XenCustomize News Publisher for XenForo! This powerful, feature-rich addon creates a dynamic news section within your XenForo forum. At the heart of this addon is the innovative Categorized News Index, offering a clean, organized, and user-friendly way to display your news stories. Unlike typical mixed-content displays with pagination, the categorized index presents news in easily accessible sections, enhancing the user experience and engagement.
Key Features:
Dedicated News CMS: A comprehensive CMS within XenForo with its own news content type, categories, tags, widgets, custom fields, and prefixes for organized news management.
Multiple Display Modes: Customize the appearance of each news category using multiple display modes. Choose from Compact List, Expanded List, Card Grid, and Standout Card Grid to match your website's style perfectly.
Categorized News Index: Organize and present your news stories by selective categories on the index page for a clean, structured display. Good categorization showcases the depth and variety of your content, ensuring all your news is neatly organized and easily accessible.
Scheduled News Publishing: Plan your news in advance with a built-in scheduling system. Set a future date, time, and timezone for automatic publication, ensuring timely content delivery with quick rescheduling and instant publishing options when needed.
Instant Search: AJAX-powered search box allows users to find news headlines as they type, enhancing content discovery.
News Ticker: Keep visitors informed with a scrolling ticker displaying the most recent news at the top of your site, directly above the top breadcrumb, on every page.
Automatic News Import: Populate your news section effortlessly with the RSS feed importer, which automatically creates news entries.
Full-Fledged Commenting System: Engage your community with comprehensive commenting features, including moderation tools and user-group based permissions.
News Thumbnails: Upload large thumbnails (740x416) for a visually rich experience throughout the news sections.
News Editors: Allow news authors to add up to 10 other users as editors, enabling collaborative management of news stories.
Granular Permissions: Set detailed permissions for users and moderators, ensuring complete control over who can create, edit, and manage news stories and comments.
Widget Support: Utilize multiple widget positions for displaying featured and trending news, enhancing the visibility and accessibility of important news. Structured Data Integration: Integrate schema.org structured data (NewsArticle) with your news stories. This helps search engines recognize your content as legitimate news, leading to increased discoverability and better search rankings. Threads to News Story Conversion: Convert your article and discussion threads into full-fledged news stories with ease. It also automatically links the original thread to the news story as the Discussion Tab, ensuring continuous engagement.With XenCustomize News Publisher, elevate your XenForo forum's news section and deliver a captivating, organized news experience. Get started today and see the difference!
