I ended up buying the Tag Essentials add-on which provides the tags on thread list functionality (among many features) and works correctly. It's pricey if you need just that one feature, but it works.
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/tag-essentials.6759/
This add-on removes the "ignoring" link in the member card, but another "ignoring" link seems to remain in the account page. Could this be removed too?
No.
Only in the threads that you have set them to have text.
Custom thread fields are editable during
Thread creation
Thread edit
When editing the first post
For example, try editing a thread you would like to have a custom thread. You must have the permission and subforum appearance...
@creativeforge Applicable forums means subforums where custom thread fields are available.
You can also set permissions to limit which groups can make use of custom thread fields.
Custom thread fields are editable during
Thread creation
Thread edit
When editing the first post
Custom thread fields can accomplish what you want.
Admin control panel > Forums > Custom thread fields > Add field > Display location: Thread status block
From the add-on description:
Emphasis mine. What if manual approval is enabled? I still want to choose who gets in because our content is curated.
Does including Registration Spaminator add-on prevent that no email code is sent to addresses which bots might fill in?
This seems like an...
Thank you for writing this excellent add-on, @Mr. Jinx! It was truly generous of you to offer such outstanding XF functionality for free.
It will be a sad outcome if no one else picks up and continues offering it.
This sounds interesting and a very plausible explanation.
Could someone please explain me why this might be an issue for XenForo but not for Invision forum software?
Is there something awkward in having the field drop-down list required and having its default choice field as nothing (" ")?
Would it be easier to look into a small extra.less or template modification which hid the field if the default "nothing" was selected? I guess it's similar type of result...
Store drafts for 24 hours
Save drafts every 60 seconds
This doesn't seem to be the issue. I will summarily quote the member's reply to me after I asked him to look into your instructions:
Can choppy signal at a remote location lead to some information processing error?
I'm not sure what...
My forum has exactly the same scenario, but I have also set the field hidden in the profile because it's one-time private information the users needn't to access anymore. I have the five topmost boxes selected.
I remember it was a bit of struggle to get everything working in the way I wanted...