Release notes / Shortcodes for BuddyPress
BuddyPress Add-on Plugin

Shortcodes for BuddyPress

BuddyPress activity streams, member directories, and group listings only appear on their designated plugin pages, with no native way to embed them in posts or pages. Shortcodes for BuddyPress adds shortcodes for activity streams, member listings, group listings, and user notifications that work on any post or page across single and multisite installs.

18 releases
v2.9.1 latest
September 18, 2025 shipped

v2.9.1 Latest

September 18, 2025
Fix 4

Fix

  • Load text domain issue.
  • Removed redundant functions for activity action wrapper.
  • Render BuddyBoss video activity in activity listing widget.
  • BuddyBoss video activity not displaying correctly.

v2.9.0

April 22, 2025
New 4 Improve 5 Fix 7

New

  • Support for shortcode parameter handling in Elementor and Youzify setups.
  • UI support and styling improvements for Reign, BuddyBoss, and Youzify themes.
  • Function to handle default theme class integration (Reign & others).
  • Proper documentation links for shortcode parameters.

Improve

  • Group and member listing UIs, pagination, and comment replies with BB Platform.
  • Code readability with inline comments.
  • Language strings for better clarity and localization.
  • CSS/JS loading to occur only when shortcode or widget is active.
  • Minified JS and CSS files and included RTL support.

Fix

  • Fatal errors on plugin activation, especially with Youzify and Elementor.
  • Load more activities not working in Elementor widgets.
  • Share functionality in activity shortcodes.
  • Link preview in Elementor widgets.
  • Shortcode behavior on Youzify-powered pages.
  • Spacing and layout issues for group/member count.
  • PHP warnings (undefined offset), PHPCS compliance issues, and hard-coded text domain warnings.

v2.8.0

December 12, 2024
Improve 8 Fix 12

Improve

  • Added Member Elementor widget compatibility with Youzify.
  • Integrated display count functionality for rtMedia + Youzify.
  • Added filters to modify activity and member listing outputs.
  • Improved compatibility for group actions (Manage Groups, Request Membership) in Youzify.
  • Enhanced CSS and UI for group and member shortcodes with Elementor.
  • Added filters for modifying notifications and group query arguments.
  • Added action hooks before and after rendering activity and member shortcodes.
  • Added admin notices for missing templates or disabled BuddyPress components.

Fix

  • Resolved double popup issue with Youzify after scheduling an activity.
  • Addressed issues with scheduling activities in Youzify.
  • Corrected image-related problems in the Youzify plugin.
  • Resolved UI issues with Youzify, including activity and shortcode errors.
  • Ensured scheduled time displays properly with Youzify.
  • Fixed fatal errors related to activity and group listings with Youzify.
  • Resolved PHP deprecation warnings across components.
  • Fixed notification icon and button issues for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss themes.
  • Removed pagination issues in group and member listings with Youzify.
  • Resolved errors when editing activity shortcodes with Elementor.
  • Fixed compatibility issues with rtMedia and Youzify activity listing shortcodes.
  • Corrected spelling and translation errors in multiple components.

v2.7.1

Fix 3

Fix

  • (#179)Fixed fatal error call to undefined function bp_nouveau_get_container_classes()
  • Fixed Plugin redirect issue when multi plugin activate the same time
  • Compatibility check with WordPress 6.5.0

v2.7.0

Fix 9

Fix

  • Added activity-meta in activity shortcode
  • Update shortcode code flow
  • Updated top banner and Links
  • Fixed text domain
  • Remove display_comments parameter from activity
  • Managed groups, member shortcode listing
  • Add loop-layout parameters for member and group
  • Member list shortcode UI managed
  • Managed UI activity shortcode

v2.6.5

Fix 3

Fix

  • (#175) Issue with WPBakery
  • Deprecated issue
  • PHPCS fixes

v2.6.4

Improve 1 Fix 10

Improve

  • BuddyPress class for the default theme

Fix

  • Group Shortcode group content length issue
  • (#172) Pagination issue in notification
  • (#168) Activity UI issue
  • (#172) Issue with php 8.2
  • (#170) Issue with BuddyBoss
  • (#169) Page title issue
  • (#167) Pagination is missing in the per_page parameter
  • (#161) Group Listing issue
  • (#162) Page title issue with Buddyx
  • (#106) Shortcode activity page has two stories options

v2.6.3

Fix 1

Fix

  • (#161) Pagination missing

v2.6.2

Fix 5

Fix

  • (#153) Managed shortcode notifications order actions
  • (#151) Fixed error on adding shortcode
  • (#148) Fixed php error while activate free and pro plugins together
  • (#153) Fixed UI of [notifications-listing] shortcode border
  • (#152) Fixed buddyboss notification does not work

v2.6.1

Fix 3

Fix

  • (#147) Fixed members and group shortcode notice issue
  • (#150) Fixed pagination is not showing with perpage shortcode
  • (#64) Fixed knowledge base url issue

v2.6.0

Fix 1

Fix

  • Updated Admin wrapper

v2.5.0

Fix 3

Fix

  • (#145) Fixed php notices
  • Fixed phpcs issue
  • Update Url of Group Read More

v2.4.0

Fix 4

Fix

  • updated widget logic to be used together
  • Group views as per BP l\oop grid column count setting
  • #119 - Comment is navigating to page not count
  • enqueue admin js and css on plugin page

v2.3.0

Improve 1

Improve

  • Shortcode compatibility upto BuddyPress v7.2.0

v2.1.0

Note 1

Note

  • Fixed #72 - Not working with reign learndash addon

v2.0.1

Note 1

Note

  • BP 5.0.0 compatibility testing

v2.0.0

Note 1

Note

  • Code Rewrite

v1.0.0

Note 1

Note

  • first version.