Quote Backlinks

Discover quoted replies

• Show Quoted by {count} below a post when it has visible quoting replies.
• Include quotes from the same thread and other threads.
• Count each quoting post once, even when it quotes the same original repeatedly.
• Recognize nested post quotes and quotes of a member's own earlier posts.
• Leave posts without visible quoting replies free of an empty backlink row.

A native, useful list

• Open a standard XenForo overlay with the author, avatar, thread title and date.
• Jump directly to the quoting post.
• List the newest quoting posts first, with 20 results per page.
• Use a normal full-page list when JavaScript is unavailable.
• Use translatable phrases and native forum styling on desktop and mobile.

Visibility that follows your forum

• Filter both counts and results through the visitor's normal post-viewing permissions.
• Respect private forums, own-thread restrictions, and permitted moderated/deleted content.
• Reflect thread moves and permission changes on subsequent views without rebuilding the quote index.
• Show only author, thread and date details; the list does not display message excerpts.

Automatic updates and historical indexing

• Update relationships when posts are created or their messages are edited.
• Remove obsolete links after quotes are removed, posts are merged, or posts/threads are permanently deleted.
• Preserve relationships during soft deletion or moderation so permitted results can return after restoration.
• Index older posts with Tools → Rebuild caches → Rebuild quote backlinks.
• Use XenForo's resumable rebuild process without clearing the entire index first.

1. Check the platform and install

Review the Compatibility section and try the add-on with your forum style on a test installation. Install the supplied archive through Add-ons → Install/upgrade from archive. For a manual installation, copy the archive's upload contents into the XenForo root and install DC/QuoteBacklinks from the Add-ons page.

2. Index existing discussions

Open Tools → Rebuild caches → Rebuild quote backlinks and select Rebuild now. You need XenForo's normal administrator permission to rebuild caches. Let the standard job runner finish; it can resume interrupted work.

New post saves are indexed automatically. Counts for older content remain incomplete until the first historical rebuild finishes. The rebuild does not clear the complete index before starting.

3. Follow a quoted post

Open a thread containing a post quoted by an accessible reply. Select Quoted by {count}, review the quoting posts, then open a result to jump to that reply. Results may come from other threads.

No additional member permission needs to be enabled. The add-on uses your existing XenForo post-viewing rules. A visitor with no accessible quoting replies will see no backlink row.

4. Maintain the index

Run the rebuild again after direct database imports/edits or changes made while the add-on was disabled. Normal post creation, editing, merging and deletion are handled automatically.

Disabling the add-on preserves its index. Uninstalling removes the add-on's index and registration; it does not delete forum posts.