BuddyNext - community engine for WordPress

Partners

Build and grow with BuddyNext.

BuddyNext is the open community engine for WordPress, and it grows through collaboration. We work with agencies, plugin and technology makers, hosts, and theme builders to help people launch and scale real communities. If that is you, let's partner.

Become a partner See our partners

Ways to partner

Four ways to collaborate.

Pick the track that fits you. Every partnership is set up together, as a real collaboration.

Agencies & developers

Studios and freelancers who design, build, and run BuddyNext communities for clients. Get listed, get referrals, and collaborate on launches.

Partner with us

Technology & plugin partners

Complementary plugins and tools that integrate with BuddyNext: payments, LMS, media, directories, and more. We build bridges so the experience feels native.

Partner with us

Hosting partners

Hosts tuned for running a real-time community at scale. Recommended setups, joint offers, and performance guidance for BuddyNext sites.

Partner with us

Theme partners

Themes built or tuned for BuddyNext so communities look right out of the box. See the recommended themes on our themes page.

See recommended themes

Our partners

The BuddyNext ecosystem.

The themes, plugins, and people that make BuddyNext communities great. Filter by type, and this list grows as we add new partners.

  • Agency

    Wbcom Designs

    The studio behind BuddyNext. Community-focused WordPress products and services.

    Wbcom Designs is the team behind BuddyNext and a long line of community-focused WordPress themes and plugins, with thousands of installs and a strong support reputation.

    • WordPress
    • Community
    • Services
    How it helps your community
  • Theme

    BuddyX

    The free community theme tuned for BuddyNext, with member-ready layouts and dark mode.

    BuddyX is a free WordPress theme designed for community sites and tuned for BuddyNext, so your community looks polished from the first visit at no cost.

    • Free
    • Community theme
    How it helps your community
  • Theme

    Reign

    The feature-rich premium community theme for ambitious, design-heavy communities.

    Reign is a premium community theme with the widest set of layouts, demos, and integrations, built for larger or niche communities that want maximum design control.

    • Premium
    • Community theme
    How it helps your community
  • Technology

    WPMediaVerse

    The media and direct-messaging engine that powers photos, video, and DMs in BuddyNext.

    WPMediaVerse is the media and messaging engine that powers photo and video uploads, albums, and direct messages inside a BuddyNext community.

    • Media
    • Messaging
    How it helps your community
  • Technology

    Jetonomy

    Discussions and Q&A forums, unified into your BuddyNext community.

    Jetonomy adds structured discussions and Q&A forums to your community, so knowledge is organized and easy to find alongside the activity feed.

    • Forums
    • Q&A
    How it helps your community
  • Technology

    WB Gamification

    Points, badges, levels, and leaderboards to reward community activity.

    WB Gamification rewards community activity with points, badges, levels, and leaderboards, turning participation into momentum.

    • Gamification
    • Engagement
    How it helps your community
  • Technology

    WP Career Board

    A job board and resumes layer that surfaces inside your community.

    WP Career Board adds jobs and resumes to your community, so members can hire and get hired without leaving.

    • Jobs
    • Careers
    How it helps your community
  • Technology

    Listora

    Directories and listings for members, businesses, and resources.

    Listora adds directories and listings to your community, so members, businesses, and resources are easy to browse and find.

    • Directory
    • Listings
    How it helps your community
  • Technology

    Learnomy

    Courses and learning, integrated with your community profiles.

    Learnomy adds courses and learning to your site, so you can teach and sell alongside your community.

    • LMS
    • Courses
    How it helps your community
  • Hosting

    Levamo

    Managed cloud hosting tuned for fast, reliable WordPress communities.

    Levamo is managed cloud hosting for WordPress, giving your BuddyNext community fast, reliable infrastructure without the burden of server administration.

    • Hosting
    • Managed
    • Performance
    How it helps your community
  • Hosting

    InstaWP

    Instant WordPress sandboxes for trying, demoing, and staging your community.

    InstaWP spins up a full WordPress site in seconds, ideal for trying, demoing, and staging a BuddyNext community before it goes live. The live BuddyNext demo runs on InstaWP.

    • Hosting
    • Sandbox
    • Staging
    How it helps your community
  • Hosting

    Cloudways

    Managed cloud hosting that scales your community from launch to high traffic.

    Cloudways is managed cloud hosting on top providers, giving a growing BuddyNext community the performance and headroom to scale without managing servers.

    • Hosting
    • Managed
    • Scale
    How it helps your community

  • Your brand here

    We add partners one at a time, with a real collaboration behind each. Yours could be next.

    Become a partner

Why partner

A growing, open community platform.

Reach community builders

BuddyNext is chosen by people launching real communities. Partners get in front of an audience that is actively building and buying.

Native integrations

Technology partners get a proper bridge, not a bolt-on. We build the integration so your product feels like part of the community.

Real collaboration

No faceless program. We set up each partnership together, support it, and grow it. Partners are added one at a time, on purpose.

Become a partner

Tell us how you would like to collaborate.

Send a few details and the BuddyNext partnerships team will reply personally. Every request is reviewed.

Share your brand mark and we can feature you once you are onboarded.

Questions

Partner FAQ

Who can become a BuddyNext partner?

Agencies and developers who build communities, complementary plugin and technology makers, hosting providers tuned for community sites, and theme makers. If you help people launch or grow a BuddyNext community, we want to collaborate.

What does partnering involve?

It depends on the track. Technology partners get a proper integration so the experience feels native. Agencies get listed and referred work. Hosting partners get recommended setups and joint offers. Theme partners get tuned compatibility. Every partnership is a real collaboration, set up together.

How do I apply?

Reach out through the contact form and tell us who you are and how you would like to collaborate. We review every request and reply personally.

Let's build something together.

Tell us who you are and how you would like to collaborate. We review every request and reply personally.

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