Description

Friends adds a connection system between users to WordPress, creating profiles with friend lists, sending and accepting friend requests, notifications of new requests, and a common friends widget displayed on the member’s dashboard. Designed for sites with open registration, intranets, and themed communities, it turns WordPress into a lightweight social network, without relying on BuddyPress or external platforms to link accounts.

Main Features of Friends

  • Friend Requests
    Allows sending, accepting, or declining requests directly through the user’s profile page.
  • Friend List per Profile
    Keeps a public or private connection list for each member accessible on the front end.
  • Request Notifications
    Alerts the user when receiving a new request or when someone accepts their request.
  • Mutual Friends
    Displays a widget with shared connections between two profiles within the member’s dashboard.
  • Account Blocking
    Ignores unwanted requests and prevents future requests from a specific account.

Benefits of Friends

  • More Engagement Among Members
    Increases time spent by creating persistent social bonds within the site.
  • Community Within the Domain
    Keeps conversations and relationships inside WordPress, without relying on Facebook or Discord.
  • Lightweight Implementation
    Activates essential social functions without installing BuddyPress or heavy networking layers.
  • Controlled Privacy
    Each member decides who can see their friend list and who can send requests.

Who is Friends Recommended For?

  • Those who run a membership site and want to encourage direct connections between registered users.
  • Those managing a corporate intranet or closed club and need person-to-person relationships.
  • Anyone with a themed community (hobby, course, fan club) wishing to reduce reliance on external networks.

How to Download Friends

Friends is available for download here at Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the file, and activate it. After activation, friendship options will appear on the profile of every registered user on the site.

Applying Friends makes sense for those who need persistent social relationships between registered users, without migrating to BuddyPress or outsourcing the community to Facebook. The layer of requests, lists, notifications, and blocks covers the essentials of a small social network, keeping data, privacy, and moderation under WordPress control, a rare condition in alternatives hosted outside the site.

Frequently asked questions

Is WPMUDEV Friends GPL-licensed?

Yes. WPMUDEV Friends 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 WPMUDEV Friends on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install WPMUDEV Friends 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 WPMUDEV Friends cost at Ultrapack?

WPMUDEV Friends 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 WPMUDEV Friends include updates?

Yes. The current version of WPMUDEV Friends is 1.3.2, published at Ultrapack on Sep 27, 2016. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is WPMUDEV Friends scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of WPMUDEV Friends goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.