Mitch Referrals 1.5.2

Mitch Referrals – Powerful Affiliate & Referral Tracking for XenForo 2.3+

Turn your community into your growth engine.

Mitch Referrals is a lightweight, production-ready referral and affiliate system built specifically for XenForo 2.3.x, designed to reward your members for bringing in new users — without bloat, hacks, or core edits.

This add-on focuses on what actually matters:
tracking real registrations
giving members clear stats
staying fast, clean, and export-ready

Key Features
Unique Referral Links per Member
Each user automatically gets their own referral code and link, ready to share anywhere.

Registration-Only Referrals

• No fake conversions. Referrals are credited only when a new user successfully registers.

Click Tracking + Unique Click Detection

Tracks:

• Total clicks
• Unique clicks (24-hour window)
• Registration conversions

Member Affiliate Dashboard

• Members get their own Affiliate Page showing:
• Their referral code
• Their referral link (with one-click copy button)
• Total clicks
• Unique clicks
• Successful registrations
• Latest referred users

Companion Sidebar Widget

• Optional sidebar widget that displays:
• Referral code
• Referral link
• Quick stats
• Direct link to full affiliate dashboard
• Perfect for keeping referrals visible and motivating participation.

Smart Cookie Attribution

• Referral codes stored via cookie (30-day default)
• Self-referrals automatically blocked
• Cookie cleared after registration attempt

XenForo 2.3 Dev-Mode Friendly

• No manual _output editing
• Fully exportable
• Built using XF entities, widgets, and controllers
• Safe for xenforo.com distribution

Why Mitch Referrals?
✔ Built specifically for XenForo 2.3.x
✔ No unnecessary settings bloat
✔ No JavaScript files required
✔ No cron jobs
✔ No performance hit
✔ Clean, extensible codebase

Whether you’re growing a resource site, community forum, or premium membership platform, Mitch Referrals gives your users a reason to invite others.

Built for the Future

• The foundation supports easy expansion, including:
• Admin referral leaderboards
• Conversion rate analytics
• Referral approval / payout systems
• Monetization integrations

Requirements

• XenForo 2.3.0+
• PHP 8.x recommended

Installation

• Upload the add-on
• Install via ACP
• (Optional) Place the referral widget
• Done — members can start sharing immediately

Perfect For

• Community growth
• Add-on marketplaces
• Resource sites
• Paid membership forums
• Any XenForo site that wants organic referrals