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Available immediately is BuddyPress 1.5.7. This is a security release that affected all previous versions. Thanks to Vnd for responsibly disclosing the bug to our security team. If you are using anything from the BuddyPress 1.5 family, this is a 100% safe update to make. Also available is BuddyPress 1.6-RC2 which fixes a few issues that […]

That BOOM! you just heard was the sound of BuddyPress 1.6 Release Candidate 1 dropping. “Release Candidate” means that we think we’ve got the important bugs ironed out, and we’re on the cusp of releasing BuddyPress 1.6. If you’re a BuddyPress plugin or theme developer, this is your last chance to ensure BP 1.6 compatibility […]

BuddyPress 1.6 Beta 2 is now available for download. BP 1.6 is just around the corner, and you can help us get there sooner by testing the latest beta version today! The shiniest new features in BuddyPress 1.6 are: the new Activity Management panels in the Dashboard; Akismet integration for the Activity stream; improved SEO […]

BuddyPress 1.6 Beta 1 is now available. Download BuddyPress 1.6 Beta 1 (zip) from wordpress.org, or check out the milestone on Trac. Beta time means that we think 1.6 is almost ready to be released. But first, we’d like some feedback from BuddyPress plugin authors, theme designers, or those who manage BuddyPress sites. Now is your chance […]

Available immediately is BuddyPress 1.5.6. This maintenance release addresses WordPress 3.4 compatibility, and fixes five other annoyances. If you are using anything from the BuddyPress 1.5 family, this is a 100% safe update to make. Download BuddyPress 1.5.6 from WordPress Extend or BuddyPress.org. The release notes are available on the Codex. We’re also putting out a beta of BuddyPress 1.6 later […]

This post was written by Adam Heward, a member of the BuddyPress community and ICT Manager at Newham Bridge Primary School. Facebook is an endemic problem for UK schools. Issues from outside of the classroom are being brought into school as a result of Facebook interactions and schools are powerless to do anything about it. I found out […]

Today, BuddyPress saw its one millionth download! Many thanks to the thousands (and thousands!) of contributors, developers, site admins, and users who have made BuddyPress thrive. The ongoing popularity of BuddyPress is a direct result of the vibrant and growing BuddyPress community – we couldn’t have done it without you. Here’s to the next million!

BuddyPress is a collection of social networking components that are heavily dependent on the theme of your WordPress.org powered site. In order to view a member’s profile, a list of user groups, an activity stream, your friends, the active WordPress theme needs to have the proper templates to output those things. If the templates don’t […]

Available immediately is BuddyPress 1.5.5. This maintenance release fixes 14 issues with BuddyPress, including a potential security vulnerability that affected earlier releases in the 1.5.x series. Thanks to Ivan Terkin for responsibly disclosing the bug to our security team. Download BuddyPress 1.5.5 from WordPress Extend or BuddyPress.org.

Available immediately is BuddyPress 1.5.4. This is a bug fix release that will prevent your members from inviting friends to groups they are already members of (say that three times fast.) It is a recommended update for all existing BuddyPress 1.5 and WordPress 3.3 installations. Download BuddyPress 1.5.4 from WordPress Extend or BuddyPress.org.