BuddyPress Codex

Just as you use “The Loop” to loop through posts in WordPress, each content type in BuddyPress has its own custom loop. By using these loops in your template, you can output any kind of information and really customize how content is displayed within your BuddyPress theme. The default BuddyPress template files makes use of […]

This page is incomplete or needs checking and verifying or updating. BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG is a BuddyPress constant that, when defined as true, allows your BuddyPress content to be displayed on any site in your WordPress Multisite network. By default, BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG is disabled. Description On a normal BuddyPress installation (with BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG disabled), BuddyPress content – groups, profiles, […]

Please refer to BP_Component API for more information. The BuddyPress Skeleton Component is a plugin you can install to use as an example template for creating your own BuddyPress Components. NOTE: This plugin may be outdated to work with the current version of BuddyPress. Use the plugin as development example only and do not run […]

Themes for BuddyPress are available at: https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/tags/buddypress Make sure that the theme tagged as “buddypress” is compatible with the BP/WP version activated in your server. As of BuddyPress 1.7, BuddyPress works with most any WordPress out of the box. BuddyPress 1.7 includes base template files that should fit into any WordPress theme without any need […]

Since BuddyPress 1.5, we have integrated WordPress’ native Embeds functionality. So now it’s easy to embed videos, images, and other content into your Activity Stream, Group Forum, and Private Message posts. All you have to do is add your embed URL on its own line in the textarea. eg. This is awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROBmgYcIBww And your […]

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 […]

Archived file. Good up to BP 1.5 version As with any release developers and designers may need extra information so here is a collection of links around the new release. BuddyPress 1.5.2 and WordPress 3.3 Use wp_enqueue_scripts, not wp_print_styles, to enqueue scripts and styles for the frontend BuddyPress 1.5 and WordPress 3.2.1 Plugin update information […]

Introduction BuddyPress allows easy modification, customization, and enhancement to a BuddyPress powered WordPress site. Instead of changing the core programming of BuddyPress, you can add functionality with BuddyPress Plugins. Here is a basic definition: BuddyPress Plugin: A BuddyPress Plugin is a program, or a set of one or more functions, written in the PHP scripting language, […]

So you’ve decided to stop using BuddyPress. That’s too bad. If something went wrong during your installation or if you ran into its “limitations” make sure to check out: – The Support Forum for help – The Plugin Directory for awesome BuddyPress plugins. If you still want to stop using BuddyPress you can just follow […]

Plugins which extend BuddyPress are available at: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/buddypress https://buddypress.org/extend/plugins/ Make sure that the plugin tagged as “buddypress” is compatible with the BP/WP version activated in your server. Note that some BuddyPress plugins require PHP 5+. Also note that when extending BuddyPress using various 3rd party plugins and themes acquired in the WordPress repo or elsewhere, […]