After initial launch, our XenPorta Improvements addon has gone on to become one of the most popular Xenforo products at Nulumia. While the addon has already added numerous new features to XenPorta, the latest update is looking to pack a mind-blowing amount of additions.
Version 1.0.2 will introduce a new overhaul to the way XenPorta handles article listings. Where originally you can only enable or disable a simple masonry grid, this version will turn masonry into a single option among many new layouts. The last version of XenPorta Improvements introduced a new horizontal list, but things aren't stopping there.
New designs take inspiration from a variety of classic and popular blog layouts, such as you'd find on other platforms such as Wordpress. Included are the new large horizontal row and alternating row listings, along with other classical stacked layouts and floating entries.
These are just samples of what to expect, but there's more layouts awaiting the new release. In addition, you'll find a new widget which achieves the very common but somehow missing layout, with article thumbnail and snippet:
Using an appearance identical to many compact entries you'll find on non-Xenforo websites, you can finally add this type of widget to your forum. What's more, it works great in footer column layouts such as used in Nulumia themes or by other providers.
Another must-have, Version 1.0.2 adds a handy "Previous / Up Next" navigation to the bottom of articles, which is already being used here at Nulumia.com. No more having to click out to the article list to find what you're looking for! And of course with the attention to detail behind Nulumia products, this feature and many more come with full Style Properties to adjust every aspect within your theme.
Speaking of options, article thumbnails have also received numerous new hover effects and image filters, giving you amazing control over the front-end appearance. Here's a sneak peek using the new image filter sets being rolled out into many current Nulumia addons:
You can use as few - or as many! - of these options as you like, to best suit your theme. Available image filters include (with more added over time):
Mosaic Slider fits right in alongside the bundled BX Slider found in XenPorta. You can change between sliders wherever you like, or use Mosaic Slider everywhere - it's up to you. Inspired from a design trend found at many current news websites, Mosaic Slider alternates between a 1-segment (full), 2-segment (split), and 3-segment (mosaic) layout with each slide. And of course like the Featured Slider found in XenPorta, you can deploy this edition anywhere to pull automatically from featured content in their respective categories.
Believe it or not, that's not all that's going into this and further updates to XenPorta Improvements. And as always, this addon will remain absolutely free to use with an active XenPorta license.
Excited for the update? Have an idea or suggestion? Comment below with your thoughts!
Version 1.0.2 will introduce a new overhaul to the way XenPorta handles article listings. Where originally you can only enable or disable a simple masonry grid, this version will turn masonry into a single option among many new layouts. The last version of XenPorta Improvements introduced a new horizontal list, but things aren't stopping there.
New designs take inspiration from a variety of classic and popular blog layouts, such as you'd find on other platforms such as Wordpress. Included are the new large horizontal row and alternating row listings, along with other classical stacked layouts and floating entries.
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These are just samples of what to expect, but there's more layouts awaiting the new release. In addition, you'll find a new widget which achieves the very common but somehow missing layout, with article thumbnail and snippet:
Using an appearance identical to many compact entries you'll find on non-Xenforo websites, you can finally add this type of widget to your forum. What's more, it works great in footer column layouts such as used in Nulumia themes or by other providers.
Another must-have, Version 1.0.2 adds a handy "Previous / Up Next" navigation to the bottom of articles, which is already being used here at Nulumia.com. No more having to click out to the article list to find what you're looking for! And of course with the attention to detail behind Nulumia products, this feature and many more come with full Style Properties to adjust every aspect within your theme.
Speaking of options, article thumbnails have also received numerous new hover effects and image filters, giving you amazing control over the front-end appearance. Here's a sneak peek using the new image filter sets being rolled out into many current Nulumia addons:
You can use as few - or as many! - of these options as you like, to best suit your theme. Available image filters include (with more added over time):
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Saturate
- Desaturate
- Sepia
- Colorshift
- Intensify
- Opacity
Mosaic Slider fits right in alongside the bundled BX Slider found in XenPorta. You can change between sliders wherever you like, or use Mosaic Slider everywhere - it's up to you. Inspired from a design trend found at many current news websites, Mosaic Slider alternates between a 1-segment (full), 2-segment (split), and 3-segment (mosaic) layout with each slide. And of course like the Featured Slider found in XenPorta, you can deploy this edition anywhere to pull automatically from featured content in their respective categories.
Believe it or not, that's not all that's going into this and further updates to XenPorta Improvements. And as always, this addon will remain absolutely free to use with an active XenPorta license.
Excited for the update? Have an idea or suggestion? Comment below with your thoughts!
