xF2 Add-on XenCentral Multisite System 2 2.1.0 Release Candidate 2

XenCentral Multisite System 2 is a fully-featured multisite solution for XenForo 2 that allows to create unlimited completely customized communities on a single XenForo installation. Product allows to customize almost any aspect of XenForo for unlimited domains and subdomains. Multisite System makes it possible to create a network of communities where each site looks unique and behaves in its own way while still having the same administration, users, add-ons etc. (similar to concept of vB Cerberus for vBulletin). Addition of new sites and their customization are fully managed from administration (see below).

Features Overview

• Product on/off.
• Sites enable/disable.
• Basic options setup for each site - site title, URL, description. URL is used to detect active site.
• Cross-site login. Even if boards are running under completely different domains and do not share cookies, it is possible to synchronize login/logout between all configured sites/domains. This feature requires OpenSSL PHP extension to be installed.
• Available nodes setup for each site. Nodes and their threads not available under particular site will be 301-redirected to correct domain.
• Default style setup for the site, and option to force it (so the site can not be used with any other style).
• Default language setup for the site, and option to force it (so the site can not be used with any other language).
• Registration secondary user groups setup.
• Site-specific statistics.
• Site-specific search.
• NEW! Site-specific sitemap for nodes, threads, tags, resources, medias, albums.
• Site-specific news feed.
• Site-specific new/recent posts.
• Site name in search results. If enabled, and if search results contain threads not available under current domain, the name of domain of the thread/post will be shown in search results. For such nodes/threads/posts automatic 301 redirect occur and correct site is opened.
• Administrators and moderators filter.
• Add-ons filter.
• Crons filter.
• Navigation tabs filter.
• Tags filter.
• Widgets filter.
• Resource categories filter.
• Gallery categories filter.
• Override Options. A powerful system allowing to customize any XenForo and 3rd party add-ons options for each site. Options are added/removed using AJAX and fully support original option's UI.
• Content Replacements - Simple Replacements and Regexp Replacements.
• Domain Members online and Domain Forum statistics widgets.

XenForo version requirement. The add-on requires XenForo 2.1.

Installation Notice.

The add-on is installed as usual XenForo 2 add-on. XenCentral Framework installation is not needed.

Multisite System 1.x to 2.x Upgrade Notice.

To upgrade 1.x installation to 2.x, upload 2.x package to forums root directory and visit Admin Panel > Add-ons page to perform the upgrade. Note that the upgrade script will change the tables of 1.x installation and you can not revert the changes back. If you'll uninstall the add-on after the upgrade, it will remove all data, including the data migrated from 1.x version.

Upgrading from 1.x installation to 2.x will keep all your sites data. Always test the upgrade on development/test board.