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A multipurpose WordPress theme built on BuddyNext.

Reign runs on BuddyNext, our free community engine. No BuddyPress needed. It is API-first and interactive, so your community loads fast from your first member to your hundred-thousandth.

  • Speed & performance
  • API-first
  • Real-time
  • Future-ready
  • Built to scale
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Members, no slowdown
100k+
Built on a modern
REST API
Feed and updates
Real-time
A Reign community on the BuddyNext engine: live activity feed, profiles, spaces, and member sidebars

5,000+ communities running on Reign

  • Coaching communities
  • Course platforms
  • Multi-vendor marketplaces
  • Job boards
  • Local directories
  • Membership sites
  • Creator clubs
  • Trade associations
  • Alumni networks
  • Religious communities
  • Parenting forums
  • Fitness clubs
  • Real-estate marketplaces
  • Therapist networks
  • Cooking communities
  • Travel circles
  • Music collectives
  • Investor groups
  • Coaching communities
  • Course platforms
  • Multi-vendor marketplaces
  • Job boards
  • Local directories
  • Membership sites
  • Creator clubs
  • Trade associations
  • Alumni networks
  • Religious communities
  • Parenting forums
  • Fitness clubs
  • Real-estate marketplaces
  • Therapist networks
  • Cooking communities
  • Travel circles
  • Music collectives
  • Investor groups

What you get

Eight in-house plugins, themed in, at no extra cost.

  • BuddyNext Community engine: feed, spaces, profiles, messaging Free version included
  • Jetonomy Forums and Q and A Free version included
  • MediaVerse Photos, albums, and documents Free version included
  • WB Gamification Points, badges, and leaderboards Free version included
  • Learnomy Courses and lessons Free version included
  • WP Career Board Jobs and applications Free version included
  • WP Sell Services Service listings and orders Free version included
  • Listora Listings and directories Free version included

No Pro version of any plugin ships with Reign. Pro is bought per plugin, and only if you want what it adds.

The Reign add-ons that style third-party platforms such as LearnDash, Dokan, and WCFM are $39 a year each, or come with the Bundle tier below.

Community feature catalog

Every community surface, styled out of the box.

Profiles, spaces, activity, members, and messages ship visibly themed from day one. No missing screens and no per-page design work before launch.

  • Activity feed

    Post, react, reply. Embeds, mentions, hashtags inline.

  • Member directory

    Searchable grid with XProfile filter chips.

  • Member profiles

    Cover, bio, fields, friends, badges, activity.

  • Member types

    Mentor, student, vendor badges across every surface.

  • Groups

    Public, private, hidden. Own feed, members, forum.

  • Group types

    Cohorts, vendor teams, study circles. Directory filter.

  • Forums

    Jetonomy forums styled like the feed, threaded and searchable.

  • Private messaging

    One-to-one and group DMs with attachments.

  • Reactions and votes

    Emoji reactions plus upvote and downvote on topics.

  • Notifications

    Bell, daily digest, weekly summary, per-user opt-ins.

  • Mentions and hashtags

    Ping members with @. Hashtags become tag pages.

  • Events

    RSVP, calendar view, ticketing, per-event chat.

  • Polls and quizzes

    Polls in the feed. Live vote results.

  • Gamification

    Points, badges, leaderboards via GamiPress.

  • Friends and follows

    Friend requests, follow without friending, suggestions.

  • Search

    Header search filtered by members, groups, posts.

  • Photos and documents

    Albums on profiles and groups. PDF and DOCX previews.

  • Stories and updates

    24-hour stories on profiles and group covers.

  • Privacy controls

    Per-surface visibility. Members tune their own.

  • Mobile app ready

    Responsive down to 390px, and API-first so a native client reads the same data.

The complete in-house stack

One theme. Most of the stack, built in-house.

Reign comes themed for the entire Wbcom family, so the features your community runs on are made by the same team that makes the theme. One vendor, one support desk, no plugin-versus-plugin conflicts to debug at 2am. Take your site in any direction (community, courses, marketplace, jobs, directory, or all at once) and switch on the in-house piece when you grow into it. The third-party plugins you already use are fully supported on top, as a plus.

Plus full support for the third-party plugins you already use

  • WooCommerce
  • Dokan
  • WC Vendors
  • WCFM
  • LearnDash
  • LifterLMS
  • Tutor LMS
  • Sensei
  • GeoDirectory
  • WP Job Manager

See the feed in motion

A community feed that actually feels alive.

New posts appear at the top in real time. Reactions pop. Replies thread inline. Members never refresh, they just watch the activity stream the way they already do on every other social network.

  • WebSockets-ready live posts and reactions
  • Inline embeds for video, audio, polls, and rich links
  • Quote replies, mentions, hashtags, and threaded comments
  • Filter the feed by friends, groups, course cohort, or everyone

Customizer manages everything

Sixteen panels. No code. Every surface tuned from one place.

Open the WordPress Customizer. Change once, live preview, save, ship.

  1. 01

    Site identity

    Logo, site icon, tagline, header and footer variants.

  2. 02

    Colors

    Primary, accent, body, link, button, full dark palette.

  3. 03

    Typography

    Headings, body, sizes, weights, Google Fonts plus uploads.

  4. 04

    Header

    Five layouts, sticky, transparent, mega menu, mini cart.

  5. 05

    Footer

    One to four columns, widgets, social, payment badges.

  6. 06

    Login branding

    Logo, background, accent colour on wp-login screen.

  7. 07

    Login popup

    Front-end login and signup modal with social sign-in.

  8. 08

    Community layouts

    Feed density, group cards, directory grid, profile header.

  9. 09

    Profile page

    Cover height, avatar size, tab layout, sidebar content.

  10. 10

    Group page

    Cover, meta row, landing tab, sidebar widgets, menu.

  11. 11

    Single post layouts

    Three layouts, sidebar position, author box, related posts.

  12. 12

    Archive layouts

    Blog and category archives. Grid, list, or masonry.

  13. 13

    Dark mode

    Auto-enable, header toggle, custom palette, tuned contrast.

  14. 14

    Mobile

    Menu position, sticky, tap targets, bottom navigation bar.

  15. 15

    Custom CSS and code

    CSS pane, script slots, GA and Tag Manager integration.

  16. 16

    Performance and SEO

    Lazy images, preload fonts, schema, breadcrumbs, OG tags.

What customers say

Rated 4.8 out of 5 across 93 reviews on Trustpilot

  • ★★★★★

    WBComDesigns is amazing!

    WBComDesigns is amazing. The WP plugins and themes are of top notch quality with lots of features and updated very frequently. Supports are very responsive and helpful. I use Reign with TutorLMS, and the experience is surprisingly smooth. The recently launched BuddyNext Pro and MediaShield Pro are like game changers for LMS + community. Very happy purchases and happy to be a loyal customer of WBComDesigns.
    Hoang Phan2026-07-20

  • ★★★★★

    WBCOM Designs is Amazing!

    WBCOM Designs has constantly updated and supported their plugins and themes. Recently the new BuddyNext project is Amazing! - and the new line of addons like Mediaverse, Jetonomy, Mediashield, and Listora.. are likewise Amazing! - and very well built. Today their online Chat solved a download problem I had immediately!
    Edward S.2026-06-30

  • ★★★★★

    Love this company

    Love this company. Loved the REIGN product. They were there the entire time helping me set things up; and when things went wrong? They were quick to take action and help find a solution.
    Fable Fortitude2026-05-17

More than BuddyX Pro

If BuddyX Pro answers "give me a community", Reign answers "give me a platform."

Built by the same engineers, to the same code quality. The two themes just solve different problems. BuddyX Pro bundles seven free plugins so a founder can ship a community fast. Reign comes themed for the whole in-house Wbcom family, with a deeper Customizer and branded login on top. The third-party plugins you run are styled in too, as a plus point rather than the whole pitch.

What you get BuddyX Pro Reign
In-house feature stack 7 free plugins bundled Full Wbcom family themed in: forums, media, gamification, courses, jobs, directory
No-code control 8 Customizer panels 16 Customizer panels
Community surfaces themed 10 surfaces 20 surfaces, styled out of the box
Login experience Login popup Login popup, branded wp-login, social login
Ready-made demos 3 community niches 6 niche demos: community, LMS, marketplace, jobs, directory, membership
Third-party styling WooCommerce and the base community plugins Official add-ons for LearnDash, LifterLMS, Tutor, Sensei, Dokan, WCFM, WC Vendors, GeoDirectory, WP Job Manager
Dark mode Yes Yes, full custom dark palette with a per-visitor toggle
Best for Founders starting their first community Builders and agencies scaling one stack across many communities

Want to start small? Get BuddyX Pro at $79 a year. Need a platform? Buy Reign starting at $99 a year.

Pricing

Buy the theme, or the whole stack. Yearly or once.

Reign Theme and the Reign Bundle are separate products. Pick a tier by how many sites you run, then choose a yearly licence or a one-time lifetime licence in the same column. Read the refund policy.

The flagship Reign community theme. Add the bundle later if you grow into it.

Personal

1 site

  • Reign Theme on the BuddyNext engine
  • Runs on BuddyNext, no extra engine licence
  • Customizer panels, no code needed
  • Niche demos: community, LMS, jobs, directory
  • One year of updates and one-to-one support

$99/year

Get Personal yearly

or $249 once, lifetime

Buy lifetime
Most popular

Professional

Up to 5 sites

  • Everything in Personal
  • Use on up to 5 community sites
  • Staging, production, and client builds
  • Priority one-to-one support
  • First-look access to new features

$149/year

Get Professional yearly

or $349 once, lifetime

Buy lifetime

Agency

Up to 20 sites

  • Everything in Professional
  • Use on up to 20 community sites
  • Live chat for urgent issues

$249/year

Get Agency yearly

or $599 once, lifetime

Buy lifetime

All licences include one year of updates and one-to-one support. Lifetime licences never renew. 14-day refund.

Before you buy

Eight things community builders ask before they switch to Reign.

  1. 01

    What do I actually get with Reign beyond the theme?

    Reign comes themed for the whole in-house Wbcom family: forums, media, gamification, courses, jobs, and directory. Free versions of those plugins are included, so most communities need nothing from outside.

  2. 02

    How is Reign different from BuddyX Pro?

    BuddyX Pro bundles seven free plugins for founders shipping their first community. Reign themes in the full in-house stack, adds sixteen Customizer panels and branded wp-login, and ships niche demos for LMS, marketplace, jobs, and directory builds.

  3. 03

    Do I have to use third-party plugins?

    No. The in-house stack covers most communities on its own. If you already run a third-party tool like LearnDash or Dokan, an official Reign add-on styles it to match at $39 a year each.

  4. 04

    Do I need BuddyPress to run Reign?

    No. Reign runs on BuddyNext on its own. Login, registration, and password reset route through the BuddyNext authentication hub, and the header icons for messages and notifications work with no other community plugin installed. Already committed to BuddyBoss? Reign covers that on its own page.

  5. 05

    How customisable is the theme without code?

    Sixteen Customizer panels cover colours, typography, header, footer, login branding, dark mode, layouts, and mobile. Developers can still override via child themes.

  6. 06

    Can I migrate my existing site to Reign?

    Yes. Install Reign on a staging copy, switch it on, confirm your screens render, then ship. BuddyNext keeps your existing member data in place, so there is no migration step.

  7. 07

    Will Reign slow down my site?

    No. The base theme is under 80 KB compressed, with lazy images and deferred CSS, and scores 90+ on Lighthouse on a clean install.

  8. 08

    Is there a money-back guarantee?

    Yes. Thirty days.

Get started

Run a community that ranks number one in your niche.

Install Reign on the staging copy of your site, confirm everything renders correctly, then switch on production. Add specialised add-ons à la carte, or get the bundle once and stop juggling renewals.

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5,000+ communities · 4.8/5 from 93 Trustpilot reviews · 30-day money-back · 13 years building

WBComDesigns is amazing!

WBComDesigns is amazing. The WP plugins and themes are of top notch quality with lots of features and updated very frequently. Supports are very responsive and helpful. I use Reign with TutorLMS, and the experience is surprisingly smooth.…

Hoang Phan VN