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 […]
Add Meta Box to Admin Extended User Profile
Published on April 16th, 2014 by modemlooperNotifications
Published on April 16th, 2014 by BoweThe notifications component was added to BuddyPress 1.9 and works identically to the previous core notifications functionality, but now separates everything into it’s own component. This page will give you a quick overview of it’s functionality. Functionality Overview Notifications are a central aspect of the user experience on a BuddyPress site. By default new notifications are displayed […]
Using bp_parse_args() to filter BuddyPress template loops
Published on April 16th, 2014 by r-a-yPrologue In the past, it has been extremely difficult to filter any BuddyPress template loop. For example, let’s say I wanted all activity loops to show the last five entries instead of the default of 20. It was possible, but basically you’d either have to requery the activity loop to grab the last five entries […]
Manage User Signups
Published on April 16th, 2014 by @mercimeWe 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 […]
Edit User Profiles Admin Screen
Published on April 16th, 2014 by @mercimeBuddyPress added an “Extended Profile” tab into the Dashboard > Users interface. Just hover over the member’s username and click on the Extended Profiles link to get the xProfiles Admin Screen.
Version 2.0
Published on April 16th, 2014 by Trisha SalasVersion 2.0 is a major BuddyPress feature release that introduces several new Administrative features, a number of new APIs and a slew of “under the hood” enhancements that include significant gains in performance via caching and streamlined queries. For Version 2.0, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 7892, and the Trac revision was 8279. […]
BuddyPress Action Hook Sequence During Startup
Published on March 11th, 2014 by BrianWhen writing BuddyPress themes and plugins, it can be essential to know the sequence in which action hooks are invoked. The diagram below is especially useful during the site loading process, and will help you make better informed choices of actions to hook into for the loading and initialization of your plugin or theme. The […]
WordPress Blogs
Published on December 11th, 2013 by Ben HansenSome of the most powerful features of BuddyPress relate to how it enhances your multisite network. Creating a network allows your members to start their own full-powered public or private WordPress blogs. Members can track new posts and comments from public blogs across the network of sites as they are posted in the sitewide activity […]
Version 1.9
Published on December 11th, 2013 by r-a-yVersion 1.9 is a major BuddyPress feature release. BuddyPress 1.9 introduces many new features and enhancements, on top of lots of bugfixes. For Version 1.9, the database version (_bp_db_version in wp_options) was 7553, and the Trac revision was 7682. Read the full ticket log here here. Highlights The new Notifications component, which adds a Notifications […]
Add custom filters to loops and enjoy them within your plugin
Published on December 3rd, 2013 by Mathieu VietBuddyPress uses loops to display the content of its components. In this article you will focus on how to “rearrange” the content displayed in four of its major components : Members, Groups, Blogs and finally Activity. You will achieve this thanks to the type or action argument of the init functions of each of these […]
