BuddyPress is an open-source plugin which transforms WordPress into a community platform. Built to enable site owners to build any kind of community website using WordPress, with member profiles, activity streams, user groups, private messaging, and more.
It powers internal company portals, university course networks, neighborhood social networks, and niche communities of all shapes and sizes.
Build a community on WordPress. User profiles, activity streams, friendships, groups — all in a plugin.
✨ Features
Rich profiles with extensible fields. Avatars, cover images, profile completion.
Per-member, group, and site-wide activity feeds. Comments, likes, mentions.
Friend requests, follow relationships, public/private/hidden groups, group hierarchies.
Per-user inboxes, threaded conversations, notifications via email and on-site.
BuddyBoss, GamiPress, Better Messages — large ecosystem of community extensions.
