[XB] Voice Messages 1.0.0

Record, upload, transcribe, and share short voice messages directly inside XenForo content.

This add-on provides native voice messaging for posts, direct messages, and profile posts with recording controls, audio uploads, waveform playback, storage quotas, optional AI transcription, and detailed administrator analytics.

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Features:​

• In-Browser Voice Recording: Record voice messages directly from supported content creation forms.
• Audio File Uploads: Allow selected user groups to upload existing audio files as voice messages through a separate permission.
• Pause & Resume Recording: Pause and continue the same recording without counting paused time toward the duration limit.
• Submit-Time Upload: Keep recordings local until content is submitted, with an optional Add button for uploading earlier. Failed uploads remain available locally for retry until the page is reloaded.
• Recording Preview: Listen to or remove a recording before submitting content.
• Integrated Audio Player: Play voice messages using a compact player with playback controls, duration, and waveform preview.
• Single Active Player: Starting another voice message automatically pauses the currently playing recording or local preview.
• Remembered Playback Speed: Preserve the preferred playback speed across voice messages, page reloads, and other open tabs.
• Waveform Preview: Display a visual waveform for recorded and uploaded voice messages.
• Seekable Playback: Seek through voice messages during playback.
• Optional AI Transcription: Allow authors to request transcripts or automatically transcribe newly published recordings using OpenAI or an OpenAI-compatible self-hosted Whisper service.
• Automatic Transcription: Optionally transcribe recordings automatically when they become visible, including content published after moderation approval.
• Granular Permissions: Control recording, audio uploads, transcription requests, deletion, duration, count, storage, and file-size limits.
• Recording Duration Limits: Configure maximum voice message duration globally or per user group.
• Message Count Limits: Limit the number of voice messages that can be attached to a single message.
• File Size Limits: Configure global and permission-based maximum audio file sizes.
• Storage Quotas: Set per-user-group storage limits and display remaining storage directly in the recorder interface.
• Per-Content Controls: Enable or disable voice messages independently for supported content types.
• Automatic Cleanup: Remove abandoned recordings and clean up detached audio files and transcripts after permanent content deletion.
• Optional FFprobe Validation: Enable enhanced server-side validation for reliable audio duration checking.
• Extensible Content Support: Designed to support additional XenForo content types through integrations.
• ACP Analytics: Review upload activity, storage usage, playback totals, content-type distribution, and the most active voice message authors.

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Supported Content Types:​

• Forum Posts
• Direct Message Replies
• Profile Posts

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Permissions:​

• Record Voice Messages
• Upload Audio as Voice Messages
• Request AI Transcription
• Maximum Voice Message Duration
• Maximum Voice Messages per Message
• Maximum Storage Space
• Maximum Voice Message File Size
• Delete Own Voice Messages
• Delete Any Voice Message

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Requirements:​

• HTTPS: Required for browser microphone access.
• Microphone Access: Members need an available microphone and browser permission to use it.
• Modern Browser: Requires support for browser-based audio recording.
• FFprobe - Optional: Recommended when reliable server-side enforcement of recording duration limits is required.
• AI Transcription - Optional: Requires OpenAI or an OpenAI-compatible Whisper transcription service when transcription is enabled.

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Useful for:​

• Community Discussions: Let members respond with short spoken messages instead of typing.
• Mobile Communities: Make quick replies easier on mobile devices.
• Voice-Focused Communities: Add native voice interaction without relying on external chat platforms.
• Alternative Communication: Give members another way to participate in discussions.
• Private Conversations: Exchange voice messages through direct messages.
• Searchable Spoken Content: Add transcripts to voice messages when AI transcription is enabled.

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