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 […]

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 Main Site only D. BuddyPress Activated in Secondary Site only Posts, comments, or activities of the users […]

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 […]

A detailed look at theme compatibilities template hierarchy BuddyPress 1.7 introduced universal theme compatibility making it easier for WordPress theme designers to work with BuddyPress. What this means is if you are on a BuddyPress page, BuddyPress will look for a specific template file in your theme and use that template to inject its contents […]

Version 2.5.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.5.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 10469, and the Trac revision was 10625. Read the full ticket log here. Highlights Customizable BuddyPress Emails Keep your users coming back with beautiful and flexible email notifications. Edit the content of your emails, create new email […]

Version 2.4.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.4.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 10071, and the Trac revision was 10321. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights BuddyPress Cover Images Built on top of the BuddyPress Attachments API, Cover Images beautify your profile or group header. Thanks to the […]

Version 2.3.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.3.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 9848, and the Trac revision was 9912. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights Upload Profile Pictures with Drag and Drop – You can now drag and drop any image you choose to upload as your […]

Note: This guide is for use with BuddyPress 2.3+. Version 2.3.0 introduced the BuddyPress Attachments API. In the first place, we use it to manage particular user submitted files: their profile photo or the profile photo of the group the user is an admin/creator of. A BuddyPress attachment is a file you “attach” to a […]

This panel shows all of your friends’ activities throughout the site. Filter to Show: Everything (default) Updates New Sites (if on Multisite installation) Posts Comments Friendships (if Friendships are enabled) New Groups (if Groups are enabled) Group Memberships (if Groups are enabled) Group Updates (if Groups are enabled) Topics (if bbPress is activated) Replies (if […]

This page shows all the @ mentions you received throughout the site. Filter to Show @mentions in: Everything (default) Updates New Sites (if on Multisite installation) Posts Comments Friendships (if Friendships are enabled) New Groups (if Groups are enabled) Group Memberships (if Groups are enabled) Group Updates (if Groups are enabled) ⇒ Next: Activity → […]