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. You can add links to: (a) the directory pages of your activated BuddyPress components and/or (b) your respective Member screens, in any of the navigation menus available in your theme. […]

If you’ve added a new navigation item to the single Member page, you may want to add the same link to the Toolbar Menu. Let’s say you added a tab called ‘Dogs’ – this will add the same link to the Toolbar Menu. Put it in the same file that adds your tab on the […]

With the stable release of BP 1.7 came the introduction of a new means of rendering the members navigational elements. Long discussed and requested had been the desire to have the menu navigation rendered as a true UL construct with sub menu items as correctly nested ul/li elements as this would allow for not only […]

The latest BuddyPress 1.5 default theme now includes the standard WordPress menus that you can easily set with drag-and-drop capabilities. You also have quite a bit more control over where your BuddyPress components are now displayed. Here are the basic steps to setting up your main site navigation after BuddyPress is installed. (*Please note that […]

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 11.3.1 is a BuddyPress security and maintenance release. It was released on August 24, 2023. 4 changes were introduced including 1 security issue & 3 bug fixes. For Version 11.3.1, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 13271, and the Trac revision was 13559. Security fix Bug Fixes

Version 11.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. Please note BuddyPress 11.0.0 requires WordPress 5.7. Read the developer note about this requirement. All published developer notes are available here. For Version 11.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 13271, and the Trac revision was 13391. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights 🚀 BuddyPress […]

Version 8.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 8.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12850, and the Trac revision was 12965. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights Members Invitations Whether public registration is enabled or not, you can activate this great new opt-in feature from your site’s BuddyPress settings; […]

Version 7.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 7.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 12820.To read the full list of features, fixes, and changes in this version of BuddyPress, visit Trac. Please note BuddyPress 7.0.0 will require at least WordPress 4.9. Highlights New Administration screens to manage BuddyPress types In BuddyPress […]

Thank you for your interest in contributing to BuddyPress! BuddyPress is an open-source project and, as such, is maintained by volunteers just like you. It is vital for the current, and future success of BuddyPress needs to have a healthy group of contributors. You are very welcome to join us to work on making the plugin as […]