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Thread Thumbnail for XenForo 2.x
  • Yearly: $29.99 USD (Renewal: $20.00 USD)
  • Trial: 7 Days

Quickly set the thumbnail for a thread using thread attachments.

Add-On Overview

The product allows to set a thumbnail for a thread using one of attachments attached to the thread.

It is possible to choose which image attached should be the thumbnail when creating a new thread or editing the first post of a thread:

Select thumbnail.png

The product also adds an icon over current thumbnail/default thread icon allowing to quickly change the thumbnail of threads from thread list (in forum view, What's New page etc.). It also allows to attach an image or delete existing attachments immediately, without having to edit the thread itself:

Edit Thumbnail Popup.png

Thumbnails are shown in What's New/New Posts pages as well, and can be edited from these pages directly:

What's New page with thumbnails.png

Optionally a lightbox popup can be enabled in which cases the full version of the image is opened when clicking on the thumbnail:

Lightbox.gif

In product's options page you can configure the default thumbnail URL to use for the threads, that don't have a thumbnail attached. If no default is specified, XenForo's default behavior is kept (e.g. showing thread starter's avatar as thread icon):

Product Settings.png

Product also implements a usergroup permission, which should be enabled for users to be able to change the thumbnail of their thread. Moderators having permission to edit a thread and manage attachments there will be able to set the thumbnails for the threads started by other users:

Change thumbnail permission.png

Planned Features

For now the thumbnails are not shown in search results. This feature will be implemented in upcoming product releases.

Pricing

Add-on costs $29.99 USD that includes one year of support and updates with permanent access to product versions released in license validity period. Yearly extension costs $20.00 USD

The add-on has a visible branding with a link to our website which can be removed for additional $20.00 USD payment.

Demo

The product is active on our forums at https://xf2.addonslab.com/index.php and can be tested at https://xf2.addonslab.com/index.php?forums/thread-thumbnail.12/

Registered user accounts Username: user1 Password: userpass

Username: user2 Password: userpass

Admin account Username: admin1 Password: adminpass

Licensing Information

You will get a License Key upon purchase/trial subscription, which will be available in My Services page at https://customers.addonslab.com/marketplace.php/my-services/

The key should be entered in product's Options page in XenForo Admin Panel. Once entered and saved you will see full details about your current license status. The key can be used only on one board and one server, so if you move the board you need to Reissue the license in My Services page.

The product does not include any callbacks, that execute on page load time on front-end or via cron jobs. License check is done only when you edit/save product's options or upgrade the product to the next version.

We require valid XenForo license to purchase the product. You will be asked for XenForo License validation information during the purchase.

Full details at https://addonslab.com/threads/product-licensing-information.81/

Support

Support will be provided in the Discussion Thread at XenForo.com and in our Support System at https://customers.addonslab.com/submitticket.php

Feel free to contact us with any issues you find in the product or any suggestions.

Check out our free and paid XenForo add-ons in our Marketplace at https://customers.addonslab.com/marketplace.php

Version: 3.2.0 Release date: 2026-06-04

Version: 2.13.0 Release date: 2024-04-06

Version: 2.10.0 Release date: 2022-04-16

In this release, we have implemented thread thumbnails for the tag list page.

Version: 2.9.0 Release date: 2022-03-17

The release implements an option to specify the names of page templates for which you would like to disable the thumbnails. Specifying "forum_list" would remove the thumbnail for the home page, forum_view would remove the thumbnail for the thread list page etc. This version also implements support for Similar Threads widget from Enhanced Search add-on.

Version: 2.8.0 PL1 Release date: 2021-12-22

The release fixes a typo in the CSS class in the thread list.

Version: 2.8.0 Release date: 2021-12-21

Currently, any thread which is in a forum where thumbnails are enabled, has CSS class has-thumbnail. However this does not actually reflect if a particular thread has a thumbnail or not. With this release, we jave added additional css classes has-thumbnail--real (thread has a thumbnail based on attachment/media/image found in it), has-thumbnail--default (thread has the default thumbnail defined in the admin panel) or has-thumbnail--none (no thumbnail is used and thread starter avatar will be shown instead).

Version: 2.7.7 Release date: 2021-12-05

The version fixes the icon for selection of the active thumbnail in the Edit Post page.

Version: 2.7.5 Release date: 2021-09-11

This version fixes a bug where the thumbnail is not shown for Youtube video URLs containing playlist information.

Version: 2.7.4 Release date: 2021-08-27

This version fixes a bug that caused the option Enable only in forum view not to work and the thumbnails to be shown on all pages instead of forum view pages only.

Version: 2.7.3 Release date: 2021-08-25

This version fixes a PHP bug: ErrorException: Template error: [E_WARNING] Attempt to read property "is_auto_thumbnail" on null src/addons/AL/ThreadThumbnail/XF/Entity/Thread.php:261

Version: 2.7.2 Release date: 2021-08-12

This version fixes an error with rebuilding thumbnails, when attachment in question is missing its data record in the database.

Version: 2.7.1 Release date: 2021-07-13

In this version, we have implemented support for Search forum node type, which now will show the thumbnails just like in a regular forum.

Version: 2.7.0 Release date: 2021-06-29

The new option allows to disable automatic thumbnail selection for any specific thread by providing its ID in the admin panel options page. This applies only for automatic thumbnails, users can still manually choose one of the attachments as a thumbnail.

Version: 2.6.0 Release date: 2021-06-04

This version implements support for detection of thread thumbnail from Unfurl block. It also fixes a bug when editing/saving a thread would trigger error - Please enter a value for the required field 'attachment_id'

Version: 2.5.2 Release date: 2021-05-29

Bug-fixes and minor enhancements

Version: 2.5.1 Release date: 2021-05-28

Bug-fix: All attachments are deleted when deleting a single attachment in a post

Version: 2.5.0 Release date: 2021-03-30

From now on, the options "Enable/Disable Product" and "Enable/Disable Automatic Thumbnail" will not require listing all forums by hand in the option "Enable only in the following forums" or "Disable only in the following forums" - the children of the listed forums will be automatically considered enabled.

This is a breaking change so please verify your configuration after the upgrade.

The release also applies a minor change to the "Rebuild thread thumbnails" Admin panel tool and will now include all threads that already have an automatically detected thumbnail, to allow re-detection of thumbnails, in case there has been a change in the order of attached images or third-party products have modified the way automatic thumbnail detection works.

Version: 2.4.0 Release date: 2021-03-23

In this release, we have created a new option called "Hide thumbnail in attachments".

With the option enabled the attachment which is used as a thumbnail will not be shown in the Attachments block under its post.

Version: 2.3.4 Release date: 2021-03-04

This release fixes a bug with the image in the thread metadata being the thumbnail instead of the full version, which would cause lower quality preview image when the thread is shared on social media.

Version: 2.3.3 Release date: 2021-03-03

This release fixes UI bug with the lightbox not being shown on XenForo 2.2.

Version: 2.3.2 Release date: 2020-12-26

This release fixes UI bug with thread thumbnails being squeezed. The issue would be visible only for users without permission to update the thumbnail of given thread (e.g. guests).

Version: 2.3.1 Release date: 2020-09-24

This release fixes compatibility issue on XenForo 2.2.x where it wasn't possible to change thread thumbnail manually.

It also includes fix for a bug causing users without "Change Own Thread's Thumbnail" permission to see the Set Thumbnail checkbox while editing the first post. This fix applies to all XenForo versions.

Version: 2.3.0 Release date: 2020-08-29

This version implements compatibility with XenForo 2.2.

Version: 2.2.1 Release date: 2020-04-03

The release fixes some additional cases, when the option "Enable only in forum view" would not be applied.

Version: 2.2.0 Release date: 2020-04-02

The version implements a new option - "Enable only in forum view". If enabled, the thumbnails will be shown only in the forum view (thread list), all other locations will not show any thumbnails (widgets, watched threads, recent posts, etc.).

There is also a fix in the template "altt_thumbnail" which will prevent unneeded SQL queries from executing on forum home page or pages with widgets. Please make sure the template is not outdated in the admin panel, and if it is, make sure to merge it, particularly, to replace $thread.getUserPostCount() && !{$hideSmallAvatar} with !{$hideSmallAvatar} && $thread.getUserPostCount()

Version: 2.1.1 Release date: 2019-09-16

This is a minor release, that changes the way the add-on is using some of our shared PHP classes. From now on, the add-on will require a core library package from https://xenforo.com/community/resources/al-core-package.7382/ to be installed. Please download the package and install it before upgrading the add-on. Please upgrade all other AddonsLab add-ons you are using to their latest versions if you see an error in the Admin Panel about files with unexpected content.

Version: 2.1.0 Release date: 2019-07-02

The release implements thread thumbnails in the following locations:

  1. Search results
  2. Member's profile -> Postings tab
  3. User's news feed

Version: 2.0.0 Release date: 2019-04-19

In previous versions of the add-on, only one permission was available, that would give any user having the permission to manage all thread thumbnails. The permission was in "Forum Permissions" section, which made some of our customers think it was a permission to give to users if you want them to manage their own thread's thumbnails. Now that permission is moved to "Forum moderator permissions" and a new permission is implemented, that can be given to any user group if you want the users in these user groups to be able to manage their own threads' thumbnails.

The release also contains two bug fixes:

  • Thread thumbnail not changed when editing/saving the first post
  • Thread thumbnail not shown immediately but saved when changing it using the pencil icon from the thread list

Version: 1.12.0 Release date: 2019-04-02

The release fixes a problem reproduced when the product is used with another our product - Thread Filter. Thumbnails would disappear in some cases, particularly when searching by a keyword for the first time. Reloading the page would show the thumbnail properly. The issue was caused by some issues in how XenForo handles entity cache, and if the same entity is requested from the database several times (which happens when Thread Filter searches for threads matching the criteria), the subsequent calls use entities that were fetched first and may miss some information about the relations.

Version: 1.11.3 Release date: 2019-03-30

The version prevents errors that happen during add-ons installation or any other cases when the template showing the thumbnail is used without correct parameters.

Version: 1.11.2 Release date: 2019-03-30

The release fixes a PHP error when rebuilding thumbnails via Admin Panel.

Version: 1.11.1 Release date: 2019-03-19

A PHP error on the home page on XenForo 2.0.x versions are reproduced and fixed.

Version: 1.11.0 Release date: 2019-03-10

With this version, we are adding the support for thread thumbnails on forum home page (node list) and Recent Posts widget.

Version: 1.10.0 Release date: 2019-03-05

The version implements support for the New Posts tab in the What's New page.

Version: 1.9.0 Release date: 2019-02-08

The version implements thread thumbnails in Latest Threads widget. It is also made compatible with XenForo 2.1. Please note, that there was a small update in the structure of thumbnails (avatar class is assigned to the link itself instead of its parent DIV), so if you used custom CSS to change the way thumbnails look on your theme please confirm the changes are still active and apply as intended.

Version: 1.8.3 Release date: 2019-02-05

The version fixes the bug with threads having meta image (used as an icon by Facebook, Twitter etc.) even if the forum is disabled in product's settings.

Version: 1.8.2 Release date: 2019-02-03

The version fixes a minor UI bug with thumbnail selection checkboxes not being styled properly (checkbox label too close to the checkbox itself).

Version: 1.8.1 Release date: 2018-11-29

The release fixes a compatibility issue with XenForo 2.1 and has other minor bug-fixes:

  • Pencil icon showing in forums where thread thumbnails are disabled
  • Broken thumbnail URL when no thumbnail is found.

Version: 1.8.0 Release date: 2018-10-30

With this update, we have added support for Facebook and Twitter thumbnail based on thread thumbnail. The thumbnail set for the thread will be used when the thread is shared on Facebook and Twitter.

Version: 1.7.0 Release date: 2018-10-06

In this version, we have implemented detection of thread thumbnails from media embedded in the post. Supported media providers are Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Liveleak and Flickr. If a thread does not have manually selected attachment as a thumbnail, its first attachment is used. If the thread does not have any attachments, images embedded in the posts are checked first and only if no images are found, media tags are checked.

Version: 1.6.0 Release date: 2018-10-02

In this version, we have implemented support for auto-detection of thumbnails based on embedded videos using MEDIA BB Code tag. For now only YoutTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion are supported. The support for other media websites will be implemented if requested.

The version also has a LESS template - altt_thread_thumbnail.less loaded only in forums where thumbnails are enabled in general. You can use this template to customize the look of thread list (e.g. make thumbnails bigger) without affecting the forums where thumbnails are not used at all.

Version: 1.5.4 Release date: 2018-07-14

Here is a bug-fix version that solves proxy image bug when the images are linked from site's own domain. Now the product will not pass these URLs via proxy.php and will use them directly.

Version: 1.5.3 Release date: 2018-07-10

This is a bug-fix release that solves product compatibility issue with image proxy setting. From now on if image proxy is enabled the automatically detected thumbnail will use proxy instead of direct URL solving the SSL error and other related issues.

Version: 1.5.2 Release date: 2018-05-19

In this release we have fixed an issue in the product causing thread thumbnails to be squeezed if they are not square. Now the images will keep their proportions and will be centered horizontally and vertically.

Version: 1.5.0 Release date: 2018-05-10

In this release we have implemented two new options. One of options allows to enable/disable the product fully in any forums. If disabled, no thumbnails will be used and XenForo default behavior will be kept. Another option allows disabling thread thumbnails for all sticky threads across the board.

Version: 1.4.1 Release date: 2018-05-07

This is a bug-fix release, that solves the additional queries caused by the product on thread list pages.

Version: 1.4.0 Release date: 2018-05-03

In this release, we have implemented a new option to set the number of posts in the thread to search for an automatic thumbnail. The option is one by default, so product's behavior does not change after installation and only the attachments and images in the first post are considered.

We have also implemented an option to limit the posts parsed to thread starter's posts only. This way only thread starter will be able to set the thumbnail but will be able to do so by just posting another reply containing the image/attachment.

Version: 1.3.0 Release date: 2018-04-19

In this version we have added a new block in Rebuild Caches page allowing to rebuild thread thumbnails. This is required to trigger automatic thumbnails after changes in product's option controlling in which forums automatic thumbnails are enabled/disabled.

Version: 1.2.0 Release date: 2018-03-22

This version enhanced the interface for enabling/disabling automatic thumbnails. Now admins can choose to enable/disable automatic thumbnails board-wide, as well as decide in which forums to enable or disable.

Another improvement is lightbox mode for images detected from post text.

The version also fixes several minor bugs reported.

Version: 1.1.0 Release date: 2018-03-18

This version implement automatic thumbnail option. If enable in Admin Panel, all threads will automtically get a thumbnail based on the first attached image in the first post or the first image found in post's text itself.

Version: 1.0.0 Release date: 2018-03-16

Initial version

Version: 3.2.0 Release date: 2026-06-04

Version: 2.13.0 Release date: 2024-04-06

Version: 2.10.0 Release date: 2022-04-16

  • Tag list page support

Version: 2.9.0 Release date: 2022-03-17

  • Template blacklist option

Version: 2.8.0 PL1 Release date: 2021-12-22

  • Typo in the CSS class in thread list.

Version: 2.8.0 Release date: 2021-12-21

  • Thread item CSS class names according to thumbnail type.

Version: 2.7.7 Release date: 2021-12-05

Bug-fix: active thumbnail selector UI broken

Version: 2.7.5 Release date: 2021-09-11

  • Bug-fix: Thumbnail not shown when YouTube URL contains playlist information

Version: 2.7.4 Release date: 2021-08-27

Bug-fix: thumbnails shows on all pages when the option Enable only in forum view is checked.

Version: 2.7.3 Release date: 2021-08-25

  • Bug-fix: hasThumbnail method throws an error due to the missing thumbnail relation

Version: 2.7.2 Release date: 2021-08-12

Bug-fix: ErrorException: [E_NOTICE] Trying to get property 'thumbnail_width' of non-object.

Version: 2.7.1 Release date: 2021-07-13

Bug-fix: Search forums do not show the thumbnails.

Version: 2.7.0 Release date: 2021-06-29

New option: Disable thumbnails for specific threads

Version: 2.6.0 Release date: 2021-06-04

  • Unfurl support
  • Bug-fix: Please enter a value for the required field 'attachment_id'

Version: 2.5.2 Release date: 2021-05-29

  • Bug-fix: YouTube thumbnail not detected if embedded URL has starting point
  • Bug-fix: Thubmnails appear in search results even though they are activated for forum view only
  • Added class "has-thumbnail" to the container row to apply specific CSS to rows with thumbnail

Version: 2.5.1 Release date: 2021-05-28

  • Bug-fix: All attachments are deleted when deleting a single attachment in a post

Version: 2.5.0 Release date: 2021-03-30

  • Enable/disable option update: Include child forums automatically

Version: 2.4.0 Release date: 2021-03-23

  • New option - Hide thumbnail in attachments

Version: 2.3.4 Release date: 2021-03-04

  • Bug-fix: thumbnail is used in thread metadata instead of full image

Version: 2.3.3 Release date: 2021-03-03

  • Bug-fix: lightbox not working on XenForo 2.2

Version: 2.3.2 Release date: 2020-12-26

  • Thumbnails squeezed for users without permission to edit the thumbnail

Version: 2.3.1 Release date: 2020-09-24

  • XenForo 2.2.x compatibility fix

Version: 2.3.0 Release date: 2020-08-29

  • XenForo 2.2 compatibility update

Version: 2.2.1 Release date: 2020-04-03

  • Bug-fix: Enable only in forum view not applied

Version: 2.2.0 Release date: 2020-04-02

  • New option: Enable only in forum view
  • Query count optimization on forum home page

Version: 2.1.1 Release date: 2019-09-16

  • Dependency added: [AL] Core Package

Version: 2.1.0 Release date: 2019-07-02

  • Thumbnails in Search results
  • Thumbnails in Member's profile -> Postings tab
  • Thumbnails in User's news feed

Version: 2.0.0 Release date: 2019-04-19

  • New permission: Change Own Thread's Thumbnail
  • Bug fix: Thread thumbnail not changed when editing/saving the first post
  • Bug fix: Thread thumbnail not shown immediately but saved when changing it using the pencil icon from the thread list

Version: 1.12.0 Release date: 2019-04-02

  • Compatibility with Thread Filter

Version: 1.11.3 Release date: 2019-03-30

  • PHP-error: emplate error: Cannot call method hasThumbnail on a non-object

Version: 1.11.2 Release date: 2019-03-30

  • Bug-fix: PHP error while rebuilding thumbnails

Version: 1.11.1 Release date: 2019-03-19

  • Bug-fix: PHP error on home page on XenForo 2.0.x

Version: 1.11.0 Release date: 2019-03-10

  • Show thread thumbnails on forum home page
  • Show thread thumbnails on Recent Posts widget

Version: 1.10.0 Release date: 2019-03-05

  • Support for New Posts tab in What's New page

Version: 1.9.0 Release date: 2019-02-08

  • Latest Threads widget
  • XenForo 2.1 compatibility

Version: 1.8.3 Release date: 2019-02-05

  • Bug-fix: thread meta image specified in excluded forums

Version: 1.8.2 Release date: 2019-02-03

  • Minor UI bug-fix on XenForo 2.1

Version: 1.8.1 Release date: 2018-11-29

  • XenForo 2.1 compatibility
  • Pencil icon showing in forums where thread thumbnails are disabled
  • Broken thumbnail URL when no thumbnail is found.

Version: 1.8.0 Release date: 2018-10-30

  • Meta tag with thread thumbnail URL

Version: 1.7.0 Release date: 2018-10-06

  • Thumbnail detection based on embedded media

Version: 1.6.0 Release date: 2018-10-02

  • Media thumbnail detection support
  • LESS template loading if thumbnails are enabled for a forum

Version: 1.5.4 Release date: 2018-07-14

  • Bug-fix: thread thumbnails use proxy.php for internal URLs

Version: 1.5.3 Release date: 2018-07-10

Bug-fix: the product does not respect image proxy settings

Version: 1.5.2 Release date: 2018-05-19

  • Bug - fix: squeezed thread thumbnails in forum view

Version: 1.5.0 Release date: 2018-05-10

Version: 1.4.1 Release date: 2018-05-07

Bug-fix: additional queries running in thread list having thumbnails

Version: 1.4.0 Release date: 2018-05-03

  • New option to define post limit

Version: 1.3.0 Release date: 2018-04-19

  • Rebuild thread thumbnails

Version: 1.2.0 Release date: 2018-03-22

  • Enhanced automatic thumbnail configuration
  • Lightbox for images detected from post text
  • Minor bug-fixes

Version: 1.1.0 Release date: 2018-03-18

  • Automatic Thumbnail option

Version: 1.0.0 Release date: 2018-03-16

  • Initial version
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