Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.9.

Updates include:

This update adds a much improved layout for native bbPress forums. If you are still using Legacy Group Forums, your site will look the same. This is how bbPress forums will look in the upcoming BuddyBoss 3.0.

Note: If you are on Legacy Group Forums and want to convert your site over to the bbPress plugin (the new way of doing things), you can do so by  [read more →]

Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.8.

Updates include:

• BuddyPress setting for “Show the Toolbar for logged out users” now works (hack removed)
• You can now add sidebar widgets to native bbPress forums

The list of edited files can be found in the Release Notes.

How to update: Just follow this guide →

BuddyBoss 3.0 is still in active development. We’re really excited about it and want to make sure it’s perfect before releasing it. It’s a major update and we  [read more →]

We have had several outages over the last month and decided it was time to move the site to a new web host. Today we moved BuddyBoss over to a virtual private server with MediaTemple. This should provide increased performance and much better server uptime.

We apologize for the downtime earlier today while we were migrating the site to the new hosting environment.

Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.7.

Updates include:

• Compatibility with BuddyPress 1.7 (only if BuddyPress plugin is activated)
• Custom stylesheet for bbPress 2+ standalone forums (now the default setup in BuddyPress)
• Better organized and detailed readme.txt file

The list of edited files can be found in the Release Notes.

How to update: Just follow this guide →

Important Note:

BuddyPress 1.7 has a bug that prevents the Toolbar (also referred to as the Admin bar) from displaying for  [read more →]

Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.6.

Updates include:

• Fixed an AJAX error related to BuddyPress 1.6.3.
• Stopped BuddyBoss database cleanup from still being executed when Activity is disabled, which caused false error log messages.

The list of edited files can be found in the Release Notes.

How to update: Just follow this guide →

Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.5. This update fixes a bug with Wall posting from today’s BuddyPress 1.6.2 update.

Updates include:

• Fixed Post Form from posting into wrong section in BuddyPress 1.6.2.
• Changed title tag on page template to H1, for SEO purposes.
• Changed title tag on links template to H1, for SEO purposes.

The list of edited files can be found in the Release Notes.

How to update: Just follow this guide →

Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.4. This update fixes bugs reported in our support forums and also adds language file translations for all custom text in the theme – some text had previously not been translated.

Updates include:

• Fixed text “ago ago” in forums.
• Added language file translations for:
  • “Add Photo”
  • “You need to”
  • “log in”
  • “or”
  • “to post to this user’s wall”
  • “to participate in the forum topic”
  • “Back to”
• Added global.js language translations to functions.php for:
  • “people”
  • “person”
  • “like”
  • “likes”
  • “this”
• Fixed error preventing posting of photo directly after  [read more →]
  

LabZip.com put together a 16 minute video explaining the entire process of installing and setting up BuddyPress and bbPress. I figured many of you would find this useful.

It’s an excellent tutorial. Here’s the link: http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

Today we updated BuddyBoss, our premium BuddyPress theme, to version 2.1.3. This update fixes various bugs reported in our support forums.

Updates include:

• Fixed issues with counts in like system.
• Fixed issue with deleting comments on activity streams.
• Added header to Color Picker admin options.
• AJAX for “Likes” fixed on member profile template.
• Fixed issue with WP Admin Bar drop down, where News Feed linked to displayed profile instead of logged in user’s activity.
• Archive template properly displays two columns.
• AJAX loader works correctly with [read more →]
  

We apologize for BuddyBoss.com experiencing some down time last night and today. We were having issues with our server and decided it was time to migrate the site to a better server. Everything is move over now and the site should be more stable with close to 100% uptime going forward.

If you’re curious, we moved the site over to A Small Orange web hosting, using their cloud storage Business plan. We have no affiliation with them. They’re  [read more →]