Xenforo Social Proof 1.6.0

Introducing Social Proof Popups 1.6.0 — Full Stable Release!

Real-Time Engagement for XenForo Just Got a Massive Upgrade

I’m excited to announce the stable release of Social Proof Popups 1.6.0, which ships with major new features, UI improvements, multiple new themes, and full reaction tracking. After months of development and testing, this add-on is now production-ready and more powerful than ever.


What is Social Proof Popups?


Social Proof Popups brings your forum to life by showing real-time user activity in smooth, modern popup notifications. These popups help create momentum, increase trust, and encourage interaction.


Your visitors instantly feel: “Wow, this site is active!”


What’s New in 1.6.0 Stable


1. Reaction Event Tracking (Brand New!)

The add-on now listens for reaction events and displays:

The reacting user (or “Someone”)

The reaction name

The reaction icon/emoji

Example:

Mitch reacted with Love


This adds a whole new layer of engagement — reactions happen constantly, so the forum feels alive.


2. New Theme System (Big Upgrade!)


Version 1.6.0 introduces a complete theme framework with three fully new visual themes:


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High-contrast, modern, neon-style UI.


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Soft, clean, airy theme perfect for light forums.


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A frosted-glass, translucent style with depth and glow.


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Bold gradients, high saturation, energetic UI.

This gives admins powerful visual customization to match any forum design.


3. Popup Placement Options

Choose exactly where popups appear:


Bottom-left

Bottom-right

Top-left

Top-right


Simple, practical, and fully responsive.


Animation Style Options


Admins can now select from multiple entrance animations:


Slide

Fade

Each animation feels professionally polished.


5. Advanced DBTech Shop Integration


Now tracks:

Shop purchases

Shop item views

Total users currently browsing the shop


With self-tracked view detection, counts are now accurate even for guests.


Full Phrase Support (NEW!)


All display text is now powered by XenForo phrases:


100% translatable

Fully customizable messages

Cleaner, modern codebase


This was a major upgrade requested by developers.


7. Expanded Admin Control Panel


Admins now have options for:


Theme selection

Animation type

Popup placement

Refresh interval

Display duration

Username anonymization

Cash-out statistic message

Shop tracking behavior


Everything is easy to change without touching templates.


8. Smoother UI, Better Performance, Improved Logic

Version 1.6.0 includes:

Better message rotation

Cleaner CSS structure

Corrected animations

Smarter event filtering (no duplicates)

Faster popup rendering


It now feels like a premium polished product.


Version 1.6.0 is Now Fully Stable

No more beta label.
No more experimental features.
This add-on is ready for production communities of all sizes.

Social Proof Popups – 1.5.0 Beta Released!


This update brings another wave of powerful improvements, including full reaction support, reaction name awareness, and a completely phrase-driven message system. Your forum will now feel even more alive with richer, more natural real-time activity notifications

New Features in 1.5.0 Beta

1. Reaction Events (NEW)

Social Proof now tracks XenForo reactions in real time!

Whenever a user reacts to content, the popup can now display messages like:

Mitch reacted to a post with Like.
Someone reacted to content with Love.

This includes:

All XF reaction types

Custom reaction names

Guests reacting (if allowed)

Support for future emoji/icon integration

A huge boost for forum engagement.

2. Reaction Metadata Tracking

Every reaction event now logs

reaction_id

reaction_title

content_type

content_id

This enables smarter messaging and future advanced features (like showing reaction icons).


3. Phrases Added for ALL Event Types


All popup messages are now powered by XenForo phrases:

Fully translatable

Admin-editable

Cleaner and more XF-native

Customizable per language

This was one of the most requested improvements — now delivered.

Quality Improvements

4. De-duplicated Shop View Messages

Shop browsing messages now show only once, even if multiple view events occur.
Cleaner UX, no message spam.


5. Updated Logging Architecture

Implemented proper XFCP entity extension for:

XF\Entity\ReactionContent

This ensures maximum compatibility with other add-ons modifying reaction behavior.


6. Stronger Message Formatting

Messages now:

Format usernames consistently

Use fallback text when titles are missing

Are more natural and readable

Feel more authentic and less repetitive



Behind-the-Scenes Improvements


Improved event parsing for future event types

Cleaner serialization of reaction data

Codebase prepared for upcoming features like:


Reaction icons

Post content previews

Trending content messages


Changelog (Technical)


Added


ReactionContent entity extension (XF\Entity\ReactionContent)

New event type: reaction

New phrases:

mitch_socialProof_event_reaction_post_with_name

mitch_socialProof_event_reaction_generic_with_name

Plus fallback versions

New backend logic to extract reaction titles dynamically


Improved


Fully moved event messages to XF phrases

Proper deduplication for shop_view events

More stable message assembly in Proof.php

JSON output now cleaner and more structured


Fixed


No more duplicate shop browsing messages

Fixed edge cases where event messages showed anonymous incorrectly

Improved logic for loading reaction data



Why This Release Matters


Your add-on is now:


More powerful (reactions are the #1 engagement signal)

More professional (XF-native phrase system)

More compatible (entity extension done properly)

More extensible (future emoji/icon + reaction data)

More polished (no more noisy repeating messages)


This lays the foundation for even bigger UX upgrades.

Social Proof Popups — Version 1.4.0 Beta

This update introduces several major improvements to real-time engagement tracking, frontend visuals, and event coverage across XenForo. Version 1.4.0 Beta significantly expands how activity is detected and displayed, introduces theming options, and enhances the overall polish of the popup system.

New Features
1. Light / Dark Theme Support (New Admin Option)

A brand-new theming system allows admins to choose between:

Dark theme (default)

Light theme

The option is located in the add-on’s settings and updates the popup UI instantly.
Both themes feature:

Custom color palettes

Adjusted pill badges

Theme-specific icons, shadows, and contrast

Full template + CSS integration

This makes the popup blend better with any XenForo style.

2. New Registration Tracking (user_register)

When a new user creates an account, the system now logs a registration event and displays messages like:

Mitch just joined the community.

Perfect for showcasing growth and making new members feel welcome.

3. New Thread Tracking (thread_create)

Whenever a member starts a new thread, a social proof event is logged:

Mitch just started a new thread: “Example Title”.

This promotes content discovery, encourages participation, and keeps your community feeling active.

4. Improved Template System (Automatic Popup Injection)

A new template modification automatically inserts the popup into:

PAGE_CONTAINER


This means:

No manual template edits required

The popup works out-of-the-box for all fresh installs

Compatible with all themes and child styles

This addresses the most common installation issue from earlier releases.

Enhancements
5. Cleaned-Up Event Messaging Framework

Additional event types were added and existing message logic was refined:

Clearer, more natural-sounding activity lines

Better username handling (anonymous mode supported)

Randomized rotation to prevent repetition

Stronger fallback logic when no events exist

6. DBTech Shop Integration Improvements

Shop tracking continues to improve:

Shop browsing (shop_view) refined

Better distinction between purchases and browsing

More stable self-tracking system independent of XenForo session activity

Fewer false positives and cleaner output

7. Popup Animation & Visual Polish

Subtle UI refinements:

Smoother motion

Cleaner shadows

Improved pill design

Better small-screen responsiveness

Tweaked typography for readability

Both dark and light themes were individually tuned.

Bug Fixes

Fixed entity extension conflicts with third-party add-ons (XFCP compatibility)

Resolved _postSave() signature mismatch issues

Corrected template include issues for new installs

Improved JS error handling for fetch failures

Fixed duplicated or empty messages when activity data was sparse

Smoothed out timing between refresh intervals and hide timers

Upgrade Notes

Safe to install over 1.2.x and 1.3.x

No database changes required

If upgrading from 1.2.0, manual template edits can now be removed

Refresh your browser cache to ensure CSS updates load

Review the new “Popup Theme” option under Social Proof settings

Summary

Version 1.4.0 Beta delivers the most polished and feature-complete update yet:

Clean, beautiful dark/light popup themes

Expanded event tracking for registrations and new threads

Improved shop integration

Better UX and message generation

Automatic template injection for effortless setup

This release brings your social proof system closer to a full real-time engagement engine for XenForo.

Social Proof Popups — Version 1.2.0 Beta


This update introduces major improvements to event tracking, admin customization, and new integrations — especially with DBTech Shop. It also includes several refinements that make social proof messaging smarter, more accurate, and more flexible.


New Features


✔ DBTech Shop Integration (Self-Tracking System)


DBTech Shop does not register activity in XenForo’s session tracker, so a custom tracking layer has been built:


Automatically logs shop browsing activity (shop_view events)

Accurately counts recent visitors to the shop

New popup messages:


“Mitch is browsing the shop.”

“X users are browsing the shop right now.” (admin-toggle soon)

Fully independent of session activity — works reliably for all shop pages



This makes the shop section a highly visible and socially engaging part of the forum.



Expanded Social Proof Event Types


The add-on now detects and displays a wide range of actions:


✔ New resource posted
✔ Resource downloaded
✔ Resource reviewed
✔ Product or shop item purchased
✔ Shop browsing session (new)
✔ Generic fallback: “Someone just did something on the site.”


Each event is turned into a naturally worded popup message, improving user engagement.


New Admin Options

A new structured options group allows full control over the add-on:

Enable / Disable Add-on

Toggle the entire system without uninstalling.


Show Usernames vs Anonymous Mode

Decide whether popups reveal usernames or display neutral “Someone…” messages.

Credit Cashout Tracking
Two settings:

Show credit cashout total

Editable total value (manually updated by the admin)

Adds a persistent message such as:

“Over 11,000 credits have been cashed out to date.”



Great for communities that reward users through points/credits.





Event Visibility Controls


Admin options allow enabling or disabling:



Resource-based events

Purchase events

Shop browsing events

Sitewide engagement fallback messages



(If you want more granular toggles, we can add them in 1.2.1.)



Improved Backend Architecture


New Event Repository Logic


The event system now includes:


logEvent() for logging any social action

getRecentEvents() for popup display

getSitewideOnlineCounts() for total visitors

countRecentShopViewers() for custom shop sessions


Each method was rebuilt for accuracy, performance, and extensibility.


New DBTech Shop Controller Extension


A lightweight extension hooks into the Shop’s ItemController:


Logs shop_view on every visit

Avoids unnecessary database load

Zero interference with DBTech code

Fully compatible with future DBTech updates



Smarter Popup Messaging System

The popup now supports:


Fallback rotation (avoids repetitive messages)

Event message priority handling

Clean display formatting

Optional inclusion of username

Integration with admin-controlled credit totals



Messages feel more authentic, dynamic, and engaging.


Bug Fixes

Fixed entity loading error (Mitch:SocialProofEvent → Mitch\SocialProof:Event)

Fixed class signature mismatch in DBTech controller extension void)

Improved reliability of JSON API output for frontend requests

Standardized switch-case logic for all event types

Fixed namespace consistency throughout add-on files



Summary


Version 1.2.0 Beta makes the Social Proof Popup add-on significantly more powerful and more integrated:


Full custom tracking of DBTech Shop visitors

Cleaner and more intelligent popup content

New admin-configurable messaging

Better, more reliable event processing

Far more engaging real-time activity indicators across the entire site



This update lays the foundation for future enhancements, such as:


Delayed message cycles

Weight-based event prioritization

Per-event enable/disable toggles

Popup themes & animation options

Resource Manager & Shop deep-title tracking