Best / Favorite XenForo 2.x Addons?

[arn]

This is a bit of a test of the new Q&A thread type, but also a useful topic.

What are your favorite or most useful Xenforo 2.x addons?

• One reply per add-on. Can describe why it's useful. Links to said add-on would be helpful.
• Upvote replies if already mentioned rather than duplicate replying

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[whyted]

Quick Search 3.4

Search Bar Auto Complete!

Quick search

Premium upgrade: This XF2 add-on along with the entire collection can be purchased for $35.00 USD. Your Premium upgrade will allow you to download as many XF2 add-ons as you like for one year. Please see the entire collection located in the...

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[Rhody]

I think the single best investment is a subscription to Andy Bajka's XF2 Addons program. He offers his collection of nearly 300 add-ons and tweaks for $35. I only use 10 of them currently, but find myself adding new ones regularly.
I'm currently using:
Ban Thread (starts a new thread in our mod sub forum when someone is banned, with details)
Classified Forums (Changes post list avatars in our for sale section to photos of the item from post #1)
Countdown (shows a countdown widget for an event)
Country Registration Check (blocks certain countries from registering)
Members Recently Online (replacement widget that goes back further)
Most Posts (widget to show top posters in 7 days with avatars)
Quick Search (easy searches on top of forums)
Register Email (sends email to staff when someone registers, for screening purposes)
Search Log (Lets staff monitor searches and to look for those trying an exploit)
Similar Threads (Shows similar threads)

Full list https://www.xf2addons.com/resources/

Highly recommended.

 

[ehd]

Fight all spammers and nuisances:

Signup abuse detection and blocking

From (simple) multiple accounts detection to isp/connection fingerprinting with score-based moderating/rejecting logic. These are very effective low-hanging fruit at reducing spam. Supports migration configuration from the following XF1 add-ons...

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[Masetrix]

there is no such thing as "the best addon". Everyone has different needs and needs for what is missing at XenForo. So everyone will see what they use as the best. This is unfair because it does not say what the best addon is, but what is most lacking in XF ...

 

[ge66]

I think this one is the most used by my users.

Unmaintained - DL6 - [Widget] Popular threads and posts

With this add-on you can show the most popular threads/messages posted in the current day, week, month, year, all time and with a custom days period. You can also put a limit to show threads/posts by specific forums.

xenforo.com

I really think xenforo devs should work on improving the widgets and make it easier to handle them, especially for use on a front page.

Page as portal homepage

With XF2 it's really simple to add a Page as the homepage and populate it with widgets to create a "portal" page. As a few people have asked how to do it I thought I'd post this quick guide. Go to admin.php?nodes/ and click Add a Node Select...

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It's doable today and I have been using it for a very long time, showing the latest news, most read news the last four days. most read threads in a category or forum the last days.
But I think many admins are not aware what can be done. Make widgets that easily give us new ways to find interesting content, I'll probably not use Search forums, but would probably use a widget with that functionality,

 

[arn]

Showcase and Article Management by @Bob. In fact, I could just list all Bob's add-ons here, they are loaded with features and his support is first class.

Is there a XF 2.x version of this? I can't find it.

 

[ENF]

Siropu Ads Manager 2. We find this to be invaluable. It handles the entire banner process from signing them up to invoicing and taking payments, emails to advertisers, placement of banners, statistics, etc. We have access to this system set up as a usergroup, and we grant access when someone inquires about advertising. It's pretty much self service after that, and they get to monitor their stats/performance or upload new banners (which we have to approve). It lets us define a graduated pricing program with discounts for longer terms, supports coupons, etc. It lets us define a custom XF group that gets enabled only while the advertiser is active, which we use to put a special title on the advertiser's posts, etc.

We also use it for internal banners of our own, in other places, for holidays and system ads. The support is always excellent, when we have had questions.

We couldn't be happier with this purchase.

Ads Manager 2 by Siropu [Paid]

Siropu submitted a new resource: Ads Manager 2 by Siropu - Feature-rich, lightweight advertisement management application. Ads Manager 2 is the new and improved version of Ads Manager 1, designed for XenForo 2. Ads Manager 2 allows you to make money by displaying your own ads or by selling ad...

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Echoing the comments here for Siropu Ads Manager 2 - streamlined ad sales, a powerful solution for a low price with great support. (I've yet to have to ask for technical support directly, but I usually find answers already asked by others and answered by the developer) There are other great addons, but this one keeps the positive cash flow going.

 

[kelle67]

Siropu Ads Manager 2 is the best addon for me.
You can use it not only for ads but also to show many other things where you want and for whom you want.

Ads Manager 2 by Siropu [Paid]

Siropu submitted a new resource: Ads Manager 2 by Siropu - Feature-rich, lightweight advertisement management application. Ads Manager 2 is the new and improved version of Ads Manager 1, designed for XenForo 2. Ads Manager 2 allows you to make money by displaying your own ads or by selling ad...

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[rickhz]

AMPXF - AMP for Xenforo 2

AMPXF makes your forum serve AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) that are super fast to load and usually favored in search results by the search engines. This will give you an edge when competing for SEO keywords and likely bring your forum more...

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Should have been part of the OOTB XF.

Prior to installation Google showed just 8 good URLS for mobile, None of the 8 were stock XF pages.

 

[rickhz]

Font Awesome Manager

XenForo uses the icon font Font Awesome Pro 5 that contains over 7.000 icons of which XenForo typically uses only a few hundred. But as all icons are included in the CSS and font files, browsers have to download the full font files and CSS which...

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This add-on brought my Pagespeed Insight rating from failing to passing for mobile. Another one that should have been part of the OOTB installation.

If we're not making Google happy, we're not making as much money as we could. For many of us that's a prime motivator to keep our forum's alive and growing.

 

[mazzly]

The Addon Update Notifier page now has an objective list of the top 60 most used add-ons on XF forums

The Best Xenforo Addons for your forum

Here is a list of the top 90 most used XF addons by our users. This list should give you an idea of which addons are probably worth installing on your forum.

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[Mr Lucky]

For me there are two big ones

1. Conversation Essentials by @Xon

Conversation quota is a great way to get subscibers to account upgrade and mor Coneversations

 

[Mr Lucky]

2. Similar threads by @AndyB

Helps keep out out the guff, content is more focussed and great SEO

 

[eva2000]

A hidden gem created by the late Liam (RIP)

[Liam W.] Post Macros

Description : Post Macros 5 is a XenForo 2 compatible major rewrite of my Post Macros add-on for XF 1. Post Macros allows your users to define 'macros' that are available to use inside of the rich text editors on your board. These macros can...

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It speeds up moderation actions such as inserting replies while locking and applying prefixes.

Of course Bob's articles too

+1 my forums use this alot ! Liam RIP !

 

[M@rc]

Needs several improvements but it's an essential addon for one of my forums:

DragonByte Credits

[DBTech] DragonByte Credits

DragonByte Credits is a highly advanced credits system for XenForo that offers advanced functionality suitable for casual activity and serious eCommerce engines alike. Uses DragonByte Credits allows you to create powerful "Events" that can...

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[Ozzy47]

Just my 2penneth worth, more of a collection than just one add-on https://www.xf2addons.com/resources/

Already listed, https://xenforo.com/community/threads/best-favorite-xenforo-2-x-addons.182351/post-1440242

 

[arn]

Here's a great one by @Kirby
[Kirby] Public Account Upgrades
It makes your account upgrade page public so guests can see the description and price of memberships instead of a no permission message. They are prompted to login if they click to buy. Very cool!
Unfortunately it is not in Resources, it was attached to one of his posts here after I requested it. Maybe he will add it!

XF 2.1 - Any way to make "Account upgrades" page viewable to public?

This "page" is pretty robust with our descriptions for all the upgrades (memberships). I understand they must be logged in to purchase but the URL is accessible at: domain.com/account/upgrades I have created a menu tab for this page (works great for those logged in). Instead of creating a Page...

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nice. that one's a real hidden gem as it's otherwise unfindable. some of the other add-ons allow this too, but it's nice to have it available as a separate feature.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I really think xenforo devs should work on improving the widgets and make it easier to handle them, especially for use on a front page.

Good idea, should make a suggestion! (Unless there already is)

 

[arn]

Showcase and Article Management by @Bob. In fact, I could just list all Bob's add-ons here, they are loaded with features and his support is first class.

Is there a XF 2.x version of this? I can't find it.