[XTR] Unicode Title Cleaner 1.0.0

Unicode Title Cleaner is a practical XenForo add-on that standardizes thread titles in your forum. It automatically converts fancy text (bold, italic, gothic, etc.) that some users create to make their threads stand out, into normal text.

Why You Need This Add-on​

A common issue in popular forums: Some users use Unicode characters to create fancy text in their thread titles to make them more eye-catching than others. This situation:

• Disrupts the overall appearance of the forum
• Creates unfair competition for other users
• Makes these threads constantly appear as "unread" or "new"
• Negatively affects the forum experience

Unicode Title Cleaner is designed specifically to solve this problem!

Examples​

Fancy Text:

• Before: 𝓕𝓪𝓷𝓬𝔂 𝓣𝓮𝔁𝓽 𝓔𝔁𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮
• After: Fancy Text Example

Bold/Gothic Text:

• Before: 𝕭𝕺𝕷𝕯 𝕿𝕰𝖃𝕿 𝕰𝖃𝕬𝕸𝕻𝕷𝕰
• After: BOLD TEXT EXAMPLE
• Before: 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭
• After: Bold Text

Underlined/Strikethrough Text:

• Before: U̳n̳d̳e̳r̳l̳i̳n̳e̳d̳ and S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶
• After: Underlined and Strikethrough

Excessive Emoji Usage:

• Before: New Game Announcement
• After: New Game Announcement

Features​

• Normalizing Fancy Text: Converts text created using special Unicode characters like 𝓕𝓪𝓷𝓬𝔂 𝓣𝓮𝔁𝓽, 𝕭𝕺𝕷𝕯 𝕿𝕰𝖃𝕿, 𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 to standard text.
• Emoji Limitation: Prevents excessive emoji usage by limiting the number of emojis in thread titles.
• Special Symbol Cleaning: Converts attention-grabbing symbols like ★, ☆, ♥, ♦ to standard text.
• Instant Correction: Newly created thread titles are immediately standardized.
• Batch Correction: Old thread titles are also automatically standardized over time thanks to the cron system.
• Statistics Panel: Provides detailed information about the number of standardized threads and process status.

Settings​

You can access the add-on settings by following Admin Panel > Options > [XTR] Unicode Title Cleaner. From here, you can configure the following settings:

• Clean thread titles: Enables or disables the thread title standardization feature.
• Remove styled/bold text: Converts bold, italic, and other styled text to normal characters.
• Limit number of emojis in titles: Limits the number of emojis that can be used in thread titles.
• Maximum Number of Emojis in Titles: Sets the maximum number of allowed emojis.
• Clear Special Symbols: Converts attention-grabbing symbols to normal text.

Statistics​

You can access the statistics panel by following Admin Panel > Tools > Unicode Title Cleaner. This panel shows:

• Last Run Time: When the standardization process was last run.
• Next Run Time: When the next automatic standardization process will run.
• Standardized Thread Count: How many thread titles have been standardized in total.
• Last Processed Thread ID: The ID of the most recently processed thread.

Cron System​

The add-on uses a cron job to automatically standardize old thread titles. This job runs at 3 AM every day by default. You can change the cron job schedule from

Each time it runs, the cron job processes a batch of thread titles and saves its state. This way, all content can be gradually standardized even for large forums.