Best / Favorite XenForo 2.x Addons?

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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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[Rhody]

User Promotion on Profile Update

Adds an per-custom field criteria option to match an empty value. Preforms a user promotion when: A user updates their own profile (Routes under /account). When admin's edit a user's profile. When a user upgrade is being applied/removed...

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If you sell account upgrades and have a special user group upgrade to go with them, this is a must. It'll change their group instantly so they can have their new perks right away.

I believe this is already built in to Xenforo, unless you mean something else. When someone does a USER UPGRADE on my forum, I have it defined within that upgrade package in the "Additional Usergroups" section.

Admin -> Users -> User Upgrades -> Click one of your defined packages and then you will see the Additional User groups option.

That's how I do it to auto assign them to a special group, while their upgrade is active, that displays a banner on there posts to indicate they are a forum sponsor.

Mike

 

[Alternadiv]

I believe this is already built in to Xenforo, unless you mean something else. When someone does a USER UPGRADE on my forum, I have it defined within It that upgrade package in the "Additional Usergroups" section to check that group ON.

Admin -> Users -> User Upgrades -> Click one of your defined packages and then you will see the Additional User groups option.

It does it, but I don't think the default cron job can be edited to update instantly. I think by default, it takes 20 minutes.

 

[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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[whyted]

Classified forums​

Classified forums

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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adds preview image to thread

example

 

[imno007]

Xon's Multi-prefix is my favorite, and incredibly useful addon. Especially if you have any kind of genre based content, or any kind of taxonomic content. I know that there's at least one free forum software out there that allows for multiple prefixes in the core, and I wish XF did, but until then...

Multi Prefix

Multiple Prefixes! Ever run into a situation where you want to prefix a thread with multiple tags? Now you can. All the same features still work, clicking a prefix shows all threads prefixed with that same prefix. Searching for a prefix will...

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Another one by Xon, Aggregating Forums, which alows you to do what the new 2.2 Search forums feature still won't, which is aggregate all your subnode threads in your already existing parent nodes:

Aggregating Forums

Allows viewing threads from sub-forums in the parent forum. Admin's Opt-in a forum (by default or make it available), and users can then opt-out depending on if they have the permission. New Thread in the parent forum prompts the user to post...

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Siropu's Chat 2 is a fantastic, feature rich chat addon, that really makes me wonder why some people today are still waiting for that "other" chat addon (you know the one I mean!) to be miraculously resurrected:

Chat 2 by Siropu

This is an AJAX based chat application that does AJAX calls to the server to get new messages. Main Features Rooms (with embed option) Dedicated guest room with nickname support Archive with search criteria Top chatters page Private...

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An oldie but goody, Similar Threads gets put to a lot of use and I know for a fact I'd get a lot of grumbling if it were to suddenly disappear, so I consider it another essential:

Similar threads

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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Tag Essentials takes the core tags system up a level and is another great tool for aiding content discovery:

Tag Essentials - with AI auto tagging and XFRM support [Paid]

Stuart Wright submitted a new resource: Tag Essentials for Xenforo 2 - Adds key features to make tags better on your site Admin Tag Management Page Blacklist tag button for each tag Edit Wiki button for each tag to open the wiki edit page Blacklist/delete tag buttons now update with Ajax so...

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For reasons too numerous to mention, two heavy duty ones by Lukas W., Editor & BB Code Manager (which he will hopefully continue work on):

Unmaintained - Editor & BB Code Manager

Editor & BB Code Manager Description Fully customize your XenForo Froala instance. Change your toolbar layout, enable and disable BB Codes, make use of the new table and background-color BB Codes, provide exciting new fonts for your users from...

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and User Criteria Extended, now under the TH umbrella:

[TH] User Criteria Extended

katsulynx submitted a new resource: [KL] User Criteria Extended - Extends the range of available user criteria. [KL] User Criteria Extended Description Heavily extends the range of available user criteria by adding opposite criteria for most existing criteria, along with a whole range of new...

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And someone already mentioned it, but definitely honorable mention to s94 Media Sites, which JoshyPHP is constantly updating:

s9e Media Sites

This add-on will: Add a carefully curated collection of the most useful and most requested media sites. A list of supported URLs can be found on this page. Improve the performance and efficiency of the default media sites. Pages will load as...

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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.

 

[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.

 

[webbouk]

Here's a very good add-on that's hidden away in the archives but works perfectly well with 2.1 ...

[Liam W.] Custom Editor Colors

Liam W submitted a new resource: Custom Editor Colors - Add/edit/delete colors displayed in the editor dialog Customise the colors displayed on the color grid of the message editor in XenForo. Note: This add-on does not currently display branding, but it may do in the future. Read more about...

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Allows you to change and add colours to the Text color picker

 

[Lee]

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

I just installed this last week and my god, such a time saver.

 

[80sDude]

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.

I second this and not to mention that Andy is quick to help you out if you ever get in a jam. Best 35 dollars spent which is a steal.

 

[Hotfix]

Alert Improvements by Xon

A collection of improvements to the XenForo Alerts system. Do not use MySQL statement-based replication with this add-on Features Per-alert 'mark read' links on each alert Multi-select ability to mark alerts as read or unread. Avoid unexpected...

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I don't think I saw this one in here. It's a must for me because I can't stand the notification bell clearing all of your notifications at once just because you clicked on it. With this, they won't clear until you read each one.

Thank you so much for this message. The add-on is exactly what I've been looking for!

 

[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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[Agentos]

This thread does not make sense because each forum has different needs. Maybe 2 add-ons that you mentioned here would work for me, and why none of you mentioned reputation system, hot threads, top monthy users and user points?

 

[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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