file to change settings
- Command (can change in config.php)
/notice - remove notice
/notice <message> - set notice
/prune - prune all message
/prune <userid> <reason> - prune all message by user
/ban <userid> <reason> - ban user in chatbox
/unban <userid> <reason> - unban user
- Change Timezone in config.php

You can access tools.php to manage: Smilies, Bad word, Banned users, Change notice (default password is 123456, you can change in config.php)

Download: http://community.mybb.com/attachment.php?aid=17079

I've used this quite a few times, I personally don't like it.

In my opinion, this chat box is the best of the all I've seen.

It looks ugly but has cool features. I would suggest putting it on it's own custom page and not in the forum index.

A chatbox is a chatbox
Hopefully it will be used

That's the old design, you can customize the colors now.

Heres an example. Put it on it's own page like mine

http://monetizebb.com/pspshoutbox.php?action=help

And you can access it easy and won't slow the site down.

That shoutbox is alright, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Don't get a shoutbox. They decrease activity on posts and their content doesn't get indexed so it doesn't even help the site with listings on Google. To add to that, most forum owners on a site I go on say that shoutboxes are the death of the forums.

Agreed, Spork! Like what happened to the 'other' forum kinda.

You can change the language, good sir... Haha, :blackhat:

If Uzi didn't know they actually make shoutboxes for Mybb.

Personally I would love to see a Shoutbox added. Allows the users to get to know each other more. You could always add a post limit to get into the shoutbox so there will not be users who first join heading straight for the shoutbox.

A good Shoutbox is easy to come buy

The reason a shoutbox is not on is it kills forum posting. People will be more intrested in chatting than posting.

I'm just repeating what you have all previously stated; Uzi Gaming is lacking a shoutbox for one simple reason, it kills forum posting. An alternative to a shoutbox would be the Private Messaging system, and at the moment, that's the closest Uzi Gaming will have to a shoutbox for the time being.​

/closed

:blackhat: