[XB] TMDb Movie Thread Starter

Compatibile XF2 versions

Save time and add professional-looking movie threads to your discussion forum with this handy add-on. Whether you're running a movie review site or want to create a space for sharing and talking about movies, this tool automates the process, letting you focus on engaging with your community.

Looking for a similar addon for TV shows?

[XB] TMDb TV Thread Starter

Nov 23, 2024

Start threads about TV shows the easy way in XenForo 2!

Key Features:

Dynamic Thread Creation: Automatically sets the thread title to the movie's name and populates the first post with the movie poster and details from TMDb.
User Ratings: Let your community rate movies with a 5-star system directly in threads.
Personal Lists:Enable users to:
- Add movies to Favorites
- Mark movies as Watched
- Add movies to their Watchlist
Duplicate Detection: Prevents duplicate threads by converting new ones into posts within existing threads for the same movie.
Customizable Information: Select what details (e.g., cast, synopsis, ratings) appear in the first post and forum thread list.
Genre-Specific Forums: Assign forums for specific genres and allow users to search by these attributes.
Trophy Integration: Reward users with trophy points for starting movie threads.
🖼 Flexible Image Handling: Display images from local storage, CDN, or directly from TMDb.
Multi-Language Support: Import movie details in any ISO-639-1 language supported by TMDb.
Enhanced Searchability: Filter threads by genre, director, or movie title for easy navigation.

Perfect for any movie-loving community and review sites with interactive features, and a smooth user experience!

Upgrading from a 2.0.x version and below?

Here's a list of notable changes why it's definitely worth the upgrade:

Changes:

General code refactor
Minimal XF version changed to 2.2
[BREAKING] Add-on was integrated with ForumType and ThreadType system (XF2.2+):
"Movie thread forums" add-on option was removed (all previously selected forums in this option will be automatically converted to "TMDb Movie forum" type)
"Allow mixed content" option was deleted (now can be used "General discussion" forum type with "TMDb Movie threads" type)
"Enable manual updates" options was deleted, now users with access to change thread type
Improved performance for crosslink creation (now applies asynchronously with XF:Job)
Cached user Movie thread count to optimize user criteria
Refactoring and optimization of the addon to reduce the number of requests to API
"Movie show poster position" option moved to style properties

New features:

Added detailed cast and crew display with person data (name, avatar, character/job)
Added production companies & networks display
Added tab with more videos
Added Movie watchlists, button to mark Movie as watched and add to favorites
Added liked and watched movies list to "Your account page"
Added option to replace template for search results to display detailed Movie info
Added Movie ratings rebuild tool
Added Google structured data to support rich result for "TMDb Movie forum" forum type
Added thread list sorting by Movie season and episode number
Added integration with [OzzModz] Covers
Added Movie show status filter in thread list
Added TMDb changes tracking (disabled by default)
Added general discussion forum type support
Added icons to trailer, casts, crew and videos movie tabs
Added ability to quickly rate Movies without confirmation popup (optional)
Added style property to disable shown stats in a thread view/list
Added ability to search by IMDb ID
Added forum thread list filter to exclude watched Movie shows

Fixes:

Fix: wrap text on rating button
Fix: Potential "Attempted convert binary/string to null" error when adding a new episode
Fix: Cache some phrases to avoid extra DB queries
Fix: Optimized 2.2.0 upgrade step for large forums
Fixed rendering the Movie plot without line breaks

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[XB] TMDb Movie Thread Starter 2.2.3