🚀 Overview

The Resource Manager Layout – XenForo add-on is built to visually enhance XenForo’s official Resource Manager (XFRM) by replacing the default list view with modern, card-based and grid-style layouts. It gives forum owners more control over how resources, add-ons, downloads, and marketplace items are shown to users — without having to dive into template edits or custom CSS every time. This mirrors several popular layouts posted by XF community members and 3rd-party authors for XFRM 2.1–2.2. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

It’s perfect for forums that run XFRM as an app store, file archive, theme marketplace, or documentation hub and want a more attractive, “shop-like” presentation. Admins can tweak spacing, columns, icons, and cover images directly from the style properties panel. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

✨ Key Features

• 🟦 Grid / card layout for XFRM – turn the default list into multi-column, responsive cards, similar to paid XF add-ons. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
• 🖼 Featured / hero resource style – highlight selected resources at the top (ideal for promos or staff picks). :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
• 🎛 Style properties ready – control card radius, icon size, text alignment, badges and spacing from the ACP (no manual CSS each time). :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
• 🏷 Category-aware layout – keep some categories in list view and others in grid view, useful for “files” vs “tutorials”. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
• 📱 Responsive & mobile-friendly – cards adapt down to 2-column/1-column on phones. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
• 🧩 Works with existing XFRM data – no change to resource schema; purely a presentation layer. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
• 🔔 Optional badges – show “Updated”, “New”, “Paid”, or version tags over the card thumbnail. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
• 🛡 No core file edits – install as a normal XenForo add-on; easy to update / disable. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Platform: XenForo 2.1–2.3 with Resource Manager (XFRM) enabled. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
• Language: PHP 7.4+/8.x (same as your XF install).
• Templates: XF2 template system (Twig-like), overrides of xfrm_overview, xfrm_category_view, and list item macros. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}
• Styling: XF2 style properties + LESS variables for grids, gutters, breakpoints. :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}
• DB: uses existing XFRM tables; no new schema required for basic layout features.

Expertise: If you can install any XF add-on, you can install this — most configuration happens in “Appearance → Styles → Style properties → Resource Manager Layout”.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. 📦 Download the add-on ZIP and upload the src/addons/YourVendor/ResourceManagerLayout/ folder to your XenForo installation.
2. ⚙️ Go to Admin → Add-ons and click Install on “Resource Manager Layout”.
3. 🎨 Open Appearance → Style properties and find the new “Resource Manager Layout” group.
4. 🧱 Choose your layout mode (grid / cards / hybrid), number of columns, and thumbnail size.
5. 📂 (Optional) Edit the category settings if you want some categories to stay in default list view.
6. ✅ Save and refresh your XFRM front-end — resources should now display in the new layout.

Tip: if you use a premium XenForo theme, put layout tweaks in a child style to avoid losing changes on theme updates. :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}

📦 Deliverables

• 🗂️ XF2 add-on package (_data + addon.json)
• 📘 HTML/PDF installation instructions
• 🎨 Sample LESS/CSS snippets for further layout tweaks (3-column, masonry-like, wide cards)
• 📄 This SEO / E-E-A-T compliant HTML description for marketplace / GPL listing

📱 Supported Platforms

• 🖥️ XenForo 2.x Admin / Front-end
• 📱 Mobile & tablet browsers (responsive cards) :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
• ☁️ Any XF-compatible hosting (Apache/Nginx, PHP 7.4+/8.x, MySQL/MariaDB)

🧠 Notes

License: This text assumes GPL/resource-style redistribution. For official updates, support, or if you want to remove licensing checks, buy the original add-on from the XenForo community author (e.g. XTR / OzzModz / HA resources). :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}

Customization tips: Combine this module with “grid layout for XFRM without add-on” CSS threads to fine-tune mobile breakpoints and card heights. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}

SEO assurance: Use terms like “XenForo resource marketplace”, “XFRM grid layout”, and “XenForo 2 resource cards” on your product page; add SoftwareApplication schema to increase discoverability.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

Originally authored and published by XenForo add-on developers (e.g. XTR, OzzModz, or HA) as “Resource Manager Layout” / “XFRM Resources Layouts”.
Please keep the original author name and marketplace link when redistributing. :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}

🔒 Disclaimer

This is an SEO-optimized, E-E-A-T-compliant description for GPL/resource catalogs. It is not the official XenForo or original add-on author documentation, and it does not guarantee support or version compatibility.
Always test on a staging forum before installing on a live community.