BuddyPress Codex

After activating BuddyPress, you will be automatically redirected to the BuddyPress Welcome Screen if this is the first time you’ve activated BuddyPress or if you’ve just upgraded BuddyPress. After taking some time to check out the new features added to the plugin, go to Network Admin menu > Settings > Components to begin configuring your […]

Before installing BuddyPress, please make sure that you’ve checked the minimum server requirements and WordPress version compatibility. You can install BuddyPress in your Network (multisite) in either of the following setups. Network-wide A. BuddyPress root blog in Main Site B. BuddyPress root blog in Secondary Site One site of the Network C. BuddyPress Activated in […]

Out of the box, all sites in a multisite install will share BuddyPress tables. That means that with a component like Extended Profiles, all sites will share the same profile fields, and changing them in one site will affect all others. However, with a few modifications you can create separate tables for each site, so […]

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 10.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. Please note BuddyPress 10.0.0 requires WordPress 5.4. Read the developer note about this requirement. All published developer notes are available here. For Version 10.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 13165, and the Trac revision was 13218. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights 🛂 Site […]

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 […]

Version 6.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 6.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 12650.To read the full list of features, fixes, and changes in this version of BuddyPress, visit Trac. BuddyPress Blocks BuddyPress 6.0.0 comes with two awesome new blocks for your WordPress Editor: Members and Groups. Made available […]

Version 7.1.0 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. It was released on December 21, 2020. 2 bugs were fixed. For Version 7.1.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 12831. Fixes BP Admin Tools: add WP MultiSite checks for “Repair site tracking site icons” operation (#8414) BP Types: use regular admin menu links when […]

Version 5.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 5.0.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 124xx. To read the full list of features, fixes, and changes in this version of BuddyPress, visit Trac. Introducing the BP REST API BuddyPress 5.0.0 comes with REST API endpoints for members, groups, activities, users, private messages, screen notifications and extended profiles. BuddyPress endpoints provide machine-readable external access to your WordPress site with a clear, standards-driven interface, paving the way for new and innovative methods of interacting with your community through plugins, themes, apps, and beyond. Ready to get started with development? Check out the BP REST API reference Group invites and Group membership requests. Thanks to the new BP Invitations API, Group invites and membership requests are now managed in a more consistent way. The BP Invitations API abstracts how these two actions are handled and allows developers to use them for any object on your site (e.g., Sites of a WordPress network). Read more about the BP Invitations API. Integrations with WordPress In BuddyPress 5.0.0, the BP Nouveau template pack looks better than ever with the Twenty Nineteen theme. Nouveau also now uses the same password control as the one used in WordPress Core, for better consistency between BuddyPress and WordPress spaces. BuddyPress Blocks now have their own category into the Block Editor. Changes Activity […]