BuddyBoss (Legacy) 3.0

Released August 15, 2013

Major release!

Features:

  • Responsive layout for phones, tablets, and desktops.
  • Improved Profile Walls, News Feeds, and Likes functionality
  • Improved user photo uploading with a mobile touch-to-swipe photo viewer.
  • Mobile BuddyPress styles included.
  • Mobile bbPress forum styles included.
  • Native compatibility with BuddyPress 1.7 and 1.8.
  • Can now be used with or without BuddyPress.
  • More intuitive theme structure, using native WordPress setup.
  • Better documentation and code comments.

Changed Files:

  • Complete code rewrite. All files changed. Follow our updated Setup Instructions.
  • BuddyBoss 3.0 comes pre-packaged with an updated child theme. You will need to re-apply your custom edits into the new child theme structure. Read how to update from older versions to BuddyBoss 3.0.

Tested With:

  • WordPress
  • WordPress 3.6
  • BuddyPress 1.7 and 1.8+
  • bbPress 2.3+
  • Mobile
  • iOS 6+
  • Android 4.1+
  • More mobile testing to come in future point releases
  • Browsers
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer 8+ (works best in 9+)

Development History:

  • Final Release: August 15, 2013
  • Release Candidate #3: August 14, 2013
  • Release Candidate #2: August 8, 2013
  • Release Candidate #1: August 2, 2013
  • Beta #7: August 1, 2013
  • Beta #6: July 30, 2013
  • Beta #5: July 28, 2013
  • Beta #4: July 25, 2013
  • Beta #3: July 14, 2013
  • Beta #2: July 7, 2013
  • Beta #1: June 19, 2013