New members who join a BuddyPress site with no existing connections often feel like they are entering an empty room. BuddyPress Auto Friends automatically creates accepted friendships between new registrants and designated existing users, so every new member starts with a social network on day one. Compatible with BuddyBoss Platform member connections.
Dynamic processing controls for role-based and member-type friendships.
Manual processing for role and member-type friendships from the admin UI.
Friend-list filter in the BuddyBoss user timeline.
PHP doc comments across admin and public classes.
Member type replacement cleanup - removes friendships when type is swapped to non-qualifying type.
`function_exists()` guards for BuddyPress functions to prevent fatal errors.
Plugin documentation - CLAUDE.md, architecture docs, and website docs.
Improve
Members list modal height for better usability.
Backend and frontend UI styles and script locations reorganized.
Youzify popup and friend-list UI compatibility.
Hidden grid filters when using BuddyBoss Platform.
Suggested members list now shows top/bottom shadows on scroll.
Minified CSS and JS handling including RTL variants.
Strings refined for clarity.
Fix
AJAX handlers now process correctly under all conditions.
Dynamic processing settings not being saved/applied.
Modal popup closing behavior.
Incorrect friendship count displayed after sync.
Members listing in the "Suggested" tab of friend lists.
Friend connections syncing edge cases.
PHP warning triggered on BuddyBoss Platform.
BuddyBoss admin notice display issue.
Replaced deprecated function with current BP API.
Admin script enqueue condition cleaned up to avoid loading on unrelated screens.
Replaced `wp_cache_flush()` with targeted cache deletes on role/type changes.
Friendship creation now triggers automatically on role and member type changes.
Security
Resolved PHPCS nonce, input sanitization, and SQL query issues across the codebase.
Added `$wpdb->prepare()` for all remaining direct SQL queries.
Added `current_user_can('manage_options')` to all admin AJAX handlers.
Dev
Added CI workflow running PHP lint (8.1-8.4), PHPStan, and WordPress Coding Standards on pull requests.
v1.8.0
December 5, 2024
Note 7
Note
Fixed alignment of member and edit list buttons.
Resolved Youzify UI issue with "Add Friend," "Managed List," and "Edit Popup" sections.
Fixed PHPCS issues in multiple files
Fixed feedback form redirect issue.
Resolved "Plugin is ineffective" message display issue despite activation.
Managed UI fixes for the global friends table.
Improved responsive fixes for backend options.
v1.7.0
July 26, 2024
New 2 Improve 8 Fix 11
New
Checkbox for disabled
Confirmation message after sync finish
Improve
Disable activity tab/filter content
Edit friend list popup
Label options
Friend lists modal popup label
Message
Customize Suggested Members List Option
Checkbox for disabled activity UI and update label
Moved the Friend Lists option to a new tab
Fix
Fatal Error with BB Platform
Page should be reloaded after adding the member for the member count
Counter Missing
Friends list popup UI Issue
Sync Friendship progress issue
Member Type base friendship issue
BB Platform hide tab issue
Friend lists count issue
Hide the Sync Button when the count connection is 0
User role and member type-wise friend connect
Auto Friends set as per selected user role or member type wise for existing user.
v1.6.9
New 7 Improve 4 Fix 30
New
Backend option to enable/disable list
Manage members button in Friend Lists
User Roles Or Member Type wise auto friend for newly registered user.
settings for the suggested members list
User role-wise limit option
Friend Lists in Personal Activity Field
Create Lists Popup and Show the Created list
Improve
Popup default height and UI fixes
Search box width
Button UI with themes
Info spacing
Fix
Fatal error with BuddyPress
BuddyBoss-related friend lists issue
If not a friend then show the empty suggestion
Undefined array key "scope"
Show the friend Lists tab in the user timeline in the BuddyBoss Platform
User tab issue
Hide "Friend list" tab for logged out user
Do not show logged-in members in the suggested friend list
Customize the notice
The Global Maximum Friend List creation limit is not working
Member Types are not showing with BuddyBoss
Add option spacing
User role limit
Notice UI
Backend Setting: How many friend lists are users allowed to create
Remove the user issue in the popup
User Listing issue
If the user logged in then only show the tab
BuddyBoss platform - Display tab on Activity news feed page
User Activity issue
Show input type search icon
Issue with BuddyBoss
BuddyBoss Notification issue
# issue in the URL
PHP warning
Remove the user on click while removing
If my list has no users then the filter will display no activity.
Remove the Logged in user, add user and Administrator user from member suggestion lists.
Add/remove members from the lists and Show the added members in the member's tab.
Delete the created friend list
v1.6.8
Fix 6
Fix
Issue with license is not deactivated if response is failed
(#46) Error by Wordfence on creating a new user
Update notification description
(#45) Update description
(#44) Warning issue
Changed BP12 version compare function
v1.6.7
Fix 6
Fix
Text domain issue
BP v12 fixes
License issue fixes
Fatal error
PHPCS fixes
(#40) Issue with PHP 8.2
v1.6.6
Fix 2
Fix
Fixed text domain
Update now link issue
v1.6.5
Improve 1 Fix 3
Improve
Added support menu and updated author name
Fix
Admin Notice Error hide
(#32) Managed Back-end setting UI
Plugin redirect issue when multi plugin activate at the same time
v1.6.4
Fix 2
Fix
Remove admin notice
Fixed buddyboss admin notice issue
v1.6.3
Fix 1
Fix
Admin wrapper UI
v1.6.2
Fix 5
Fix
(#29,#30) Improved admin UI
Added phpcs ignore comments
Fixed nonce issue
Fixed redirect issue on bulk plugin activation
Removed install plugin button from wrapper
v1.6.1
Fix 5
Fix
(#18) - Fixed add random user if no one is selected in global friend list.
(#24) - Fixed add same user if no one is selected in global friend list.
(#23) - Fixed Plugin Activation Issue.
(#26) - Fixed Disable Notification Button Issue.
Fixed phpcs-errors.
v1.6.0
Fix 3
Fix
#20 - member types notification is not triggering
#21 - Shift notification section below the global friend section
#19 - Option for admin notification
v1.5.0
Fix 5
Fix
Update plugin backend UI
Removed css file error
added 5 sec cron time delay
Remove "auto friends" meta key on Remove friends function
German Translation
v1.4.5
Fix 1
Fix
#9 Fixed license issue
v1.4.4
Fix 2
Fix
Optimized Get missing friends id
Auto Friend issue if any user friend count is zero then Befriend All
v1.4.3
Fix 1
Fix
updated ajax call and kept outside framework
v1.4.2
Fix 1
Fix
Limiting JS call at admin plugin specific page.
v1.4.1
Fix 1
Fix
User selection process optimization from large list
v1.4.0
Improve 2 Fix 1
Improve
Remove friendship accepted notification and activity
Support for large communities with cron scheduler
Fix
Admin notice for required plugins
v1.3.0
Improve 1
Improve
Be Friends with existing members of website.
v1.2.0
Note 1
Note
Added German Translation language file contributed by Thorsten Wollenhoefer
v1.1.0
Improve 1 Fix 1
Improve
4.3.0 compatibility.
Fix
added font awesome 4.7.0
v1.0.0
Note 1
Note
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