BuddyPress Codex

We are currently working on a documentation reboot, here’s the new home of the best accurate docs (WIP). You’re very welcome to contribute to it. Updated documentation for this section is available here. Note: This guide is for use with BuddyPress 1.8+. A guide for using the Group Extension API with earlier versions of BP […]

We are currently working on a documentation reboot, here’s the new home of the best accurate docs (WIP). You’re very welcome to contribute to it. Updated documentation for this section is available here. Archived file. Good only up to BP 1.7 version Note: This guide is for use with versions of BuddyPress older than 1.8. […]

BuddyPress’s Navigation API (BP 2.6+) provides an interface for developers to modify BP’s nav menus in group and user contexts. Examples Changing the position of the user’s Notifications nav item Changing the name of the Unread subnav item of the user’s Notifications nav menu Listing all navigation items belonging to the current group Change item […]

Since version 1.8, it is possible to filter groups by Metadata. For instance you can add a meta_query parameter to the bp_has_groups() function. To make this possible, BuddyPress uses a built-in WordPress class : WP_Meta_Query (you will find a link to its WordPress codex page at the bottom of this article). This feature can help […]

In BuddyPress 1.7, the Groups Component comes with a great Admin UI that allows Community Administrator to easily manage the created groups (members, settings…) directly from the WordPress backend. As plugin authors, I think we should enjoy this new area and let the Community Administrator manage the settings of the group extension we might use […]

BuddyPress plugins (and sometimes themes), in order to extend (or display the content of) BuddyPress components generally use their hooks, their functions, template tags or even template parts. In order to avoid errors, it’s even more important to check for active components in BuddyPress 1.7. On a fresh install, version 1.7 only activates the Activity […]

A BuddyPress plugin can need to display content in several areas of a BuddyPress powered community : In its own directory In the member’s profile pages In groups The goal of this tutorial is to show you a way to take benefit of the magic that will be introduced in the next major release of […]

Version 12.1.1 is a BuddyPress security and maintenance release. It was released on January 16, 2024. 11 changes were introduced including 1 security issue & 10 bug fixes. For Version 12.1.1, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 13422, and the Trac revision was 13701. Security fix Bug Fixes

Version 12.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 12.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 13422, and the Trac revision was 13666. Read the full ticket log here. Highlights 🪢 The BP Rewrites API (a massive change!) 🚪 A new community visibility level: Members only Thanks to the BP Rewrites API, we […]

Version 11.2.0 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. It was released on May 15, 2023. 7 changed were introduced including 6 bug fixes. For Version 11.2.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 13271, and the Trac revision was 13479. Fixes Other change The detailed list of changes for this release are available at BuddyPress Trac. […]