[XR] XFRM Hero Cards

Overview

[XR] XFRM Hero Cards is a modern, responsive hero section widget for XenForo Resource Manager. It helps you showcase your latest, most popular, or highest rated resources in a clean card-based layout directly on your forum index.

The add-on is designed for XenForo 2.3 and follows XenForo-native styling practices, making it suitable for both light and dark themes.

Key Features

• Modern hero section
  Display a beautiful resource showcase area above your forum list.
• Responsive resource cards
  Resource cards automatically adapt to desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts.
• XFRM integration
  Uses XenForo Resource Manager data directly, including title, icon, author, views, downloads, ratings, and resource links.
• Smart resource ordering
  Choose how resources are displayed:
  • Latest resources
  • Recently updated
  • Most downloaded
  • Most viewed
  • Highest rated
• Category filtering
  Limit the widget to all categories or selected XFRM categories.
• Site statistics block
  Optionally show members, threads, messages, and resources in a modern statistics layout.
• Mobile optimized
  The mobile layout is simplified to keep the page clean, readable, and fast.
• Resource icon fallback
  Resources without an icon will display a clean fallback tile instead of breaking the layout.
• XF 2.3 compatible icons
  Uses SVG mask-style icons instead of relying on fragile Font Awesome unicode rendering.
• Light and dark style support
  Designed to work with both light and dark XenForo styles.
• ACP widget options
  Configure limit, sort order, category filter, site stats, footer note, and CTA buttons from the widget settings.

Widget Options

The add-on includes flexible options directly inside the XenForo widget editor:

• Maximum entries - control how many resources are shown.
• Sort order - choose latest, updated, downloaded, viewed, or rated resources.
• Category limit - show resources from all categories or selected categories only.
• Show site statistics - enable or disable the statistics block.
• Show footer note - display or hide the Resource Manager footer note.
• Show call-to-action buttons - control the hero buttons.

Compatibility

• XenForo: 2.3.0+
• XenForo Resource Manager: 2.3.0+
• PHP: Compatible with XenForo 2.3 requirements

Installation

1. Download and extract the package.
2. Upload the contents of the upload folder to your XenForo root directory.
3. Go to Admin Control Panel > Add-ons.
4. Install [XR] XFRM Hero Cards.
5. Go to Appearance > Widgets.
6. Add or edit the [XR] XFRM Hero Cards widget.
7. Choose the widget position and configure the display options.

Recommended Usage

This widget is ideal for:

• Resource marketplace communities
• Download forums
• Addon/theme directories
• Developer communities
• Tutorial and file-sharing communities
• Any forum using XenForo Resource Manager heavily

Why Use This Add-on?

The default Resource Manager layout is functional, but it does not always highlight your best or newest resources in a visually engaging way.

[XR] XFRM Hero Cards gives your resource area a more modern first impression, improves discoverability, and encourages users to browse resources directly from your forum home page.

Package Structure


Developer

Developer: Bxen.net
Website: Bxen