https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/find-your-way-around-the-admin/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-01-admin-map.webp How to Find Your Way Around the Admin in BuddyNext How to find your way around the BuddyNext admin, step by step. It covers every section in the left panel, what each one holds, and how to jump to any setting with search. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/f816c2fae8adb8636252881f51f1937f/iframe 179 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/run-the-setup-wizard/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-02-setup-wizard.webp How to Run the Setup Wizard in BuddyNext How to run the setup wizard in BuddyNext, step by step. The wizard has seven screens: Branding, Registration, Profile Fields, Spaces, Pages, Addons and Done. This tutorial shows what each one asks and where to change it later. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/61ff6a258a963d66e91575b0a5b28fd0/iframe 170 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/turn-features-on-and-off/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-03-features.webp How to Turn Features On and Off in BuddyNext How to turn features on and off in BuddyNext, step by step. Every feature has one switch under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features: find it, switch it, save, and check the result as a member. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/8f39616c5c34ec826844e7757a967444/iframe 125 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/set-your-community-name-logo-and-colours/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-04-branding.webp How to Set Your Community Name, Logo and Colours in BuddyNext How to set your community's name, logo and colours in BuddyNext, step by step. The name is under BuddyNext, then Settings, then General. The logo, brand colour and default light or dark theme are under BuddyNext, then Settings, then Appearance. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/2b063b1b7976d8ab4447ed5d33f79d54/iframe 119 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/choose-who-can-register/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-05-registration.webp How to Choose Who Can Register in BuddyNext How to choose who can register in BuddyNext, step by step. The four registration modes are Open, Invite Only, Admin Approval and Closed, under BuddyNext, then Members, then Registration & Login. The private community switch is under BuddyNext, then Members, then Privacy & Data. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5e648e09d656624b2b4e369ab1765f14/iframe 161 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/create-your-first-space/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-06-first-space.webp How to Create Your First Space in BuddyNext How to create your first space in BuddyNext, step by step. Spaces are created on the front end, from the Spaces page: name, type (Open, Private or Secret), category and description. The owner settings are under BuddyNext, then Spaces, then Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/84c1b3036f7a10b3b415eddbcb774c16/iframe 149 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/write-the-first-post-and-pin-an-announcement/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-07-first-post.webp How to Write the First Post and Pin an Announcement in BuddyNext How to write the first post and pin an announcement in BuddyNext, step by step. In BuddyNext a post is pinned for everyone by posting it as an announcement from the post box. It stays at the top of every member's home feed until they dismiss it or you end it. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/0628a6059a13a77e98682d07317efdc0/iframe 145 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/invite-your-first-members/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-08-invite-members.webp How to Invite Your First Members in BuddyNext How to invite your first members in BuddyNext, step by step. Send a personal invitation by email, invite a list with a CSV file, or share one invite link to a space. Invitations are under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Invites. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/bac3b5bb9750001a93d9c36023d4bd2e/iframe 132 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/put-your-community-on-any-page/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-10-shortcodes.webp How to Put Your Community on Any Page in BuddyNext How to put a BuddyNext community screen on any page, step by step. Every hub (activity feed, members directory, spaces, messages, notifications, login) has its own address under BuddyNext, then Settings, then Pages & URLs, and its own shortcode: buddynext_activity, buddynext_people, buddynext_spaces, buddynext_messages, buddynext_notifications and buddynext_auth, each in square brackets. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/746b9528e310a7efa9206e1b030c2cc7/iframe 162 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/read-your-community-insights/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-11-insights.webp How to Read Your Community Insights in BuddyNext How to read Community Insights in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Insights you see members, posts, spaces, comments, reactions, connections and follows, with a 14 day chart of new members, and a compact BuddyNext community box on the WordPress Dashboard. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5f2e47aac326f8ef415164aab40d2a6b/iframe 130 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-start-here/check-your-community-health/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-12-tools.webp How to Check Your Community Health in BuddyNext How to check your community health in BuddyNext, step by step. The Tools screen under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Tools shows background tasks, the object cache, the search index and the database, with buttons to rebuild the search index, repair the database, restore default emails, recount, flush the cache, and export or import settings (keys, secrets and the licence are not exported). https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/84ea33e07e50ef79620cd15c85c9d51e/iframe 194 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/lock-a-space-to-paying-members/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-09-gate-space.webp How to Lock a Space to Paying Members in BuddyNext How to lock a space to paying members in BuddyNext Pro, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Paywall, choose the plans that open a space, write the upgrade prompt members see, give one space its own wording, and check the result as a member. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/0e7a5999bdb71db49a8517d9b29bbdf1/iframe 175 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/lock-a-post-to-paying-members/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-20-members-only-post.webp How to Lock a Post to Paying Members in BuddyNext How to lock a post to paying members in BuddyNext Pro, step by step. Switch on View Protected Content on the plans that should unlock posts, under BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Plans. Post as Members only from the post box. Set the preview length under BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Social. Members without the plan see a teaser and a join button. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/527335fd0a983a120d0f7f16e85c4679/iframe 180 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/schedule-a-post-for-later/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-30-schedule-post.webp How to Schedule a Post for Later in BuddyNext How to schedule a post for later in BuddyNext, step by step. In the post box, click the clock, Schedule for later, pick a date and time in the Publish at field, and click Post. The post is held back until its time and then publishes on its own. Your waiting posts are under the Scheduled tab of your own profile. BuddyNext Pro adds the admin queue under BuddyNext, then Campaigns, then Scheduled Posts, with Publish now and Cancel. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/e41fa4af9b52b9ef922426c9decac5eb/iframe 182 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/pin-more-than-one-post-to-a-profile/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-40-multi-pin-posts.webp How to Pin More Than One Post to a Profile in BuddyNext How to pin more than one post to a profile in BuddyNext, step by step. On your own profile, open More options on one of your posts and click Pin. The free plugin allows one pinned post per profile. BuddyNext Pro raises that to three, which is the most any profile can hold. If you sell memberships and a default plan is set, each plan has its own Pinned Posts limit under BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Plans. Posts written inside a space cannot be pinned. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/850ca2d42b4c911669a1a5c042d0c54d/iframe 179 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/add-custom-reactions/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-85-custom-reactions.webp How to Add Custom Reactions in BuddyNext How to add custom reactions in BuddyNext, step by step. Custom reactions are a BuddyNext Pro feature. On BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Reactions you pick an emoji, give it a label and click Add reaction; the arrows set the order and Remove takes one away, along with the reactions members gave with it. The built-in six and your own can add up to twenty. Which reactions are on offer is the tick list on Engagement, then Social. If you sell membership plans, Reactions Set Size on a plan sets how many its members can use. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/ac9d703a435eb4d5a5e73087bad70624/iframe 192 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/label-your-members/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-86-member-labels.webp How to Label Your Members in BuddyNext How to label your members in BuddyNext, step by step. Member labels are a BuddyNext Pro feature. On BuddyNext, then Members, then Labels you add a label with a slug, a name, a colour and an optional icon; Verified, Expert and Staff come with Pro. Assign a label to several members at once in the Assign labels to members box, or tick it in the Labels box of Members, then Directory, then Edit. Labels show beside the member's name on the profile, on posts and comments, on member cards and in search. Only administrators assign labels. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/50c3c1a34db1933fed777463af7cf055/iframe 162 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/add-advanced-profile-fields/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-87-advanced-profile-fields.webp How to Add Advanced Profile Fields in BuddyNext How to add advanced profile fields in BuddyNext, step by step. BuddyNext Pro adds four field types to BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Profile Fields: Date (extended), Location (map), Multi-select (advanced) and Number (advanced). A Number (advanced) has a unit label and a minimum, maximum and step; a Multi-select (advanced) has its own list of choices. If you sell membership plans, the Advanced Profile Fields switch on a plan decides which members can fill these fields in. Members fill them in on Edit Profile, and the values show on the About tab of the profile. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3c3abb335dc908837a84efbde721be94/iframe 201 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/find-members-with-advanced-search/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-88-advanced-member-search.webp How to Find Members with Advanced Search in BuddyNext How to find members with advanced search in BuddyNext, step by step. BuddyNext Pro adds a card named Advanced member filters to the search page, with Membership plan, Member of space, Member label, Joined on or after and Active within (days). Filters add up, and Reset clears them. In the Saved searches card you name the search on screen and click Save current; a member can keep fifty, and one click runs a saved search again. If you sell membership plans, the Saved & Advanced Searches switch on a plan decides which members get both. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/d1dfa0361e05a572ae6e8cce52de9e04/iframe 172 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/show-a-profile-field-only-when-it-applies/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-89-conditional-fields.webp How to Show a Profile Field Only When It Applies in BuddyNext How to show a profile field only when it applies in BuddyNext, step by step. Conditional logic for profile fields is a BuddyNext Pro feature. On BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Profile Fields, open a field's Edit panel, tick Only show this field when, pick the field that decides (a Dropdown, Radio, Multi-select, Yes / No or Member Type field), choose is or is not, and tick the answers. On Edit Profile the field shows and hides the moment the member changes the answer, a hidden field is never required, and an answer left in a hidden field is removed when the profile is saved. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5d0143a80e75456ff7a7c79ad911302b/iframe 180 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/set-up-auto-moderation-rules/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-90-auto-moderation-rules.webp How to Set Up Auto-Moderation Rules in BuddyNext How to set up auto-moderation rules in BuddyNext, step by step. Auto-moderation rules are a BuddyNext Pro feature, on BuddyNext, then Automation, then Rules. A Keyword block rule matches whole words: Block rejects the post, Flag publishes it at once and files a report for your moderators, Warn lets it through and notes it in the moderation log. A Link block does the same for domains you list. A Rate limit caps new posts per member per hour. A Threshold remove acts when one post collects enough reports inside a time window. Four built-in rules come with Pro, and Test a phrase shows which enabled rules would catch a sentence, without saving anything. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5bca1b5c068607f719ab98f535d5b29d/iframe 210 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/handle-reports-in-bulk/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-91-bulk-moderation.webp How to Handle Reports in Bulk in BuddyNext How to handle reports in bulk in BuddyNext, step by step. Bulk Moderation is a BuddyNext Pro feature for administrators, on BuddyNext, then Automation, then Bulk Moderation. Filter the report queue by type and reason, tick reports or the whole page, then choose Dismiss or Remove content and click Apply. Up to fifty reports are handled right away and larger selections run in the background. In Bulk member actions, list usernames, email addresses or member IDs to warn or suspend several members with one reason. Every action is written to the Moderation Log. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/0cc63e9f10c7bb5a006720612c3b81da/iframe 186 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/read-your-community-analytics/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-92-analytics-dashboard.webp How to Read Your Community Analytics in BuddyNext How to read your community analytics in BuddyNext, step by step. The Analytics dashboard is a BuddyNext Pro feature for administrators, on BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Insights. The Overview counts members active today, this week and this month, with the change against the period before, plus Engagement rate (reactions plus comments, divided by posts), New signups, a Daily activity chart, Top content and Top members for the window you pick. Cohorts shows what share of each signup week came back. Funnel follows new members from Sign up to First post, Reaction received and First follow. Profile views lists the most viewed profiles. Overview, Cohorts and Funnel each export to CSV. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5d60468a574804a2905dfc01c9320189/iframe 200 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/send-a-broadcast-email/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-93-broadcast-email.webp How to Send a Broadcast Email in BuddyNext How to send a broadcast email in BuddyNext, step by step. Broadcast email is a BuddyNext Pro feature, on BuddyNext, then Campaigns, then Broadcasts. Give the campaign a name, write the subject and body with merge tags, and check the live preview. Choose a segment: all members, members of certain spaces, recently active members, members who joined between two dates, or members with a label. Leave Schedule empty for a draft, or set a time. Send test emails a copy to you first. Send now queues the segment and sends in background batches. Recipients shows Queued, Sent, Unsubscribed and Bounced counts, and members can opt out from any email or from Settings, Notifications. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/dec10c7246ed831cc48dd0a1a99cb046/iframe 203 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/build-a-drip-email-sequence/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-94-drip-sequences.webp How to Build a Drip Email Sequence in BuddyNext How to build a drip email sequence in BuddyNext, step by step. Drip sequences are a BuddyNext Pro feature, on BuddyNext, then Campaigns, then Drip Sequences. Create a sequence with a name and a trigger: Member sign-up, Onboarding completed, or Manual. Click Edit steps and add one step per email, each with the day after joining it goes out on, a subject and a body with merge tags. Steps are sent in the order listed. A new sequence starts Disabled; click Enable when it is ready. BuddyNext checks about once an hour and sends each member one email at a time. Disable pauses a sequence without losing anyone's place, and members who turn off Newsletters and announcements are skipped. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/af3aab72ce402fcd1871c884197afd4c/iframe 196 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/add-coupons-and-tax/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-95-coupons-and-tax.webp How to Add Coupons and Tax in BuddyNext How to add coupons and tax in BuddyNext, step by step. Coupons and tax are BuddyNext Pro features for membership plans. On BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Coupons, add a code with a percent or fixed discount, an optional redemption limit, expiry date and plan scope. Untick Coupon can be used to switch a code off without deleting it. On BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Payment Gateways, the Tax box sets one flat rate with its own label, prices that include tax or not, and per-country rates. At checkout the member enters a code, the discount is taken off, and tax is worked out on the discounted price. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/cd66c52624b166470b938e0f38b7a36c/iframe 209 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/choose-your-payment-gateways/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-96-payment-gateways.webp How to Choose Your Payment Gateways in BuddyNext How to choose your payment gateways in BuddyNext, step by step. Payment gateways are a BuddyNext Pro feature, on BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Payment Gateways. Each gateway has its own box with a switch and a status badge: Stripe and PayPal take card and PayPal payments, Gamification Points lets members redeem a plan with WB Gamification points, Offline payment is recorded by you, and Test (sandbox) tries checkout with no charge. Connected means the provider accepted your keys. Checkout default picks the gateway members meet first, and Default currency sets the currency of new plans. The total is worked out by BuddyNext, so Stripe and PayPal charge exactly that amount. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/b8231895a1da252f62f7714093f6c5bf/iframe 214 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/send-renewal-reminders/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-97-renewal-reminders.webp How to Send Renewal Reminders in BuddyNext How to send renewal reminders in BuddyNext, step by step. Renewal reminders are a BuddyNext Pro feature for paid membership plans. On BuddyNext, then Monetization, then Subscriptions, scroll to the Renewal reminders box, tick Send reminders and list the Days before, such as 30,7,1. A number as long as a plan's billing period is skipped for that plan. Members whose plan will be charged again get the Membership renewing soon email, with the date and the amount. Members whose access will stop get Membership ending soon. Both are edited on BuddyNext, then Notifications, then Email Templates. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/9486db9ee258d353a751b02b36dae0b1/iframe 167 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/put-your-own-brand-on-the-admin/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-98-white-label.webp How to Put Your Own Brand on the Admin in BuddyNext How to put your own brand on the admin in BuddyNext, step by step. White-label is a BuddyNext Pro feature, on BuddyNext, then Settings, then White-label. Type a Brand name of up to 60 characters and it replaces the name BuddyNext in the WordPress admin menu, on the Plugins screen and in admin page titles. Add a Logo and it shows at the top of the BuddyNext admin screens and of the emails BuddyNext sends. The site your members use does not change: it follows your theme. Empty the Brand name and save to return to the BuddyNext name. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/2af1085ab832d7241c249a43f9a004e5/iframe 146 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-pro/set-up-paid-membership-plans/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-paid-plans.webp How to Set Up Paid Membership Plans in BuddyNext How to set up paid membership plans in BuddyNext, step by step: turn on memberships, open Plans, set the name, price and status, choose the spaces the plan unlocks, connect Stripe with its webhook, and check the result as a member. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/583a5bb78d4d8861c3f6b897de3a0ce7/iframe 202 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/choose-a-spaces-privacy-type/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-13-space-privacy.webp How to Choose a Space's Privacy Type in BuddyNext How to choose a space's privacy type in BuddyNext, step by step. Open spaces are public and anyone can join. Private spaces are listed, but people request to join and the feed is for members. Secret spaces are hidden and invite only. The default for new spaces is under BuddyNext, then Spaces, then Settings, and each space has its own Privacy tab in its settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/a5e525323cb4caea449ba035aa1d383b/iframe 177 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/manage-the-members-of-a-space/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-14-space-members.webp How to Manage the Members of a Space in BuddyNext How to manage the members of a space in BuddyNext, step by step: open the member list, approve or decline join requests under Moderation, then Pending members, invite someone by username or email, and remove a member from Settings, then Members. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/66b22355fd4b69e3874ba768ac81db42/iframe 150 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/add-a-moderator-and-set-who-can-post/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-15-space-roles.webp How to Add a Moderator and Set Who Can Post in BuddyNext How to add a moderator to a space in BuddyNext and set who can post, step by step. A space has an owner, moderators and members. The owner promotes a moderator from Settings, then Members, sets Who can post on the Permissions tab, and can hand the space over from the Danger zone tab. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/8ee05dada51c62f54536ead7fe8b6d36/iframe 154 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/ban-a-member-from-a-space/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-16-space-bans.webp How to Ban a Member From a Space in BuddyNext How to ban a member from a space in BuddyNext, step by step. A space owner or moderator bans from the space's Settings, then Members tab. The person is removed from that one space and cannot rejoin until they are unbanned from the Banned members list. Their account and their other spaces are not affected. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/9cbefa74573816332c1981ef2483676c/iframe 128 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/set-space-notifications/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-17-space-notifications.webp How to Set Space Notifications in BuddyNext How to set space notifications in BuddyNext, step by step. The space owner sets the default level for new members under the space's Settings, then Notifications. Each member then chooses All activity, Mentions only or None, from the bell on the space or from Spaces you are in on their notification preferences page. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/e5dae1e9426bd78056b1981a1999e719/iframe 135 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/organise-spaces-with-categories/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-18-space-categories.webp How to Organise Spaces With Categories in BuddyNext How to organise spaces with categories in BuddyNext, step by step. Site admins manage categories under BuddyNext, then Spaces, then Directory, then Categories: name, colour, description, slug, sort order and whether it shows in the directory. The default category for new spaces is under BuddyNext, then Spaces, then Settings. Members filter the Spaces directory by category. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/d7d66a70a108f3836c1f0fc34819ae5b/iframe 178 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/add-a-forum-to-a-space/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-19-space-forum.webp How to Add a Forum to a Space in BuddyNext How to add a forum to a space in BuddyNext, step by step. The forum is called a discussion and comes from the free Jetonomy plugin. The space owner turns it on under the space's Settings, then Integrations, then Discussion, and members get a Discussions tab. The discussion follows the privacy of the space, and switching it off hides the tab without deleting anything. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/1884f3c169c63388dadfd5a6526a6367/iframe 205 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/give-a-space-a-media-gallery/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-21-space-media.webp How to Give a Space a Media Gallery in BuddyNext How to give a space a media gallery in BuddyNext, step by step. The gallery comes from the free MediaVerse plugin. The space owner turns on the Media tab under the space's Settings, then Integrations, and can keep album creation to the owner and moderators. Members get a Media tab with two views, Media and Albums. Who can see a space album is decided by the space. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/e81791b4b9a700f5c8772e4eb6b5d0b9/iframe 185 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/feature-spaces-for-new-members/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-22-featured-spaces.webp How to Feature Spaces for New Members in BuddyNext How to feature spaces for new members in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Spaces, then Directory, feature up to six spaces from the menu on each row, and set their order in the Featured spaces card. Featured spaces lead the Spaces directory sidebar and new-member onboarding. Private and secret spaces are only shown to people who can already see them. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/fd9401f2172f0413f7e65f25fbb05372/iframe 142 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-spaces/see-a-spaces-numbers/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-23-space-analytics.webp How to See a Space's Numbers in BuddyNext How to see a space's numbers in BuddyNext Pro, step by step. Tick Show space owners their stats under BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Insights. The space admin page then shows a Last 30 days row: new members, left, net growth and posts. The owner, the moderators and site admins see it. Members do not. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3249523360e8f96d659fab257936a4c4/iframe 151 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/set-up-member-profiles/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-24-member-profiles.webp How to Set Up Member Profiles in BuddyNext How to set up member profiles in BuddyNext, step by step. Choose the default avatar style (Initials, Default image or Gravatar) and a default cover photo under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Avatar & cover. Members change their cover or picture in one click from their own profile, edit the rest from Edit profile, and choose who sees each field: Public, Members, Followers, Connections or Only me. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/cdf277f2403b872cf0e9cbe1dde86d8c/iframe 201 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/add-your-own-profile-fields/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-25-profile-fields.webp How to Add Your Own Profile Fields in BuddyNext How to add your own profile fields in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Profile Fields, add a field to a group, pick its type, and set who sees it, whether it is required, searchable, asked at sign-up or shown in the profile header. Add a group for a new section of the profile. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/9d8d03d7e9137501c5cf1f9c9b2f98a1/iframe 187 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/get-members-to-finish-their-profile/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-26-profile-completion.webp How to Get Members to Finish Their Profile in BuddyNext How BuddyNext gets members to finish their profile, step by step. The Profile Strength card on a member's own profile shows a ring and a list: one line for each profile section, plus a profile photo and a cover image. A section is done when one field in it is filled in. The list follows the groups under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Profile Fields. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/926f69d2fcc24a00a260755b6fcdc5ef/iframe 149 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/set-up-the-member-directory/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-27-member-directory.webp How to Set Up the Member Directory in BuddyNext How to set up the member directory in BuddyNext, step by step. The Members page lists everyone as cards, with search, a member type filter, sorting and an Online only switch. Set the number of cards per row under BuddyNext, then Settings, then General. A member can leave the directory from their own Privacy settings, with Show me in the member directory. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/2135041a22421ffb595d3d60035ef4a3/iframe 159 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/group-members-with-member-types/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-28-member-types.webp How to Group Members With Member Types in BuddyNext How to group members with member types in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Member Types, add a type with a name and a badge colour, decide whether it filters the directory and whether members can pick it themselves, then give it to a member from the Edit member screen. A member has one type at a time. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/b4dc614b8d88ddd7a11b1e5fb730c3d3/iframe 155 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/let-members-follow-each-other/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-29-following.webp How to Let Members Follow Each Other in BuddyNext How to let members follow each other in BuddyNext, step by step. Following is on from the start: a member clicks Follow on a profile or a member card, and the posts appear under the Following tab of the Activity page. Choose which role can follow under BuddyNext, then Members, then Roles & Capabilities, and the default notice under BuddyNext, then Notifications. Each member can set Who can follow me, or switch on Private account, in Settings, then Privacy. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/cdf9cd1e5968e1d37eb608daa9bf0b58/iframe 189 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/let-members-connect-with-each-other/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-31-connections.webp How to Let Members Connect With Each Other in BuddyNext How to let members connect with each other in BuddyNext, step by step. A connection is two way: one member clicks Connect, the other accepts. Choose which role can send requests under BuddyNext, then Members, then Roles & Capabilities, and whether a request asks for a note under BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Social. Requests wait under the Network tab of the member's own profile, with Accept and Decline. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/ad0e4b9468af4f779de79504f8dd0e18/iframe 180 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/block-mute-or-restrict-a-member/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-32-block-mute-restrict.webp How to Block, Mute or Restrict a Member in BuddyNext How to block, mute or restrict a member in BuddyNext, step by step. On another member's profile, click More and choose Mute, Restrict or Block. Mute hides their activity from you. Restrict hides their comments on your posts from everyone else, and their messages arrive without a notification. Block cuts contact both ways and removes any follow or connection. Undo any of them under Settings, then Privacy, then Blocked, restricted & muted. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/97b569a812a25dc6c04008bbcfcc864e/iframe 179 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/see-who-is-online/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-33-online-presence.webp How to See Who Is Online in BuddyNext How to see who is online in BuddyNext, step by step. A green dot marks each member who used the site in the last five minutes. The Members page has an Online now box, an Online only filter and a Recently active sort. The same dot shows on a member's profile. Only signed-in members see who is online, and there is nothing to set up. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/67132deff41aa634c328be6f7689a8b7/iframe 146 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/share-photos-and-albums-on-a-profile/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-34-profile-media-albums.webp How to Share Photos and Albums on a Profile in BuddyNext How to share photos and albums on a member profile in BuddyNext, step by step. Every profile has a Media tab with two views, Media and Albums. Drag files onto the upload box, choose Who can see this (Public, Followers, Connections or Only me), and click Upload. Group photos with New album, and set who can see the album (Public, Members or Only me). https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/ce200aab418447f77e4473493f63e225/iframe 162 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/set-up-member-interests/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-35-member-interests.webp How to Set Up Member Interests in BuddyNext How to set up member interests in BuddyNext, step by step. The interests a member can pick are your space categories, under BuddyNext, then Spaces, then Directory, then Categories. Members tick them on Edit Profile, or in the welcome steps after sign-up. Each pick shows as a chip on the About tab, and the picks put matching spaces and people first in the suggestions. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/1d76087d27d8b3ce8e91684cc3bb7384/iframe 150 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/choose-who-can-do-what/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-36-roles-permissions.webp How to Choose Who Can Do What in BuddyNext How to choose who can do what in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Members, then Roles & Capabilities, each action has a Minimum role: All members, Moderators & up, Admins only, or Off (site admins only). The actions are grouped as Posts & Activity, Spaces, Connections, Profiles and Moderation. Give a member the Moderator or Admin community role from the Edit member screen. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/c351a4c17c7e11e7c647aee787f9c9e9/iframe 197 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/shape-the-profile-about-tab/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-37-about-tab.webp How to Shape the Profile About Tab in BuddyNext How to shape the profile About tab in BuddyNext, step by step. The About tab shows one card per profile field group, in the order of your groups. A short answer shows on one line, a web address becomes a link, a multiple choice field becomes chips, and repeating groups such as Work Experience show one block per entry. Change it under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Profile Fields. The tab is hidden when a member has nothing the viewer may see. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/a60678168ebd1b2ce3e2fd795cd11ef4/iframe 174 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/edit-a-member-from-the-admin/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-38-edit-member-admin.webp How to Edit a Member From the Admin in BuddyNext How to edit a member from the admin in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, click Edit on a member's row. The Account tab holds the profile photo, cover photo, display name, email address, WordPress role and profile URL slug, and there is one tab for each group of profile fields. Save changes saves every tab at once. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/ac95d157144ba894fa7edfdae6a92f9a/iframe 160 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/set-up-member-login/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-52-login.webp How to Set Up Member Login in BuddyNext How to set up member login in BuddyNext, step by step. Members sign in on a login page of your own site, with a branding panel beside the form, Remember me and a Forgot password link. Under BuddyNext, then Members, then Registration & Login you choose the panel's words and picture, and where members go after login and after logout. By default they land on the activity feed and return to the login page when they sign out. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/60163b5abb49365ee68bbda0d83c06e5/iframe 167 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/require-email-verification/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-53-email-verification.webp How to Require Email Verification in BuddyNext How to require email verification in BuddyNext, step by step. Check that Email verification is on under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features, then turn on Require email verification under BuddyNext, then Members, then Registration & Login and choose how strict it is: Restricted (a new member can look around but cannot post or comment until they confirm) or Full (they cannot use the community until they confirm). The link in the email lasts 48 hours and can be sent again. An administrator can confirm a member by hand from the member's edit screen. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/77a097b7dfa449a9d2683e92c5e94e93/iframe 200 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/turn-on-two-factor-authentication/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-54-two-factor.webp How to Turn On Two-Factor Authentication in BuddyNext How to turn on two-factor authentication in BuddyNext, step by step. A member opens Settings, then Account, then Two-factor authentication, scans a QR code with an authenticator app, confirms with a 6-digit code and saves ten one-time backup codes. From then on, sign-in asks for a code after the password; a backup code or an emailed code also works. The site owner can require it for administrators, administrators and editors, or everyone under BuddyNext, then Members, then Registration & Login. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/01b798a63e9833c7444785a80fa07fe9/iframe 211 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/set-up-new-member-onboarding/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-55-onboarding.webp How to Set Up New-Member Onboarding in BuddyNext How to set up new-member onboarding in BuddyNext, step by step. A new member is taken to a short welcome wizard on their first visit: set up a profile, pick interests, join suggested spaces, follow suggested members and choose notification channels. The wizard is on by default under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features, then Member onboarding flow. Choose where members land afterwards under BuddyNext, then Members, then Registration & Login, then After onboarding. A member can run it again from Settings, then Account, then Profile setup. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/17ef702d0cd02e7ad95574c157c89c7d/iframe 212 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/manage-your-account-settings/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-56-account-settings.webp How to Manage Your Account Settings in BuddyNext How to manage your account settings in BuddyNext, step by step. Open Settings and stay on the Account tab. Change your handle, the end of your profile address and your mention name. Change your email address, which only switches after you open the link sent to the new address. Change your password, which signs you out on every other device. Use Sign out everywhere after losing a device, and open View account status to see your standing. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/e2444d34c38eae82c56f6fb645addfad/iframe 185 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/manage-privacy-and-member-data/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-57-privacy-data.webp How to Manage Privacy and Member Data in BuddyNext How to manage privacy and member data in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Members, then Privacy & Data, choose what search engines may index, show a cookie consent notice with your own wording, set how long closed moderation reports, read notifications and the email log are kept, and decide whether members can export their data or delete their account. Members find both tools under Settings, then Privacy, then Your data. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/455b61245aeafbf94a562ab0f7a0adc5/iframe 195 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/see-your-community-as-a-visitor/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-58-guest-experience.webp How to See Your Community as a Visitor in BuddyNext How to see your BuddyNext community as a visitor, step by step. Someone who is not signed in lands on Explore and can read public posts, browse the member and space directories, open a profile, a shared post or an open space. A Join the community card invites them to sign up or log in, and logging in returns them to the page they were on. Notifications, Messages and Settings need an account. To close the whole community to visitors, switch on Require login to view the community under BuddyNext, then Members, then Privacy & Data. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/2452f7ed2ac0ba02789640d0c486e211/iframe 197 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/send-a-direct-message/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-59-direct-messaging.webp How to Send a Direct Message in BuddyNext How to send a direct message in BuddyNext, step by step. Open Messages from the header or the side menu, click New message, type a member's name and pick them, or use the Message button on their profile. Write in the box at the bottom, add an emoji or a photo, and click Send message or press Enter. Each member chooses who can message them under Settings, then Privacy, then Who can message me: Everyone, People who follow you, People you follow back or No one. The site owner turns messaging on or off and sets the widest level under MediaVerse, then Settings, then Messages. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/6b971668a3f307e97540c48fe4a7ef12/iframe 207 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/see-your-notifications/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-60-notifications.webp How to See Your Notifications in BuddyNext How to see your notifications in BuddyNext, step by step. The bell in the header counts what is new and opens your latest notifications. The Notifications page keeps the full list, newest first, grouped into Today, Yesterday and Older, with tabs to filter by Unread, Mentions, Comments, Reactions, Spaces, Follows and Messages. Repeated events on the same post are merged into one row. Open or Mark as read keeps a notification in the list; Dismiss removes it; Mark all read clears every unread one. Select turns on a tick box per row, to delete several at once. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/202a8371cdf66482b6086720b2deb9ee/iframe 204 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-members/choose-your-notification-preferences/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-61-notification-preferences.webp How to Choose Your Notification Preferences in BuddyNext How to choose your notification preferences in BuddyNext, step by step. Under Settings, then Notifications a member switches whole channels (In-app, Email, Play a sound), sets each type of notification to In-app on or off and to an email frequency of Immediate, Daily, Weekly or Off, and chooses All activity, Mentions only or None for every space they belong to. Changes are kept after Save changes. The site owner sets the starting In-app choice for six common types under BuddyNext, then Notifications, then Notifications. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/b216dba03cf3a5de9bfefb64fd1dcce7/iframe 198 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/set-up-the-activity-feed/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-39-activity-feed.webp How to Set Up the Activity Feed in BuddyNext How to set up the activity feed in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Social, Default post visibility sets the audience of a new post when the member does not pick one, and Show new-posts indicator controls the notice that counts new posts. Under BuddyNext, then Settings, then General, Public explore feed decides whether visitors who are not signed in can read Explore. Members read the feed in four tabs: For you, Following, Spaces and Network. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/7531fcbafe0231c49c98ec2bc6cb5b41/iframe 210 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/choose-who-sees-a-post/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-41-post-privacy.webp How to Choose Who Sees a Post in BuddyNext How to choose who sees a post in BuddyNext, step by step. In the post box, click Posting to and pick Public, Followers, Connections or Only me before you post. A post written inside a space is for that space. The audience is checked every time the post is read: on a profile, in the feed, in search, on Explore and on the post's own page. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/8aed4e627519fd1f0fb6d827b9977776/iframe 179 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/react-to-a-post/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-42-reactions.webp How to React to a Post in BuddyNext How to react to a post in BuddyNext, step by step. Under a post, click React and pick a reaction. Each member has one reaction on a post: a different one replaces it, and the same one again removes it. Click the row of counts to see who reacted. The site owner chooses which reactions are on offer under BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Social, and switches the feature on or off under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/4d8ece3d407c50a012bb52dd7f5484e4/iframe 180 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/comment-on-a-post/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-43-comments.webp How to Comment on a Post in BuddyNext How to comment on a post in BuddyNext, step by step. Open a post's thread, type in the comment box and send. Reply under any comment, up to five levels deep. Edit or delete your own comment: a deleted comment keeps its place so its replies stay. Site administrators, and the owner and moderators of a space, can pin one comment to the top of a thread. The owner switches comments on or off under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features, and sets a rate limit under BuddyNext, then Automation, then Controls. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/c47f91adba6b02d3a0cad98d6855f522/iframe 185 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/create-a-poll/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-44-polls.webp How to Create a Poll in BuddyNext How to create a poll in BuddyNext, step by step. In the post box, click Poll, write the question in the post box and fill in two to five options. Poll ends is optional: with a date, voting stops then, and the results stay. Members vote with one click, can move their vote, and can take it back. The site owner switches polls on or off under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/d26300b31319f7b6bdd412cbc3e29463/iframe 160 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/share-a-post/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-45-share-post.webp How to Share a Post in BuddyNext How to share a post in BuddyNext, step by step. Under a post, click Share. Repost puts the post in the feed under your name, with an optional comment and the original author named. A post can be reposted once. On a public post, Share to has links for X, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Email, and Copy link copies the address. To remove a repost, delete it from More options. The site owner switches reposts on or off under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features, then Re-shares. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/cb216dd0a622f0b80e0094716a9a8143/iframe 166 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/save-a-post-for-later/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-46-bookmarks.webp How to Save a Post for Later in BuddyNext How to save a post for later in BuddyNext, step by step. Under any post, click Save. The post is added to your Bookmarks, a private list that only you can see, and the author is not told. Open Bookmarks from the menu to read your saved posts, latest first, and click Save again to remove one. The site owner switches the feature on or off under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features, then Bookmarks. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/ebe177f6b0cd0ece7c3d0a12011b5bc3/iframe 130 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-hashtags/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-47-hashtags.webp How to Use Hashtags in BuddyNext How to use hashtags in BuddyNext, step by step. Type a hash sign and a word in a post or comment, and it becomes a link to that hashtag's page, which gathers the public posts on the topic with Latest, Top and Following only tabs. Follow a hashtag to add its posts to your For you feed. The site owner bans hashtags under BuddyNext, then Automation, then Controls, and switches the feature on or off under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/87be3774e405a3fe754273b117de76f1/iframe 182 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/mention-a-member/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-48-mentions.webp How to Mention a Member in BuddyNext How to mention a member in BuddyNext, step by step. In a post or comment, type an at sign and the first letters of a name, then pick the member from the list. Their handle becomes a link to their profile and they get a notification, listed under the Mentions tab of Notifications. Each member chooses who can mention them under Settings, then Privacy. The site owner sets the default mention notice under BuddyNext, then Notifications. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/d875bbf7c88fb8f57398e95a49a4065e/iframe 163 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/search-the-community/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-49-search.webp How to Search the Community in BuddyNext How to search the community in BuddyNext, step by step. Open Explore, type a word in the search box and press Enter. One search looks through members, posts, spaces, hashtags and media, grouped by kind, and each person only gets what they are allowed to see. Narrow the results with the type tabs, the Date card and Sort by. Inside a space, the Feed tab has its own search box for that space's posts. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/8515f877b6417a011845441d5c1b7bea/iframe 190 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-the-explore-page/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-50-explore.webp How to Use the Explore Page in BuddyNext How to use the Explore page in BuddyNext, step by step. Explore is a wall of cards showing what is new across the whole community: public posts, posts from open spaces, forum discussions, new members and spaces. Filter it by All, Members, Spaces, Posts, Discussions or Media, and click a card to open it. Visitors can read Explore too, unless the site owner switches off Public explore feed. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/12e427f4e0d0d560d2e1d7b272865122/iframe 200 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-the-sidebar-cards/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-51-sidebar-cards.webp How to Use the Sidebar Cards in BuddyNext How to use the sidebar cards in BuddyNext, step by step. Every community page has its own set of cards on the right: a greeting, Trending Topics, People to Follow and Your Spaces beside the feed; new members and a daily member spotlight on Members; featured, suggested, new and popular spaces on Spaces; the owner, members and top contributors inside a space; Profile Strength on your own profile; and a weekly summary on Notifications. The cards fill themselves from live activity, hide when they have nothing to show, and need no setup. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/56b809c3c3690f6c4e720da3d9c69644/iframe 183 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/set-up-your-community-emails/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-62-email-system.webp How to Set Up Your Community Emails in BuddyNext How to set up your community emails in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Notifications, then Email, set the From name, From address, Reply-To address and footer used by every BuddyNext email. Under Email Templates, open any built-in email, rewrite its subject, preview text and body, use tokens for names and links, preview it in your branded wrapper, send yourself a test, or switch that one email off. The Email Log lists what was sent, to whom and when, with a filter for failed sends. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3d3b8ab51998bf4140800c57231e8ff2/iframe 208 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/set-up-email-digests/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-63-email-digests.webp How to Set Up Email Digests in BuddyNext How to set up email digests in BuddyNext, step by step. A digest is one email that rounds up a member's unread notifications once a day or once a week. Each member sets a notification type to Daily or Weekly under Settings, then Notifications, and can stop every digest with the Email digests row. The site owner keeps digests on or turns them off for the whole site under BuddyNext, then Notifications, then Notifications, then Digest emails, rewrites the Daily digest and Weekly digest emails under Email Templates, and confirms a digest was sent in the Email Log. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3c6bbe5019c271f057c5cf6c0258f36a/iframe 202 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/report-a-post-or-a-member/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-64-reporting-content.webp How to Report a Post or a Member in BuddyNext How to report a post or a member in BuddyNext, step by step. Open the three-dot menu on a post and choose Report, pick one of seven reasons, add optional details and click Submit report. Comments have Report beside Reply, and a member's profile has Report under More. The person reported is not notified. Reports land in Community Admin, then Moderation, merged per item, and nothing is removed until a moderator decides. Under BuddyNext, then Automation, then Controls, Auto-hide after N reports hides a post or comment that enough different members have reported until a moderator reviews it. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/f9a1f5471c224785c9ad5ce89e5ce09f/iframe 188 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/work-through-the-moderation-queue/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-65-moderation-queue.webp How to Work Through the Moderation Queue in BuddyNext How to work through the moderation queue in BuddyNext, step by step. Open Community Admin, then Moderation to see every open report, merged per item with a reporter count. Filter by type, sort by Most reported, then Dismiss a report or Remove the content. The More menu adds View reported item, Resolve, Escalate, a content warning for posts, and the member actions Warn, Strike, Reverse last strike and Suspend. Tabs beside Reports hold Appeals, Pending joins, Recent signups and Recent actions. Site administrators have the same queue as a table under BuddyNext, then Moderation, then Reports, plus a Moderation Log with CSV export. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/f0a8bf48f44c1d726a5f1172b2a618a0/iframe 189 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/warn-strike-or-suspend-a-member/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-66-user-moderation.webp How to Warn, Strike or Suspend a Member in BuddyNext How to warn, strike or suspend a member in BuddyNext, step by step. From a reported item in Community Admin, then Moderation, the More menu holds Warn author, Strike author, Reverse last strike and Suspend author. Warn author and Strike author each ask for the message or reason the member will read. Under BuddyNext, then Automation, then Controls, the Strike system sets how many strikes lead to a warning notice (2), an automatic suspension (5) and, if you switch it on, a permanent ban. Suspending asks for a reason the member will see, an optional note, a length of 1, 7, 30 or 90 days or Indefinite, and whether to hide their posts. BuddyNext, then Moderation, then Suspensions lists suspended members with a Lift suspension button, and the member sees the reason and end date on their Account status page. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/c52e3ca7882e92c3eef059bdd040b58b/iframe 221 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/handle-a-suspension-appeal/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-67-appeals.webp How to Handle a Suspension Appeal in BuddyNext How to handle a suspension appeal in BuddyNext, step by step. A suspended member opens their Account status page from the suspension notification or email, writes why the decision should be looked at again under Appeal this decision, and clicks Submit appeal. Administrators decide it under Community Admin, then Moderation, then Appeals, with the reason for the suspension and the member's message. Approve & lift suspension ends that suspension at once; Deny leaves it in place. The member is told the outcome either way. Site administrators have the same list under BuddyNext, then Moderation, then Appeals, where each row also takes an optional note that the member reads on their Account status page. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3e226a9e5ded1a4068d009756682cb74/iframe 173 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/set-up-content-safeguards/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-68-content-safeguards.webp How to Set Up Content Safeguards in BuddyNext How to set up content safeguards in BuddyNext, step by step. Under BuddyNext, then Automation, then Controls, then Content safeguards, list banned words and banned hashtags, blocked link domains and blocked IP addresses, and set how many posts and comments a member can make in a minute. Two more rules, Flag duplicate posts and Flag posts from new members, never stop a post: it is published and a report is filed for your moderators. A post that breaks a rule is refused as it is written, and the member is told why. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/c2cd2c393f6535f2628a21c072c55c24/iframe 196 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/appoint-community-moderators/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-69-community-moderators.webp How to Appoint Community Moderators in BuddyNext How to appoint community moderators in BuddyNext, step by step. Open Community Admin, then Members, find the member, and choose Moderator in the role list beside the name: the role is stored the moment you choose it. The same Community role is on BuddyNext, then Members, then Directory, then Edit, and it is separate from the WordPress role. On Members, then Roles & Capabilities you set the minimum role for each action, such as Review the report queue, Resolve reports, Issue strikes and Suspend members. A moderator gets a Community Admin tab in Settings with the report queue for the whole community, while appeals, member roles and community settings stay with administrators. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/77b8e8bd702efb59b238276326caf2b8/iframe 188 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/manage-activity-from-the-admin/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-70-activity-management.webp How to Manage Activity from the Admin in BuddyNext How to manage activity from the WordPress admin in BuddyNext, step by step. BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Activity lists every post in the community, newest first, with its author, space, engagement and status. Search the post text or author name, or filter by type, status and date. View opens a post on the site, Edit changes its text. Tick posts and use Bulk actions to Hide them from the feed (status Under review), Restore them, or Delete them. The red Delete button removes one post for good, with its comments, reactions and poll votes, after asking you to confirm. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/9618e9d0bc7b47c249464441b40428d1/iframe 190 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/add-a-content-warning-to-a-post/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-71-content-warnings.webp How to Add a Content Warning to a Post in BuddyNext How to add a content warning to a post in BuddyNext, step by step. A content warning keeps a post published but covers it with a label, so members choose whether to look. Open Community Admin, then Moderation, click the three-dot button on a reported post, choose a type (NSFW, Spoilers, Violence or Strong language) and click Add warning. Readers see the post blurred behind the label with a Show anyway button. Open the same menu again to Update warning or Clear warning. Site administrators have the same control under BuddyNext, then Moderation, then Reports. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5cc7ff5359228f9ee412ce452818cdbc/iframe 189 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/reward-members-with-points-badges-and-levels/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-72-points-badges-levels.webp How to Reward Members with Points, Badges and Levels in BuddyNext How to reward members with points, badges and levels in BuddyNext, step by step. With the WB Gamification plugin active, the Gamification card on BuddyNext, then Platform, then Add-ons reads Connected. On Gamification, then Points you set how many points each BuddyNext action earns, such as creating a post, writing a comment or receiving a reaction, with a cooldown and a daily cap. On Gamification, then Levels you name the levels and set the points each one needs. Members see their points, all-time rank, level, day streak and badges on the Achievements tab of their profile, and their own points history under Points. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/339205f6cc29c61f896ba35e1c1f3cc3/iframe 210 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-the-community-leaderboard/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-73-leaderboard.webp How to Use the Community Leaderboard in BuddyNext How to use the community leaderboard in BuddyNext, step by step. With the WB Gamification plugin active, members get a Leaderboard link in the side menu. The page ranks members by points for This month, This week or All time, and three tiles show your own rank, your all-time points and your level. Use the Show list for the top 10, 25, 50 or 100, and Next for further pages. Your row is marked You, other rows have a Follow button, and Your Badges and Your Streak sit at the foot of the page. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3aaa191bc600bfd8fae7ea4728b32066/iframe 165 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/give-kudos-to-a-member/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-74-kudos.webp How to Give Kudos to a Member in BuddyNext How to give kudos to a member in BuddyNext, step by step. With the WB Gamification plugin active, every profile has a Kudos tab under Achievements. Open it on another member's profile, write an optional message of up to 255 characters, and click Send kudos. The kudos appears under Kudos received on their profile, and both members earn points. Site owners set the points on Gamification, then Kudos (points per kudos received, points per kudos given, and how many kudos a day earn points) and can review or revoke kudos on Gamification, then Kudos Moderation. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5b496667536306742bc240ae375b5c4b/iframe 181 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/see-new-activity-without-reloading/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-75-realtime-updates.webp How to See New Activity Without Reloading in BuddyNext How new activity reaches an open page in BuddyNext, step by step. While the Activity feed is open, BuddyNext checks for new posts about once a minute and shows a pill above the feed; click it and the new posts appear at the top of the feed. The bell checks for new notifications every thirty seconds and shows a count by itself. Site owners can turn the pill off with Show new-posts indicator on BuddyNext, then Engagement, then Social. BuddyNext Pro adds Realtime, which connects a Pusher-protocol server so new posts, reactions, comments and notifications are pushed to open pages. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/977c038b242b80ac9cb40a4e9757bb4d/iframe 162 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/connect-companion-plugins/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-76-integrations-overview.webp How to Connect Companion Plugins in BuddyNext How to connect companion plugins in BuddyNext, step by step. BuddyNext, then Platform, then Add-ons lists eight companion plugins: MediaVerse, Jetonomy, Gamification, Career Board, Learnomy, Listora, Eventonomy and WB Member Blog. A card reads Connected when its plugin is active. On BuddyNext, then Integration Settings each active integration has a box where you choose Show in navigation, Post to the activity feed, Include in search and its navigation sub-tabs, then Save changes. The badge shows Active, Newer partner or Update needed. Members see the result as side menu links and profile tabs. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/9b3a2f7915faeb669c7c1f98fc8b8f61/iframe 195 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-wpmediaverse/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-77-wpmediaverse.webp How to Use BuddyNext with WPMediaVerse How to use BuddyNext with WPMediaVerse, step by step. With both free plugins active, the MediaVerse card on BuddyNext, then Platform, then Add-ons reads Connected. Members add photos, video or audio to a post (up to four files), get a Media tab with Albums on their profile, and send direct messages from the Messages page. A space owner turns on a Media tab for the space under Settings, then Integrations. Site owners choose Show in navigation and Post to the activity feed on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings, and how media links open under Settings, then General. Group conversations need WPMediaVerse Pro. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/68641369028603fc8f78e84afbe3b922/iframe 200 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/send-community-events-to-other-apps/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-78-outbound-webhooks.webp How to Send Community Events to Other Apps in BuddyNext How to send community events to other apps from BuddyNext with outbound webhooks, step by step. Turn on Outbound webhooks under BuddyNext, then Platform, then Features, then open Platform, then Webhooks. Under Outbound endpoints, enter an HTTPS address, tick the events to forward (such as New member registered or New post created) and click Register endpoint. BuddyNext shows the endpoint's signing secret once: copy it into the receiving service, which uses it to verify the X-BuddyNext-Signature header. Each endpoint has Send test, View log and Remove. An endpoint that fails three times in a row is disabled, and its row then has a Re-enable button. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/7f26ce934567bda6083c9ae487a20803/iframe 210 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-jetonomy/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-79-jetonomy.webp How to Use BuddyNext with Jetonomy How to use BuddyNext with Jetonomy, step by step. With both free plugins active, the Jetonomy card on BuddyNext, then Platform, then Add-ons reads Connected. A new topic in a public forum space appears in the activity feed as a Discussion card, and comments on the card and replies in the forum are kept in step. Every profile gets a Discussions tab with the member's public topics, accepted answers and reputation; private and anonymous topics are never listed. A space owner turns on Discussion under the space's Settings, then Integrations, and the space gets its own Discussions tab. Forum topics are found in community search under the Discussion tab. Site owners choose Show in navigation, Post to the activity feed and Include in search on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/c5a99dcd8b9527c53c1d67e446ee4f14/iframe 206 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-learnomy/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-80-learnomy.webp How to Use BuddyNext with Learnomy How to use BuddyNext with Learnomy, step by step. The Learnomy integration is part of BuddyNext Pro. With it, a completed course or an earned certificate is posted to the activity feed as a Course card, a member's Portfolio tab lists Certifications and Teaching (and Learning on your own profile), a course can have its own private space where students are added as they enroll, and a membership plan can enrol its members in courses. Site owners choose what shows on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/870df2fba63867f076a3ffd5167fcc7d/iframe 209 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-eventonomy/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-81-eventonomy.webp How to Use BuddyNext with Eventonomy How to use BuddyNext with Eventonomy, step by step. The Eventonomy integration is part of BuddyNext Pro. With it, a public event is posted to the activity feed with Going and Maybe buttons, and an answer of Going posts its own card. Every member gets an Events tab on their profile with Organizing and Going, and a side menu link to it. A space owner turns on Events tab under the space's Settings, then Integrations, and the space gets its own list and calendar. An Upcoming events card sits beside the feed. Site owners choose Show in navigation, Post to the activity feed and Include in search on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/32a7220758d371592e66091d18caaa9b/iframe 208 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-career-board/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-82-career-board.webp How to Use BuddyNext with Career Board How to use BuddyNext with Career Board, step by step. The Career Board integration is part of BuddyNext Pro. With it, a published job is posted to the activity feed as a Job Listing card, a member's Portfolio tab lists the jobs they have open, and jobs are found in community search under the Jobs tab. With Career Board Pro, a public resume posts an Open to Work card and adds a Resume list to the member's Portfolio. Site owners choose Show in navigation, Post to the activity feed, Include in search and the sub-tabs on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/ad884bc6a5f60c2ff90edd0d23c92dc0/iframe 180 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-listora/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-83-listora.webp How to Use BuddyNext with Listora How to use BuddyNext with Listora, step by step. The Listora integration is part of BuddyNext Pro. With it, a published listing is posted to the activity feed as a Listing card, and a member's Portfolio tab lists what they have in the directory. A space owner turns on Businesses tab under the space's Settings, then Integrations. Members then submit a listing they own with Add your business, the space team approves it, and approved businesses show as cards in the space. Site owners choose Show in navigation, Post to the activity feed and Include in search on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/cdabcd38e784283b99da033d3d66a0c5/iframe 215 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/tutorials-community/use-buddynext-with-wb-member-blog/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/tut-bn-84-member-blog.webp How to Use BuddyNext with WB Member Blog How to use BuddyNext with WB Member Blog, step by step. With both free plugins active, the WB Member Blog card on BuddyNext, then Platform, then Add-ons reads Connected. A published article is posted to the activity feed as an Article card under its author. Every profile gets an Articles tab; on your own tab you also see drafts and posts waiting for review, with Write a new article and Manage articles opening the Member Blog dashboard. Site owners choose Show in navigation and Post to the activity feed in the Blog posts box on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/c939f670e1d19ddf6dcc5928374763f2/iframe 178 2026-10-20 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/community-films/build-an-online-community-you-own-feed-courses-events-and-forums/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/suite-1-one-place.webp Build an Online Community You Own: Feed, Courses, Events and Forums Most communities are scattered across a chat app, a course platform and an events tool, with the members on a list you rent. This film follows one member, Yuki, through a week in a community where the feed, forums, courses, events and jobs all live on one site that the owner fully controls. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/1dfcbd300fa5ac34efec9fbc75744b3a/iframe 245 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/community-films/run-a-community-from-one-dashboard-members-courses-events-payments/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/suite-2-one-site-not-five-tools.webp Run a Community From One Dashboard: Members, Courses, Events, Payments Most community owners pay for a chat app, a course platform, an events tool, a job board and a payment page, and keep five member lists in step by hand. This film follows Marcus through one month of running a ninety-two member community from a single dashboard on his own website. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3850d79938e1d6b1cd0ab0547b869156/iframe 241 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/community-films/sell-online-courses-on-your-own-site-lessons-community-live-events/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/suite-3-creator-academy.webp Sell Online Courses on Your Own Site: Lessons, Community, Live Events Most people who teach online sell through a marketplace, answer questions in a chat group and run live sessions on a webinar tool. This film follows Maya, who teaches React, and Liam, one of her students, through an academy where the course, the classroom and the live sessions are one place on her own website. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/6c8bf52b0d2c9b516fc79a7d805fac61/iframe 247 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/community-films/member-directory-job-board-and-events-for-your-association-website/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/suite-4-professional-association.webp Member Directory, Job Board and Events for Your Association Website Most associations run on a spreadsheet of members, a newsletter and one conference a year. This film follows Amina, a researcher, through a week in an association that works as a living network on its own website. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/d03f98fd3909078bc479518a7e880eef/iframe 240 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/community-films/build-a-local-community-website-business-directory-events-and-feed/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/suite-5-local-community.webp Build a Local Community Website: Business Directory, Events and Feed Every neighbourhood already has a community. It is just scattered across group chats, noticeboards and social pages. This film follows Diego through a local community that lives in one place: a business directory on a map, a calendar of events, a neighbourhood feed and a shared photo gallery. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/f7e9b5fa45bf466cea29e207cd836c71/iframe 244 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/community-films/a-private-community-for-your-team-news-training-q-a-recognition/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/suite-6-team-community.webp A Private Community for Your Team: News, Training, Q&A, Recognition Most teams run on a chat tool, a wiki, a training portal and a monthly email, and still have no place that feels like the team. This film follows Alex, a product designer, through a private community where the news, the training, the answers and the recognition live together on the company's own site. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/050319e2e82b1b6edd76b9aadc50b294/iframe 241 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/build-an-online-community-website-on-wordpress/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-build-online-community.webp How to Build an Online Community Website on WordPress How to build an online community, or create a social network website of your own, on WordPress. This video covers the four parts every social network needs (profiles, a feed, groups and connections) and the four build steps: install the plugin, run the setup wizard, create your groups and invite people in. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/b81b8184a456587b03d6dac755e6492c/iframe 191 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/build-an-online-community-the-complete-walkthrough/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-build-online-community-v2.webp How to Build an Online Community: The Complete Walkthrough How to build an online community, start to finish, on your own WordPress website. This video maps the whole journey in seven stages, shows the choices you have at each one, and proves each stage on a real screen: who it is for, the setup wizard, who can join, spaces, the activity feed, moderation and engagement. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/27c6ee05801e6db7992877b2832f5f63/iframe 297 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/coaching-app-for-your-clients-community-courses-and-events-in-one/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-coaching-app.webp Coaching App for Your Clients: Community, Courses and Events in One Looking for a coaching app for your clients? This video shows a coaching programme running on one WordPress site: lessons with saved progress and quizzes, a private client group, live sessions with registration, private messages and a coach dashboard. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/a26c0df36f750e2d82fc3d940f0748b7/iframe 189 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/online-community-examples-6-communities-you-can-build-on-wordpress/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-community-examples.webp Online Community Examples: 6 Communities You Can Build on WordPress Online community examples you can build on your own WordPress site: an interest community, a learning community, a professional network, a local community, a team community and a paid community. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/f70ca0be6605e3e3fb9dc8d09572b5b7/iframe 196 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/community-management-software-on-wordpress-one-dashboard/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-community-management.webp Community Management Software on WordPress: One Dashboard Looking for community management software? This video shows online community management from one WordPress dashboard: the member list, the spaces, the moderation queue and strike system, and the numbers. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/e6f86c46667ab74febfe27f69986012e/iframe 187 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/best-community-plugin-for-wordpress-what-to-look-for/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-community-plugins.webp Best Community Plugin for WordPress: What to Look For Choosing a community plugin for WordPress, or a social network plugin for WordPress? This video gives six things to look for and shows each one on a real site: a feed and groups, profiles and a directory, private messages, moderation tools, a fit with your theme, and room to grow. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/3fc04add417dcc07711be084ae840826/iframe 193 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/make-a-membership-site-on-wordpress-step-by-step/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-make-membership-site.webp How to Make a Membership Site on WordPress, Step by Step How to make a membership site on WordPress, step by step. This video walks through the four steps of a WordPress membership site: open sign up, build member areas, add plans and prices, and connect payments. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/f62acb4f21f550150f381055a808ced8/iframe 190 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/membership-website-ideas-7-paid-communities-you-can-start/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-membership-ideas.webp Membership Website Ideas: 7 Paid Communities You Can Start Seven membership site ideas, with membership websites you can copy: a hobby club, a course academy, a professional network, a local guide, a customer community, a paid inner circle and a creator fan club. Each one is shown on a real WordPress site. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/48b2df5d88bc4eb9b52a0f921abd39e4/iframe 190 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/online-community-platform-you-own-build-it-on-wordpress/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-online-community-platform.webp Online Community Platform You Own: Build It on WordPress Looking for an online community platform or online community software you can own? This video explains what a community platform is and the six jobs it has to do: a feed, groups, member profiles, private messages, notifications and moderation. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/b28f1ecc998bcbcec58945d240c39b34/iframe 191 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/build-an-online-community/what-is-a-paywall-how-to-charge-for-your-community-on-wordpress/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-paywall-membership.webp What Is a Paywall? 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This video shows how a WordPress community site becomes an app your members install to the home screen from the browser, with your site name, your logo and your brand colour. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/1e360d705734ee110ba8fca798ebfbb3/iframe 197 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/alternatives/circle-and-mighty-networks-alternative-on-wordpress/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-alt-circle.webp Circle and Mighty Networks Alternative on WordPress Looking for a Circle alternative or a Mighty Networks alternative? This video asks three questions of any community platform, where the members live, who decides what it can do, and what happens if you leave, and answers them on a WordPress site you own. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/2aa95d18d026a5f60ef5579e2d37b232/iframe 202 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/alternatives/patreon-alternative-run-paid-memberships-on-your-own-website/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-alt-telegram-patreon.webp Patreon Alternative: Run Paid Memberships on Your Own Website Looking for a Patreon alternative, or a Telegram alternative for your community? This video shows paid plans, members-only areas and a place to talk running together on one WordPress site you own. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/257f710e1ab75c6dd690a6875d98a0c2/iframe 186 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/alternatives/facebook-group-alternative-a-private-community-you-own/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-facebook-group-alternative.webp Facebook Group Alternative: A Private Community You Own Looking for a Facebook group alternative? This video shows a private community running on a WordPress site you own: groups, polls, comments, a member directory, private messages and announcements that reach every member. https://customer-sqrde2e4q6u2ayi6.cloudflarestream.com/5608262d89744ee34b6b712f860cbf29/iframe 197 2026-10-21 yes https://buddynext.com/videos/alternatives/skool-alternative-on-wordpress-own-your-community-and-courses/ https://buddynext.com/videos/posters/bn-skool-alternative.webp Skool Alternative on WordPress: Own Your Community and Courses Looking for a Skool alternative? 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