[XenCustomize] On This Day in History 2.3.0

XenCustomize On This Day in History for XenForo 2
Turn your forum into a rich, community-powered history hub with events, categories, comments, widgets, CSV import, and full permission control.

On This Day in History is a complete XenForo add-on for publishing and organizing historical events in a clean, engaging format.

Create nested categories, publish events, let members interact through comments and reactions, and present content in grid or timeline views. You can also import events in bulk via CSV and manage everything through dedicated ACP tools and rebuilds.

Built for real production use, it gives you strong moderation workflows, category-level permissions (including private categories), and reliable maintenance tools from day one.

Key Features​

• Dedicated history event content system
• Public index, category pages, and event detail view
• Grid + timeline display modes
• Event comments with moderation support
• Reactions for events and comments
• Attachments and event image support
• CSV importer for bulk event creation
• History event slider widget
• Category-level and global permission control
• ACP rebuild tools for data integrity and maintenance

Complete Features List​

Content & Structure​

• Create and manage history events
• Organize events into nested categories
• Category breadcrumbs and structured browsing
• Event date fields (month/day/year)
• Optional event source/reference URL

Front-End Experience​

• Main history listing page
• Category listing pages
• Single event view pages
• Related same-date timeline section on event page
• Pagination support for scalable browsing

Community Interaction​

• Comment on events
• Edit/delete own comments (permission-based)
• Inline moderation tools for staff
• Reaction support on events and comments
• Read/watch tracking integration

Admin Control​

• Dedicated ACP navigation and management screens
• Category-level controls
• Category permission management (including private categories)
• Granular permission system for viewing, posting, and moderation
• Moderation workflows for events/comments

Maintenance & Rebuild Tools​

• Rebuild history events
• Rebuild history event categories
• Rebuild user history event counts
• Rebuild history event embed metadata

CSV Importer​

• Import events from CSV/TXT (comma-separated)
• Header detection + positional fallback
• Date normalization support
• Category ID validation during import
• Background job processing with visible progress
• Import summary (imported/skipped rows)

Widgets​

• History event slider widget support
• Useful for homepage/sidebar/event promotion
• Configurable output options

Why You Need This Add-on​

• Keeps history content inside your XenForo community instead of external tools
• Adds high-value evergreen content your members can revisit anytime
• Encourages recurring engagement through “on this day” style discovery
• Makes large content setup practical with CSV import
• Gives admins moderation + permission control from day one

Perfect For​

• History-focused forums
• Educational communities
• General communities wanting a daily/evergreen content section
• Culture, trivia, facts, and knowledge-sharing sites
• Forum owners who want structured content + member discussion in one place

Requirements​

• XenForo 2.3.0+
  • Contact us for XenForo 2.2 compatible version.
• PHP 7.2.0+

Demo​

See it in action at https://xencustomize.com/demo/on-this-day-in-history/ (will be available soon)

Screenshots​

Add history event


Edit history event


History event view


History event index - Grid view


History event index - Timeline view


History event search


No history events


Edit history event


History event categories


Edit history event category


Import history events from CSV


History event widget


History event widget settings


Widget: History event slider


Admin options



User group permissions


Rebuilds


Cron entries

Note: This add-on provides tools to create, organize, and discuss history events. Content quality and editorial workflow remain under your site team’s control.