Tag: buddypress profiles

  • Conditionally Hide BuddyPress Profile Field Groups Based on User Role

    Conditionally Hide BuddyPress Profile Field Groups Based on User Role

    For many BuddyPress-powered social networks, profile field groups do not work as a one-size-fits-all container. This is especially true for sites with a more complex and varied user base. By default, BuddyPress displays all profile field groups to all users, whether they are applicable or not. The new BuddyPress Conditional Field Groups plugin is one…

  • Personalize Profile Headers with the BuddyPress Cover Plugin

    Personalize Profile Headers with the BuddyPress Cover Plugin

    Cover photos in user profiles is a design feature in place on many major social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and G+. Users enjoy having the ability to further personalize their profiles beyond the default square avatar. Twitter was one of the last to add this feature to timelines in 2012, and when it did,…

  • BuddyPress Feature Plugin Adds Rich Text Fields to Profiles

    BuddyPress Feature Plugin Adds Rich Text Fields to Profiles

    Earlier this year, BuddyPress contributors announced that the project would be adopting the features-as-plugins model to help speed up future development. This is the same development model that has been working well for WordPress core, helping four major features land in the 3.8 release. The BuddyPress Media Component and Attachment API was the first feature…