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  [XB] Music Thread Starter

  Simplify the creation of music discussion threads and provide a polished look for your music forum.

  [xb] music thread starter
  About this resource

  

  
  Simplify the creation of music discussion threads and provide a polished look for your music forum.
  

  Features:

  • Dynamic Thread Posting:
  • Automatically fills the first post with album details and cover art pulled from TheAudioDB.
  • Supports batch album posting by author.
  • Custom Albums: Add missing albums manually to ensure your forum covers all releases, even those absent on TheAudioDB.
  • User Lists:Enable users to:
    • Add albums to Favorites
    • Mark albums as Listened
    • Add albums to Owned List
  • Duplicate Detection: Avoid duplicates by converting new threads into posts within existing threads for the same album.
  • Enhanced Searchability: Search forum threads by genre, artist, or album title for quick access.
  • Customizable Display: Admins can choose what album details appear in threads and on forum thread lists.
  • Genre-Specific Forums: Assign forums for specific music genres and restrict threads based on genre.
  • Trophy Integration: Reward users with trophy points for starting album threads

  Perfect for music lovers, this add-on integrates seamlessly with your forum to enhance user engagement!
  
  

  Upgrading from a 2.0.x version and below?

  Here's a list of notable changes why it's definitely worth the upgrade:
  

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  Changes:

  • General code refactor
  • XF 2.3 compatibility
  • Minimal XF version changed to 2.2
  • Removed XenPorta support
  • [BREAKING] Add-on was integrated with ForumType and ThreadType system (XF2.2+).
  • "Music thread forums" add-on option was removed (all previously selected forums in this option will be automatically converted to "TADb Music forum" type).
  • "Allow mixed content" option was deleted (now can be used "General discussion" forum type with "TADb Music threads" type)
  • Added ability to add music in favorites, listened, owned lists and account pages to view and manage them

  New features:

  • Added ability to bulk add albums for artist (requires corresponding permission)
  • Added ability to add custom albums that do not exist on TADb (requires corresponding permission)
  • Added option to disallow albums to be posted multiple times
  • Cached user music thread count to optimize user criteria
  • Added ability to upload custom YouTube icon asset in style properties

  Fixes:

  • Fixed PHP 8.1+ compatibility
  • Fixed incorrect permissions checks not allowing to configure node-specific permissions
  • Fixed remaining music rating data on music deletion
  • Fixed missing unique index in music ratings table which could allow multiple ratings of the same music by a single user under certain circumstances
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• License Terms
  
  By purchasing this resource, you are granted a license to use it on one (1) site, for as long as your license remains valid. You are not purchasing ownership of the underlying code.
  
  How your license works
  

  • Your license is checked automatically in the background. This never affects your site's visitors.
  • As long as your license is valid, this resource keeps working normally — even if our license server is briefly unreachable, a temporary network issue will never disable it.
  • Your license is bound to your site's domain the first time it's used.

  
  Moving to a new domain?
  Contact us and we'll move your license for you.
  
  What's included
  Updates and support for the period stated on this resource's page (see the Version tab for the current release).
  
  What's not allowed
  

  • Sharing your license with others, or using it on more than one site at a time
  • Removing or bypassing the license check in the code