Must have addons for 2.2

[Shawn Gossman]

I recently got back into the forum business

I have a XF 2.2 forum installed.

I of course have Media and Resources... but also looking for ideas for other good addons as I've been so out of the game for a while. Help an old forumer out here haha by telling me your must have addons for 2.2 (free or paid)!

 

[mysiteguy]

1. Soropu Ads if you run any ads. It allows advertisers to sign up automatically, pay for and place their own ads.

2. Bob's UBS if you want blogs, at xenaddons.com

3. S9E Media Pack. Supports dozens of media site embed bb codes automatically. You know how Xenforo auto embeds Youtube? This does that for just about any major media and news site out there.

There are many more depending on site needs that I'd recommend.

 

[Jeremy8]

If you have good size userbase and need to send warnings on a regular basis, all of Xon's add-ons relating to Warnings and Reports are useful. They add features that should honestly already be a part of XF.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

2. Bob's UBS if you want blogs, at xenaddons.com

I'm guessing that it the AMS right? I didn't see anything about blogs. I think I remember using his addons a few years ago.

 

[Creaky]

I'm guessing that it the AMS right? I didn't see anything about blogs. I think I remember using his addons a few years ago.

You need to speak to Bob directly, it's not listed on the site as it's a private addon

 

[mysiteguy]

I'm guessing that it the AMS right? I didn't see anything about blogs. I think I remember using his addons a few years ago.

If you buy his premium version of AMS, you get access to a private section of his site and there you can buy all his products there, many of which you can't get on the main site. UBS is similar to, but not the same as, AMS.

The reason I don't say AMS (or Xenporta) is for the same reason I don't say XenPorta is a must have. With the new article type threads, you get "get by" with that if you have to. AMS and XenPorta are a "step up" from article type threads.

But for blogs, UBS organizes things in the way we traditionally think of blogs.

 

[TLChris]

Beside's what been mentioned I highly recommend a number of Xon's addons for tweaking things.

Naturally Threadloom's Newsletter is a natural fit for a curated newsletter.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Beside's what been mentioned I highly recommend a number of Xon's addons for tweaking things.

Naturally Threadloom's Newsletter is a natural fit for a curated newsletter.

Just installed the TL search and newsletter. Looking forward to playing with it I got to say, they have a very generous free version and the pricing after that isn't bad at all.

 

[ProWeb]

I'm a HUGE fan of Bob's addons! https://xenaddons.com/

 

[DigNap15]

I use a few of AndyB's add-is
Ignore lIst is a good one, its prints a list of which members are on peoples ignore list so you can see who is causing the most trouble!

 

[thenashy]

[Andrew] Moderator Panel
[Liam W] Mentions Mini Avatar
[OzzModz] Show Pagination on Mobile Devices
[TH] Nodes
[XTR] Featured Thread Slider
Siropu Ads Manager
Siropu Easy User Ban
Moydow Disable Censor
Xenaddons Pickem (Sports Tipping)
s9e MediaSites
Tapatalk
Xon Warning Ackowledement
Zon Warning Improvements
Zon Thread Reply Banner

These were out must haves when we moved from 1.X. We have a few other small ones, and some custom made ones. The past few releases have thankfully reduced our need for a lot more addons.

 

[mazzly]

• Antispam by CleanTalk - to filter out bunch of profile spam users looking for profile links
• [cXF] Remove Location, Website and About you field - Same as above
• Known Bots - More relevant members online statistics
• Post Content Find / Replace - If you have migrated boards and need to remove repeated bad content.
• Shoutbox by Siropu - Engage your community if it is a smaller board
• Threadloom - Newsletter for engaging your user base
• AMPXF - Accelerated Mobile Pages for SEO benefits
• XFES - Lower your bounce rate and get visitors to stay longer on your site.
• VaultWiki - Very useful wiki with auto-linking features and other nice things

 

[sanction9]

Proving that XF could have included this first feature in the core, but instead chose to tack it on to an addon that many can't afford to use (sorry, had to get that off my chest):

1.) Similar Threads

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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& there's this free one:

[BS] Similar threads

.features: Show similar threads when creating a thread Limit similar threads Search only in the thread forum Exclude forums for similar threads Similar threads widget

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(I prefer the one by Andy because of a couple extra options & because the second addon also searches post content, making for poor results if you mainly care for title matches, but your needs might be different.)

Your members will grow to love this feature.


2.) Multi-Prefix by Xon

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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I imagine it would be helpful for just about any content, but maybe some more than others. If you focus on music or books, as just a couple of examples, and wanted some way to identify content by genre, and didn't want to have to depend on members using (consistently) tags, or don't want to create a hundred nodes/subnodes, this is invaluable.


3.) Speaking of tags, Tag Essentials will make the whole tags system much improved:

Tag Essentials

Please note that I do not have the time to give personal support for installations. This addon is working perfectly on my forum AVForums, so I will be updating it with maintenance releases and new features as and when they are needed, which...

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4.) Content Ratings by Xon

Content Ratings for XF2.1+

Inspired by the XF1 add-on "Post Ratings", and the prevalence of "Reactions" as an alternative to the single dimensional Likes. To consolidate alerts use Alert Improvements Installing/Uninstalling on a large forum It is strongly recommended to...

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Much like Tag Essentials (also developed by Xon), will take the core reactions system to the next level. Your users will definitely enjoy it.


5.) Chat 2 by Siropu

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 Dedicated guest room with nickname support Archive with search criteria Top chatters page Private conversations Sound, desktop &...

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If you need need a chat option, this is the best one, in my opinion.


6.) s9e Media Sites 2.6.19

If you want to share a lot of video content from various sites:

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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There's several other addon's I use and consider pretty great, but I'll stop here. These are the ones that I absolutely could not do without, or would not want to. Obviously, what will be "must-have addon's" for you will depend largely on your own personal needs.