Documentation
Everything you need to run a BuddyNext community
Covers both BuddyNext (Free) and BuddyNext Pro. Pro-only pages are marked with a PRO badge. New here? Start with Introduction to BuddyNext.
Getting Started
15 pagesGo from a fresh WordPress install to a live community: install, run the setup wizard, and find your way around the admin.
Accounts & Access
10 pagesHow people sign up and sign in - registration, social login, email verification, two-factor, onboarding, and account settings.
Community & Activity
14 pagesThe activity feed and everything in it: the composer, reactions, comments, polls, shares, bookmarks, hashtags, mentions, search, and Explore.
Members & Social Graph
14 pagesProfiles, custom fields, the member directory, member types, and the social graph - following, connections, blocking, and presence.
Spaces
10 pagesPublic, private, and secret communities. Create them, set privacy, manage members and moderators, and turn on the built-in forum.
Messaging & Notifications
5 pagesPrivate messaging plus the notification and email system - preferences, the email layer, and digests.
Moderation & Trust
7 pagesKeep things healthy: the report button, the moderation queue, user actions, appeals, and content safeguards.
Engagement
4 pagesThe things that bring members back - gamification, the leaderboard, real-time updates, and the installable PWA.
Pro Features
27 pagesWhat BuddyNext Pro adds: membership tiers, gated Spaces, Stripe payments, scheduled posts, broadcast and drip email, analytics, and more.
Integrations
10 pagesConnect BuddyNext to WPMediaVerse, Jetonomy, the gamification add-on, Career Board, and outbound webhooks.
Developer Guide
57 pagesBuild on top of BuddyNext: architecture, the data model, the full REST contract, hooks, blocks, WP-CLI, and the Free/Pro contract.