BuddyPress Codex

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 5.2.0 is a BuddyPress security and maintenance release. It was released on April 21, 2020. Four vulnerabilities were addressed, and five bugs fixed. For version 5.2.0, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 12512. Fixes Security: A vulnerability was fixed that could allow group moderators improper control over […]

Version 5.1.0 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. It was released on December 9, 2019. 8 bugs were fixed. For version 5.1.0, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 12506. Fixes l10n: fix missing translation functions (#8140) Core: remove BP Activity Plus (no more maintained) from the plugin’s description of […]

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 […]

Version 4.1.0 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. It was released on December 5, 2018. 3 bugs were fixed. For version 4.1.0, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was r12315. Fixes Blogs: Prevent post_title activity meta from being incorrectly overwritten on blog post save (#8007) Groups: Fix fatal error when […]

Version 3.2.0 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. 25 bugs were fixed. For version 3.2.0, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was r11105, and the Trac revision was r12238. Fixes Nouveau: fix developer filters on Directory screens. (#7881, #7955) Nouveau: fix filtering Member Directory when specified by user type. (#7903) Nouveau: fix wrong error message shown […]

Version 3.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 3.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was 11965. To read the full list of features, fixes, and changes in this version of BuddyPress, visit Trac. Say hello to “Nouveau”! A bold reimagining of our legacy templates, Nouveau is our celebration […]

Version 2.9.2 is a BuddyPress security and maintenance release. For Version 2.9.2, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was r11105, and the Trac revision was r11733. Fixes: Improved nonce protection for sitewide notice actions. Improved handling of serialized data. Improved redirect sanitization on user edit screens. Improved sanitization of query values passed to directory screen […]

Version 2.9 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.9, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was 11651. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights Edit Group Slug Allow administrators to change group names and permalinks. Navigate to the Groups screen in the wp-admin dashboard, click on […]