This application allows admins (with the Can sign in as members permission enabled) to quickly log in as any member from the front end, without needing to access the Admin Control Panel.

Linked Accounts enables your members to connect multiple accounts and switch between them seamlessly. You have full control over which user groups can utilize the Linked Accounts system and which groups are restricted from being linked. The POST AS feature allows users with linked accounts to create or reply to topics using any of their linked accounts. All actions are logged, providing you with a clear record of activities performed through linked accounts. The Linked Accounts system is ideal for fan fiction forums, roleplaying communities, or anyone managing multiple accounts (e.g., John Doe, Administrator, Forum News). Notes: Linked Accounts is integrated into the Login system of IPS4, so to control the number of failed logins, Reset failed login count (minutes) on ACP -> Login Handlers -> Login Settings. Since hooks cannot be used, the option to reply to topics using linked accounts has been removed in this version. You can only create topics using linked accounts from now on.

This application will allow users to create records from their preferred videos on YouTube (including regular and short videos), Vimeo, and Dailymotion, or even upload videos. The application automatically retrieves video thumbnails, so all you need to do is enter the video title, paste the URL, and optionally add a description—that's it. Key features of this application include: Integrated with the YouTube Data API to grab data from videos via search to add them quickly. Two options to choose how the index will look like: Blocks or Tabs. Unlimited categories with support for unlimited parent-child relationships. Customizable category icons. Flexible options to enable a comments and reviews system per category. Ability to add polls to videos. An Extra Fields group that can be used per category. Additional Videos: videos added within a video. The Profile tab displays the videos submitted by the profile owner. Thumbnail management. Several places to display advertisements. Other features: Integrated with the framework, including features such as search, tags, follow functionality, reactions, and more. Integration to RSS/Atom Feed Imports. Support for Rest API Support for Webhooks Settings: Settings to control the application behavior in several places/situations. Note: This version does not include a converter for the old Videos application by Mike J. It will be reworked and added in a future update.

Links Directory is an application that provides your community with a member-driven web directory. Allow members to submit websites for approval in categories you define. Users can comment and rate other member’s submissions. You can also mark websites as official affiliates, fostering traffic between friends. Features Submit links to websites along with a title, description, and an image generated from extensible APIs: Sneak.pw, WebThumbnail, Thumbshots (requires an API Key), and Upload field. You can also save the image locally, which will reduce the API call. The image is updated when you update the link. The admin can choose if new links are moderated, per category. Ability to charge per link, integrated into Commerce. Submit comments to links. Admin can choose if new comments are moderated, per category. Rate links using the star rating system used throughout the IPS4. Per category setting. Integrates to Share Links to share or email inks. Integrates to Google Maps if an address is provided in the link submission (IPS 4.1.13+: Google Map APIs now require an API key. Go to AdminCP -> System -> Community Enhancements to enable Google Maps support) The ability for users to report potentially offensive content or broken links using the built-in Report Center Search integration: search links along with the rest of your community’s content Supports item marking, allowing your users to see what links have been added or commented on Integrates into Activity Streams. Supports the built-in tagging system including prefixes. Support for notifications such as new links and comments on user links. Ability to follow/like categories and individual links. Unlimited categories of links, plus the unlimited depth of parent-child relationships Category Icons Drag & drop reordering of categories in the ACP. Per-category permissions to show categories, view links, submit links, add comments, and avoid approval queues Provide a “link back” code so other websites can link back to yours. Mark links as official affiliates and display them in a different section on the Links Directory Index Integrates into IPS4 Moderating system, which all common permissions, such as pin, unpin, delete, feature, move, etc. Per-category Permissions allow you to specify which permission sets are allowed to view categories, view links, add links, edit links, comment, rate, and avoid moderation at a granular level. Robust Admin Restrictions. Integration with the Advertisement system Integration with the Sitemap system to include links in your sitemap Ability to create RSS feeds of all links Integration with ACP Live Seach (Links categories) Support Extra Fields so you can define different fields per category Friendly URLs for links and categories Ability to configure the Links Index page to display the blocks you want And much, much more! Notes Each purchase entitles you to the use of Links on one Community installation.

Visually based on the Providers Directory from IPS, this app will allow members to offer their services in your community. You can verify the record and allow members to bump their records, which will bring them to the top of the listing. Features: Integration with Commerce to charge for record submission Flexible options to enable a comments and reviews system. Extra Fields. The Profile tab displays the record submitted by the profile owner. Areas: You can establish designated badges to refine and focus the organization of records. Other Features: Integrated with the framework, including features such as search, tags, follow functionality, reactions, and more. Support to Rest API Support for Webhooks More... Settings: Settings to control the app behavior in several places/situations.

A full-featured Tutorials/Article system for your IPS Community. Here's a quick rundown of some of the features of this application: Fully compatible with the framework: Clubs, Reactions, Recommended Comments, Follow categories and tutorials, Content Messages, Search, Tags, Reports, RSS Feed, RSS/Atom Feed Imports, Advertisement, Bulk Mail, Sitemap, etc. Unlimited categories of articles, plus the unlimited depth of parent-child relationships Category Image and Icon Ability to use the comments system or support topics, or both Per-category permissions to show categories, read articles, submit articles, add comments, and avoid approval queues Extra Fields that can be used per category, grouped (just like profile fields) Ability to create polls in tutorials Group permissions on specific actions Moderator actions on articles and comments Ability to attach files to tutorials and comments Ability to quickly convert a forum post into a new tutorial Ability to copy a tutorial from one category to another or the same category Friendly URLs for tutorials and categories Ability to rate tutorials Ability to follow categories and tutorials to receive notifications on updates Tools to create topics for existing tutorials, make tutorials of topics, and rebuild support topics text if you have changed the template on Tutorials settings. And much, much more!

Are you looking for staff? Developers? Designers? Or anything else? This application will help admins/moderators to find people to help on their boards. Here's a quick rundown of some of the features of this resource: Ability to create categories/subcategories Extra Fields In Position form In the Application form Ability to create open positions in draft mode and choose a date to automatically publish it Module to add Positions on ACP (moderator, web designer, developer, etc) Ability to inform how many places the position has. Example: You can create an application record to "hire" 3 moderators. Ability to move the "winner" member to a chosen group (you inform the group when you're adding the application record) Ability to restrict the application by Content count, Reputation points/likes, Number of days as a member, Minimum age, and groups Ability to create a topic at every new application submission. The module on ModeratorCP to view all pending records from all applications Compatible with the most important features from IPS 4.2 (Recommended Comments, Content Message, Reactions, Member History, Richer Embeds, etc.) Integrated into the framework: Tag system, Follow System, Report system, Search system, Share Links, etc. Moderator actions on applications, comments, and reviews Moderator permission to approve/reject applications Ability to create RSS feeds from member applications Compatibility with Achievements Compatibility with Webhooks Etc.

This application will allow members to create and manage raffles and giveaways on your board. Features: Ability to choose which type of content per category: only Raffles, only Giveaways, or both Up to 100 prizes per raffle/giveaway (category setting) Restrict members' participation per raffle/giveaway by: Tickets per member (raffles only) Number of participants Content count Reputation points/likes Number of days as a member Groups Multiple participants per raffle/giveaway (participants can buy more than one ticket (raffle only) to increase their odds) Unlimited categories of raffles/giveaways with permissions, and extra fields, plus the unlimited depth of parent-child relationships with a lot of settings, permissions, and extra fields Category Icons Integrates with Commerce, so you can choose a specific payment gateway, tax, fee, and commission, and use multiple currencies Ability to force users to fill in the price in currencies Ability to switch between currencies with a click to display raffle prices Raffles Management on ACP: a place where admins can control the status of raffles: activate raffle, change expiration date, and perform mod actions like pin/unpin, lock/unlock, etc Per member settings: allows access to the app and allows submission of raffles Per group settings: allows access to the app, how many approved content items must be accessed to access the app, and restricts X raffles/giveaways by a period (day, week, month, and year) Robust Admin CP Restrictions Ability to take specific actions when a member is deleted or flagged as a spammer The ability for users to report potentially offensive content using the built-in Report Center Supports item marking, allowing your users to see what adverts have been added, commented/reviewed on Integrates to: Activity Streams Share Links Tag/Prefixes system Notifications such as new raffles/giveaways, etc Ability to follow raffles/giveaways and categories Announcements Advertisements Search system ACP Live Search (categories) Moderating system, which includes all common permissions, such as pin, unpin, delete, feature, move, etc., for Raffles, Comments, and Reviews Ability to create RSS feeds of all adverts More... Notice: Each purchase entitles you to use the Raffles System on one Community installation. Be aware that there may be local laws regarding paying for the tickets unless you are registered as a non-profit organization or have special authorization to do so. Some sites, like PayPal, usually shut accounts down or even take action against the accounts of people using their site in that manner.

Quizzes is a fun (graded quiz - one or multiple right answers) application that allows you and your members to add Quizzes to your forum. With leaderboards, categories, and a unique layout, The Quizzes is sure to be a hit with your members. The Quizzes come, among other things, with the following features: Three types of quizzes: graded mode (with time challenge and leaderboard ranking - ONE or MULTIPLE RIGHT ANSWERS and study mode (with no time challenge and leaderboard) Unlimited categories of quizzes, plus the unlimited depth of parent-child relationships with a lot of settings, including: Category icon Extra fields Minimum and maximum number of questions and answers per quiz Comments and reviews, including the requirement to play the quiz to submit a review Tags & Prefixes The requirement to take quizzes by: Number of content items Number of reputation points/likes Number of days as a member Groups Discussion topic: will create a topic when a new quiz is submitted. Also, there's an option to create a reply showing the score/time when someone completes the quiz Integration with the Open Trivia Database to create an automatic quiz per day with questions and answers from Trivia. Per-category permissions to show categories, view quizzes, submit quizzes, comment, and review quizzes Per member settings: allows access to the app and allows submission of quizzes Per group settings: allows access to the app, and how many approved content items must be accessed to access the app Integrates into the IPS4 Moderating system, which includes all common permissions, such as pin, unpin, delete, feature, move, etc. Robust Admin Restrictions Type of content field: textarea for plain text or IPS4 editor Ability to add an image to the quiz question Ability to set the minimum/maximum title length and description length The ability for users to report potentially offensive content using the built-in Report Center Search integration: search adverts along with the rest of your community’s content Supports item marking, allowing your users to see what adverts have been added or commented/reviewed on Integrates into Activity Streams Integrates to Share Links to share Integration to Member Filters (Bulk Mail, etc.) Integration with ACP Live Search (categories) Support for notifications such as new quizzes, comments, reviews, and when someone completes a quiz Ability to follow/like categories and individual quizzes Ability to upload or import an image from a URL to be the Quiz image. The image will be displayed on quiz view, categories, etc. Quiz protection: the game will be aborted if you leave the current tab/browser. This is to prevent users from searching elsewhere. That's a setting. Setting to allow users to play a quiz only once Feedback: you can create funny phrases to be used on the quiz results according to the user's score New setting to randomize quiz questions A new setting to promote members to a group when they reach a specific rank in the quiz Functional on mobile devices More... INTEGRATION: Raffles System Members who play the quiz and score 100% on it will earn a ticket to a Raffle chosen by the quiz submitter The quiz submitter will be able to choose only their raffles NOTICE: GUESTS CANNOT PLAY QUIZZES!

This application will enhance the Events application by introducing new features, including: The user will receive a notification on the day of the event they RSVPed to. Manage RSVP Attendees: add or remove attendees. Change the event author. Allow users to search for events by venue directly on the Events index page. Add a new tab to the member profile to display all events the member has RSVPed to.

This application allows admins and moderators to manage followers, adding or removing them through the Admin CP or the front-end, for forums, categories, and their content (topics, downloads, blog entries, gallery images, etc.) across the suite. Compatible with: Forums Downloads Gallery Blogs Calendar Pages

This application will empower club owners by introducing new features and enabling functions that were previously only available in the Admin Control Panel. Club owners will be able to: Change a club's ownership Change the club's privacy Manually add members to the club Mass revoke invitations Message members from the club Admins will be able to convert forums and categories (currently from Downloads) into club features in the Admin CP. This application will also allow members to automatically create club features upon club creation.

Motivate your community with daily engagement targets! This widget tracks the total number of posts made each day and compares it with a predefined daily goal set by the admin. It provides a clear and simple visual indicator of progress toward the target, helping to encourage participation and foster a more active community. Widget configuration: Number of posts per day Timezone Requirement: Forums application.

This widget will display the most recent topics and posts that the logged-in user is allowed to see. Widget configuration: First tab: Topics or Posts Posts: display each topic only once (latest reply) Number of items to show

This resource utilizes the Spoonacular API to retrieve data from recipes and display them on your site. All you have to do is type a word from a recipe title, and then a list of matches will show up. From now on, with just a click, you will have added to your database: Title Description Instructions Diet types Servings Time to be ready Cuisines Meal types Ingredients Nutrition information Nutrition facts Wine pairing Similar recipes Tabs: You will also have tabs in the recipe view to display: General Summary Instructions Diets Ingredients Nutrition information Nutrition Facts Wine pairing Similar Recipes All the tabs, except General (the main one with the recipe summary, instructions, and diets), can be disabled via settings. NOTE: You can use the app without the Spoonacular API. In this case, only the General tab will show up. You can enter the data manually: Description, Instructions, Diet types, Servings, Time to be ready, Cuisines, and Meal types. Spoonacular API languages: Currently, the API only works in English: https://spoonacular.com/food-api/faq?faq-query=language About Spoonacular API: You can subscribe to a FREE plan, which has limitations: https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs#Quotas Overview: https://spoonacular.com/food-api Frequently Asked Questions: https://spoonacular.com/food-api/faq Uptime Status: https://status.spoonacular.com/ Other features: Fully integrated into the framework: Rest API, categories, extra fields, notifications, search, tags, follow, reactions, promote, etc. Settings: Settings to control the app behavior in several places/situations.

This application restores an IPS4 feature that allows members to switch between the Downloads category layout views quickly. Currently, members can switch between views on Account Settings -> Content Preferences, enable Change layout views, and then choose a view on the Downloads Category View. Note This feature must be enabled by an administrator in the ACP -> Members -> edit any group -> Group Settings tab -> enable Can change layouts. Available choices: Table view Grid view Requirement: Downloads application.

This application automatically displays similar existing topics while a member is creating a new topic, helping prevent duplicates and encouraging better discussions. As soon as the user finishes typing the topic title, the app searches the community using the IPS Core Search engine and shows an expanded list of relevant topics directly on the posting screen. Some benefits for your community include Elasticsearch compatibility, fewer duplicate topics, improved content discovery, enhanced posting quality, and cleaner forums with reduced moderation effort. How it works: User starts creating a new topic When the title field loses focus, the app: Builds a search query Executes a Core Search request Matching topics are shown instantly below the title field Users can review existing discussions before posting Settings: Number of topics to display Minimum topic title length Can view Similar Topics View Similar Topics in (specific forums)

This application adds a Share This Post link to posts that are not visible to guests, to easily and quickly copy the post URL. Because IPS does not provide this option, users must manually copy the post URL from the post date, meaning registered users lose the ability to easily share posts when guest access is restricted.

This application utilizes Perplexity AI or Google Gemini AI to generate replies to new topics automatically. Replies are processed via a background task (running every 5 minutes) to prevent delays during topic creation. All automated replies are written in the same language as the original post, helping to increase engagement and responsiveness across the community. Perplexity AI is a paid artificial intelligence platform focused on delivering fast, accurate, and well-sourced answers. It combines large language models with real-time web search to produce clear and concise responses grounded in up-to-date information. Initially, only English is supported, with additional languages planned for future releases. Google Gemini AI is Google’s generative AI platform, designed to provide high-quality, natural, and context-aware responses. It excels at understanding forum discussions and producing helpful replies efficiently, making it well-suited for automated background processing in community environments. Settings AI to use: Perplexity AI or Gemini AI Select which forums the AI will generate automatic replies for Select which member groups are allowed to receive automated replies on newly created topics Topic first post minimum length Reply Author AI provider selection (Perplexity AI or Gemini AI) Requirements API key from Perplexity AI (for Perplexity AI) API key from Google AI Studio (for Gemini AI) Forums application

This application will allow members (from specific groups) to rejoin users who left or were banned from conversations. Setting: Groups who can rejoin members

This application integrates Perplexity AI and Google Gemini AI with IPS5 to automatically generate AI-powered summaries for forum topics. When enabled, the app analyzes the content of a topic and produces a clear, concise summary using the selected AI provider, helping members quickly understand long or complex discussions. The summary is generated in the same language as the first post and will mention any additional languages used throughout the discussion. Summaries are created on demand and displayed directly within the topic view, providing valuable context without replacing the original content. This application is ideal for communities with long threads, support forums, or knowledge-based discussions where quick comprehension is essential. Supported AI ProvidersPerplexity AI Perplexity AI is a paid artificial intelligence platform focused on delivering fast, accurate, and well-sourced responses. It combines large language models with real-time web search to generate clear, concise summaries grounded in up-to-date information. Google Gemini AI Google Gemini AI is an advanced large language model designed to understand and summarize complex content with high accuracy. It excels at processing long discussions and generating structured, neutral summaries suitable for forums and knowledge-based communities. Settings: AI to use Select which forums the AI summaries are available in Choose which member groups are allowed to view the summaries Requirement: API Key from Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/enterprise API Key from Gemini: https://aistudio.google.com/app/api-keys Forums application

This application restores an IPS4 feature that allows members to switch between forum index layout views quickly. Currently, members can switch between views on Account Settings -> Content Preferences, enable Change layout views, and then choose a view on the Forum Index View. Note This feature must be enabled by an administrator in the ACP -> Members -> edit any group -> Group Settings tab -> enable Can change layouts. Available choices: Table view Grid view Fluid view Modern view Requirement: Forums application.

This application will allow members to purchase files for other members. A new option to choose a member will appear on the checkout screen (Step 1) for those who can buy for others. Setting: Groups allowed to use the feature.

This application will require that members fill in their birth date on the Register Screen and in their Profile. Only new accounts meeting the minimum age requirement will be accepted. Registered users will be unable to proceed further until they provide their birth date. Settings: Age bracket required. Groups that must fill in their birth date (existing members). The message is displayed to registered members (this field is translatable, allowing you to customize the message for each language).

This application will give the admin the ability to choose a group to move the member when: An administrator bans the member permanently on their ACP profile A moderator bans the member via the Warn System by choosing the option Suspend from accessing the site -> Indefinitely. Setting: Group to move the members