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This forum spotlights some of XenForo's interesting features. Spotlights on features in upcoming releases will be posted here.
When we debuted the Pages feature, it was intended to be a simple way to get some custom HTML onto a page surrounded by the standard XenForo user interface chrome. By the time we reached Beta 1, it had evolved into an altogether more powerful system. Pages now support a PHP callback, so your pages can request data from the database and be used as a platform for building any kind of single-page application you might want to build. They also allow you to override the default and specify your own template to be rendered by the page, so the possibilities really are limitless. This two-part video shows you the basics of building a simple application using the Pages system, and delves into the realms of the template editor to create and...
In a previous video, we looked at various style property options and also touched briefly on the XenForo color palette. The color palette is an integral part of the style property system, and so it is open and extensible, allowing interaction and extension through the add-on system. This video shows an add-on defining a new color and adding it to the global palette, and then shows a few of the tools XenForo provides for quickly and easily manipulating the palette, so that administrators can create the basis for new styles in seconds. View the video at full-size by clicking the full-screen gadget in the bottom right of the control bar.
Quick Visibility Toggle
XenForo has always allowed members to switch the visibility of their online status, allowing them to browse without announcing their presence to other visitors. However, there are times when a person who normally browses in visible mode might want to quickly switch to invisible mode for a short time. Normally, this would involve a trip to the Privacy Settings editor, but it's now possible to switch the system on and off instantly with a single click in your visitor menu.
You've already seen how style properties provide a quick, easy, flexible and extensible way to control the appearance and behaviour of your styles. In this video, you'll see them at work again, this time working directly on element appearance and styling. The demo touches on our use of the color palette (which is of course extensible in its own right) and shows some basic use of our CSS editor. Enjoy! As usual, this is a large, HD video. View it at full size using the expand gadget in the bottom right of the movie frame.
By exposing code events and allowing listeners to attach to them, XenForo makes it easy to alter its default functionality with simple callback classes. The API for doing this is well-defined and documented, so modifications made in this way stand a very good chance of remaining backward compatible through future version updates. This video shows me creating a simple add-on that allows us to see how an existing thread would look with over a thousand pages. As usual, it's a large, HD video, so I suggest you view it at its original size by clicking the full-screen gadget in the bottom-right corner of the video. Edit: If for whatever reason you can't view the video here, view it directly on Vimeo (but please leave comments here, not...
When it comes to quickly and easily toggling the display or behaviour of user interface elements, it often makes sense to be able to pass simple parameters to the templates. XenForo provides a powerful and extensible system to allow variables to be defined and modified on a per-style basis, making this a breeze and opening the door for style customization by third-party add-ons. I suggest you view this video at full-size by clicking the full-screen gadget in the bottom-right of the video.
The proliferation of human-backed CAPTCHA breakers and all manner of other means to break through anti-robot protection on forums means that spam prevention systems must now be joined with spam clean-up utilities. With this in mind, XenForo introduces the Spam Cleaner - a one-stop shop for quickly and easily dealing with spam that has made it onto your forum. I suggest you view this video at full-size by clicking the full-screen gadget in the bottom-right of the video.
Every forum system needs a good collection of tools to allow moderators to keep the board running smoothly. With XenForo, we have looked at how this has been done in the past and come up with some new concepts and standards to make the job easier, such as the placement of the inline moderation checkbox right by thread titles, an inline editor for threads and a control panel that follows you around. I suggest you view this video at full-size by clicking the full-screen gadget in the bottom-right of the video.
Managing Reported Content
Well, you wouldn't have seen it because it's only exposed to moderators. :) Moderator actions are invoked using the moderator bar that is at the top of every page. In this post, I'll be focusing on how moderators handle reported content. Handling a report is a little more formalized than you might be used to. Reports are now tracked with a status, so that it's clear what has happened and, if you leave a comment, why. This bar makes it easy to see when you have tasks outstanding, but doesn't get in the way of reading the forum. Inside the reported items section, you are presented with a list of outstanding (open or assigned) reports: This does not just have to show a list of reported posts. It will show any type of comment...

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