Downloading BuddyPress

BuddyPress is a set of WPMU plugins that can be used both individually and together for enhanced functionality. The only required plugin is the "core" component.

If you want to try out or test BuddyPress then you should check out the latest tagged version of a component.

Download a ZIP version

Checkout via SVN

Installing BuddyPress

All components other than the BuddyPress theme should be copied into the "wp-content/mu-plugins/". The main component plugin files should be in the base of that folder, for example: /wp-content/mu-plugins/bp-core.php.

The BuddyPress theme should go in "wp-content/themes/default", but make sure you back up the current default theme first.

Getting Started

Extended Profiles

You will want to create some custom profile fields before you begin to use this component. Log in as the administrator and head to: "Site Admin>Profiles". Here you can start to build your profile fields.

Once you have finished building fields, create and log in as a regular user. Here you can test out filling in of profile fields. Currently administrators can only create fields, they can't fill in profile data.

Private Messaging

You can send messages via "Messages>Compose". You will need to type in the persons username for now, as an autocomplete function has not been completed yet.

Note:

Please be aware that BuddyPress is pre-release software and you WILL run into various errors, some of them critical. You can help us out with these by reporting them here: http://trac.buddypress.org/newticket

Want to help out?

If you'd like to help in the development of BuddyPress and actually write code, you can check out the trunk. The trunk represents the bleeding edge of development and contains features not yet tagged in a release.

You can check out the trunk here:

Please check out the roadmap to see planned functionality.