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BuddyDrive · Version history

BuddyDrive changelog and version history

Latest version
2.1.5
Nov 2, 2026 (7 days ago)
Releases
18
since 2013
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20133 releases
  • 20142 releases
  • 20155 releases
  • 20162 releases
  • 20172 releases
  • 20201 release
  • 20252 releases
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. BuddyDrive 2.1.5Latest

    • Security: editing a file or folder from the front end checks that the user owns it (or can moderate the community), and only the name, description, privacy and folder can be changed. The owner, type and file location always stay as stored.
    • Security: bulk actions skip the items the user is not allowed to edit.
    • Security: files and folders can only be added (on edit or upload) to the user’s own folders or to folders shared with one of the user’s groups.
    • Security: file lists only include files the user is allowed to open, and the folder and group lookup of the edit screen only lists the user’s own folders and groups.
    • New buddydrive_item_edit_fields filter to allow more fields in the front-end edit.

20252 releases

  1. BuddyDrive 2.1.4

  2. BuddyDrive 2.1.3

    • Replaced bp_get_root_domain() to bp_get_root_domain().
    • New frontend UI
    • Added Freemius

20201 release

  1. BuddyDrive 2.1.2

    • Removes Freemius from plugin.

20172 releases

  1. BuddyDrive 2.1.1

    • Fixes issue where upgrader wanted to run endlessly.
    • Fixes Freemius integration issue.

  2. BuddyDrive 2.1.0

    • Plugin changed ownership, updated files to reflect this.
    • Integrated Freemius Insights to better serve users.
    • Fixed issue where database upgrade wasn’t possible, thereby breaking plugin on upgrade to 2.x.x series.

20162 releases

  1. BuddyDrive 2.0.0

    • !important Requires WordPress 4.5 and BuddyPress 2.5.
    • Use custom post status to set a file or folder privacy.
    • Completely revamped UI (Backbone/Underscore).
    • Multiple file uploads.
    • Share a file into multiple groups.
    • Directly upload new files or create new folders from the current group.
    • Share files or folders with specific members you select.
    • Real shared folders.
    • Search.
    • Detailed user statistics.

  2. BuddyDrive 1.3.3

    • Add new hooks to allow custom privacy settings.
    • Fix 2 notice errors.
    • Fix an english error.

20155 releases

  1. BuddyDrive 1.3.2

    • Fix a regression introduced in 1.3.1 when opening folders shared in groups.
    • Introduce a new filter to customize the main BuddyDrive query.
    • Make sure custom fields are shown when editing files.

  2. BuddyDrive 1.3.1

    • Allow custom loop to list files according to the files privacy
    • Allow BuddyDrive’s group nav item visibility/access to be overriden
    • Adapt to WP List Table changes introduced in WordPress 4.3
    • Use the correct filter for the type being saved in BuddyDrive_Item->save()

  3. BuddyDrive 1.3.0

    • Requires BuddyPress 2.3
    • Uses the BuddyPress Attachments API to manage user submitted media.
    • Introduces the BuddyDrive editor, a specific tool plugins can use to attached file to their content.
    • Updates the group’s latest activity when a file is shared with the members of the group.
    • Improve the Bulk delete feature in the Administration screen to make sure each user’s quota will be updated.
    • Now includes a thumbnail for public image files when embed in the activity stream, a private message, a post, a page, …

  4. BuddyDrive 1.2.3

    • Spanish translation, props sr_blasco
    • Make sure add_query_arg() urls are escaped.

  5. BuddyDrive 1.2.2

    • Now Administrators can view users private files and folders on front-end
    • Improves translation by allowing the mo file to be out of the plugin’s directory
    • Fixes a notice error using the BuddyPress Group Extension API
    • Fixes a notice error when the BuddyDrive main page is displayed (eg: password form)
    • Removes accents from filename when saving a file to avoid char encoding troubles
    • Makes sure the quota and other upload restrictions are doing their job
    • Introduces some filters to add new upload restrictions

20142 releases

  1. BuddyDrive 1.2.1

    • Fixes a problem when sharing folders in the activity stream
    • Improves translation by better localizing javascript files
    • Fixes a notice error in the BuddyDrive Administration
    • Fixes a notice error in case the file does not exist anymore

  2. BuddyDrive 1.2.0

    • Adapts to changes introduced in plupload feature by WordPress 3.9
    • List all user’s groups setting the per_page argument to false
    • Improves javascripts and corrects some bugs in this area
    • Uses dashicons
    • Improves theme “adaptability” using BuddyPress members/single/plugins.php template and a new screen class
    • Allowes the use of custom fields for BuddyDrive Files
    • Adds an action to track downloads
    • Adds filters to add a custom column in WP List Table
    • Enjoys the “2.0” BuddyPress wp-admin/profile to display user stats
    • Adds a filter to change the upload dir
    • Adds a select box to sort items by last edit dates or names
    • Removes the Network:true tag and uses specific checks to be sure BuddyDrive shares the same “config” than BuddyPress
    • Adds a link in BuddyDrive’s groups pages to open current user’s BuddyDrive explorer

20133 releases

  1. BuddyDrive 1.1.1

    • fixes a bug reported by a user in BuddyDrive files and folders admin (Checks WP_List_Table)
    • Modifies the way BuddyDrive group extension is loaded (waits for bp_init to be sure group id is set)

  2. BuddyDrive 1.1

    • fixes the bug with hidden groups.
    • brings cutomizable slugs and names.
    • brings more control over users upload quota (by role or even by user).
    • adds an information in network administration users list or blog administration users list.
    • BuddyDrive can now be automatically activated for newly created groups.
    • tested in BuddyPress 1.8 & still requires at least version 1.7

  3. BuddyDrive 1.0

    • files, folders management for users
    • Requires BuddyPress 1.7
    • language supported : french, english

Questions about BuddyDrive’s releases

What is the latest version of BuddyDrive?

2.1.5, released on Nov 2, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is BuddyDrive updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2013.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in BuddyDrive’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.