✨ What is [XenDev] View Statistics?
[XenDev] View Statistics is a powerful statistics add-on for
XenForo 2.3 that helps make forum activity more visible, trackable, and engaging.
Instead of keeping profile visits, thread reads, and forum browsing hidden in the background, this add-on turns them into useful data that both administrators and users can actually see and benefit from.
🎯 What Does It Do?
The main purpose of this add-on is to show how users interact with your forum content.
With
[XenDev] View Statistics, you can easily track:
- 👤 Profile views
- 🧵 Thread views
- 🗂️ Forum views
- 🕘 Recent viewers
- ⚡ Live viewers
- 🏆 Most viewed content
This means you can quickly understand which profiles, threads, and forums are getting the most attention.
🚀 Why Is It Useful?
This add-on helps transform normal forum traffic into meaningful engagement data.
It allows you to answer questions like:
- How many times has a member profile been viewed?
- Who recently visited this thread or forum?
- How many users are currently reading this page?
- Which threads are the most popular?
- Which forums attract the most activity?
- Which members receive the most profile visits?
For administrators, this makes it much easier to identify active sections, popular discussions, and valuable content.
For users, it adds a more dynamic and interactive experience by showing who recently visited and who is currently viewing content in real time.
🔍 Main Features
👤 Profile View Tracking
Track profile visits and display useful profile view statistics.
- Total profile view counts
- Recent profile viewers
- Optional profile statistics tab
- Support for smarter unique view counting
🧵 Thread View Statistics
Show how much attention a thread is getting.
- Total thread views
- Recent thread viewers
- Live users currently reading the thread
- Separate guest viewer counting
🗂️ Forum View Tracking
Measure activity across forums and categories.
- Forum view counts
- Recent forum viewers
- Live forum viewers
- Optional live badges in forum lists
⚡ Live Viewers
Display who is currently viewing a profile, thread, or forum within a selected time window.
- Member viewer list
- Guest viewer count
- Viewer display limits
- Real-time activity feeling
🕘 Recent Viewers
Show the latest users who visited a profile, thread, or forum.
- Username only
- Avatar only
- Avatar + username
🏆 Most Viewed Widgets
Highlight the most popular content across your community.
- Most viewed threads
- Most viewed forums
- Most viewed members
⚙️ Flexible Settings
The add-on includes practical admin options to control how statistics are tracked and displayed.
You can configure things like:
- Guest tracking
- Self-view counting
- Deduplication time
- Recent viewer limits
- Live viewer limits
- Widget item limits
- Cache duration
- Log retention period
- Display style options
This gives you full control over both performance and presentation.
💡 In Short
[XenDev] View Statistics helps turn invisible forum traffic into clear, useful, and engaging statistics.
It is ideal for communities that want to:
- increase transparency
- highlight popular content
- improve engagement visibility
- create a more active and interactive forum experience
📌 Requirements
- XenForo 2.3.0+
- PHP 8.0+
- XenDev Update Manager 1.0.3+