| XF 2.3 Add-ons (Free) Xenforo Social Proof Xenforo Social Proof 1.4.0 Beta

Social Proof Popups — Real-Time Activity Notifications for XenForo 2.3+

Bring your community to life with beautiful, modern popup notifications that display real-time user activity across your forum. Create an active, thriving atmosphere that encourages engagement, builds trust, and increases conversions.

Social Proof Popups automatically highlight actions like:

• Posts & threads being created
• Resources being downloaded, reviewed, or posted
• Shop purchases & browsing activity
• User registrations

Reactions being given (new in 1.5.0!)

And more…

Perfect for forums, marketplaces, resource hubs, gaming communities, or any XenForo site that wants to feel more alive.

Key Features
Real-Time Social Proof Popups

Show live user activity as it happens:

• New thread posted
• New resource created or downloaded
• User reacting to content
• Shop purchases
• Shop browsing activity
• User registration
• Custom cash-out statistics
• Online user count

Popups appear with smooth animations, a polished layout, and automatically disappear after a configurable duration.

Reaction Tracking (New in 1.5.0!)

Capture engagement instantly.

Whenever a user reacts to a post (Like, Love, Haha, etc.), a popup can show:

• Mitch reacted to a post with Love.

Supports:

• All native XF reactions
• Custom reaction names
• Reaction metadata
• Future reaction icon support

Modern, Responsive Popup Design

Social Proof Popups are built with premium-quality UI:

• Soft shadows & rounded corners
• Dynamic iconography
• Smooth slide/fade animations
• Attention-grabbing "Live Activity" badge
• Dark mode & Light mode support
• Theme-aware colors

Looks beautiful on all XenForo styles.

Dark / Light Theme Switching

Choose your preferred popup style:

• Dark Mode (default) – sleek and modern
• Light Mode – clean and minimal
• Admins can switch themes instantly from the options panel.

DBTech Shop Integration

Works seamlessly with DragonByte Shop:

• shop_purchase events
• shop_view events (de-duplicated for clean UX)
• Auto-detection of shop activity
• Accurate shop browsing count

Fully Phrase-Driven (XF Native)

All popup text is now powered by XenForo phrases:

• Multilingual support
• Admin-customizable wording
• Cleaner and more professional
• Easy branding/personalization
• Follows XenForo best practices.

Smart Event Handling

Includes smart filtering and de-duplication:

• Avoids repeating identical shop-view messages
• Picks from multiple recent events to keep the feed fresh
• Falls back to generic activity if needed
• System never floods the user with notifications

Live Stats Built-In

Popups can randomly display:

• User is currently browsing
• Total online users
• Total shop browsers
• Cash-out totals (customizable)
• Creates a Shopify-style conversion boost for resource stores, shops, and marketplaces.

Admin Control Panel Options

The add-on includes a robust control panel:

• Enable/disable popups
• Show usernames or anonymize
• Popup duration
• Refresh interval
• Dark/Light theme
• Custom cash-out total message
• More settings coming soon…

Simple, clean, and easy to configure.

Extensible Architecture

Designed for future enhancements:
Additional event types
Reaction icons/emoji
Trending content metrics
Avatar-based popups
Post excerpts in notifications
Admin debug dashboards

The code is clean, modular, and XFCP-compatible.

Why Use Social Proof?
✔ Increases activity

Users see others participating → they join in.

✔ Boosts conversions
Perfect for resource downloads, shop purchases, and premium upgrades.

✔ Builds trust
Shows your site is active — especially powerful for new visitors.

✔ Looks amazing
High-end UI with smooth animations that feels modern and premium.

Requirements

• XenForo 2.3.0+
• Compatible with most 3rd-party add-ons
• Optional: DBTech Shop integration enabled automatically

Roadmap

Upcoming planned features:

• Avatar support in popups
• Reaction emoji/icons
• Post reply events
• Popup placement options
• Animation style options
• Trending resource/shop messages
• Per-usergroup permissions
• Admin debug tools

You decide what comes next — feature requests are welcome!

Bring Your Forum to Life

Social Proof Popups adds motion, energy, and authenticity to your community.
If you want your forum to feel alive — this is the add-on.