BuddyDev

BuddyBlog

BuddyBlog is a BuddyPress plugin that allows users to create/manage their blog/posts from their profile. BuddyBlog allows easy front-end blogging with BuddyPress.

Basic Functionality:-

  • Creating New Post
  • Editing existing Post
  • Deleting Posts
  • Publishing Post
  • Unpublished post(moving to the draft status)

BuddyBlog Version 1.1 or above allows the following:-

  • BuddyBlog can work with a normal post or any custom post type
  • It can use any registered taxonomy
  • Admins can select post type/taxonomy from the BuddyBlog Settings page in the admin
  • Admins can control who can publish/what can be published etc, various options from admin.

Do you need a more powerful solution for front-end posting? Try BuddyBlog Pro. You can create unlimited forms, fields, and user profile tabs with the BuddyBlog Pro plugin.

The current plugin supports the following things:-

Features:-

  • Custom taxonomies/Categories association to post types
  • Tags association to post
  • Upload(can be limited, how many) on the post screen

Limitations:-

  • Needs a Simple Front-End post plugin to a create post.
  • New categories/tags can not be created from the front-end (A limitation of simple front end post).

Dependency:-

Screenshots:-

Post Lists on Profile:-

when the user is logged in:-

Creating New Post:-

Editing Post:-

 

Admin settings( You can access via Dashboard->Settings->BuddyBlog):-

buddyblog-admin-settings

buddyblog-admin-settings-2

For more details and customization, please read this post.

Blog Post:  https://buddydev.com/buddypress/introducing-buddyblog-allow-users-to-blog-from-their-buddypress-profile/

Github Repo: https://github.com/sbrajesh/buddyblog

Do you need a more powerful solution for front-end posting? Try BuddyBlog Pro. You can create unlimited forms, fields, and user profile tabs with the BuddyBlog Pro plugin.

Release History

  • Version: 1.3.8

    Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 6.3.0
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 4.0+

    Fix private posts issue

  • Version: 1.3.7

    Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 6.3.0
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 4.0+

    Added hooks to allow adding content before/after template part loading.

  • Version: 1.3.6

    Wednesday, 20 May, 2020
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 6.0
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.5+

    Show no found message on other user profile.
    Fix bug defining 'BUDDYBLOG_ARCHIVE_SLUG'

  • Version: 1.3.5

    Saturday, 09 March, 2019
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 4.2
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.5+

    Fix post slug generation when a post is transitioned from draft to published.

  • Version: 1.3.4

    Tuesday, 25 September, 2018
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 3.2
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.5+

    Add new setting to allow users to add featured image for post.

  • Version: 1.3.3

    Tuesday, 31 July, 2018
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 3.1
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.5+

    Add support for post visibility(public/private). Needs BP Simple Front End Post 1.3.5

  • Version: 1.3.2

    Friday, 30 March, 2018
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.9.3
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.4+

    Comment status fix

  • Version: 1.3.1

    Wednesday, 21 March, 2018
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.9.3
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.4+

    Hide unpublish button if disabled by admin

  • Version: 1.3.0

    Sunday, 25 February, 2018
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.9.3
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.4+

    1. Page title fix
    2. Restructure plugin directory
    3. Code optimization and Formatting

  • Version: 1.2.0

    Wednesday, 13 September, 2017
    • Tested With: 2.9.0
    • Compatible With: 2.4+

    1. Pagination Url fix for not logged in users.
    2. Add new filters to modifying buddyblog Nav items.

  • Version: 1.1.9

    Saturday, 25 March, 2017
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.8.2
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.4+

    Submenus for My Posts, New Post are added to Post in admin bar

  • Version: 1.1.8

    Thursday, 09 March, 2017
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.8.2
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.4+

    Updated to make the edit, delete, publish, unpublish labels translatable.

  • Version: 1.1.7

    Wednesday, 16 November, 2016
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.7.2
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.4+

    Update localization files to be more inline with WordPress naming.

  • Version: 1.1.5

    Saturday, 06 February, 2016
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.4.3
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.0+

    Updated to fix featured image and cleaning up the code.

  • Version: 1.1.4

    Saturday, 12 December, 2015
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.4.2
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.0+

    Updated to allow site admins allow upload or not

  • Version: 1.1.3

    Tuesday, 04 August, 2015
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.3.2.1
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.0+

    Fixes typo in date string.
    Uses proper date format as in the WordPress settings.
    Allows admin to control redirect after post if using BP Simple Front End Post 1.2.1 or above

  • Version: 1.1.2

    Sunday, 21 June, 2015
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.3.2.1
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.0+

    Do not use number type in html. Replace with text input type for allowed number of posts.

  • Version: 1.1.1

    Friday, 19 June, 2015
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.3.2.1
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.0+

    Allow admins to let users having certain capability edit posts in the WordPress dashboard.

  • Version: 1.1

    Tuesday, 16 June, 2015
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 2.3
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 2.0

    Adds admin settings page. Now, Site admins can tune BuddyBlog, use custom post type or taxonomy with it.
    Also refactored the code for better readability.

  • Version: 1.0.4

    Wednesday, 05 February, 2014
    • Tested With: BuddyPress 1.9.1
    • Compatible With: BuddyPress 1.8+

    Update to support featured post thumbnail