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Better Reactions & Likes 1.0.0 RC1

Better Reactions & Likes expands SMF's basic Like system into a full reaction system while still keeping native Likes fully integrated.

Members can react to posts with multiple reaction types, while administrators get complete control over how reactions behave across the forum. Reactions can be enabled or disabled by board, restricted by membergroup, marked as staff-only, organized into categories, and managed through preset configurations such as Minimal, Classic, Social, Support, and Gaming.

The MOD also includes reaction history in member profiles, including native SMF Likes, milestone tracking, reaction analytics, topic-state support based on reaction thresholds, and a Staff Toolkit for moderation-focused reaction tools.

The reaction picker is designed to stay clean and easy to use, with More/Less expansion, keyboard support, and proper handling of the member's currently selected reaction.

Administration has been separated into dedicated management areas for easier maintenance and better compatibility with custom themes. Language loading also includes fallback handling so custom themes can override Better Reactions text without breaking when a language string is missing.

Better Reactions has been built with upgrade safety in mind. Existing reaction history is preserved when presets or settings change, and disabling or archiving a reaction does not destroy previous data.

Uninstall behavior also follows the Better SMF standard:

Uninstall normally: Better Reactions removes its files and hooks while preserving your reaction data and settings.

Uninstall with "Remove data" selected: all Better Reactions data, settings, permissions, and owned database content are removed.

Highlights -

• Multiple reactions per forum installation
• Native SMF Likes remain fully supported
• Per-board reaction controls
• Membergroup permission matrix
• Staff-only reactions
• Reaction categories
• Built-in reaction presets
• Custom reaction configurations
• Profile reaction history
• Reaction analytics
• Reaction milestones
• Topic states based on reaction thresholds
• Staff Toolkit
• More/Less reaction picker
• Keyboard-friendly controls
• Safe reaction archiving
• Theme-friendly language fallback
• Dedicated administration templates
• Upgrade-safe installation
• Proper preserve-data / remove-data uninstall support

Version: 1.0.0 RC1
Compatible with: SMF 2.1.x

This Release Candidate has passed our current live testing with no known issues. RC1 is now feature-frozen, meaning any further changes before the final 1.0.0 release will be limited to bug fixes and release-critical corrections.

Better Reactions & Likes is designed to feel like it belongs in SMF rather than being bolted onto it — more expression for members, more control for administrators, and no need to sacrifice the native Like system to get there.