Xenforo Social Proof 1.1.0 Beta

[Add-on] Social Proof Popups for XenForo 2.3+

Live user activity • Real download notifications • FOMO-enhancing engagement widget

Bring real-time “social proof” to your forum with a modern popup system that shows live activity happening on your site. Boost engagement, increase downloads, and make your community feel active — automatically.

Features

• Displays small, non-intrusive notifications in the bottom-left corner of your forum:
• “Mitch just downloaded “EVP Analyzer Pack”.
• “14 users are currently browsing this site.”
• “Someone just downloaded a resource.”
• Popups appear smoothly, auto-hide, and rotate based on new activity.

XenForo Resource Manager Integration (XFRM)
Social proof messages automatically trigger when a user:

✔ Downloads a resource
✔ Downloads multiple versions
✔ Interacts with RM content (more hooks coming)

Each event is logged with:

• Username (or anonymous if preferred)
• Resource title
• Timestamp

Modern UI / FOMO Style Popup
Clean, polished popup with:

• Animated “Live activity” pill
• Soft shadow, rounded corners
• Subtle slide/fade animation
• Auto-hide with timing control
• Manual close option
• Works on all devices (mobile-friendly)

Live User Activity Tracking

Uses XenForo’s session activity to show:

✔ Total online users
✔ Guests + Members
✔ Real-time counts (updates every 30 seconds)

Example messages:
“44 users are browsing this site right now.”
“1 user is currently active.”

Lightweight & Efficient

• Minimal queries
• No performance hit
• Built using the XenForo framework (entities, repos, MVC structure)
• No external libraries required

Easy Setup

• Upload files
• Install the add-on
• Done.
• Popups start appearing automatically.

Upcoming Features (already in development)

• These will roll out in upcoming releases:
• “Users viewing this resource right now”
• Avatar-style popups
• Support for additional event types (likes, reviews, reactions)
• Admin control panel settings (visibility rules, delay, positioning, colors)
• Advanced FOMO rotation engine
• Rate limiting to prevent over-notifying
• Support for e-commerce add-ons (purchases, cart activity)

Compatibility

• XenForo 2.3+
• XenForo Resource Manager (XFRM) fully supported
• Compatile with all styles (including UI.X / dark mode)
• Works with caching and Cloudflare