Version 4.0.0

Version 4.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release.

For Version 4.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was 12300. To read the full list of features, fixes, and changes in this version of BuddyPress, visit Trac.

New tools for data control and privacy

BuddyPress boasts a proud history of letting community members and managers control their data, independent of third-party, commercial entities. In this spirit, as well as the spirit of recent regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), BuddyPress 4.0 introduces a suite of tools allowing users and site admins to manage member data and privacy.

The new “Export Data” Settings panel lets users request an export of all BuddyPress data they’ve created. BuddyPress integrates seamlessly with the data export functionality introduced in WordPress 4.9.8, and BP data is included in exports that are initiated either from the Export Data panel or via WP\’s Tools > Export Personal Data interface. BuddyPress 4.0 also integrates with WordPress 4.9.8’s Privacy Policy tools. When you create or update your Privacy Policy, BP will suggest text that’s specifically tailored to the kinds of social data generated on a BuddyPress site. And BuddyPress will prompt registering users to agree to the Privacy Policy, if your theme supports it.

Nouveau template improvements

BuddyPress 3.0 introduced a new set of default templates, which we call “Nouveau”. In 4.0, we’ve fixed bugs and smoothed the edges in these templates, including more accessible markup and improved appearance on mobile devices.

BuddyPress: leaner, faster, stronger

With every BuddyPress version, we strive to make internal improvements to performance and code quality, at the same time that we introduce new features and fixes. In BuddyPress 4.0, we’ve improved PHP compatibility both in our codebase and in our automated testing tools; we’ve reworked some automated tests for faster performance; we’ve ensured compatibility with upcoming changes in WordPress; and we’ve fixed a number of bugs in the formatting and sending of emails.

Changes

Activity

• #7818 – Data export for the Activity Component
• #7928 – Fix offset for @mentions container on small devices
• #7988 – Pass activity ID to bp_activity_add action hook

Administration

• #7476 – On user deletion, reassign groups rather than deleting
• #7985 – Improved i18n on Hello screen

Blogs

• #7766 – new_blog_post activity replies should respect post comment_status
• #7834 – Compatibility with WP blogmeta table

Build/Test Tools

• #6162 – Skip multisite tests when not testing in multisite
• #7791 – Add Autoprefixer config to Gruntfile.js
• #7926 – Automated linting for PHP
• #7997 – PHP version compatibility sniffs

Core

• #7997 – GDPR tools
• #7710 – Version numbering proposal
• #7855 – Suggested text for Privacy Policy page
• #7856 – Review of cookie behavior
• #7866 – Privacy policy integration into registration process
• #7885 – Improved documentation for CLI commands
• #7902 – Potential PHP fatal errors in bp_comment_author_avatar and bp_post_author_avatar
• #7933 – Load wp-cli-module only if PHP is 5.4+
• #7935 – Fix backward compatibility issues with bp_core_new_nav_default()
• #7970 – Fix spelling error in Readme
• #7998 – Review empty() usage for PHP 5.5 compatibility

Emails

• #7996 – Switch to root blog during setting of bp_email_set_default_tokens()
• #7989 – Remove breakline in email template

Extended Profile

• #7817 – Data export for the XProfile Component

Friends

• #7821 – Data export for the Friends Component

Groups

• #7820 – Data export for the Groups Component
• #7859 – Allow querying for all group invitations sent by a user
• #7980 – Group member admin autocomplete does not fail gracefully on “large network”

Members

• #7827 – Data export for the Notifications Component
• #7873 – BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT or Custom front template as the landing page?

Messages

• #7819 – Data export for the Messages Component

Settings

• #7823 – Data export for the Settings Component
• #7826 – Privacy: “Settings > Data” page

Templates

• #7963 – Activity item: Secondary avatar and user name/group name create duplicated link
• #7815 – Nouveau: warn user about invites not sent
• #7828 – Nouveau: Improve responsive views of widgets: Group, Member, Friends, & Recent Networkwide Posts
• #7837 – Group Detail Pages Not Showing w/Custom Meta Plugins in Version 3.0.0
• #7924 – Nouveau: Label mismatch on Delete Account Screen
• #7940 – Nouveau: Don’t add CSS declarations universally to parent elements
• #7951 – Nouveau: bp_get_suggestions 400 error when activity component is disabled