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Cookies Used by the BuddyBoss Platform and Theme

Here you will find answers to commonly asked questions about the BuddyBoss products’ cookies and their purpose.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. 

BuddyBoss Platform Cookies

CookiesPurposeCookie Expiry Time
bp_ps_filters
bp_ps_debug
BuddyBoss Platform cookies containing an advance profile search on the members’ directory.Expires with Browser session.
bp-message
bp-message-type
BuddyBoss Platform cookies containing a feedback (error/success) message to be displayed after the page reloads.Immediately deleted.
bp_new_group_idContains the ID of a BuddyBoss Platform group.Immediately deleted & 24 hours.
bp_completed_create_stepsWorking in harmony with bp_new_group_id this records the completed steps for the creation of a new BuddyBoss Platform group.Immediately deleted & 24 hours.
buddyboss_user_sw_olduser_User Switching’s logged_in_cookieImmediately deleted & 48 hours.
buddyboss_user_sw_secure_User Switching’s secure_auth_cookieImmediately.
buddyboss_user_sw_User Switching’s auth_cookieImmediately.
bp_messages_send_toBuddyBoss Platform cookies for messages.Immediately & 24 hours.
bp_messages_subjectBuddyBoss Platform cookies for messages.Immediately & 24 hours.
bp_messages_contentBuddyBoss Platform cookies for messages.Immediately & 24 hours.
recent_emojisUsed for showing your recently used emojis in various sections like activity, forums, messages, group messages, and so on.Not cleared until intentionally removed.
bp-notificationsUsed for preserving your recent order of notification like ASC/DESC and notification sorting.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
bp-activityUsed for preserving your recent scopes you filtered by activity.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
bp-documentUsed for preserving your recent scopes you filtered by a document.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
bp-mediaUsed for preserving your recent scopes you filtered by media.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
bp-membersUsed for preserving your recent scopes you filtered by members and list/grid view of members.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
bp-groupsUsed for preserving your recent scopes you filtered by groups and list/grid view of groups.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
bp-group_membersUsed for preserving your list/grid view of group members.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
reset_memberMember cookie used to reset the previous layout stored in browser storage.30 days.
reset_groupGroup cookie to reset the previous layout stored in browser storage.30 days.

BuddyBoss Theme Cookies

CookiesPurposeCookie Expiry Time
bbthemeUsed to preserve color settings of the theme.30 days.
buddypanelUsed to preserve the BuddyPanel settings of the theme.Removed when buddypanel is toggled off.
redux_current_tabUsed to preserve your recent tab opens in theme settings in the backend.7 days.
redux_update_checkUsed to check the update of the Redux Framework in theme settings in the backend.8 hours.
course-viewUsed to set the view of the list/grid in the course listing page in LearnDash.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.
llms-membership-viewUsed to set the view of the list/grid in the membership listing page in LifterLMS.This is set as Session Storage. Expires with Browser session.

Questions?

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