Description
The BuddyBoss addon connects the BuddyBoss social network to AutomatorWP, turning community actions — such as joining groups, creating forum topics, making new friends, sending private messages, and updating profiles — into triggers and actions that launch automations without writing code. With this addon, online community and membership platform managers can configure workflows that respond to user behavior, rewarding engagement and keeping interactions active as people participate.
Key Features
- Group activity triggers: launches automations when a user joins, leaves, creates, or is invited to BuddyBoss groups.
- Forum and discussion triggers: responds to the creation of topics, replies, favorites, and subscriptions in community forums.
- Social connection triggers: launches workflows when members send friend requests, accept connections, or follow other users.
- Member and group actions: adds or removes users from groups, updates roles within the group, and automatically modifies connection statuses.
- Messaging and profile events: integrates private messaging, profile updates, and changes to user avatars with the automation engine.
Benefits of BuddyBoss
- Continuous engagement: rewards active members with points, badges, or unlocked content as they participate in the community.
- Automated onboarding: adds new registrants to specific groups and sends welcome messages without manual intervention.
- Assisted moderation: responds to social interactions by sending notifications, updating user tags, or unlocking restricted areas according to predefined rules.
- Integration with other plugins: uses the AutomatorWP engine to connect community actions with courses, payments, forms, and email tools already available on the site.
Who Is It For?
- Managers of communities and private social networks built with BuddyBoss.
- Membership platforms that offer exclusive content based on participation level.
- Educators and course creators who combine forums, class groups, and gamification on the same site.
Recommended for BuddyBoss community administrators who want to automate social interactions and reward member participation without relying on custom development.
Frequently asked questions
Is AutomatorWP BuddyBoss GPL-licensed?
Yes. AutomatorWP BuddyBoss is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use AutomatorWP BuddyBoss on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install AutomatorWP BuddyBoss on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does AutomatorWP BuddyBoss cost at Ultrapack?
AutomatorWP BuddyBoss costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does AutomatorWP BuddyBoss include updates?
Yes. The current version of AutomatorWP BuddyBoss is 1.8.3, published at Ultrapack on Aug 31, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is AutomatorWP BuddyBoss scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of AutomatorWP BuddyBoss goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin AutomatorWP BuddyBoss?
Requires WordPress 4.4 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 7.1.
What changed in this version
Version 1.8.3
- New Features
- New trigger: User completes a lesson.
- New trigger: User completes a section.
- New trigger: User completes a course.
- New trigger: User completes a quiz.
- New trigger: User is added to a membership.
- New trigger: User's access to membership gets cancelled.
- New trigger: User's access to membership gets suspended.
- New action: Mark lesson as completed.
- New action: Mark section as completed.
- New action: Mark course as completed.
Version 1.8.2
- Improvement
- Improved group selector.
Version 1.8.1
- Bug Fixes
- Improved check for events that publish activities containing attachments.
Version 1.8.0
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug related to push notification action.
Version 1.7.9
- New Features
- New action: Send an email invitation.
- New action: Send a push notification to the user.
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the AutomatorWP plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the AutomatorWP plugin before this one.
- Download the file
automatorwp-buddyboss.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
automatorwp-buddyboss.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 4.4 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 7.1.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the AutomatorWP plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready