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- Language
- English
- Compatible XF 2.x versions
- 2.2
- 2.3
- Additional requirements
- A TMDb API Key obtained from The Movie Database web site
Save time and add professional-looking movie threads to your discussion forum with this handy add-on. Whether you're running a movie review site or want to create a space for sharing and talking about movies, this tool automates the process, letting you focus on engaging with your community.
Key Features:
Dynamic Thread Creation: Automatically sets the thread title to the movie's name and populates the first post with the movie poster and details from TMDb.
User Ratings: Let your community rate movies with a 5-star system directly in threads.
Personal Lists:Enable users to:
Add movies to Favorites
Mark movies as Watched
Add movies to their Watchlist
Duplicate Detection: Prevents duplicate threads by converting new ones into posts within existing threads for the same movie.
Customizable Information: Select what details (e.g., cast, synopsis, ratings) appear in the first post and forum thread list.
Genre-Specific Forums: Assign forums for specific genres and allow users to search by these attributes.
Trophy Integration: Reward users with trophy points for starting movie threads.- 🖼 Flexible Image Handling: Display images from local storage, CDN, or directly from TMDb.
Multi-Language Support: Import movie details in any ISO-639-1 language supported by TMDb.
Enhanced Searchability: Filter threads by genre, director, or movie title for easy navigation.
Upgrading from a 2.0.x version and below?
Here's a list of notable changes why it's definitely worth the upgrade:
Changes:
- General code refactor
- Minimal XF version changed to 2.2
- [BREAKING] Add-on was integrated with ForumType and ThreadType system (XF2.2+):
- "Movie thread forums" add-on option was removed (all previously selected forums in this option will be automatically converted to "TMDb Movie forum" type)
- "Allow mixed content" option was deleted (now can be used "General discussion" forum type with "TMDb Movie threads" type)
- "Enable manual updates" options was deleted, now users with access to change thread type
- Improved performance for crosslink creation (now applies asynchronously with XF:Job)
- Cached user Movie thread count to optimize user criteria
- Refactoring and optimization of the addon to reduce the number of requests to API
- "Movie poster position" option moved to style properties
New features:
- Added detailed cast and crew display with person data (name, avatar, character/job)
- Added production companies & networks display
- Added tab with more videos
- Added Movie watchlists, button to mark Movie as watched and add to favorites
- Added liked and watched movies list to "Your account page"
- Added option to replace template for search results to display detailed Movie info
- Added Movie ratings rebuild tool
- Added Google structured data to support rich result for "TMDb Movie forum" forum type
- Added thread list sorting by Movie season and episode number
- Added integration with [OzzModz] Covers
- Added Movie status filter in thread list
- Added TMDb changes tracking (disabled by default)
- Added general discussion forum type support
- Added icons to trailer, casts, crew and videos movie tabs
- Added ability to quickly rate Movies without confirmation popup (optional)
- Added style property to disable shown stats in a thread view/list
- Added ability to search by IMDb ID
- Added forum thread list filter to exclude watched Movies
Fixes:
- Fix: wrap text on rating button
- Fix: Potential "Attempted convert binary/string to null" error when adding a new episode
- Fix: Cache some phrases to avoid extra DB queries
- Fix: Optimized 2.2.0 upgrade step for large forums
- Fixed rendering the Movie plot without line breaks
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