Post & Thread Highlight Pro v1.9.0

Allow selected user groups to highlight important posts or threads, with fine-grained control over who can highlight, where highlighting is allowed, and how it is displayed. Includes powerful styling options and deep integration with XenForo’s permission, trophy, and notice systems.

Bring attention to the most important content (milestones, warnings, announcements, advertisements, or key updates) without cluttering the discussion.

Video: Admin or Moderator highlighting (posts or threads + special highlighting)




Video: User-specific thread starter curation:

Key Features​

• Highlight posts inline via post editing (staff or permitted user groups)
• Highlight entire threads
• Thread-starter curated highlighting
  • Allows thread starters to highlight any post within their own thread
  • Optional restriction to specific thread prefixes
  • Optional per-thread highlight limits to prevent abuse
• Quick highlight toggle beside “Report” for eligible thread starters
• Permission-based system with a dedicated add-on permissions group
• Node-level permission support where required

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Styling & Display​

• Independent highlight styling for posts and threads
• Global highlight theme customization to match your forum’s design
• Fully supports light and dark modes
• Configurable styling options:
  • Border
  • Background
  • Text
  • Padding and radius
• Separate “Special Highlight” styling for staff
  • Intended for critical notices or moderator emphasis
  • Does not count toward user highlight totals

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Automation & Metrics​

• Automatic post highlighting based on reaction score thresholds
• Display highlight counts in user message info (optional)
• Configurable display of:
  • Post highlight counts
  • Thread highlight counts
  • Combined totals

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Integration & Extensibility​

• User Criteria support:
  • User has received at least / no more than X highlighted posts
  • User has received at least / no more than X highlighted threads
• Trophy support based on highlighted posts or threads
• Notice support triggered by highlighted posts or threads
• Fully translatable and phrase-driven