Hey,
Michael from BuddyBoss chiming in here. I can’t speak for BuddyPress, but I do want to clarify some of what was mentioned about BuddyBoss.
It does not seem their fork will survive on its own(been following their updates from the first release till now) if the BuddyPress development ceases
This is definitely not the case. Right now if BuddyPress development ceased, it would have no impact at all on what we’re doing. We are no longer pulling code from BuddyPress since forking (besides security patches) and our development team is substantially larger than the core team of developers at BuddyPress. Also our developers are all paid, full time staff, so we are able to build features very rapidly. And we will eventually open up the plugin to allow others to contribute to it. We’re not going anywhere.
Other than that, no membership plugin has a vast eco system than BuddyPress(It has 500+ addons on wordpress plugin repo).
BuddyBoss Platform has the same ecosystem. We have taken great care to make it backwards compatible to BuddyPress and to make sure that any existing BuddyPress plugin works out of the box with BuddyBoss. And if it doesn’t, you can submit a support ticket and we’ll patch it so it works.
Hi,
BuddyPress.org is not shutting down. The next version of BuddyPress will be available on 15th.
You can follow the development here
https://github.com/buddypress/BuddyPress
and for the upcoming REST API here
https://github.com/buddypress/BP-REST
BuddyBoss’s fork is mega bundle of BuddyPress and a few other plugins(bbpress, bp-profile search, and a few others) with minor enhancements. It does not seem their fork will survive on its own(been following their updates from the first release till now) if the BuddyPress development ceases. Consider it as a distribution that bundles some needed functionality together than a real fork(atleast until now).
There have been many community plugin available in past(ultimate members, user ultra and I can recall 4-5 others) which have been doing well. There will be even more.
The choice should be based on your needs. Using a commercially supported plugin provides better support which BuddyPress lacks currently. If support is important, BuddyPress may not be the best choice.
Other than that, no membership plugin has a vast eco system than BuddyPress(It has 500+ addons on wordpress plugin repo).
Hope it clarifies and helps you decide.
Regards
Brajesh
Hey Guys,
Is buddypress approaching EOL?
seems like no one is home in this official support forum
seems like theres always spam now on this
seems like there are now more “MEMBERS” plugins like buddyboss that compete with buddypress
Should we start looking at alternatives?
You should ask BuddyBoss about that.
And you should probably switch to their BuddyBoss Platform.
Though I wonder what the benefit of creating a new fork/platform over – separate paid-premium plug-ins and hyper tuned themes..
Still I love buddyboss themes – but being locked in is a headache I would not ever try to think about..
Frankly I’ve always been deeply frustrated with buddypress though..
I use the boss theme from them, Im considering updating to new theme for the updated look and functionality.. more info https://www.buddyboss.com/resources/docs/development/theme-development/theme-compatibility/
I use buddyboss and I LOVE what they do…
but.. im a little nervous .. with the change over.
Its worth pointing out that there OUTSTANDING themes are still available for normal buddypress..
there is a buddyboss platform plugin designed to replace buddypress and bbpress.
buddyboss platfofm plugin is free. Theme cost money. Plugin is hard to find… look at the top left corner is says free download.
Not sure what to use… its called buddyboss platform.
Hey
I am looking for a way to add an area for a widget in a custom location.
I have a BuddyBoss theme but support could not help me.
How do I add a widget area above an activity stream? Just like “BuddyPress Greeting Message” is displayed
Hi,
I use WordPress 5.2.1, BuddyPressa 4.3.0 with the BuddyBoss theme.
Is it possible to put the selected widget above the stream of activity? I mean the widget added by the “BuddyPress Notifications Widget” which should be displayed above the activity stream but under the photo. So that on your mobile device notifications will be shown at the top of the page, not as it is at the bottom of the page. Initially, I even wanted some notifications to appear in the form of activity, but I could not do it. I am asking now and asking for help in how to do it
I cannot duplicate your issue with a WP theme like 2019.
Here are some basic questions to help you narrow down the issue:
Did BuddyBoss do their tests on your site or theirs ?
Are you trying to delete from the front-end or the back-end?
What kind of group is it – public, private, hidden ?
Which BP template are you using?
Did you check your error logs ?
Have you try deactivating other plugins?
If you can list the steps to create the issue – be specific and include screenshots – you could open a ticket here. Be sure to reference this thread.
I have not heard of that issue before.
Did you try asking the BuddyBoss support team?
afaik – they include BP templates in their theme and that is probably the source of your issue.
Hi, I’m using the buddyboss theme which uses buddypress and the groups functionality is giving me some trouble. I can’t remove members from a group – I have to ban them then add them to another group. Is this a common problem?
The results group title for a search on my site comes up as “Blog Posts” but I just want it to say “Search Results” or “Post Results” or the best option, “Thread Results” as the posts on my site are threads started by various logged in users. I didn’t create the site originally, someone else did who I don’t have access to, so trying to figure out how to do it on my own. I know it could be a simple matter of HTML but I can’t find the HTML to edit.
Hello,
I use WordPress 5.2.1 with the BuddyBoss and BuddyPressa 4.3.0 theme
Is there any way to make the selected notifications appear as personal activity?
I mean the notification generated by “Buddypress Who clicked at my Profile?” saying that the User visited my profile.
Is there a way for this notification to be displayed in such a form as the buddypress shows that the user has accepted our friendship?
I am asking for support. I will be grateful for response.
I am using a BuddyBoss theme and the message subnav icons/notification bubbles are out of order. I can’t figure out how to fix this and buddyboss is of no help.
For example it shows as follows. (I made [/] as the “compose message icon for this example).
Inbox [/]
Starred 2
Sent 3
Compose 1
So basically it seems that the [/] compose message icon somehow is at the top of the list and shifted the count notifications down 1 row. I currently have 2 unread inbox messages, 3 starred, and 1 sent. I just need to move the [/] to the compose area and shift the other icons up.
thanks for the help!
I contacted BuddyBoss and they directed me to you.
Hello,
I’m working on my WordPress web site and I want to import groups (with groups type as possible) with a csv file or other I can create. The file will come from another database in which I have a lot of data, and I want to transform that data in groups.
I’m working on the theme BuddyBoss with BuddyPress.
Does someone know how to do that?
Thanks in advance,
Felix
I can’t get my activation emails to send.
I’ve used WP SMTP, the test email will send and work. I’ve created support tickets with my host, my Sys Admin, with BuddyBoss theme, LearnDash, and now BuddyPress. Given the amount of forumns that focus on this issue, I believe it is stemming from BuddyPress.
Please someone help me. I’ve built out an E Learning site for 6 months and I can’t have it all be for nothing, but this site is unusuable if people aren’t able to sign up and get the activation email.
Some time ago I came across this https://www.buddyboss.com/wordpress-mobile-apps/ ,but I dont know the costs involved.
Hi team,
Is BuddyPress prepared to run properly on PHP Version 7.2.15?
I’m getting next PHP Errors with those settings:
WP Multisite 5.1.1
BuddyPress: 4.3.0
BuddyBoss Wall: 1.3.7
BuddyPress Follow: 1.2.2
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
…..\wp-includes\plugin.php(465): WP_Hook->do_action(A [CRITICAL] : Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in …..\wp-content\plugins\buddypress-followers\_inc\bp-follow-notifications.php:308
…..\wp-content\plugins\buddypress-followers\_inc\bp-follow-notifications.php(122): bp_follow_new_follow_email_notification(Array)
…..\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(286): bp_follow_notifications_add_on_follow(Object(BP_Follow))
…..\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(310): WP_Hook->apply_filters(”, Array)
…..\wp-includes\plugin.php(531): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)
…..\wp-content\plugins\buddypress-followers\_inc\bp-follow-functions.php(43): do_action_ref_array(‘bp_follow_start…’, Array)
…..\wp-content\plugins\buddypress-followers\_inc\bp-follow-actions.php(143): bp_follow_start_following(Array)
…..\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(286): bp_follow_ajax_action_start(”)
…..\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(310): WP_Ho [CRITICAL] : Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in …..\wp-content\plugins\buddypress-followers\_inc\bp-follow-notifications.php:308
Thanks.
Hi,
You can check out https://www.buddyboss.com/themes/
(not my site)