BuddyPress Codex

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 […]

We are currently working on a documentation reboot, here’s the new home of the best accurate docs (WIP). You’re very welcome to contribute to it. You can add links to: (a) the directory pages of your activated BuddyPress components and/or (b) your respective Member screens, in any of the navigation menus available in your theme. […]

Version 2.2 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.2, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 9181, and the Trac revision was 9441. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights Introduce Member Types API – Registering member types enables a strict separation of different and explicit types of community members. View the […]

BuddyPress 2.1 introduced three new features that specifically require template updates in order that they function. @mentions Interface Password Strength Meter Activity Show Filters @mentions Auto Suggest @mentions introduces a drop down panel that will auto suggest user names to select from the characters you start typing. For this feature to work you will need […]

Note: This guide is for use with BuddyPress 2.2+. Any public registered post type can be tracked into the activity streams once it has been published. Here are the different options to add the “buddypress-activity” support to a public post type. Activate the Blogs component ( aka Site Tracking ) If you activate the Site […]

Activity dropdown filters are used in order to let a user filter the activity stream in three main contexts: the activity directory, the single member activity page and the single group activity page. Version 2.1 of BuddyPress introduced the template tag bp_activity_show_filters() to dynamically generate the options of the activity dropdown filters. While the BP […]

bp_activity_set_action() is used to set activity actions. bp_activity_set_action() should only be invoked through the ‘bp_register_activity_actions’ action. Usage Parameters $component_id The unique string ID of the component the activity action is attached to. Possible values can be one of the BuddyPress optional components or an optional component the plugin is creating : ‘activity’ ‘blogs’ ‘friends’ ‘groups’ […]

Version 2.1 is a major BuddyPress feature release. For Version 2.1, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 8311, and the Trac revision was 9032. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights New @mentions interface – type a @ when leaving a status update or commenting on an activity item or blog post, and […]

BuddyPress 2.0 allows admins to edit user profile fields from the Dashboard>>Users>>Edit User page. This extended profile page offers the ability to add your own settings for a user. This page gives a simple example of how to add the meta boxes to the extended profile page. What you add to the meta box can […]

We are currently working on a documentation reboot, here’s the new home of the best accurate docs (WIP). You’re very welcome to contribute to it. Updated documentation for this section is available here. There are times when prospective members cannot log in after trying to activate their accounts. BuddyPress has got you covered with a […]