BuddyPress Hashtag 7
Introduction
BuddyPress Hashtags for BuddyPress and bbPress. It allows adding hashtag links to BuddyPress activity and bbPress topics. Hashtags turn into links that are used to search items based on topics.
BuddyPress Hashtags offers dedicated widgets for BuddyPress Activities and bbPress Forums, you can display them at desired sidebars. It will have the most used hashtags throughout the entire community. It also gives you sorting methods and limit to display a certain number of hashtags.
Feature Highlights
BuddyPress Hashtags gives the ability to use hashtags on any BuddyPress or bbpress posts. It comes with searchable hashtags either from widgets provided by the plugin or using BuddyPress search.
– one can use the hashtag in BuddyPress activity, bbPress topics and on WordPress pages and posts.
– Hashtag turns into a link and is used to search-related activities.
– Admin can set minimum and maximum hashtag length.
– Dedicated widgets for BuddyPress activities and bbPress topics.
– Multi-language support.
Installing the Plugin
- Download the zip file from My Account << Downloads section of your wbcomdesigns.com profile.
- Upload the “BuddyPress Hashtag” plugin to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory via FTP.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
- Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New to add this plugin.
Cost & Requirements
How much does it cost?
- $19.00 – Personal License
- $49.00 – Developer License
Requirements
- WordPress 4.5 or newer
- BuddyPress 3.0.1 or newer
How can I set the length of Hashtag
You can set the length of the hashtag by navigating through:
Dashboard >> WB Plugins >> Hashtags >> General
You will have two options here:
Minimum hashtag length – Allows you to set minimum hashtag length. The default value is 3.
Maximum hashtag length – Allows you to set the maximum length of the hashtag. The default value is 16.
Note: For setting length at widgets you have the option inside
Dashboard >> Appearance >> widgets >> BuddyPress Hashtag/bbPress Hashtag >> Limit.
How to show the hashtag at the sidebar
For showing the most used community hashtag at the sidebar head towards:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Widgets >> Buddpress/bbPress hashtag
Drag these widgets at the desired sidebars it can right sidebar, left sidebar, activity index etc.
You will have the following options to set:
- Title – Allows you to set the title of the widget.
Backend view
Frontend view
- Limit – Allows you to the set limit of the hashtags (number of hashtags you want to show at the widget area.)
Backend view
Frontend view
- Sort – Allows you to sort the hashtags in ascending or descending order as per name or size.
- Display – Allows you to display the hashtag in cloud or list view within a sidebar.
Backend view
Cloud view frontend
List view frontend
Short codes for BuddyPress Hashtag
1) BuddyPress Hashtag Shortcode [bpht_bp_hashtags]
Allows you to show BuddyPress shortcodes at the front end. You can select a specific number of hashtags in list or cloud view and also can sort it in ascending or descending order as per name or size.
i) attribute: displaystyle
Allows you to display the hashtag in cloud or list view.
type: string
required: no
default: cloud
accepts: cloud, list
ii) attribute: sortby
Allows you to sort the hashtags by name or size.
type: string
required: no
default: name
accepts: name, size
iii) attribute: sortorder
Allows you to sort the hashtags in ascending or descending order as per name or size.
type: string
required: no
default: asc
accepts: asc, desc
iv) attribute : limit
Allows you to the set limit of the hashtags (number of hashtags you want to show at the widget area.)
type: number
required: no
default: 12
2) bbPress Hashtag Shortcode [bpht_bbpress_hashtags]
Allows you to show bbPress shortcodes in the front end. You can select a specific number of hashtags in list or cloud view and can sort those in ascending or descending order as per name or size.
i) attribute: displaystyle
Allows you to display the hashtag in cloud or list view.
type: string
required: no
default: cloud
accepts: cloud, list
ii) attribute: sortby
Allows you to sort the hashtags by name or size.
type: string
required: no
default: name
accepts: name, size
iii) attribute: sortorder
Allows you to sort the hashtags in ascending or descending order as per name or size.
type: string
required: no
default: asc
accepts: asc, desc
iv) attribute: limit
Allows you to the set limit of the hashtags (number of hashtags you want to show at the widget area.)
type: number
required: no
default: 12
BuddyPress Resume Manager 5
How to add multiple education groups
Education field group is added as repeater fieldset and you can add all your education history one by one.
Get a key for Google Places API Web Service
The Google Places API Web Service uses an API key to identify your application. Including a key in your request allows you to monitor your application’s API usage in the Google API Console, enables access to generous free daily quota, and ensures that Google can contact you about your application if necessary. For more information, see Google API Console help.
- Standard API customers need an API key set up in a project of your choice.
- Google Places API customers with a Premium Plan license need an API key set up in the Google Maps Premium Project (the project created for you when you ordered the Google Maps APIs Premium Plan). If you have not yet purchased access to the API, please contact sales.
Get an API key
If you are using the standard Google Places API Web Service
To get started using the Google Places API Web Service, click the button below, which guides you through the process of activating the Google Places API Web Service and getting an API key.
Alternatively, follow these steps to get an API key:
- Go to the Google API Console.
- Create or select a project.
- Click Continue to enable the API.
- On the Credentials page, get an API key (and set the API key restrictions).Note: If you have an existing unrestricted API key or a key with server restrictions, you may use that key.
- To prevent quota theft, secure your API key following these best practices.
- (Optional) Enable billing. See Usage Limits and Billing for more information.
Do not use this key outside of your server code. For example, do not embed it in a web page or in a mobile application.
How to change the field order for BuddyPress Resume Manager
You can easily change the order of the fields with simple drag and drop.
Front view of the resume
You can check your resume from your profile, you will have resume tab inside the BuddyPress menus and admin bar also. This is how it will look:
Fields options for Resume Manager
BuddyPress Activity Social Share 7
How To Install The Buddypress Activity Social Share Plugin
Step 1) Login to the WordPress Dashboard.
Step 2) On the Dashboard of your website, scroll down the left-hand sidebar and click on Plugins.
Step 3) From the Installed Plugins page, click on Add New at the top of the page. Alternatively, click on Add New from the drop-down menu under Plugins on the sidebar.
Step 4) On the Add Plugins page, type BuddyPress Activity Social Share plugin in the search box on the right-hand side, at the top of the page.
Step 5) From the Search Results page, scroll down to your chosen plugin and click the button marked Install Now. If you would like to learn more about your plugin, click the blue link marked More Details.
Step 6) The plugin is now installed and unpacked into your website. The last thing to do now is click Activate Plugin.
Step 7) Once activated, you will be redirected to the Installed Plugins page. From here, you can read all the info about the plugins.
How Con Configure The Settings BuddyPress Activity Social Share Plugin ?
For configuring the settings BuddyPress activity social share plugin
Step 1) Login to the WordPress dashboard.
Step 2) From the Admin Panel, click on Settings. Click on BuddyPress Share to get started.
Step 3) Now you can see settings as given screenshot.
How to add social service ?
Step 1) Login to the WordPress dashboard.
Step 2) From the Admin Panel, click on Settings. Click on BuddyPress Share to get started.
Step 3) Now you can see settings Add Social Services. Here you can add service as given screenshot.
How To Remove Social Services From Front End Share Option ?
Step 1) Login to the WordPress dashboard.
Step 2) From the Admin Panel, click on Settings. Click on BuddyPress Share to get started.
Step 3) Now you can see all the services listing. Here you can remove the service(as given screenshot).
Where All Services Listed In Admin Panel ?
Step 1) Login to the WordPress dashboard.
Step 2) From the Admin Panel, click on Settings. Click on BuddyPress Share to get started.
Step 3) Now you can see All services(as given screenshot).
How To Change Setting If We Want To Open Service In New Tab(In Front End ) ?
Step 1) Login to the WordPress dashboard.
Step 2) From the Admin Panel, click on Settings. Click on BuddyPress Share to get started.
Step 3) Now you can see Extra Options (as given screenshot).
If we delete any criteria, where it reflects in “Review BuddyPress Groups” plugin ?
If you delete any criteria, then that criteria will be deleted from the whole site.
1) Remove from average calculation.
2) Remove a field from “add review”, “all review listing”, “manage reviews” & “single review”.
BuddyPress Private Community Pro 5
Profile Visibility Lock
- Search in your theme directory that if there is a file present at the path BuddyPress/members/single/home.php file.
- If the file is present in parent theme copy the home.php file content and place it inside the buddypress-private-community-pro/templates/members/single/home.php.
- Once you copy theme’s file to the plugin’s file, add $blpro_prof_visib = apply_filters( ‘blpro_profile_visility_home_override’, $visib = true ); after do_action( ‘bp_before_member_body’ );.
- Now, you are supposed to find and replace the following content.
- if ( bp_is_user_front() ) :
- bp_displayed_user_front_template_part();
- elseif ( bp_is_user_activity() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/activity’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_blogs() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/blogs’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_friends() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/friends’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_groups() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/groups’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_messages() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/messages’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_profile() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/profile’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_forums() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/forums’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_notifications() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/notifications’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_settings() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/settings’ );
- // If nothing sticks, load a generic template
- else :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/plugins’ );
- endif;
- if ( $blpro_prof_visib ) {
- if ( bp_is_user_front() ) :
- bp_displayed_user_front_template_part();
- elseif ( bp_is_user_activity() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/activity’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_blogs() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/blogs’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_friends() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/friends’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_groups() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/groups’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_messages() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/messages’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_profile() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/profile’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_forums() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/forums’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_notifications() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/notifications’ );
- elseif ( bp_is_user_settings() ) :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/settings’ );
- // If nothing sticks, load a generic template
- else :
- bp_get_template_part( ‘members/single/plugins’ );
- endif;
- }
Logged-out User Setting
Lock BuddyPress Components
Lock Custom Post Types
Lock Pages
Custom Restriction Message
Logged-In user settings
- Remove admin roles from members directory
- Remove users from the member directory list
- Display profile progress bar
- User profile completeness percentage to get listed in the member directory
- Enable profile visibility settings at the front end
- Lock BuddyPress activities
Restrictions on members listing a BuddyPress members directory page
Profile Progress Bar
Profile Visibility Settings
BuddyPress Activities Lock
BuddyPress Member Groups Settings
- Number of groups a member can create
- Number of groups a member can join
- Number of members per group
Installing The Plugin
- Download the zip file and extract it.
- Upload “buddypress-private-community-pro” directory to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
BuddyPress Polls 9
Introduction
BuddyPress Poll – CSS Adjustment with Thrive theme
Every theme has their own style and sometimes we need theme specific CSS fixed to display option better.
To Display Poll better with Poll you will need following CSS code included inside you custom CSS section.
You can also use
width: 53px;
height: 40px;
line-height: 40px;
padding: 0 !important;
}
.bpolls-input{
margin-bottom:0px !important;
height: 40px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #fafafa !important;
border-top: 1px solid #fafafa !important;
}
.bpolls-check-radio-div input[type=”radio”]{
position: absolute;
margin: 6px 0;
}
.bpolls-check-radio-div .bpolls-option-lbl{
margin-top: 1px;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-left: 20px;
margin-right: 50px;
font-size: 14px;
}
.bpolls-check-radio-div .bpolls-percent{
top: 5px;
position: absolute;
right: 10px;
}
.bpolls-html-container .bpolls-icon{
float: right;
margin-right: 15px;
margin-top: -40px;
position: relative;
z-index: 10;
}
.bpolls-vote-submit {
font-size: 13px;
background: #673ab7!important;
color: #ffffff!important;
margin-bottom: 10px !important;
display: inline-block;
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
label.bpolls-option-lbl {
display: inline-block!important;
}
BuddyPress Polls Features
- Create Polls at BuddyPress activity and groups.
- A poll icon is added to the What’s new in Activity.
- A poll icon is added to the What’s new in Groups.
- Single Option Polls – users can pick just one answer.
- Multiple Option Polls – users can pick more than one answer.
- Responsive Designs, Fits well with all mobile devices.
- Logged out users see the polls on activities, but can’t vote or see the poll results.
- BuddyPress Polls widgets to display Single and multiple Poll results.
Installing The Plugin
Back-end Setting for BuddyPress Polls
- Multi-Select Polls: Enable multi-select polls to allow users to cast more than one vote in each poll. If this option is disabled, users can only cast vote for only one option in each poll.
- Hide Results: If Hide Results option is enabled, results will be hidden from the users who have not voted yet. If disabled, the voting result will be visible to users who have not voted yet.
- Poll Closing Date & Time: If enabled, users can set poll closing date & time. If disabled, users can vote anytime, polls will always remain open for voting.
Front-End Options
BP Polls Widget
Plugins come with a widget to display poll results with graphs. It’s an independent plugin, extends BuddyPress Activity as Post update Polls, works perfectly for individual Activities and BuddyPress Groups.
BuddyPress Polls with Images
BuddyPress polls options to set images as members
Display of single BuddyPress Poll at activity page posted by member with Image
Can Users On Buddypress Publish Content On The Site?
Yes, Users can very easily publish contents and updates on BuddyPress enabled websites.
Any Logged in User should see a “What’s new” section on the website. Here you can post updates.
There are also various plugins which provide addons for content such as media files, polls, status etc to publish on BuddyPress community.
BuddyPress Profanity 7
Introduction
Features
- You can add your own list of bad words.
- Options to enable content filter for Activities, Activity comments & BuddyPress Private messages.
- Options for admin to choose which type of word rendering he want to activate for the site.
- You have the choice which type of filter character you want to use to hide bad words.
- Site admin has choice to enable/disable case sensitive filter.
- Options for Strict filters to filter characters within the words.
Installing The Plugin
- Download the zip file and extract it.
- Upload “buddypress-profanity” directory to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
- Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard > Plugins > Add New to add this plugin.
Back-end User Option
- Go to Dashboard > BuddyPress Profanity > General.
- Enter the keywords you wish to remove from the community under “Keywords to Remove” option
- You also have the option to enable and disable filter of bad languages for the following: Status Updates, Activity Comments, and Messages.
- Word Rendering option allows you to select the pattern in which the profanity will be displayed in the community’s posts or comments.
- Filter Character option allows you to select the character which will replace the letters of keywords and will be displayed in community’s posts or comments.
- The Case Matching setting provides two option Case Sensitive and Case Insensitive. Case Sensitive filters keywords with strict case matching and are not recommended while Case Insensitive setting capture more words while filtering. We recommend users to use Case Insensitive matching.
- The Strict Filtering with strict mode does not filter embedded keywords. We recommend users to use Strict Filtering ON mode.
Front-End User Option
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Yes, It needs you to have BuddyPress installed and activated.
- Yes, multiple keywords can be set to filter with the setting [Keywords to remove] provided under the general tab.
- This can be achieved with the help of filters provided in the plugin. To replace keywords with a custom character for eg. @ write below code in your functions.php file of active theme or wherever you want.
- No, the plugin filters the content to display on the screen, BuddyPress database is unaffected by plugin changes.
- The [Case Matching] setting provides two option Case Sensitive and Case Insensitive. Case Sensitive filters keywords with strict case matching and are not recommended while Case Insensitive setting capture more words while filtering. We recommend users to use Case Insensitive matching.
- The [Strict Filtering] with strict mode on does not filter embedded keywords. We recommend users to use Strict Filtering ON mode.
Cost & Requirements
- $11.00 – Personal License
- $51.00 – Developer License
- WordPress 4.5 or newer
- BuddyPress 2.7.x or newer
BuddyPress Moderation Pro 8
Introduction
Installing the plugin
- Download the zip file and extract it.
- Upload “buddypress-moderation-pro” directory to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
Plugin general settings
Activity comment flagging settings
The plugin provides following settings for flagging activity comment:
Activity update flagging settings
The plugin provides following settings for flagging activity update:
Private message flagging settings
The plugin provides the following settings for flagging private messages:
Group flagging settings
The plugin provides the following settings for a flagging group:
Member flagging settings
The plugin provides the following settings for flagging members:
Site admin can flag member account by using Lock member account option provided in related actions post meta section as shown in the screenshot. Also, site admin can also set different lock message for individual members using Account lock message provided in related actions row.
BuddyPress Profile Pro 6
Introduction BuddyPress Profile Pro
BuddyPress Profile Pro gives you the power to extend BuddyPress Profiles with repeater fields and groups. You can easily add multiple field groups and display them at member’s profile. These groups can be repeater groups like Education, Work history and lots more.
You can also have repeater fields like multiple phone number, multiple website URLs, skills sets with multiple values.
Get a key for Google Places API Web Service
- Standard API customers need an API key set up in a project of your choice.
- Google Places API customers with a Premium Plan license need an API key set up in the Google Maps Premium Project (the project created for you when you ordered the Google Maps APIs Premium Plan). If you have not yet purchased access to the API, please contact sales.
Get an API key
If you are using the standard Google Places API Web Service
To get started using the Google Places API Web Service, click the button below, which guides you through the process of activating the Google Places API Web Service and getting an API key.
Alternatively, follow these steps to get an API key:
- Go to the Google API Console.
- Create or select a project.
- Click Continue to enable the API.
- On the Credentials page, get an API key (and set the API key restrictions).Note: If you have an existing unrestricted API key or a key with server restrictions, you may use that key.
- To prevent quota theft, secure your API key following these best practices.
- (Optional) Enable billing. See Usage Limits and Billing for more information.
Do not use this key outside of your server code. For example, do not embed it in a web page or in a mobile application.
How to add multiple education groups
Education field group is added as repeater fieldset and you can add all your education history one by one.
Front View of the Extended Fields
Extended Fields tab is created under the Profile Menu section for saving fields data.
* sign adjacent to the field labels represents that the field is required.
Profile Fieldsets Option
- Education
- Professional Experience
- Contact Details
Group Settings Option
Group Description: Description of the group meant for admin use. The description is shown while adding new fields in the groups at Fields Settings tab.
Display group at BuddyPress Profile: Admin can disable group at any point of time and the group will be available to members for filling data. The setting lets admin select whether he/she wants to make group available to members.
On the right side of the Group Settings page, an Add New Group form is provided using which a new group can be created easily.
Plugin’s hooks and filters
Plugin’s Constants
Admin Actions
Available Filters
Public Actions
Description: It is used for altering search for extended fields data availability at a member’s directory page.
Template Overrides
BuddyPress Quotes 6
Introduction
BuddyPress Quotes a more attractive way to express your feelings, Quotes, thoughts and many more. Make your activity post appealing by adding background images or solid colors. Admin can add multiple images and colors to choose from via backend settings.
BuddyPress quotes plugin comes with the feature to let users post their activity updates with interactive backgrounds selection such as colors and images set by the site administrator, so they can tell a more expressive story.
Posting an activity update using BuddyPress Quotes with beautiful backgrounds can help make that activity go viral.
The plugin comes up with backend settings using which site admin can upload multiple images for quotes selection, as well as admin can also set a different set of colors for background selection. Images and colors will be available for end-users in the BuddyPress Activity post form for selection while posting updates.
Features Highlights
Features of BuddyPress Quote
- Make BuddyPress Activity Posts more attractive
- Helps in increasing engagement in Community
- Best for posting Quotes
- Easy backend settings for admin to add images and Color options
Installing The Plugin
- Download the zip file from My Account << Downloads section of your wbcomdesigns.com profile.
- Upload the “BuddyPress Quotes” plugin to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory via FTP.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
- Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New to add this plugin.
How Admin Can Add Quotes Background Image
Admin can set background images to be used for quotes by navigating through:
Dashboard >> WB Plugins >> BP Quotes >> General >> Quotes Background Images
Make sure to use images of dimension 1024 x 512 px for a better experience.
How Admin Can Add Quotes Background Colors
Admin can set background images to be used for quotes by heading towards:
Dashboard >> WB Plugins >> BP Quotes >> General >> Quotes Background Color
Front End Look
Posting an activity update using BuddyPress Quotes with beautiful backgrounds can help make that activity go viral.
BuddyPress Sticky Post 5
Introduction – BuddyPress Sticky Post
BuddyPress Sticky Post plugin comes with the feature that lets site administrators prioritize certain activities over others.
As its name suggests, BuddyPress Sticky Post lets admin pin-up site-wide and groups activities to the top of BuddyPress activity list.
This will make it easier for the site administrator to make the pinned activity item recognized first by the community whenever they visit the site.
With BuddyPress Sticky Post, one will not have to worry about scrolling through the long list of activity and conversations to see the latest updates in the pinned activity items.
Features Highlights
Features of BuddyPress Sticky Post is as follow:
- Admin can pin important post inside BuddyPress activity and groups.
- Admin can unpin the pinned activity at any time.
- The pinned activity will bump to the top.
- BuddyPress Sticky Post eliminates the chances of missing the important posts by users.
Installing The Plugin
- Download the zip file from My Account << Downloads section of your wbcomdesigns.com profile.
- Upload the “BuddyPress Sticky Post” plugin to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory via FTP.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
- Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New to add this plugin.
How Admin Can Pin Posts
Admin can pin activity via navigating to the activity page/single group page. He will get the option of “Pin Post” beneath each post on the BuddyPress activity page and the activities of the group.
How Admin Can Unpin Posts
Admin can unpin activity via navigating to the activity page/single group page. He will get the option of “Unpin Post” beneath each post on the BuddyPress activity page and the activities of the group.
BuddyPress Auto Friends 6
Introduction – BuddyPress Auto Friends
BuddyPress Auto Friends is a simple BuddyPress add-on which gives the site admin an option to select common friends for all the members.
These common friends get added as a friend automatically whenever any new member signs up to the online community. There is no limit to the number of friends that a site admin can add as common or global friends.
Features Highlights
Features of the plugin are as follow:
- Admin can add users from the back end whom he wants to be an automatic friend of every user on the website.
- As soon as the member register and login to the site he will get notification displaying that “5 friends accepted your friendship requests”.
Installing The Plugin
- Download the zip file from My Account << Downloads section of your wbcomdesigns.com profile.
- Upload the “BuddyPress Auto Friends” plugin to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory via FTP.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
- Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New to add this plugin.
How Admin Can Add Users To Be a Global Friends?
Admin can add a user to be a global/common friend of all newly registered members on the website by navigating through:
Dashboard >> WB Plugins >> Auto Friends >> General
Note that adding a user to this list will automatically create friendship between that user and any newly registered user. It will not create friendships between this user and already existing ones.
Can we have multiple members for as common friends for all.
Yes, BuddyPress auto friends allow adding multiple members as global friends. All selected global friends will be added as friends for all new signups.
Will users receive Auto Friend Notifications?
Yes, users will receive auto friend notifications.
They can navigate through the notification to look at the list.
BuddyPress Newsfeed 5
Introduction
By default, BuddyPress offers separate type of activities for your BuddyPress Activity Stream. This makes all the activities happening in your community to be shown under different respective activity options. The BuddyPress Newsfeed plugin converts all separate activity streams and rebuilds it just like Facebook Newsfeed. This plugin shows all the activities whether it is members, groups, friends and favourites in one place and makes your Activity Stream free from extra activities.
Features Highlights
- Combining and providing an aggregated page to the members where they can see all the activities of other members.
- You will get a choice to select which type of activity should be displayed in your newsfeed. Just checkmark the ones you need from the backend options.
- You can also segregate your activities from that of your friends by showing a separate tab called “Personal” for only your activities
How to install the plugin
To install the plugin follow the below steps:
- Download the zip file from My Account << Downloads section of your wbcomdesigns.com profile.
- Upload the “BP NewsFeed” plugin to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory via FTP.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New to add this plugin.
Back-End User Options
BuddyPress News Feed has various options for an Admin to manage NewsFeed Functionality.
- Go to Dashboard > WB Plugins >BP NewsFeed
- General
- Select Tab to merge into news feed: Admin gets to choose the activities to which he wants to see under the newsfeed tab. Just select the tabs and save the changes.
- Which Tab should be the first one: Choose the tab in between them you want to display first.
- Enable activity post form at newsfeed: Site Admin can allow whether he wants to display activity post form at the Newsfeed page.
- Save Changes: Click on this button to save all the settings.
Front End Display
BuddyPress Status 5
Introduction
Allow your members to set a status on their BuddyPress Profile with BuddyPress Status add-on for BuddyPress.
This plugin allows your community members to update their status with what they are doing at that moment. It also allows them to set icons such as emojis to appear beside their username at the profile. Thus, your members can also express their moods on their status update.
BuddyPress Status comes with an inbuilt set of icons and also gives users the feature to upload their custom emoji and icons from backend.
Features Highlights
- Update what you feel at the moment
- Set a mood Icon.
- Set and customize the Icons from the backend to display for the BuddyPress members.
How to install the plugin
To install the plugin follow the below steps:
- Download the zip file from My Account << Downloads section of your wbcomdesigns.com profile.
- Upload the “BP Status” plugin to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory via FTP.
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
Alternatively, you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New to add this plugin.
Back-End User Options
BuddyPress status has various options for an Admin to manage BP StatusFunctionality.
- Go to Dashboard > WB Plugins >BP Status
- Status Icon
- Select Icon Set to be available: There is a checkbox provided for each icon set, Selected Icon set will appear at the user’s bp profile, besides the username.
- Activity Reaction Icon: Selected Icon will be available to give a reaction to activity updates. Just drag and drop the icons from icon sets.
- General
- Disable status Icon in activity Loop: This setting disables the status icon beside username in the activity loop.
- Disable status icon at user profile page: This setting disables the status icon beside username in at user profile page(header section).
- Disable reaction icon in bp activity actions: This setting disables the reaction icon in BuddyPress activity actions.
Front-End User Options
User can update his/her status from the profile page.
- Write your status in the text box and click on ADD button to save the status for future.You can store upto ten status, adding more than that will delete the oldest one.
- Click on Add and Set Current button, in order to instantly update the status.
- Set a status icon: Selected icon will appear beside username in member header.
