VIP Badge Plugin

This plugin adds a VIP badge to posts from users who belong to designated VIP groups. The badges are only visible to staff members.

Features

• Displays a golden VIP badge next to posts from VIP users
• Badges appear on user posts
• Only visible to staff members
• VIP groups are configurable through site settings

Settings

1. VIP Group Names (vip_badge_group_names): Pipe-separated list of group names that should be considered VIP groups (e.g., "vip|premium|donors")

Installation

1. Place this plugin in your Discourse plugins directory
2. Rebuild your Discourse instance
3. Enable the plugin in Admin → Settings → Plugins
4. Configure the VIP group names in Admin → Settings → VIP Badge

Technical Details

• Uses Discourse's plugin API to decorate post widgets
• Adds a is_vip_user method to the User model
• Extends post serializer to include VIP status for staff members only
• Responsive CSS styling with hover effects