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This article goes through the steps you need to follow, and things to consider when creating a well-structured BuddyPress Plugin.

Plugin Name
The first task in creating a BuddyPress Plugin is to think about […]

Introduction
BuddyPress allow easy modification, customization, and enhancement to a BuddyPress powered WordPress site. Instead of changing the core programming of BuddyPress, you can add functionality with […]

Welcome to the BuddyPress Developer Codex, the online manual for BuddyPress Developers and a living repository for BuddyPress information and documentation.

On the right you will find subpages of Developer help […]

Written 6/18

Over the course of the next 2 months I will be dedicating 1 hour a day to writing for the codex. With that I’ve established some standards based upon the WordPress.org’s own codex. I will start […]

Documentation for the BP_User_Query class, introduced in BuddyPress 1.7, will live here. 🙂

The BP_Component class is the basis of getting your plugin initiated into BuddyPress. You extend this class to create custom components. In fact, the core components extend this class to create each core component […]

Profile fields have a filter that adds a link to certain words that are used to search members with. To remove this filter:

A step-by-step illustrated guide for installing the Group and/or Sitewide Forums (bbPress 2.0) for BuddyPress 1.5+ on WordPress 3.2.1 after completing the BuddyPress installation wizard.
Forums Setup
Forums in […]

BP TEMPLATE PACK 1.2 == BUDDYPRESS 1.5 == WORDPRESS 3.2.1

There are two ways to implement Step Three of the compatibility process:
– First Method: Superimposing the HTML structure of your WordPress theme […]

BP TEMPLATE PACK 1.2 == BUDDYPRESS 1.5 == WORDPRESS 3.2.1

There are two ways to implement Step Three of the compatibility process:
– First Method: Superimposing the HTML structure of your WordPress theme onto […]

BP TEMPLATE PACK 1.0.2 with MOTION THEME 1.0.7 on WORDPRESS 3.0.1 and BUDDYPRESS 1.2.5.2

After moving the BP Template Pack component folders into your active WordPress theme in Step 1 and getting a success […]

To enable your existing WordPress theme for BuddyPress, please download and activate the BuddyPress Template Pack plugin. This will run you through the process step-by-step.

The Process At-A-Glance

This […]

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 […]

Creating your own unique site design or theme is extremely simple to do, thanks to the Parent-Child functionality available in BuddyPress. This step-by-step guide will help you build your own custom theme. […]

[Updated for BuddyPress 1.5.2]

The bp-default theme packaged with the BuddyPress plugin is a robust parent theme which includes network-centric template files in addition to special template files similar to […]

v1.5
A lot of new features.  To read about them, view the “Highlights” section on the 1.5 release page.

For those upgrading their theme to BuddyPress 1.5, please read the issues and solutions listed here:
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On the right there are subpages of legacy docs for versions BuddyPress 1.6 or less

This page has moved to Upgrading BuddyPress.

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 […]