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Aisha Khan
Just shipped our onboarding flow. Huge thanks to everyone who tested it this week.
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Free · Now live
A complete community platform for WordPress. Free.
Activity feed, spaces, profiles, messaging, a member directory, and moderation - a real, modern community that stays fast as it grows. Run it forever for nothing. See every screen below.
No cost · Unlimited members · Upgrade to Pro when you are ready to grow
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Marco Rossi
Loving how fast the feed loads now, even with thousands of members.
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20+community features, all free
∞members - no cap, ever
$0forever - not a trial
100%self-hosted - you own it
The Community OS
A complete engine - not a half-built starter.
Most community plugins give you a feed and stop. BuddyNext free is the whole engine: feed, spaces, members, profiles, messaging, and moderation, already wired together. And when you grow, Pro and 13 apps plug straight in.
- The apps13 Wbcom apps extend it - forums, an LMS, a marketplace, directories, media, ads.
- The engine - freeFeed, spaces, members, profiles, messaging, moderation - the core that runs your community.
- Your WordPressYour server, your data, your members. You own the whole stack.
Everything you get, free · real screenshots
A complete community - see every part of it.
No mockups. These are the actual BuddyNext screens, running inside a real WordPress theme. Every one is in the free plugin.
Activity feed
A feed your members actually open.
A real-time stream of posts, polls, reactions, and threaded comments - with a composer and Home, Trending, and Following tabs. It loads instantly and feels alive.
- Six reactions, hashtags, and threaded comments
- Home, Trending, and Following views
- Bookmarks, sharing, @mentions, and a right rail of people and events
Explore & discovery
A place to find people, posts, and spaces.
An Explore surface that surfaces trending posts, suggested members, and active spaces - so new members always have somewhere to go and something to read.
- Trending posts and popular spaces
- Suggested people to follow
- Topic and hashtag discovery
Spaces
Rooms for every corner of your community.
Organize members into focused groups. Open spaces anyone can join, private spaces by request, and secret invite-only rooms - each with its own feed, members, and roles.
- Open, private, and secret visibility
- Per-space feed, members, and roles
- Categories, search, and recommended spaces
Member profiles
Profiles members are proud of.
Rich profiles with cover art, bio, custom fields, activity, connections, and verified badges - a real identity inside your community, not a bare WordPress user.
- Cover art, bio, and custom profile fields
- Activity, connections, and spaces joined
- Verified badges for trusted members
Member directory
A directory so members actually find each other.
A searchable, filterable directory of every member - by name, role, space, or interest. Discovery is what turns a list of accounts into a community.
- Search and filter the whole membership
- Sort by recent, active, or alphabetical
- Follow or message straight from the card
Messaging
Private conversations, right inside the community.
One-to-one messaging that keeps members talking on your site, not off it - with photo and file sharing, so conversations stay where the community lives. Group chat and real-time delivery arrive with Pro.
- Private one-to-one messages
- Photo and file sharing
- Group messaging + real-time in Pro
Notifications
The right nudge brings members back.
On-site alerts and email digests keep people in the loop on what matters to them - grouped, filterable, and never noisy.
- On-site alerts and email digests
- Grouped and filterable by type
- Per-member preferences
When you are ready to grow
Pro turns your community into a business.
Free runs the community. Pro adds the money, the AI, the real-time, and the analytics - plus 13 integrated apps - all on the same platform. Move up only when you need it.
Membership tiers, gated spaces, and Stripe checkout - charge for access in minutes.
Broadcast and drip email with open and click stats, no separate tool.
AI feed ranking and moderation, plus WebSocket real-time and web push.
Growth, active members, and retention cohorts in one owner dashboard.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade only when you grow.
The free plugin is a complete community, forever. Pro adds monetization, AI, real-time, and analytics, plus 13 apps. Every Pro tier unlocks the same product; you only pay for site count.
Free
Unlimited members
$0
Forever, not a trial
A complete community you can run forever.
- ✓Activity feed, spaces, and profiles
- ✓Messaging and member directory
- ✓Moderation tools
- ✓No license key needed
Pro Single
1 site
$149/ year
or $399 once · lifetime
One community, every Pro feature plus 13 apps.
- ✓Every BuddyNext Pro feature
- ✓All 13 ecosystem apps
- ✓Monetization, AI, real-time, analytics
- ✓1 year of updates + priority support
Agency
Unlimited sites
$399/ year
or $999 once · lifetime
Unlimited sites, for client work.
- ✓Unlimited site licenses
- ✓Every Pro feature plus 13 apps
- ✓Use on client projects
- ✓1 year of updates + priority support
Need 5 sites? See all Pro plans. Pro is 30% off any plan with EarlyBird, auto-applied at checkout, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
The Community OS
Start free. Extend in any direction.
BuddyNext is the engine. A whole ecosystem of Wbcom apps - forums, an LMS, a job board, a marketplace, gamification, and more - plugs straight in when your community needs it.
Common questions
Before you start.
Is BuddyNext Free really free?
Yes. BuddyNext Free is a complete community platform you can run forever at no cost - feed, spaces, profiles, messaging, a member directory, and moderation. It is not a time-limited trial.
What does Pro add?
Pro adds monetization (memberships, Stripe), broadcast and drip email, real-time and group messaging, AI ranking and moderation, analytics, auto-moderation, web push, and all 13 integrated Community OS apps.
Does it work well on mobile?
Yes. Every screen is built mobile-first, and members can install the community as a PWA on their phone for an app-like experience.
Is there a launch discount?
BuddyNext Free is always free. BuddyNext Pro is live now, with 30% off any plan during the launch window using the EarlyBird code, applied automatically at checkout. Use the See it live button to spin up a free sandbox and try every feature first.
Launch a real community - for free.
BuddyNext is live now. Download the free plugin and launch your community today, or explore the demo first.