Description
BuddyDev is a theme designed for online communities, private social networks, and member portals, with BuddyPress integration and layout options for directories, profiles, groups, and internal tabs. The package also works with WordPress, bbPress, and WooCommerce, helping those who need to create social areas with messages, notifications, member lists, and a complementary store on the same site, without editing code.
Key Features of BuddyDev
- Responsive layouts
Allows you to adjust the global structure and individual pages for smaller screens. - Extensive Customizer
Centralizes visual options for colors, typography, spacing, and theme sections. - Google Fonts typography
Applies different fonts to specific areas of the site and community. - BuddyPress ecosystem
Integrates profile pages, groups, bbPress forums, and social flows. - List styles
Configures member lists in masonry, list, or equalized card layouts.
Benefits of BuddyDev
- More organized community
Directories, profiles, and groups become easier to navigate. - Less manual editing
Visual adjustments are made through the dashboard, without changing theme files. - Consistent social experience
Messages, notifications, and activities follow a more cohesive visual presentation. - Possible commercial expansion
WooCommerce compatibility allows you to add a store to the portal.
Who Is BuddyDev For?
- Those who need to create a BuddyPress community with profiles, groups, messages, and notifications.
- Projects that combine a private social network, bbPress forum, and editorial content in WordPress.
- Those who want to add a WooCommerce store as a complement to a member portal.
How to Download BuddyDev
BuddyDev is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, installation is completed in Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme in the WordPress dashboard, by selecting the package and activating the theme.
BuddyDev fits projects that depend on BuddyPress as a social foundation and need to control the appearance of member, group, activity, and message screens. By bringing together visual customization, responsive layouts, and compatibility with bbPress and WooCommerce, the theme helps consolidate a community, forum, and complementary store into a cohesive WordPress installation.
Frequently asked questions
Is BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro GPL-licensed?
Yes. BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro 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 BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro on multiple sites?
Yes. You can use BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.
How much does BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro cost at Ultrapack?
BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro 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 BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro include updates?
Yes. The current version of BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro is 2.1.6, published at Ultrapack on Jul 10, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the theme BuddyDev | BuddyPress Community Builder Pro?
Requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.3.
What changed in this version
Version 2.1.6
- Fixes compatibility with BuddyPress 8.0.0
- Adds support for BuddyPress Invite(introduced in 8.0)
- Adds support for signup profile fields.
Version 2.1.5
- Adds support for rtmedia activity comment.
Version 2.1.4
- Fixes compatibility with Geo directory plugin. Fixes double popup issue with popover.
Version 2.1.3
- Add support for RT Media and RT Media Activity URL Preview addon.
Version 2.1.2
- Fix theme about page throwing fatal error due to use of load_template.
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).
The file on this page is already the theme, ready to upload to WordPress.
- Download the file
community-builder-pro.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select the file
community-builder-pro.zipand click Install Now. - Click Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.3.
- If WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, the file is the developer’s full package and the theme is in a folder inside it. Extract the file on your computer, look for the folder that has
style.cssandscreenshot.png, zip that folder only and upload it again.
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UAU Ready