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BuddyPress Add-on Plugin

BuddyPress Activity Link Preview

When members paste a URL into the BuddyPress activity box, it posts as plain text and the conversation loses context. BuddyPress Activity Link Preview automatically fetches the linked page and displays a rich preview card with image, title, and description directly in the activity stream, the same behavior members expect from every other social platform.

15 releases
v1.7.4 latest
July 17, 2026 shipped
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v1.7.4 Latest

July 17, 2026
New 1 Improve 2 Fix 4 Security 2

New

  • Added German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese (Brazil) translations.

Improve

  • Plugin assets and the Twitter/Facebook SDKs now load only in BuddyPress activity contexts (the activity directory, member activity and group screens) instead of every page. Use the bp_activity_link_preview_load_assets filter to load them on custom pages that embed an activity stream.
  • Failed link lookups are cached for 15 minutes and comment rendering never fetches remote URLs, so slow or unreachable links no longer delay page loads.

Fix

  • The composer preview controls (Cancel Preview, previous/next image and the image counter) were built in JavaScript with no translatable source, so they always rendered in English. They are now translatable.
  • The plugin never registered its text domain, so bundled translations could never load.
  • Invalid or blocked URLs now show an error message in the composer instead of failing silently.
  • Preview close and image navigation icons render correctly when the admin toolbar is hidden.

Security

  • Scraped link titles and descriptions are sanitized before saving and escaped on output.
  • Hardened short-URL resolution to resolve redirects through the WordPress HTTP API and re-validate the redirect target against the SSRF private/loopback IP guard.

v1.7.3

March 12, 2026
Dev 5

Dev

  • Fixed all WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) violations
  • Applied strict comparisons, Yoda conditions, and proper inline comment punctuation
  • Added ABSPATH direct access protection
  • Added missing PHPDoc parameter documentation for all functions
  • Fixed all Plugin Check errors (0 errors)

v1.7.2

January 22, 2026
New 2 Improve 1 Fix 4

New

  • Helper function to detect social media URLs for native embed handling
  • Same-site URL filtering to prevent internal profile links from generating previews

Improve

  • Better null checking for image navigation in JavaScript

Fix

  • Twitter/X and Facebook link previews now work in activity comments
  • @mentions no longer generate unwanted link previews
  • Hash symbol (#) no longer added to browser URL when closing previews
  • "Image X of undefined" no longer shows when images can't be determined

v1.7.1

Improve 1 Fix 2

Improve

  • Better error handling for missing dependencies

Fix

  • Plugin now auto-deactivates when BuddyPress or BuddyBoss Platform is not active
  • Added proper dependency check on admin_init hook

v1.7.0

New 1 Improve 2 Fix 10

New

  • Plugin version constant for proper asset cache busting

Improve

  • Tested up to WordPress 7.0
  • Requires PHP 7.4 minimum

Fix

  • Scripts now load in footer for better performance
  • Proper input sanitization with wp_unslash() for POST data
  • Use wp_parse_url() instead of parse_url() for better compatibility
  • Added translators comments for internationalization
  • Plugin Check compatibility improvements
  • Nonce verification now mandatory for security (CSRF protection)
  • BuddyPress/BuddyBoss compatibility - function_exists checks added
  • PHP 8.2+ compatibility - removed deprecated HTML-ENTITIES encoding
  • BuddyPress class name detection improved
  • Comment filter registration timing for proper enable/disable support

v1.6.1

Security 1

Security

  • Patched SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability in the URL parser.

v1.6.0

New 1 Improve 1 Fix 6 Security 2

New

  • Filter and event hooks to extend the activity preview functionality.

Improve

  • String labels and content clarity across the plugin.

Fix

  • Twitter card preview duplication issue in multiple activities.
  • Twitter preview incorrectly appended to the second activity.
  • Activity content not displaying when preview is enabled.
  • Iframe not rendering correctly in activity previews.
  • Preview not visible when sharing X (formerly Twitter) links.
  • Activity link preview index logic for accurate rendering.

Security

  • Patched SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability in the URL parser.
  • Fixed XSS issues in link preview rendering to improve safety.

v1.4.4

New 1 Improve 3 Fix 5

New

  • Included activity link preview data in the REST API activity endpoint.

Improve

  • Improved code quality for better readability and maintainability.
  • Added support for Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn link previews.
  • Enhanced compatibility with Reddit link previews.

Fix

  • Hide raw Facebook and Twitter URLs in BuddyPress activity content.
  • Addressed multiple issues with Facebook embed functionality.
  • Resolved issues with console errors during content injection.
  • Resolved a YouTube link preview issue.
  • Addressed issues where comments and replies could not be added to activities.

v1.4.3

Fix 2

Fix

  • Issue with Reddit
  • Issue with YouTube link preview

v1.4.2

Fix 1

Fix

  • Twitter/Instagram/Facebook preview issue

v1.4.0

Fix 2

Fix

  • Added spacing between link preview container and post button
  • Unable to comment and reply issue

v1.3.0

Fix 2

Fix

  • Added activity link data in REST API activity endpoint
  • PHPCS Fixes

v1.2.0

Fix 3

Fix

  • Plugin activated when BuddyPress is not activated
  • Update spacing between text and buttons
  • YouTube link issue

v1.1.0

Fix 3

Fix

  • Legacy Support
  • Preview generation on pasting URLs
  • Error message when meta values are not readable

v1.0.0

Note 1

Note

  • Initial release

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