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