BuddyPress Codex

Version 6.1.0 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. It was released on June 30, 2020. 6 bugs were fixed. For version 6.1.0, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was 12385, and the Trac revision was 12674. Fixes BP Templates: stop using deprecated function arguments for the groups_send_membership_request() function (#8298) BP REST API: Make sure search_terms defaults to false if […]

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 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 […]

If you have a lot of activity entries on your site, load times can suffer dramatically when viewing activity streams. You can use the date_query argument to speed things up by limiting the entries to only those from the past day or week or month, etc. But you cannot add it as a string in […]

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 4.0.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 4.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was 12300. To read the full list of features, fixes, and changes in this version of BuddyPress, visit Trac. New tools for data control and privacy BuddyPress boasts a proud history of […]

“Nouveau” is the name of the new Template Pack bundled within the 3.0.0 release of BuddyPress. You can activate it from the BuddyPress Options Administration screen. “Nouveau” comes with some new Backbone.JS based User Interfaces and one of them, the Group Invites UI, is experimenting an alternative way to deal with single group invites. In […]

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 […]