My forum is years old. Do members start from zero?
No. On install a background job replays your history: posts, reactions received, profile posts and trophies. Members start with the career they already earned, stopped at the top rank if they got there, because entering Prestige stays their own choice. Daily visits cannot be replayed, since XenForo keeps no history of them.
Can members farm XP with short posts or reaction swaps?
You set a daily cap, a cooldown between rewarded posts, a minimum post length and the forums that earn nothing. Deleted content gives its XP back, and a past prestige is never taken away.
What exactly resets when a member enters Prestige?
Their rank goes back to Recruit and rank rewards are removed, unless they used a token on a permanent unlock. They keep their emblems, calling cards, tokens, custom title and full history, and the ceremony page lists all of it before they confirm.
Can I use my own artwork or rank names?
Yes. Rename any grade or prestige, and replace any insignia, emblem or calling card with your own image from the Admin CP. The curve generator rebuilds all 80 XP thresholds from two numbers if you want a faster or slower ladder.
Does it work with my other add-ons and my style?
It needs no other add-on and is built from XenForo's own blocks, so it follows your style in light and dark. Ranks and prestiges can grant secondary user groups, and the three user criteria work anywhere XenForo reads criteria. Other add-ons can award XP with a single service call.
Will it run my old level add-on's ranks too?
Prestige keeps its own ladder and does not import or change another add-on's data. Both can run side by side, and Prestige's display under usernames, in the member tooltip and on profiles can each be turned off in its options.
Which versions does it run on?
XenForo 2.3 and PHP 8.0 or later. It was built and tested on XenForo 2.3.13 with PHP 8.3. Older 2.3 versions and PHP 8.0 were checked by reading the code, not by running it.
