** Beta Notice **
I plan to keep this addon in beta phase for roughly one week while collecting any bugs or feature suggestions. This addon will remain free and is released with permission from the author (Jaxel).

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** You MUST have a valid purchased license of XenPorta 2 for this addon to work! **

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A collection of awesome new features for the widely popular XenPorta 2 Featured Threads addon by 8WayRun! Adds a new horizontal list layout, widget enhancements, animations and more.

Feature list :

• New horizontal list layout
• New FontAwesome UI controls for the Feature slider
• You can now set articles-per-row setting (grid) to individual widgets, overriding the default option!
• Move article titles below thumbnails
• Show author avatars on articles, lists and widgets
• Image hover effects (zoom, rotate, or both)!
• Set max characters (with ellipsis..) for article titles
• Change the Category and Continue links below articles to plain buttons or inline text style
• Changes the Categories widget to use the Xenforo accordion menu appearance
• Display the Featured Banner or first attached image above article content on the article view page! (Similar to Wordpress blogs.) If a Featured Video has been assigned, it will display above the article!
• ... Set the priority to check first and display the Featured Banner (if assigned), or the first attached image. If the priority image is not found, the remaining option will be used.
• ... Set full width and alignment to Featured Banner on the article view page
• ... Set ratio (16:9, etc) for Featured Video on the article view page
• Numerous handy style properties to customize your layouts !

Related Resources :

Q: Do I need to purchase XenPorta before using this addon?
A: Yes! You can purchase XenPorta 2 PRO here. I personally recommend it with all my themes and to any content-centered community.

Q: Will this addon work with ____ theme?
A: This addon should work with any theme, including the Xenforo default theme, and from popular Xenforo theme providers. It uses default Xenforo CSS, and comes with various Style Properties to customize your appearance.

Q: I am already using a Nulumia theme with some of these features - do I need this addon?
A: I will soon be removing all XenPorta customizations from my themes and shipping them in this addon separately. Until then, you may install this addon with a Nulumia theme, though some redundant styling/CSS may be present.

Q: Where do I see the new features and settings?
A: All settings and Style Properties have been added to the two existing Style Property groups added by XenPorta 2 PRO:
Style Properties -> [8WR] XenPorta 2 (Portal) PRO
Style Properties -> [8WR] XenPorta 2 (Portal) PRO > Feature Slider

There is one setting not found in these groups. In order to set the articles-per-row option to widgets, edit (existing) or add a XenPorta > Articles widget from your Admin -> Appearance -> Widgets page. You will find the setting above the "Maximum entries" setting.

Q: I found a bug or have a feature request. Where can I let you know?
A: Please leave a reply here at the addon discussion thread, or at my Nulumia forums.

Q: I installed the addon, and my layout looks a bit different than some of your screenshots. What gives?
A: The appearance of this addon will be determined by the theme you are using. I have tried to show example screenshots from a number of different themes, including some of my own, and the Xenforo default theme.

Q: Will you add more features to this addon?
A: Yes. I will occasionally be adding more features and settings, including from user feedback.

Q: Will you be doing more "Improvements"-addons for other 8WayRun products?
A: I've been using and working with Jaxel's products for many years, since vBulletin. I'd definitely love to design enhancements for addons such as XenMedio, etc, if the author doesn't mind.

Q: "I think ___ should be added to XenPorta!"
A: This is my humble contribution to the fantastic base product. If Jaxel found any of my settings useful I'd be happy if he takes them. It would be less for me to maintain. But if you like my addon, please try not to bug him too much



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Version 1.0.0 RC1 : New Image Overlays | Author Block Improvements

This update brings even more free features - including new article image overlays and alternate author block!

Note:
New addon updates will now require download at www.nulumia.com, instead of 1-click downloads at Xenforo.com. Please consider that developing, maintaining and adding new features to free addons can take a lot of time. The small traffic gained and exposure to other products goes a long way in supporting my free addon development!

Shop signup is incredibly fast with no verification hassles. Plus, you can more easily track your downloads of the latest available version.

What's New?

Article Image Overlays
You can now enable overlays for article thumbnails (enabled by default in current version), with full Style Property customization. What's more, you can style thumbnail overlays separately depending on whether the article title has been set to the default (over the image) or inline (below the image) position! Further, you can display a FontAwesome icon in the center of the overlay, complete with hover over transition :



Image overlays can be customized differently depending on the layout :

Author Block Settings
In default XenPorta, you must manually create an author for the author block to appear on your front-end. However, if you have a large amount of authors or even open submission access (requiring countless authors to be created!), this may not be ideal.

You can now choose to show an alternative author block, using the original thread author and member profile info instead. What's more, you can even choose the mode priority:

1. Always show XenPorta Author
2. Always show thread author block
3. Show thread author block if no XenPorta author is available

You can also optionally style the author image like Xenforo avatars, and display useful user links below the bio (Follow, Send PM, More posts). The new thread author block will use the user avatar and About section from their member profile.

FAQ
Q: Where can I change the author block mode?
A: This setting is in Admin -> Options -> XenPorta 2 (Portal) PRO, not in Style Properties like other settings. Visual changes like user links and avatar styling are found in the XenPorta Style Property group.

Q: Which type of author block should I use?
A: If you've already created XenPorta authors for all your contributors, you can make no change. If you'd like to always show an author block and don't wish to create XenPorta authors, you should enable the thread author block or to use it as fallback if you have several XenPorta authors.

Q: How can I style the image overlays?
A: These are customized via the following Style Properties in the XenPorta 2 property group :



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Version 2.0.0 Alpha 5 Xenforo 2.2.x, XenPorta 2.2.0.6+, Bugfixes, New Features :

To update your addon, please download the latest version at:
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Overview

This update is a very long awaited release for the latest versions of XenPorta. XenPorta Improvements had its development halted over the winter of 2020-2021 and includes many unreleased features.

This update aims to make XenPorta Improvements up to date and usable, however as development has only recently returned for this addon, all major overhauls, reworks, and feature updates are deactivated within this release.

Features which are currently deactivated but in progress:

• New article list layouts (blog, large blog, alternating lists, etc)
• Responsive article icon/thumbnail system (Original, large, medium, and small) & batch resizing
• New widgets with various layouts (Simple/small lists, such as on Wordpress sites)
• Article icon/thumbnail image compression and sharpening
• Tons of new style properties
• New author block features
• Article listing in Admin
• Category icons and cover banners
• Article list thumbnail hover filter effects (brightness, contrast, saturation)

Features which did make it into this release (but are not well developed):

• Article nav block (bottom of article page, "Next/Previous Article")
• More hover effects for articles in the list

** IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE USING **
XenPorta has recently gone through some major changes to the core addon and additional style properties. You may notice some differences in using this version of XenPorta Improvements than original versions.

You should also take the following steps after install if using the grid layout:

• Layout
  Default layout: Grid
• Grid layout
  Items per row: 3
• Masonry
  Uncheck "Enable masonry grid"

There is currently no documentation on all the new settings (yet), as development is still going on finishing the new features. However, I've tested on clean installs and default settings seem to look very smooth.

Please report any issues, bugs, or ask questions regarding this update.

Check out the full details here :

XenPorta Improvements 2.0.0 Alpha 5

www.nulumia.com

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Version 2.0.0 Alpha 6 Server error log fix :

Fixed a bug which could cause a Server Error long entry stating 'Accessed unknown getter 'icon_size''
Removed several deprecated Template Modifications.

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Version 2.0.0 Alpha 8 Minified JS, CLS and article thumbnail tweaks

XenPorta will now run minified JS files when in production move (live site with development mode disabled)
Added width, height and alt text attributes to article icons when using attachments for the icon. This will help with page speed scoring related to CLS issues

This update enables the minified JS files which are already bundled in XenPorta, but aren't loaded by default. You should now benefit from loading the smaller files.

Also, article featured images (such as the large image which displays over content on the article view page), and article thumbnails in grid listings now include image size and alt text attributes. The image size attributes will help prevent CLS (Content Layout Shift) issues when using page speed testing services.

Known issue:
There is a bug where the floating author avatars on the grid layout don't overlap the article thumbnail, when using Masonry grid. It has so far, and still is, recommended to disable masonry in your XenPorta and use XenPorta Improvements' superior grid. This will still be fixed however in another release.

Télécharger V2.0.0 Alpha 8 :

Version 2.0.0 :

- Initial release under OzzModz.
- Changed name, developer info and links to reflect OzzModz.
Known issue :
There is a bug where the floating author avatars on the grid layout don't overlap the article thumbnail, when using Masonry grid. It has so far, and still is, recommended to disable masonry in your XenPorta and use XenPorta Improvements' superior grid. This will still be fixed however in another release.

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Version: 2.0.1 Bêta 1 Changelog :

• Fixed several PHP 8 compatibility issues
• The addon will now automatically strip BBCodes from article excerpts in article listings to prevent unwanted behavior or PHP 8 bugs
• The addon now replaces overrides some default code in XenPorta which could cause errors with PHP 8
• Moved fetching categories into proper Repositories and Finder methods
• Categories now use entity getters for more flexibility with current and future updates
• Fixed an outdated template modification which turns the XenPorta 2 categories widget into the default Xenforo category list appearance. The change will now correctly appear.
• SEO & Index Tools and XenPorta Improvements will now both share an improved method of fetching categories in XenPorta 2
• Fixed some incorrect phrases such as "nulumia_dbtei_inherit_from_style"
• Improved regex template modifications for greater accuracy and to prevent conflicts with other addons' template modifications
• Added various compatibility fixes with SEO & Index Tools
• Improves built-in compatibility between XenPorta and XenMedio

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