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BuddyPress makes it easy for you to build your community or social network and establish relationships among members with default components such as Extended Profiles, Activity Streams, Friend Connections, Private Messaging, User Groups, and Blogs (multisite installation only) and major features like Notifications.
The following is an overview of the default membership features using BuddyPress.
Sections
Members Directory
Single Member
Member』s Header
Activity Screens
Profile Screens
Messages Screens
Friends Screens
Groups Screens
Settings Screens
Members Directory
Members Directory. Click on image to enlarge.
Options
Search Members search form
All Members tab – with total number of registered users who have logged in at least once after BuddyPress was activated in the installation.
Selectbox – Show: Last Active (default), Newest Registered, or Alphabetical
List of Members registered in the site including time active stamp, latest status update (if any), and latest post (if any)Additional Information
Latest Status Update (if any)
Latest Post (if any)
Action buttons – visible to logged in members only
Add Friend (friendship request) button or Cancel Friendship Request button
My Friends tab – for logged in users only, has total number of friends you have made in the site Sections
Selectbox – Show: Last Active (default), Newest Registered, or Alphabetical
List of your friends
Cancel Friendship button – shows up in row alongside all members in the list
Member』s Header
Member』s Header Area. Click on image to enlarge.
Sections
Member』s Avatar or Site』s Default Avatar
Member』s Nice Name
Member』s Username
Member』s Latest Status Update (if any)
Action buttons – visible to logged in members only
Add Friend (request friendship) button or Cancel Friendship button (if friendship had already been accepted)
Public Message button – opens up your Activity > Personal screen with the member』s username mentioned, e.g. @cottoncandy, in your Status Update box
Private Message button – opens up your Messages > Compose screen with the member』s username already included
Member Activity
Personal – Shows your activities throughout the site. The status update form and action buttons are visible for logged in member only.Options
Selectbox – Show: Everything (default), Updates, Posts, Comments, Friendships, New Groups, or Group Memberships
Status Update – visible to all logged in members only Options
Text Area box
Post In – Selectbox: Member』s Profile Page or to one of Members』s Groups
Post Update button
Comment button
Reply to Comment link
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Delete button
Mentions – Shows a list of all @mentions addressed to you. Action buttons below are visible for logged in member only.Options
Selectbox – Show: Everything (default), Updates, Posts, Comments, Friendships, New Groups, or Group Memberships
Comment button
Reply to Comment link
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Favorites – Shows a list of all items you clicked as 「Favorite」. Action buttons below are visible to the member only.Options
Selectbox – Show: Everything (default), Updates, Posts, Comments, Friendships, New Groups, or Group Memberships
Comment button
Reply to Comment link
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Delete button
Friends – Shows Activity Streams of your friends. Action buttons below are visible for logged-in members only.Options
Selectbox – Show: Everything (default), Updates, Posts, Comments, Friendships, New Groups, or Group Memberships
Comment button
Reply to Comment link
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Groups – Shows the Activity Streams of the groups you』ve joined. Action buttons below are visible to the member only.Options
Selectbox – Show: Everything (default), Updates, New Groups, or Group Memberships
Comment button
Reply to Comment link
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Member Profile
View – Shows the profile fields you』ve filled up during registration (Base) and any other additional fields which could have been set up by the Site Admin in other profile group/s.
Edit – Panel where you can revise the fields you』ve filled up before or enter information to profile fields which you haven』t filled up yet. Shown for logged in member only.
Change Avatar – Your avatar will be used on your profile and throughout the site. If there is a Gravatar associated with your account email we will use that, or you can upload an image from your computer – .jpg, .gif or .png format. Shown for the logged in member only.Options
Choose File button (no file chosen)
Upload Image button
In next panel, Crop Image
Member Messages
Inbox – Shows the list of Private Message/s sent to your by members of the site. Visible to the logged in member only.Options
Search Messages
Read Message
Delete Message
Bulk Delete Messages – Select Read, Unread or All Messages
Sent – Shows the list of Message/s you have sent to other members of the site. Visible to the logged in member only.Options
Compose Private Message. Click on image to enlarge.
Search Sent Messages
Read Sent Message
Delete Sent Message
Bulk Delete Sent Messages – Select Read, Unread or All Messages
Compose – Shows a form to send messages. Visible to logged in member only.Input
Send To (Username or Friend』s Name) field
Site Admin Only: Checkbox for 「This is a notice to all users.」
Subject field
Message field
Send Message button
Site Admin Only: Notices – Shows list of Sitewide Notices and date sent via Compose panel. The Admin』s notice will show up in the sidebar for logged in members only who in turn, can click on the 「Close」 link at the end of the notice – hopefully after they』ve read the message first. The following buttons are visible to the Site/Super Admin only.Options
Deactivate (notice) button
Delete (notice) button
Member Friends
Friendships – Shows a list of friendships accepted.Options
Select Order by: Last Active, Newest Registered or Alphabetical
View link to friend』s latest status update.
Cancel Friendship button – Visible to logged in member only.
Requests – Shows list of members who have requested friendship with you by clicking on 「Add Friend」 button in Members Directory Page or in your Profile pages. The following buttons are visible to the member only.Options
Accept button
Accepted – message on screen confirming you have accepted someone』s friendship request
Reject button
Member Groups
Memberships – Shows the list of Groups that you』ve joined.Options
Select Order by: Last Active, Newest Registered or Alphabetical
Leave Group button – only for groups you』ve joined, not in groups you』re the Group Admin of. Visible to logged in member only.
Invitations – Visible to logged in member only.Options
Accept button
Reject button
Member Settings
This whole section section is visible for the respective logged in user and the Super/Site Admin only.
GeneralOptions
Current Password (required to update email or change current password) area
Lost your password? link
Account Email input box
Change Password (leave blank for no change)
New Password area
Repeat New Password area
Save Changes button
Notifications – Each event listed below will trigger notification alerts in the site (bubble in WP Toolbar) and by email by default. You have the option of disabling email notifications for any or all of the events listed.
Email notification: Send Notification when (default setting: Yes):
ActivityOptions
A member mentions you in an update using 「@your-username」 – Yes or No radio button
A member replies to an update or comment you』ve posted – Yes or No radio button
MessagesOptions
A member sends you a new message – Yes or No radio button
FriendsOptions
A member sends you a friendship request – Yes or No radio button
A member accepts your friendship request – Yes or No radio button
GroupsOptions
A member invites you to join a group – Yes or No radio button
Group information is updated – Yes or No radio button
You are promoted to a group administrator or moderator – Yes or No radio button
A member requests to join a private group for which you are an admin – Yes or No radio button
Save Changes button
Delete Account – Shows up if deleting account is enabled by Site AdminOptions
Warning: Deleting your account will delete all of the content you have created. It will be completely irrecoverable.
Checkbox: I understand the consequences.
Delete Account button