[XenCustomize] Music Album Threads: Forum & Thread Types

Compatible XF 2.x versions

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XenCustomize Music Album Threads for XenForo 2

Turn your XenForo forum into the ultimate destination for music lovers with the XenCustomize Music Album Threads add-on!

This powerful tool introduces dedicated thread and forum types designed specifically for music albums, complete with ratings, detailed album information, tracklists, and links to streaming services. The add-on also gives your members the ability to create personalized user libraries, creating a rich, organized, and interactive experience for your community.

Unlike other solutions that rely on external APIs to auto-import albums, this add-on is community-driven. Your members create and enrich album threads with their own knowledge, reviews, and collections. This ensures unique, organic content tailored to your forum, while still giving you all the structure and features of a professional music album catalog.

Key Highlights

Album-Centric Thread & Forum Types – Tailored experience for music album discussions

Album Cover Image – Supports custom uploads, deletion, and auto-assignment from attachments

Integrated Rating System – Let users rate albums with seamless, dynamic updates

List & Grid Views – Choose visually engaging views for your album forums

Detailed Album Data – Store and display rich details like title, artist, release year, formats, genre, tracklist, album links, and more

Sticky Sidebar – Album cover, rating, and user actions stay visible in the first post

User Music Libraries – Organize albums as Want to Listen, Listening, or Listened

Community Library Stats – See how many users want, are listening to, or have listened to each album

Community-Driven, Not API-Dependent – Albums are created and maintained by you and your users

Advanced Filtering & Sorting – Filter and sort by artist, release year, rating, format, etc.

Consistent Album Display Across the Platform – Covers, ratings and links shown where they matter

SEO Friendly – Includes Schema.org LD+JSON structured data for better discoverability

Notable Features:

Dedicated Album Types & Structure

Dedicated Album Thread Type: Introduces a unique thread type designed for album rating and discussion, with structured album-specific fields.
Dedicated Album Forum Type: Establishes a specific forum type for organizing album discussions, providing a focused hub for music communities.
Automatic Data Preparation: Converting an existing forum into an "Album Forum" prepares its threads with album-specific data.
Data Cleanup: Switching back to other forum types cleans album data automatically.
Flexible Forum Type Conversion: Seamlessly convert any discussion, article, question, or suggestion forum into an Album Forum.

Community-Driven Content

Music Albums are added and curated directly by your members, not pulled from external APIs.
This avoids duplicate, cookie-cutter content and instead creates unique discussions specific to your community.
Members can enrich threads with their own tracklists, covers, streaming links, and reviews.
Keeps your forum independent — no risk of API shutdowns or licensing changes.

Album Rating System

Users can rate albums directly from the thread view (1–5 stars).
Display average rating and rating counts in forum lists, grids, search results, and thread view.
Supports quick rating without page reload.
Ratings dynamically update when users add or remove ratings.
Admins can enable/disable ratings, configure quick rating, and control rating placement.
Ratings are securely stored with user, value, and date information.

Rich Album Data & Thread Display

Store and showcase key album information:

Album Title
Album Artist(s)
Release Year
Genre(s)
Formats (Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette, LP, SACD)
Tracklist — Title, Length, Featuring artists
Album URLs — Platform links & buttons (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, YouTube, Tidal, Discogs, etc.)
Record Label / Publisher
Album Rating & Rating Count
Album Cover Image
Additional Album Description

Album Cover Image Management

Upload custom album covers (GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP supported).
Easily delete or replace covers.
Recommended dimensions: 500x500 pixels.
Auto-detects and sets first-post attachments as album covers when moved into an album forum.

Consistent Album Display Across the Platform

Covers and ratings are visible in:

Album Thread View
Album Forum (List & Grid Views)
Search Results
User Music Libraries

Unique Album Thread View Design

Sticky sidebar with album cover, rating, and library button.
Enhanced album info block for key details at a glance.
Track lists and formats elegantly displayed in first post.

Unique Forum Display Style & Browse

List View: Rich detail display — cover, artist, release year, formats, rating, and summary.
Grid View: Visual browsing — cover, artist, rating for quick scanning.
Filtering: Filter by Artist, Release Year, Genre, Format.
Sorting: Sort by Artist, Release Year, Rating, or Recently Added.

Personalized User Experience & Management

User Music Libraries:
- Want to Listen – Albums users are interested in.
- Listening – Albums users are currently playing.
- Listened – Albums users have finished exploring.
Community Library Stats: “X people want to listen,” “X people are listening,” “X people listened.”
Integrated Album Creation Form: Simple interface for entering album details during thread creation.
Dedicated Post Button: Clear “Add Album” button for starting new album discussions.

Integrations & Administration

Schema.org LD+JSON: SEO-ready structured data for albums.
Full XenForo Feature Support:
- Thread Prefixes
- Custom Thread Fields
- Thread Prompts
Permissions: Fine-grained control for which user groups can use album features.

With XenCustomize Music Album Threads, you’ll build an engaging, structured, and visually stunning album hub where your music-loving community doesn’t just consume — they contribute, share, and thrive!