The preset system allows members to:
• Create named identity presets
• Save multiple identities to their account
• Activate a different preset whenever they want
• Clearly see which preset is currently active
• Delete saved presets
• Automatically fall back to another preset if the active identity is deleted
• Save multiple identities to their account
• Activate a different preset whenever they want
• Clearly see which preset is currently active
• Delete saved presets
• Automatically fall back to another preset if the active identity is deleted
Duplicate preset names are prevented for the same member.
Preset names support up to 50 characters.
Administrators can also configure how many presets each member may create, with support for limits between 1 and 25 presets.
Identity Studio is built around five independently expandable visual component areas.
The Username component is designed to support:
• Gradients
• Glow effects
• Typography
• Icons
• Animation
• Responsive presentation
• Glow effects
• Typography
• Icons
• Animation
• Responsive presentation
🖼 Avatar
The Avatar component is designed to support:
• Avatar frames
• Rings
• Glow effects
• Ornaments
• Animation
• Responsive presentation
• Rings
• Glow effects
• Ornaments
• Animation
• Responsive presentation
The Message component is designed to support:
• Custom surfaces
• Accent styling
• Borders
• Shadows
• Responsive presentation
• Accent styling
• Borders
• Shadows
• Responsive presentation
The Profile component is designed to support:
• Profile surfaces
• Header styling
• Accent styling
• Backgrounds
• Responsive presentation
• Header styling
• Accent styling
• Backgrounds
• Responsive presentation
The Member Card component is designed to support:
• Custom surfaces
• Accent styling
• Borders
• Responsive presentation
• Accent styling
• Borders
• Responsive presentation
Development note: The component framework and capability definitions are already present. The individual appearance editors are being completed and tested component-by-component before being enabled globally.
Members can control how Identity Studio effects are displayed to them.
• Full Effects — Display all permitted styling and animation
• Reduced Motion — Keep visual styling while reducing motion-heavy effects
• Static Only — Display identity styling without animation
• Hide Custom Identities — Use the standard XenForo presentation instead
• Reduced Motion — Keep visual styling while reducing motion-heavy effects
• Static Only — Display identity styling without animation
• Hide Custom Identities — Use the standard XenForo presentation instead
This gives members control over visual effects without forcing animated customisation on everyone.
Identity Studio includes its own XenForo configuration and permission system.
Administrators can:
• Enable or disable Identity Studio globally
• Set the maximum number of presets available per member
• Require the dedicated Identity Studio permission
• Control access to Identity Studio
• Control access to animated identity effects
• Set the maximum number of presets available per member
• Require the dedicated Identity Studio permission
• Control access to Identity Studio
• Control access to animated identity effects
🛠 Admin CP Dashboard
Identity Studio includes its own Admin CP area under:
Appearance → Identity Studio
The dashboard provides information covering:
• Total identity presets
• Active identity presets
• Identity assets
• Registered identity components
• Component capabilities
• Active identity presets
• Identity assets
• Registered identity components
• Component capabilities
Identity Studio includes a dedicated diagnostics system in the Admin CP.
Diagnostics cover:
• XenForo version compatibility
• PHP version compatibility
• Required database tables
• Required database columns
• Identity Studio entity structures
• Component registry loading
• Registered identity components
• Required add-on options
• Multiple active preset consistency
• Orphaned identity component records
• PHP version compatibility
• Required database tables
• Required database columns
• Identity Studio entity structures
• Component registry loading
• Registered identity components
• Required add-on options
• Multiple active preset consistency
• Orphaned identity component records
Checks are presented with clear PASS and FAIL results.
🖥 Native XenForo Integration
Identity Studio integrates directly into the normal XenForo member experience.
• Dedicated Identity Studio account page
• Identity Studio entry in the account navigation
• Identity Studio entry in the visitor account menu
• Responsive XenForo-native interface
• Uses XenForo styling rather than forcing a fixed theme
• AJAX-based preset actions
• Identity Studio entry in the account navigation
• Identity Studio entry in the visitor account menu
• Responsive XenForo-native interface
• Uses XenForo styling rather than forcing a fixed theme
• AJAX-based preset actions