BuddyPress Codex

Archived file. Good up to BP 1.6.5 Settings > BuddyPress > Components panel Settings > BuddyPress > Pages panel Settings > BuddyPress > Settings panel Settings > BuddyPress > Forums panel Users > Profile Fields panel Activity Streams admin panel Settings > BuddyPress > Components Only the xProfiles and Activity Stream components are enabled by […]

Archived file. Good only up to BP 1.5 version ***The following pertains to sites wanting to use an existing bbPress installation (v1.x) with BuddyPress*** *** NOTE: This is a very rare scenario!  You will not need to follow this guide unless you are running a bbPress 1.x install on your site! *** If you choose […]

Registration I don’t see the register button on my BuddyPress site! Login to the WP admin area, navigate to “Settings > General”, and make sure “Anyone can register” is checked. If you’re using WordPress in network mode, login to the WP admin area, navigate to “Super Admin > Options”, and under “Allow new registrations”, select […]

BuddyPress allows any member to create a group around a common interest or purpose. Here are some basic settings that will help you get your BuddyPress groups up and running. Privacy Options When creating a group, you have the option of making your group Public, Private, or Hidden. Public groups are visible in all group […]

We are working on rebooting our documentation.Check out what’s new over on GitHub. Welcome to the BuddyPress Codex, the online manual for BuddyPress and a living repository for BuddyPress information and documentation. This codex is powered by the community of users and professionals that are passionate about BuddyPress. The information you’ll find here is only […]

Archived file. Good only up to BP 1.5 version ***The following pertains to administrators using WordPress 3.0 in network mode)*** This option might appeal to you if you want to style and theme BuddyPress differently than your root blog. For example, say you have an existing WordPress setup located at hxxp://example.com, but you really want […]

The BP Default theme was moved into the BP Classic backwards compatibility Add-on during the 12.0.0 BP development cycle. Archived file. The BP Default theme will no longer be activated in new installations and will be retired in the near future. http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/the-future-of-the-bp-default-theme/ This is an approach to child theming based on the BuddyPress Default theme. […]

N.B: This article lists deprecated settings as well as current ones   There are many internal configuration settings that can be changed by adding a configuration definition line to your wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php file or use a filter if available. Here’s a list of the current configurations that can be changed:   Avatar Configurations Avatar specific settings […]

Archived file. Good up to BP 1.1 Starting at version 1.1, BuddyPress themes are simply WordPress themes with extra template files. The separation between a WordPress (old bphome) and BuddyPress (old bpmember) theme has been removed. All theme files are contained in the same theme and one theme design applies to the site as a […]

Upgrading from an earlier version of BuddyPress? No problem, please follow the instructions that match your situation. BACKUP – this cannot be emphasized enough! Make a copy of your database and all files before upgrading. There have been major changes in the latest version of BuddyPress and you will want a copy of your existing […]