[MC] Forum Layouts

Compatible XF 2.x versions

Additional requirements: Standard Library by Xon 1.23.8+ (required)
Redis Cache by Xon 2.18.9+ (optional)
Font awesome node icons 1.0.2+ (optional, required for custom node icons)

License: Single Use License (may be used on one website)

Updates duration: 1 year / $15 renewal

Visible branding: Yes, but removable without payment

[MC] Forum Layouts expands XenForo’s default forum index with two purpose-built forum layouts: Fluid view and Card view. These are directly inspired by Invision Community 5’s forum layouts

Two additional forum layouts:

Fluid view: A live-filtered feed of threads aggregated across the forums a member chooses.
Card view: Forum cards with cover images and latest-topics preview.

Fluid view:

Forum filter: Click a forum to narrow the feed; click a category to select all forums underneath. State persists via cookie, so the feed is the same next time members visit.
- Collapses into a single button and overlay modal upon responsive breakpoints.
Includes four navigation styles:
- Pagination
- Load more
- Load more with pagination
- Infinite scrolling
Pinned stickies: Three handling modes; pin every sticky at the top, feature only admin-selected stickies per-forum (others sort inline), or ignore sticky flags entirely and sort chronologically.
Density: Compact renders default thread listing, while comfortable expands the layout for more readability.
Supports Font awesome node icons by Xon, overriding default squircles.

Card view

Per-forum cover image upload,
Subforum Displays: Three modes for how a forum's subforums render inside its card: dropdown, inline or grid.
Latest topics preview: Each card surfaces the most recent N threads inline
Link forums render as cards with an explicit “Visit” button.
Page forums render as cards as well
Link forums and page forums have an advanced option exclusive to card view that allows you to place custom HTML where the thread rows would be. You may also choose to extend your custom HTML to the full width of the card.

Other features:

Can choose default layout on forum index
Includes a front-end layout toggle to choose layout, which can be disabled
Users can also define their layout preference inside their account preferences, if you choose to not allow the front-end layout toggle.
Includes user group permission for who is allowed to change their layout. Default layout overrides this.
Full style properties for customizing each layout.