BuddyPress Codex

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 […]

Version 2.8.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.8.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was 11431. Read the full ticket log here. Highlights Modernizing the Codebase To continue the migration of legacy code to modern standards and techniques necessary for the BP REST API project and […]

In BuddyPress 2.7 we introduce some new features that specifically require template adjustment. These changes are of importance for theme developers who may have overloaded the templates to the themes directory and these will need to be updated from the details here. If you are simply inheriting templates then there is no need to worry. […]

Version 2.7.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.7.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 11105, and the Trac revision was 11202. Read the full ticket log here. Highlights Groups Query Overhaul Huge performance improvements on sites using persistent caching. Learn more about the Groups Query rewrite. Improved Profile Date Field New […]

Want to change the default BuddyPress “Activity” (activity stream) to “Dashboard”, or “The Activity Center”, or anything other than “Activity”? Here is how: Create wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php, and put the following: You may also want to change all labels associated by following these instructions: “Customizing Labels, Messages, and URLs“.

Version 2.6.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.6.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 10469, and the Trac revision was 10898. Read the full ticket log here here. BuddyPress 2.6.0 will require WordPress 4.1.0 Highlights Activity Embeds If you are using WordPress 4.5+, copy the permalink URL of the activity of […]

Version 2.5.1 is a BuddyPress maintenance release. For Version 2.5.1, the database version (bp_db_version in wp_options) was 10469, and the Trac revision was r10650. Read the full ticket log here. Fixes Emails: make sure situation taxonomy terms are set up properly, even when the installation still uses shared taxonomy terms (versions of WordPress earlier than […]

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 […]

With the release of BuddyPress 2.5.0, site administrators can easily edit the contents of email notifications. These notifications use “tokens,” which are generic placeholders that are replaced with specific data when a single message is generated and sent. We’ve created some general-purpose tokens that are available for use in any message, like the display name […]