Mitch – Partner Links
Partner Links is a lightweight yet powerful XenForo 2.3 add-on that lets you manage partner sites through a clean admin workflow and display them beautifully using a widget.
Designed for communities that exchange backlinks, affiliates, or friendly site partnerships, this add-on provides both admin control and user-driven submissions without clutter or complexity.
Key Features
- Partner Links Widget
- Displays approved partner links in a responsive, styled grid
- Supports classic 88×33 buttons or text fallback
- Widget options for limiting results and optional title display
- Front-End Partner Applications
- Logged-in users can submit partner link applications
- Submissions are automatically marked as pending
- Permission-controlled access (fully integrated with XenForo permissions)
- Admin Approval Workflow
- Review, approve, edit, or delete partner submissions
- Separate views for approved and pending partners
- Full control over display order and visibility
- Navigation Integration
- Optional public navigation link to the application page
- Conditional display based on user permissions
- XenForo-Native Implementation
- Fully compatible with XenForo 2.3.x
- Export-safe templates and CSS (no inline styles, no extra.less)
- Uses standard XF widgets, routes, permissions, and templates
Use Cases
- Link exchanges between forums
- Affiliate or sponsor link displays
- Community partner networks
- Resource or sister-site promotion
Requirements
- XenForo 2.3.x
- PHP 8.0+
