BuddyPress 2.7 “Migliaccio” is now available for download from the WordPress.org plugin repository, or right from your WordPress Dashboard. “Migliaccio” focuses on new features for developers and site builders.
Groups Query Overhaul
Huge performance improvements on sites using persistent caching. Learn more about the Groups Query rewrite.
Improved Profile Date Field
New Date Field settings, “Date format” and “Range”, make it easier for site administrators to decide how date-based data will be collected and displayed.
Group Types Integration in Templates
Enable developers to show Group Types on the front end as well as control where the group type information is rendered. Learn how to implement this feature.
Use the Site Icon as Your Site’s Profile Photo
BuddyPress sets the site admin’s profile photo as the default site profile photo on the Sites Directory page. You can now use the Site Icon introduced in WordPress 4.3 instead.
Member Type and Group Type Filters in Users and Groups Admin Screens
Easily filter your members and groups by type and set types in bulk on the users and groups list tables in the dashboard.
Localized Timestamps
Fix inaccurate timestamps due to time zones or page caching with new client-side timestamp handling.
Links to Unsubscribe from Emails
Improve user experience by facilitating the removal of any or all subscriptions via new email tokens and unsubscribe links.
Use WP Page Names for Headings of BP Directory Pages
Whatever you choose as the title of your Activity, Sites, Members, or Groups directory pages on the back end, is what you’ll get as the heading on the front end.
Accessibility Updates for the Front End and Back End
Continued improvements for universal access help make BuddyPress back- and front-end screens usable for everyone (and on more devices).
Refactored BP_Button Class to Accept New Arguments
Provides developers with improved syntax and more control over the rendering of buttons.
Improvements to a Single Group’s Management Screens
Improved markup, new modular group management templates, and a new member search form are just some of the enhancements added to the single group admin screens.
Support for Querying for Groups by New Column parent_id
Query support for hierarchical groups makes it much easier for developers to add custom front-end functionality.
Many, Many Performance Improvements
Improved performance by removing extra database queries, adding new cache calls, and removing the number of loops in bp_get_user_groups().
…and much more!
Read about all the bug fixes and feature enhancements introduced in BuddyPress 2.7.0 at our official 2.7.0 changelog.
Thank You to Our Contributors
Many, many thanks to all those who contributed during this development cycle. This is a volunteer-run project, and these contributors freely gave of their time and expertise to make BuddyPress better than ever:
Aaron Jorbin (jorbin), abwebstudio1, Boone B Gorges (boonebgorges), Brajesh Singh (sbrajesh), Christian Wach (needle), danbp, Daniel Hüsken (danielhuesken), David Cavins (dcavins), demon_ru, Dennis (wpdennis), Eric Andrew Lewis (ericlewis), Henry Wright (henry.wright), herbovec, Hugo (hnla), J.D. Grimes (jdgrimes), John James Jacoby (johnjamesjacoby), Joseph G. (dunhakdis), kitsunesolar, lakrisgubben, Laurens Offereins (Offereins), Mathieu Viet (imath), mercime, Michael Beckwith (tw2113), Michael Beil (michaelbeil), Pascal Birchler (swissspidy), Paul Gibbs (DJPaul), r-a-y, Renato Alves (espellcaste), scharc, Slava Abakumov (slaffik), spenser4551, Stephen Edgar (netweb), Sven Lehnert (svenl77), tharsheblows, thomaslhotta, tomas711, venturavan2, and wordpressrene.
Thank You BuddyPress Translators!
Thank you to all of our multilingual friends who make BuddyPress available in a bouquet of languages. The following generous volunteers have 95% complete translations (or better!) of BuddyPress in your language:
baardkr (nb_NO), casiepa (it_IT), danbp (fr_FR), dancaragea (ro_RO), espellcaste (pt_BR), kidsguide (en_CA), netweb (en_AU), slaffik (ru_RU), trkr (tr_TR), vanespenamaury (fr_FR), webaware (en_NZ)
Many more are nearly complete. We could use your help!
Meet you at Sam’s
We’ve called BuddyPress 2.7 “Migliaccio”, in honor of the family that runs Sam’s Restaurant in Brooklyn. Don’t be fooled by the “Steaks” and “Chops” signs out front: the Italian food here is great, but the pizza stands apart as one of the great underappreciated pies in all of NYC. As a bonus, careful observers just might spot hanging in Sam’s a photo of a certain BuddyPress developer, taken on the day he became a father. It’s a real family joint!
Time to Go Get 2.7.0!
Download BuddyPress 2.7 “Magliaccio” from the wordpress.org plugin repository, or install/upgrade right from your WordPress Dashboard.
Questions, comments, feature requests, or bug reports? Please use our support forums or our development tracker.
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Thank you! The entire BuddyPress team is awesome. Please keep it up!
Thank you Scott!
I hope BuddyPress will never die. You are fantastic and I have a wonderful site !!! Thanks to you!
Thanks also, I look forward to looking at ” Improvements to a Single Group’s Management Screens” this update.
@mercime
I know that Buddypress is a good growing project, but, needs very Important Native (by Default) features.
1) Buddypress Block User (allow users to block other users –– really allow to hide your info, activities, etc. for a specific @user-1 e.g, auto-unfriend, no more messages from the blocked. This feature integrated with rtMedia too). OR FOR NOW: Buddypress Report User (with Custom Motives, p. ej. “@user-1 is sending me hateful messages”, “@user-2 published an annoying activity”). So, Admin can to impose a Sanction for @user-1, e. eg. 7 days without Post, 15 days without Sending Messages… or Community Expulsion -–> Block, Delete, Banned Email). Admin can too, to Sent a Message (previously edited for auto ms saying: @user-1 you are banned for…. 30 days. Sincerely the Admins).
* Buddypress CONFIRM Account immediately after Sign Up.
A Social or Community without this Function is Nothing. PLEASE!!
2) Buddypress Chat (too, Message Template, to read Messages in a specific page).
3) Buddypress Message with Attachments.
4) Buddypress Global Search.
5) Buddypress Custom Menu with Account Alerts (example: https://goo.gl/reojsE ). Yes. I know, if you go to WP Menus, you can add to your Navbar or Menu – Profile, Activity, Notifications, etc. BUT WITHOUT Bubbles or Account Alerts… That is very very Impractical.
6) Buddypress Media (yes I know, we have rtMedia, but its add-ons are very expensive. The complete pack = US$500 more or less).
7) Buddypress Follow/er Native.
8) Buddypress Share (from activity).
9) Buddypress Autocomplete Fields (for a specific text area, e. g. City: New York, Fruits: Apple, etc.), Range Fields (e. g. I’m searching friends from 20 to 21). Buddypress Birthdate normal, but, with an option to show only the Age! 10) Buddypress Advance Search. With this you can create an advance Form with Fields for Show on Members Page or in a Widget.
11) Buddypress with Ads Area (inside Activity, Groups, Members and Forums). (Optional from Buddypress Option Panel)
12) Buddypress More Customizable. >> A button over Cover Profile for Easy Photo Change (yes, like Facebook has)…
The CPanel with MORE Options… MORE Options for: Profile / Settings / Profile Visibility and PRIVACY!!
* Add for Members template: Online Now. Yes, Bp has: Last Active, Newest and Alphabetical, but ONLY for a Widget > Online Members. Please! Add this for Page too, with Indicator (green point for online, blue for newest and gray for offline).
13 * Buddypress Preview Links (from Youtube, Tumblr, Vimeo, PDF, Docs, GIF too…)
* Buddypress Message with Attachments (jpg, png, mp3, mp4, doc, txt, pdf –– links: a small preview. Internal function like Facebook).
From Bp Opt. Panel you can Enable or Disable what Attach you want for you site.
14. Buddypress Social Media (links and share buttons, yes, like Blogger has!)
* Buddypress More Customizable > My Own Photo Album (you Enable this for: A part for the Cover, for a Widget. Example: https://goo.gl/KVOs4Z or like Twitter –> here Look at > Cover, Info Position, Photos, etc. https://twitter.com/ezramillerfans ).
15. TextArea with Emoji. Example. https://github.com/OneSignal/emoji-picker
16. Search by Date in Activity Stream and Profile. For example: https://goo.gl/tRiNvO
Hi @livingflame. Thanks for this feedback. We’re listening, and these are all great ideas.
Hi,
I’m just about to soon launch a new BuddyPress / BBPress community for the disability community so really appreciate the hard work and the accessibility improvements. The new site will be:
https://mydisabilitymatters.club
Thanks and now to see if have broken any theme displays or plugins with the update!
Dale.
[…] BuddyPress 2.7 “Migliaccio” was released yesterday, named after the family who runs Sam’s Restaurant in Brooklyn. The sign in front of the establishment features steaks and chops, but the restaurant’s pizza is “one of the great under-appreciated pies in all of NYC,” according to BuddyPress core developers. […]