[XenCustomize] Forum Watch Digests 2.3.0

XenCustomize Forum Watch Digests for XenForo 2.3​

Give members more control over watched forum emails with Immediate, Daily digest, and Weekly digest delivery options built directly into XenForo's native forum watch system.

[SCREENSHOT_CAPTION]Community requested: This add-on was inspired by community requests for a simple way to receive daily or weekly email digests from individually selected watched forums instead of receiving an email for every update.[/SCREENSHOT_CAPTION]

XenCustomize Forum Watch Digests extends XenForo's existing forum watch system with flexible email delivery frequencies.

Instead of receiving an immediate email whenever activity occurs in a watched forum, members can choose to receive those updates together in a Daily digest or Weekly digest.

The feature is integrated directly into XenForo's normal Watch forum workflow, so members continue choosing which forums they want to follow and whether they want alerts or emails. There is no separate subscription or newsletter system to manage.

Key Features​

Three email frequencies
Members can choose how watched forum emails are delivered:

• Default
• Daily digest
• Weekly digest

Daily forum digests
Collect qualifying activity from Daily watched forums and deliver it together in a single daily email instead of sending separate emails throughout the day.

Weekly forum digests
Members who prefer fewer emails can choose Weekly digest and receive qualifying watched forum activity together once per week.

Alerts remain immediate
Email frequency does not delay XenForo alerts. Members can continue receiving immediate alerts while having their watched-forum emails collected into a Daily or Weekly digest.

Per-forum frequency
Each watched forum can use its own email frequency. A member can receive immediate emails from one forum, a Daily digest for another, and a Weekly digest for another.

Combined digest emails
When a member watches multiple forums using the same digest frequency, qualifying activity is combined into one organized email with separate sections for each forum.

Respects XenForo's notification choice
Digest watches continue using XenForo's existing New threads or New messages watch preference.

No empty digest emails
If there is no qualifying activity during a digest period, no unnecessary digest email is sent.

Native Watch Forum Integration​

Forum Watch Digests extends XenForo's existing Watch forum overlay rather than introducing another subscription system.

When email notifications are enabled, members can choose:


Default keeps XenForo's normal watched-forum email behavior.

Choosing Daily digest or Weekly digest delays the email portion of the watch while leaving enabled XenForo alerts immediate.

Existing XenForo forum watch settings remain responsible for which forums are watched, whether alerts and emails are enabled, and whether notifications apply to new threads or new messages.

Easy Frequency Management​

Members can see their current email frequency directly on XenForo's existing Watched forums page.

The current frequency appears beside the normal notification information:


Clicking the frequency opens a simple overlay where the member can switch between:

• Default
• Daily digest
• Weekly digest

This keeps digest management close to XenForo's existing watched-forum tools without replacing or changing its normal bulk management actions.

Organized Digest Emails​

Daily and Weekly emails organize activity by watched forum, making it easy for members to see what has happened in the areas they chose to follow.

Digest emails can include:

• Watched forum sections
• New threads
• Threads with new messages
• Number of qualifying new posts
• Direct links to threads
• Direct links to watched forums

If several forums are due for the same frequency, their activity is collected into the same digest instead of generating a separate digest email for every forum.

Permission-Aware Delivery​

Digest content is prepared for the individual recipient and respects their current XenForo access.

Content the member can no longer view is not included in their digest.

The digest also avoids including the member's own activity and content from ignored members.

XenForo's watched-forum active-user email behavior is respected as well.

Digest Scheduling​

Administrators control when Daily and Weekly digests are delivered.

Available options include:

• Daily digest delivery hour
• Weekly digest delivery day
• Weekly digest delivery hour

Scheduling uses the board's configured time zone.

Digest processing is designed to handle delayed cron execution without repeatedly sending the same activity.

XenForo-Native Integration​

Forum Watch Digests is built around XenForo's existing forum watch system rather than replacing it.

Native XenForo forum watches remain responsible for:

• Which forums a member watches
• New threads or new messages notification preference
• Email notification status
• Alert notification status
• Forum and content permissions

The add-on only adds the additional email delivery frequency needed for Daily and Weekly digests.

This also means existing forum watches continue working normally after installation. Unless a member specifically chooses Daily or Weekly, watched-forum emails continue using XenForo's normal immediate delivery behavior.

Useful For​

Forum Watch Digests is especially useful for communities where members follow specific areas but do not want an email for every individual update.

Examples include:

• Large communities with many active forums
• Product and brand-specific forums
• Support and technical communities
• Hobby and interest-based sections
• Members who want to follow several forums with fewer emails

Members remain in control of exactly which forums they watch and how frequently email updates from each forum are delivered.

Specifications​

• Immediate watched-forum emails: Yes
• Daily forum digest: Yes
• Weekly forum digest: Yes
• Frequency configured per watched forum: Yes
• Combined multi-forum digest: Yes
• New threads watch mode supported: Yes
• New messages watch mode supported: Yes
• Immediate XenForo alerts preserved: Yes
• Frequency management from Watched forums: Yes
• Permission-aware digest content: Yes
• Empty digests automatically skipped: Yes
• Administrator delivery scheduling: Yes
• Separate newsletter/subscription system required: No

Good to Know​

• Default remains the normal/default XenForo watched-forum email behavior.
• Daily and Weekly frequencies apply only when email notifications are enabled for the watched forum.
• Alerts remain immediate when alert notifications are enabled.
• A member can use different email frequencies for different watched forums.
• Forums using Daily and Weekly frequencies are processed separately.
• Multiple forums using the same digest frequency can be combined into one email.
• No digest is sent when there is no qualifying activity.
• The add-on extends XenForo's existing forum watch system; it does not create a separate newsletter subscription system.

Compatibility & Requirements​

• XenForo 2.3.0+
• XenCustomize Core Library 1.0.3+

License Setup​

After installation, go to the add-on options and open the License options tab to enter your license key. If you have a branding-free license key, you may enter it there as well to remove branding.

License verification may use XenCustomize.com with local caching. Normal installation and uninstallation do not depend on our server being available. An expired license does not disable normal use of the add-on, but an active valid license is required for official support and access to new downloads or updates released after the license expires.

Follow the Forums You Care About, Without the Email Flood​

A simple XenForo-native way to turn watched-forum notifications into useful Daily or Weekly email digests.

Members choose the forums that matter to them, choose how often they want email updates, and XenForo Forum Watch Digests takes care of grouping those updates into a more manageable inbox experience.

Screenshots​

Choose your email frequency — Switch between Default, Daily digest, and Weekly digest for any watched forum.


Digest options built into Watch forum — Choose Daily or Weekly digest when enabling email notifications, or leave it at Default for XenForo's standard behavior.


Manage frequencies from Watched forums — See each forum's current email frequency and click it anytime to change the setting.


Flexible digest scheduling — Set the daily delivery hour and choose the day and hour for weekly digests.


Daily digest email example — Get new threads and posts from multiple watched forums in one organized email. Weekly digests use the same layout.