Installing Threadloom on XenForo 1.5.5+

Requirements

Please review the community standards and system requirements before you start.

Installing Threadloom

1. Download the plug-in.
   • Log in to the Threadloom Portal.
   • Add your forum if you haven't already.
   • Click on Install Threadloom next to your forum
   • Click Download plug-in ZIP to download the plug-in.
     
2. Install the plug-in through 1 of the following 2 ways:
• We recommend using the "Add-on Install & Upgrade" add-on for XenForo. If you have this add-on installed:
  • Log in to your Admin Control Panel and click on Install & Upgrade under Add-ons.
  • Upload the Threadloom plug-in ZIP file.
  • Check Confirm and start installing
  • Click on Start Install and Upgrade
• If you don't have "Add-on Install & Upgrade" installed, you can install Threadloom manually:
  • Decompress the ZIP file.
  • Upload the extracted "Threadloom" folder to your server, so that the path is /library/Threadloom/.
  • In your Admin Control Panel, go to Home > Add-ons > Install New Add-on.
  • Click on Choose Files and select the XML file from the extracted folder.
  • Click on Install Add-on.
    
3. Check your connection.
   • In your Admin Control Panel, go to Home > Options > Threadloom Community Search.
   • Leave Enable Search in the Off position.
   • If you see "Connection : OK" at the bottom of the screens, this means that you successfully connected to Threadloom’s servers with the correct credentials. (It does not mean that your index is built or that you should enable Threadloom.)
   • Do not enter Base URL or Sync URL – these are for troubleshooting only.

For more information on Adaptive Styling, view this article.  For more information on installing XenForo plug-ins, view this XenForo guide.

Previewing and enabling Threadloom after your index is complete

Before enabling Threadloom, we need to create your index.  The first sync usually takes 6-12 hours. (We’ve designed the plug-in not to interfere with other operations, e.g., scheduled tasks, backups.)

When your index is complete, we’ll send you an email.  Once you receive it:

1. Check the preview link and update your colors and custom search tabs if necessary.
2. In the Admin Control Panel, go to Home > Options > Threadloom Community Search, and toggle Enable Search to On.
3. Refresh a forum page in your browser, and perform a search.  You should see your new Threadloom-powered search results.

If you are upgrading the Threadloom plug-in

If you:

1. have already previously installed the Threadloom plug-in;
2. use Cloudflare or a similar caching service provider; and
3. are upgrading it to a newer version fo the Threadloom plug-in,

please flush your cache after upgrading the plug-in to make sure your site is serving the latest files.