XenCustomize Guest Report System for XenForo 2
Let guest visitors report important content in a simple, secure, and XenForo-style way.
Guest Report System adds a native-feeling guest reporting workflow to XenForo for communities that want to accept reports from visitors who are not logged in.
It is ideal for forums and content-driven sites where guests may notice spam, abuse, broken content, or other issues, but XenForo's built-in report system would normally only work for logged-in members.
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Key Benefits
Lets guests report content without needing to register first
Feels familiar to staff by following XenForo's core report workflow closely
Gives each guest a secure private link to follow up later
Supports two-way communication between staff and guest reporters
Keeps moderation organized by grouping repeated reports for the same content into one staff report
Uses XF-style anti-spam protection on guest-facing report and reply forms
Features
Guest report links on supported content
Guests can use a report link placed in the same general location as XenForo's normal report action, making the experience feel natural and easy to understand.
Simple guest report form
Guests can submit their name, email address, and report reason through a clean XenForo-style form.
Secure guest access link
After submitting a report, each guest receives their own secure report link so they can return later without creating an account.
Guest report portal
Guests can view staff-visible updates and reply back from their private report page.
Staff-side master report
If multiple guests report the same content, staff handle one combined report, similar to XenForo's core report system.
Separate guest participants
Each guest reporter is tracked separately, with their own email, activity, secure access link, and conversation history.
Email notifications
Guests can receive email confirmation when they submit a report, plus follow-up emails when staff send guest-visible replies or status updates.
Moderator workflow tools
Staff can assign, reassign, unassign, resolve, reject, reopen, and update reports in a workflow designed to stay close to core XenForo.
Internal and guest-visible comments
Moderators can keep internal notes private while also sending selected replies that the guest reporter can read.
Staff bar integration
Active guest reports can appear in the staff bar and moderator tools area for faster access.
Staff search and report browsing
Includes open reports, recently closed reports, and staff-facing report views for day-to-day moderation.
Support for multiple content types
The addon supports several XenForo, XFMG, and XFRM content types while keeping one consistent guest-report workflow.
Phrase-based and email-template based
Public UI text and email content are built for XenForo language customization and translation support.
XF-style public form protection
Guest-facing forms use XenForo-style CAPTCHA, submit timer checks, honeypots, flood checks, and spam service validation to reduce abuse.
Specifications
- Supported XenForo version: XenForo 2.3.0+
- PHP version: PHP 7.2.0+
- Guest reporting support: Yes
- Secure guest follow-up page: Yes
- Two-way guest/staff communication: Yes
- Email notifications: Yes
- Internal moderator-only comments: Yes
- Staff bar integration: Yes
- Translation-ready phrases: Yes
- XF-style anti-spam protection: Yes
- Supported content:
- XenForo posts
- XenForo profile posts
- XenForo profile post comments
- XenForo member profiles
- XenForo Media Gallery media items
- XenForo Media Gallery media comments
- XenForo Media Gallery albums
- XenForo Resource Manager resource descriptions
- XenForo Resource Manager resource updates
- XenForo Resource Manager resource reviews
More content types may be added in future updates. If youโd like support for a new content type, feel free to submit a suggestion.
Use Cases
- Communities that want guests to help report spam or abuse
- Support forums where visitors may need to report problematic content before registering
- Content-heavy sites using posts, media, resources, or profile content
- Communities that want a more complete moderation workflow for guest traffic
- Sites that want staff and guest reporters to communicate without forcing account creation
Notes / Limitations
- This addon requires XenForo 2.3.0 or newer.
- It is built to stay close to XenForo's core report workflow, but it does not replace XenForo's normal logged-in member report system.
- Guest email delivery depends on your XenForo mail transport being configured correctly.
- Only supported content types listed above are included.
- Guests receive secure access links, so site owners should encourage them to keep those links if they may need to reply later.
A practical guest reporting upgrade for XenForo
If you want guests to be able to report content in a way that feels organized, secure, and familiar for moderators,
Guest Report System adds that missing workflow cleanly inside XenForo.
Screenshots
Guest report links on supported content
Simple guest report form - XF-style public form protection
Simple guest report form
Secure guest access
Staff bar integration
Guest reports - Staff search and report browsing
Staff-side master report (screenshot taken from v2.3.0)
Guest participants redesigned in v2.3.1
Guest report portal
Email notifications