Best BuddyPress plugins for WordPress
The most popular BuddyPress plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Better Messages leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress (7K+) and BuddyPress Docs (6K+). All 482 plugins tagged “buddypress” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 BuddyPress plugins
- 1.
Better MessagesThe most installed BuddyPress plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 142 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress7K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 152 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 3.BuddyPress Docs
6K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 35 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss
6K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 37 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.BP Classic
6K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
Spam Destroyer5K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 54 reviews, updated 6 months ago.
- 7.BP Profile Search
5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 71 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Youzify5K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 194 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types
3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 16 reviews, updated 6 days ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
MediaPress3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 33 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
All 482 plugins tagged “buddypress”

Better Messages
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,956by wordplus4 days ago
Real-time messaging and chat rooms for WordPress ecosystem: private conversations, public and private chat rooms, video & audio calls, and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(142)
- Downloads
- 662/day

rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress
Down in the last 7 days:10#2,580by rtCamp1 day ago
Add albums, photo, audio/video upload, privacy, sharing, front-end uploads & more. All this works on mobile/tablets devices.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 3.7(152)
- Downloads
- 207/day
BuddyPress Docs
#2,738by Boone Gorges7 months ago
Adds collaborative Docs to BuddyPress.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.4(35)
- Downloads
- 37/day
WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss
Down in the last 7 days:13#2,852by Amir Helzer20 days ago
WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss allows BuddyPress and BuddyBoss sites to run fully multilingual using the WPML plugin.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.6(37)
- Downloads
- 65/day
BP Classic
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,882by BuddyPress3 months ago
BP Classic, a BuddyPress (12.0.0 & up) backwards compatibility add-on
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 215/day

Spam Destroyer
Up in the last 7 days:9#2,961by Ryan Hellyer6 months ago
Kills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam!
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(54)
- Downloads
- 34/day
BP Profile Search
Up in the last 7 days:2#3,188by Andrea Tarantini1 month ago
Member search and member directories for BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(71)
- Downloads
- 78/day

Youzify
Down in the last 7 days:14#3,199by Youzify8 months ago
The best BuddyPress plugin for building online communities, user profile, social networks, and membership sites on WordPress with tons of features.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(194)
- Downloads
- 50/day
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types
Down in the last 7 days:23#3,665by BuddyDev6 days ago
Buddypress Xprofile Custom Field Types adds extra custom profile fields to BuddyPress. Field types are: Birthdate, Email, Url etc.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(16)
- Downloads
- 71/day

MediaPress
Down in the last 7 days:18#3,843by BuddyDev10 months ago
MediaPress is the most advanced and feature rich media gallery plugin for BuddyPress & WordPress.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(33)
- Downloads
- 34/day
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,099by BuddyDev10 months ago
BuddyPress Activity shortcode plugin allows you to insert BuddyPress activity stream on any page/post using shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 13/day

Dynamic User Directory
Down in the last 7 days:18#5,455by Sarah Giles1 year ago
Powerful and feature-rich user directory based on user profile meta fields.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(38)
- Downloads
- 29/day

BuddyPress for LearnDash
Down in the last 7 days:61#5,585by Syed Balkhi6 years ago
BuddyPress for LearnDash integrates the LearnDash LMS plugin with BuddyPress, so you can add groups, activity, members, and forums to your courses.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.3(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles
Up in the last 7 days:20#5,804by Jose Vega22 days ago
Modern Bulk Editor for Users and Profiles, create and edit hundreds of users in a spreadsheet inside wp-admin. Quick edits.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 41/day

BuddyDrive
Up in the last 7 days:22#5,897by Themekraft8 days ago
BuddyDrive lets BuddyPress users upload, manage, and share files and folders from profiles or groups.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(47)
- Downloads
- 40/day
BuddyPress Follow
Down in the last 7 days:59#5,953by Andy Peatling9 years ago
Follow members on your BuddyPress site with this nifty plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyPress Builder for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,954by StaxWP5 days ago
BuddyPress builder for Elementor — design member profiles, group pages, activity feeds and directories with drag & drop.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(57)
- Downloads
- 28/day

Registration Options for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:30#5,977by Brian Messenlehner3 years ago
Moderate new BuddyPress members and fight BuddyPress spam.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(33)
- Downloads
- 22/day
BuddyPress Group Email Subscription
Up in the last 7 days:31#6,282by Boone Gorges2 years ago
This powerful plugin allows users to receive email notifications of group activity. Weekly or daily digests are available.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(32)
- Downloads
- 28/day
Invite Anyone
Down in the last 7 days:5#6,608by Boone Gorges2 years ago
Makes BuddyPress's invitation features more powerful.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(26)
- Downloads
- 23/day

BuddyPress Members Only
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,977by Tomas1 year ago
BuddyPress Members Only restricts Your Buddypress and Wordpress to logged in/registered members.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.7(26)
- Downloads
- 15/day

Activity Plus Reloaded for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:8#7,021by BuddyDev1 year ago
Note: This plugin will be discontinued by March 31st, 2025 in favor of BuddyPress Attachment plugin. Please migrate to the new plugin before that date …
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 22/day

CBX User Online & Last Login
Down in the last 7 days:33#7,613by Sabuj Kundu2 months ago
Shows online users, tracks guest and registered users, and records last login activity on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
BP Disable Activation Reloaded
Down in the last 7 days:32#7,627by Damian12 years ago
Based on crashutah, apeatling plugin Disables the activation email and automatically activates new users in BuddyPress under a standard WP install and …
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 7/day

BuddyPress Edit Activity
Down in the last 7 days:48#7,775by Syed Balkhi6 years ago
BuddyPress Edit Activity allows your members to edit their activity posts on the front-end of your BuddyPress-powered site.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.6(17)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:11#7,799by BuddyDev6 months ago
Highly Flexible WooCommerce to BuddyPress integration which puts site admins in the complete control.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Notification Bell
Down in the last 7 days:42#8,072by wpdever28 days ago
On-site bell notifications. Display notifications custom or triggered (new posts/cpts, WooCommerce order updates, new comment replies, bbPress...)
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.9(12)
- Downloads
- 22/day
BuddyPress Login Redirect to Profile
Down in the last 7 days:7#8,229by BuddyDev6 months ago
Redirect users to their BuddyPress profile on login.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyMeet
Down in the last 7 days:9#8,424by Cytech1 year ago
Adds video and audio conferencing rooms to BuddyPress! Powered by Jitsi Meet!
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day

bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages
Down in the last 7 days:17#8,440by Tomas11 months ago
Add bbPress only sidebar, Add bbpress login link, bbpress register link, forget password link, log out link in bbpress forum index pages or bbpress si …
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.1(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Wbcom Designs
Down in the last 7 days:13#8,471by wbcomdesigns6 days ago
Show the BuddyPress activity stream, members directory and groups directory on any post or page, with shortcodes or Elementor widgets.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 25/day
BP Group Documents
Down in the last 7 days:83#8,594by lenasterg1 year ago
BP Group Documents creates a page within each BuddyPress group to upload and any type of file or document.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 12/day

BuddyPress Notification Widget
Down in the last 7 days:31#8,598by BuddyDev3 years ago
BuddyPress notification widget allow site admins to show BuddyPress user notification in widget.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

CiviCRM Profile Sync
Up in the last 7 days:8#8,726by Christian Wach1 month ago
Keeps a WordPress User profile in sync with a CiviCRM Contact and integrates WordPress and CiviCRM Entities when using Advanced Custom Fields.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:13#8,729by Ben Roberts28 days ago
Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress provides enhanced moderation for your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss site.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.6(18)
- Downloads
- 25/day
BuddyPress Default Cover Photo
Up in the last 7 days:28#8,884by SeventhQueen6 years ago
The plugin adds DEFAULT Profile and Group cover settings in WP Admin - Settings - BuddyPress - Settings.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.8(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
BP xProfile Location
Down in the last 7 days:17#9,134by shanebp5 months ago
This plugin works with both BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform. It creates an xProfile Location field type that will use the Google Places API to p …
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.4(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Member Swipe for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:21#9,162by Themosaurus3 years ago
Swipe through your BuddyPress members with a flick of your finger!
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyPress Profile Completion
Down in the last 7 days:15#9,204by BuddyDev3 years ago
BuddyPress Profile Completion Plugin allows site admins to force BuddyPress site members to fill all required profile fields, upload profile photo and …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Social AutoConnect
Up in the last 7 days:10#9,317by JK1 year ago
A lightweight but powerful Facebook login plugin, easy to setup and transparent to new and returning users alike. Supports Buddypress.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.4(13)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:57#9,817by Nahid F Mohit3 years ago
Create custom BuddyPress profile menu pages, gracefully.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Wbcom Designs
Up in the last 7 days:31#9,924by wbcomdesigns6 months ago
Display upcoming birthdays of BuddyPress members with a beautiful, responsive widget that integrates seamlessly with any WordPress theme.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Wbcom Designs
Down in the last 7 days:7#10,000by wbcomdesigns6 days ago
Add a Share button to BuddyPress activity so members can post it to Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp or email.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.2(19)
- Downloads
- 12/day

BuddyPress Groups Extras
Down in the last 7 days:34#10,035by Slava Abakumov1 year ago
Introduce custom fields and custom pages to your BuddyPress-powered groups.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.3(35)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Eonet Live Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:16#10,089by Alkaweb7 years ago
Enables live notifications for all your users to get better interactions within your BuddyPress site.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.5(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyPress Activity Filter
Down in the last 7 days:1#10,257by wbcomdesigns7 days ago
Hide activity types from your BuddyPress activity streams and choose the default filter members see.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.5(14)
- Downloads
- 23/day

BuddyPress Default Data
Up in the last 7 days:28#10,270by Slava Abakumov1 year ago
Plugin will create lots of users, messages, friends connections, groups, topics, activity items, profile data - useful for testing purpose.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.9(22)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Member Profile Forms
Down in the last 7 days:27#10,305by Themekraft1 day ago
Create custom Member Profile Tabs and Registration Forms in BuddyPress and BuddyBoss. Allow your Members to create, edit, and delete any kind of data …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.9(21)
- Downloads
- 17/day

BuddyPress Forum Editor
Up in the last 7 days:19#10,351by Taehan Lee11 years ago
This plugin provides your members with an easy to use Rich text editor for BuddyPress Group Forums.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(13)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyPress Featured Members
Down in the last 7 days:35#10,504by BuddyDev1 year ago
BuddyPress Featured Members plugin allows site admins to mark users as featured and display their list.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day