help - integrating chat to vbulletin site
Basic help for first time vbulletin admins

This page provides information for site owners on how to start adding an IRC gateway to the web site, especially integrating it with vBulletin version 3.x or 4.x. (plugin download at bottom of page).

Basic IRC
introduction documentation

Links for introduction to irc, basic commands, channel management will be placed here.
Basic 5 irc commands
Basic Nickname and Channel Registration commands

Programs / Widgets to IRC
legend to programs / widgets / gateways to irc

  • IRC - Internet Relay Chat, a network of servers, with chat rooms, where user can converse live.
  • vBulletin - Community Software (bbs) with forums and threads/posts, where users can converse archived.
  • PJIRC - Java Applet, gateway for a site to offer IRC without needing an IRC client.
  • Mibbit - Javascript Widget, gateway for a site to offer IRC without needing an IRC client.
  • EzIRC - A plugin for integrating pjirc/mibbit into the vBulletin application, adding live chat to the forums

Integrating IRC to web site
stand alone vs site integration

some documentation about stand alone vs vbulletin integration, with focus on mibbit widget.

ezirc's official server is: irc.ezirc.org, part of the vbirc network. Channel: #ezirc.

EzIRC 2.1.0
a simple yet effective IRC chat modification for vBulletin

vBulletin version 4.0 plugin : EzIRC - Mibbit, by toonysnn
URL: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=228345
Description: EzIRC is supposed to be a simple yet effective IRC chat modification for vBulletin. This version is for 4.x of vB, and supports mibbit javascript applet.
Download: EzIRC (vBulletin 4) 2.1.0.zip (must be licensed vBulletin customer)

EzIRC 2.0.0
a simple yet effective IRC chat modification for vBulletin

vBulletin version 3.x plugin : EzIRC - PJIRC/Mibbit, by toonysnn
URL: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=179651
Description: EzIRC is supposed to be a simple yet effective IRC chat modification for vBulletin. This version is for 3.x of vB, and supports pjirc java applet.
Download: ezirc.vb3.zip (must be licensed vBulletin customer)