A growing community eventually needs to pay for itself and stay civil at scale. BuddyNext Pro adds the application and monetization layer: membership plans with on-site checkout and content protection, gateway-agnostic payments, email automation, and AI-assisted moderation review. Requires BuddyNext Free.
White-label: replace the "BuddyNext" name and logo across the WordPress admin and in all BuddyNext emails. Backend only - the site front end follows your theme.
Compat
Pairs with BuddyNext 1.0.1, which adds WPMediaVerse upload activity and oEmbed link posts. Install both updates together.
v1.0.0
June 21, 2026
New 7 Compat 1
New
Membership system: create plans with prices and entitlements, on-site checkout, content protection, and gated spaces.
Gateway-agnostic payments with a no-keys Test gateway for QA and an embedded Stripe gateway for live charges.
Member surfaces: a pricing page, My Membership, and post-checkout flows, with membership trials as a first-class state.
Portfolio profile panel that renders each app integration as a sub-tab with structured facts and highlights.
Email automation: campaigns, drip sequences, broadcasts, and a shared composer with a live branded preview.
AI-assisted moderation review of the report queue, routed through WordPress core's AI connector.
Full translation readiness across Pro admin and member surfaces with a complete buddynext-pro.pot.
Compat
Requires BuddyNext 1.0.0 (loads the EDD SDK and Action Scheduler from Free). Install both together.
v0.6.0
beta1
New 5 Improve 3 Fix 4 Security 1 Compat 1
New
Membership system: create plans with a price + entitlements; members buy on-site; access is gated by entitlements (vertical-agnostic).
Gateway-agnostic payments (PaymentGateway contract + GatewayRegistry) with a no-keys Test gateway for QA and an embedded Stripe gateway.
Content protection: members-only content shows a teaser + checkout CTA; gated spaces honor the plan entitlement.
Tiers admin: price/billing + entitlements grid; plans are inactive by default with an Activate/Deactivate toggle.
Member surfaces: pricing ([buddynext_membership_pricing]), My Membership ([buddynext_my_membership]), thank-you; REST under buddynext-pro/v1.
Improve
Moderation: scheduled AI review of the report queue via Action Scheduler; editable built-in default rules; retention house-cleanup.
Email: shared composer with live branded preview for Campaigns + Drip; broadcast segment pickers; UTC scheduling.
Route all AI through WordPress 7.0's core connector, removing duplicated provider code.
Fix
Drip step delay is now measured from the last step sent, not from enrollment.
Subscription expiry now emails the member.
threshold_remove auto-suspension is bounded by a configurable duration (was indefinite).
Broadcast N+1 dispatch, zero-recipient guard, and cancel for stuck broadcasts.
Security
Mask the Stripe secret key and webhook signing secret in the admin.
Compat
Pairs with BuddyNext 0.6.0-beta1. Install both together.
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