BuddyPress Codex

A step-by-step illustrated guide for installing the Group and/or Sitewide Forums (bbPress 2.0) for BuddyPress 1.5+ on WordPress 3.2.1 after completing the BuddyPress installation wizard. Forums Setup Forums in BuddyPress make use of the bbPress software to function and we made it easy for you to install from the wp-admin backend with a few clicks. [...]

After activating BuddyPress 1.5+ and going through the new installation wizard, there will be five new admin panels where you will be able to configure the plugin further BuddyPress > Components panel BuddyPress > Pages panel BuddyPress > Settings panel BuddyPress > Forums panel BuddyPress > Extended Profile Fields panel For single WordPress installations, you’ll [...]

On July 28th, 2012, BuddyPress 1.5.7 was released to the public. This is a security release. For Version 1.5.7, the database version (bp-db-version in wp_options) was 3820, and the Trac revision was 6215. Read the full ticket log here. Summary Improves sanitisation of user display name outputs, and profile field links.

On June 13, 2012, BuddyPress 1.5.6 was released to the public. This is a maintenance update for WordPress 3.4. For Version 1.5.6, the database version (bp-db-version in wp_options) was 3820, and the Trac revision was 6090. Read the full ticket log here. Summary Revert BP-Default’s Group member pagination back to BP 1.2 style (no-ajax) (#3406) [...]

On March 26, 2012, BuddyPress 1.5.5 was released to the public. This is a maintenance and security update. For Version 1.5.5, the database version (bp-db-version in wp_options) was 3820, and the Trac revision was ???. Read the full ticket log here. Summary Fix fatal error in friends component when settings component is disabled (#3996) Fix [...]

BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG is a BuddyPress constant that, when defined as true, allows your BuddyPress content to be displayed on any site in your WordPress Multisite network. By default, BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG is disabled. Description On a normal BuddyPress installation (with BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG disabled), BuddyPress content – groups, profiles, etc – can only be viewed on the “root blog”. So, [...]

On February 11, 2012, BuddyPress 1.5.4 was released to the public. This is a maintenance update. For Version 1.5.4, the database version (bp-db-version in wp_options) was 3820, and the Trac revision was 5732. Read the full ticket log here. Summary Fix bug allowing group members that are friends to be invited twice. #3969 Fix unpublished [...]

On January 10, 2012, BuddyPress 1.5.3.1 was released to the public. This is a maintenance update. For Version 1.5.3.1, the database version (bp-db-version in wp_options) was 3820, and the Trac revision was 5631. Read the full ticket log here. Summary Fixed bug that caused passwords to be changed inadvertently when settings were saved in a [...]

On January 10, 2012, BuddyPress 1.5.3 was released to the public. This is a maintenance update. For Version 1.5.3, the database version (bp-db-version in wp_options) changed to 3820, and the Trac revision was 5629. Read the full ticket log here. Summary Remove unused forum template from BP-Default (bp-themes/bp-default/forums/single/). #3879 Clear deprecated function warnings for WordPress 3.3+. [...]

After installing and activating BuddyPress, you will see an admin message with the link to the new BuddyPress Installation Wizard. Click on the “installation wizard” link. Step 1: Choose the BuddyPress Components you want in your installation. Click on “Save & Next” button. Step 2: Associate/Create Pages for your BuddyPress Components. Click on “Save & [...]