- Compatible XF 2.x versions
- 2.3
- License
- Free or Pro
- Updates duration
- Release 1.x for Xenforo 2.3.x
- Visible branding
- Yes, but removable with payment
Transform your forum statistics into a security fortress.Advanced Traffic Statistics is no longer just a "Who's Online" widget. It has evolved into a comprehensive Traffic Intelligence & Web Application Firewall (WAF) that tracks visits, categorizes bot traffic with surgical precision, and actively protects your server from resource-draining scrapers, hackers, and AI crawlers.
NEW IN v1.8.2:
Advanced AI Forensics (Radar AI):It doesn't just crunch numbers; it deeply examines a sample of the last 200 connections to uncover suspicious patterns, aggressive scraping bots, unauthorized AI training attempts, and spoofed user agents. Every day, it autonomously publishes a detailed report directly in your forum thread thanks to the interaction with Google Gemini 2.5!
New "Hard Drop" Anti-DDoS and Anti-Scraping System:A new active security mechanism has been introduced. Connections classified as serious threats are no longer simply ignored or logged; they now face a "Hard Drop" at the server level. This significantly reduces database load and protects the forum from resource exhaustion.
NEW IN v1.8.1: SMART RADAR & 504 FIX ("The Hunter")
NEW IN v1.8.0: LOCAL ASSETS & STABILITY
NEW IN v1.7.9: GLOBAL THREAT MAP & AI
NEW IN v1.7.6: LIVE TRAFFIC RADAR & NATIVE WAF
ACTIVE DEFENSE SHIELDSWe have introduced a firewall-grade protection layer that saves massive amounts of CPU and RAM:
INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC CLASSIFICATIONWe rewrote the detection engine from scratch to distinguish between friend and foe:
TRAFFIC INSIGHT DASHBOARDThe report page is a beautifully crafted Security Center:
PERFORMANCE & UI/UX
PRO vs FREEThis add-on is free to use for basic demographic statistics. By purchasing a PRO License (via the link in options), you unlock the full power of the Active Defense:
Supports Quiz System PRO , and XenForo, Bob’s Article Management System (AMS)
NEW IN v1.8.2:
NEW IN v1.8.1: SMART RADAR & 504 FIX ("The Hunter")
- [Added] Smart Signature Extractor: The Live Radar now features a dynamic algorithm that unmasks advanced bots and scrapers (such as HeadlessChrome or AI crawlers) hiding behind fake human browser data. "Unknown Bots" are now a thing of the past!
- [Added] Interactive Radar Filters: We’ve introduced a new dropdown menu right above the Live Radar. You can now filter real-time traffic on the fly (Humans Only, Bots Only, Blocked, or Spoofed) and adjust the display limit (up to 500 rows to ensure optimal server performance).
- [Optimized] 504 Timeout Fix for Large Boards: The default IP log retention has been safely reduced from 30 to 7 days. This drastically cuts down database bloat, resulting in lightning-fast dashboard loading times and entirely preventing 504 Server Timeouts on high-traffic forums.
- [Fixed] Chart Accuracy & CSV Sync: Spoofed bots (fake Googlebots, etc.) are now instantly stripped of their disguises and correctly excluded from the "Good Bots" charts. The CSV export tool has also been completely rewritten to perfectly match the new Smart Radar logic.
- [Privacy & GDPR] 100% Local Assets (No CDN): We have moved all external resources locally! The Interactive Map libraries (ECharts) and all country flag icons (SVGs) are now hosted directly on your server. The add-on makes zero external CDN requests, guaranteeing absolute privacy for your visitors and making your dashboard load instantly even if external networks go down.
- [Fix & Stability] Strict UTF-8 DB Enforcement: Fixed a critical MySQL query error [1366] caused by aggressive bots (e.g., Baidu) injecting malformed or non-UTF-8 characters into the User-Agent strings. The traffic logger now strictly sanitizes and enforces UTF-8 encoding on all incoming data before it hits your database.
- [Fix] Map Visibility Bug: Fixed a logic issue where the interactive map was not displaying for registered members and guests even when the correct viewing permissions were enabled.
- Global Live Threat Map: We have integrated a mesmerizing, fully animated interactive map right above your Live Radar. Watch in real-time as malicious bots, scrapers, and brute-force attempts are intercepted from around the world, visualized as red laser traces flying toward your server.
- AI Traffic Analyzer: Added a new powerful prompt generator button. With a single click, the add-on compiles your structured real-time data into an engineered prompt. You can easily paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to receive an immediate, professional cybersecurity audit and actionable firewall advice.
- Emergency CSV Export: Added an "Export CSV" button directly on the Live Traffic Radar to easily forward malicious IPs to your hosting provider or network firewall in case of an ongoing attack.
- Live Traffic Radar: A real-time panel showing the latest forum accesses. Inspect IP, Country, Identity, Target URI, Hit volume, and Heuristic Trust Score.
- 1-Click IP Ban (Native Integration): Spotted an attacker or a fake User-Agent? Ban their IP address permanently with a single click. This action is integrated directly into XenForo's native core firewall (XF:IpMatch), blocking threats at the root before the page even loads.
- Smart Bot Training: Use the tactical [GOOD], [AI], and [BAD] buttons in the Radar to classify unknown bots. The new heuristic algorithm automatically extracts the clean "signature" of the bot to create bulletproof universal blocking rules.
- Hybrid Measurement Engine: Demographic charts now strictly use Unique IPs for realistic human proportions, while Security charts use Total Volume (Hits) to show the true scale of repelled attacks.
- AI Shield: Blocks Large Language Model scrapers (ChatGPT, GPTBot, Claude, Perplexity, CommonCrawl) from stealing and training on your community's unique content.
- Junk Shield: Automatically identifies and blocks aggressive commercial crawlers (Ahrefs, Semrush, MJ12), vulnerability scanners (SQLMap, Nmap), and script-kiddie tools (Python requests, Curl) that consume your bandwidth for zero return.
- Emergency Mode: A "Panic Button" to block ALL unknown bots instantly during a DDoS attempt or high-load anomaly.
- IP Whitelist: Define trusted IPs that bypass all security checks. Perfect for uptime monitors or admin access.
- Authorized Crawlers (Green): Essential traffic like Google, Bing, and Yahoo is whitelisted.
- Social & Tech Bots (Allowed): We recognize WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, and Cloudflare bots to ensure link previews and services work perfectly.
- AI & LLM Scrapers (Purple): Identifies bots scraping data for AI training.
- Aggressive/Unknown Bots (Red): Unclassified traffic or known bad actors are flagged and can be blocked.
- Real-Time Threat Counter: A prominent red indicator shows exactly how many malicious requests were blocked today.
- Health Score (A/B/C): An immediate grade evaluating the ratio between real humans and aggressive bots.
- Visual Badges & Top Blocked Chart: Spot threats in seconds with AI/BAD/UNK tags and horizontal bar charts highlighting the top 10 blocked bots.
- Cyber-Geography: Leveraging GeoIP integration (MaxMind or Cloudflare), map not just human users, but the exact origin of Bots and Threats.
- Community Pulse: A technical historical chart comparing Attachment Size (MB) and Attachment Count.
- Ultra-Light Architecture: Heavy database tasks are handled by a dedicated background Cron process once a day. The sidebar widget only performs lightning-fast SELECT operations, completely eliminating database bottlenecks during peak hours.
- Smart Glass Mode: Charts support gorgeous transparency/blur effects, adapting seamlessly to dark backgrounds without conflicting with light/white themes.
- Foolproof Protection: Manual classification buttons auto-disable if a generic browser is detected (e.g., Chrome, Safari), preventing accidental bans of real human users.
- Public Navigation Link: Option to display a public stats link under the "Members" tab for those who prefer not to use the sidebar widget.
- Enable Active Defense Shields (AI, Junk, Emergency)
- Access the Live Traffic Radar, Interactive Map & 1-Click IP Ban system
- Unlock "Blur" tech stats (Devices, OS, Browsers, Server Load)
- Full Traffic Insight Health Score & Blocked Threat analytics
Supports Quiz System PRO , and XenForo, Bob’s Article Management System (AMS)
- Related resources
To fully unlock the potential of this widget, we highly recommend integrating it with Bob's Article Management System (AMS).
Recommended Integration: Article Management System (AMS)
While our add-on works perfectly as a standalone traffic counter for the forum, it offers native and built-in support for AMS. If AMS is detected on your system, the widget will automatically expand to include:
- Article Publishing Stats: Monitor the total number of professional articles published on your platform.
- Content Consumption Analysis: View real-time view counts specific to your article collection.
- Unified Traffic Overview: Display the combined total of forum and article views in a single, elegant interface.