Xenforo Social Proof 1.1.0 Beta

[Add-on] Social Proof Popups for XenForo 2.3+


Live user activity • Real download notifications • FOMO-enhancing engagement widget

Bring real-time “social proof” to your forum with a modern popup system that shows live activity happening on your site. Boost engagement, increase downloads, and make your community feel active — automatically.

Features



Displays small, non-intrusive notifications in the bottom-left corner of your forum:

“Mitch just downloaded “EVP Analyzer Pack”.

“14 users are currently browsing this site.”

“Someone just downloaded a resource.”


Popups appear smoothly, auto-hide, and rotate based on new activity.



XenForo Resource Manager Integration (XFRM)


Social proof messages automatically trigger when a user:

✔ Downloads a resource
✔ Downloads multiple versions
✔ Interacts with RM content (more hooks coming)

Each event is logged with:

Username (or anonymous if preferred)

Resource title

Timestamp


Modern UI / FOMO Style Popup


Clean, polished popup with:


Animated “Live activity” pill

Soft shadow, rounded corners

Subtle slide/fade animation

Auto-hide with timing control

Manual close option

Works on all devices (mobile-friendly)


Live User Activity Tracking

Uses XenForo’s session activity to show:

✔ Total online users
✔ Guests + Members
✔ Real-time counts (updates every 30 seconds)


Example messages:

“44 users are browsing this site right now.”

“1 user is currently active.”


Lightweight & Efficient


Minimal queries

No performance hit

Built using the XenForo framework (entities, repos, MVC structure)

No external libraries required


Easy Setup


Upload files

Install the add-on

Done.
Popups start appearing automatically.


Upcoming Features (already in development)


These will roll out in upcoming releases:

“Users viewing this resource right now”

Avatar-style popups

Support for additional event types (likes, reviews, reactions)

Admin control panel settings (visibility rules, delay, positioning, colors)

Advanced FOMO rotation engine

Rate limiting to prevent over-notifying

Support for e-commerce add-ons (purchases, cart activity)


Compatibility

XenForo 2.3+

XenForo Resource Manager (XFRM) fully supported

Compatible with all styles (including UI.X / dark mode)

Works with caching and Cloudflare