Use the Add On With BuddyBoss Platform

The BuddyPress and BuddyBoss Integration Add On works with both BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform plugin. The settings and restrictions are the same on both, with a few differences covered on this page.

The Same Settings Apply to BuddyBoss

BuddyBoss Platform is built on BuddyPress, so the Add On uses one set of settings for both. Setting labels still say “BuddyPress” (for example, Unlock BuddyPress? and BuddyPress Group Membership) when your site runs BuddyBoss Platform. When BuddyBoss Platform is active, the Non-member User Settings and General Settings sections, plus the BuddyPress sections on the Edit Membership Level screen, show the note “These settings apply to sites running BuddyPress or BuddyBoss.”

Follow the same setup steps for either plugin:

• Configure the Add On Settings
• Restrict Community Features by Membership Level
• Member Profiles and Extended Profile Fields

The screenshots in this documentation were taken on a BuddyPress site. Front-end screens on a BuddyBoss site look different, depending on your theme.

Notes for BuddyBoss Platform Sites

• Document restrictions: BuddyBoss Platform includes a documents feature. When it’s available, the View Documents and Upload Documents settings appear in your Non-member User Settings and on each level. Without view access, users are redirected away from document pages and the Documents tab is removed from member profiles. Without upload access, document uploads in profiles and groups are blocked. On BuddyPress sites, these settings only appear if you use the BuddyPress Docs plugin. See Document Restrictions.
• Extended profile fields: The Extended Profile Field Mapping section works with BuddyBoss profile fields as well as BuddyPress extended profile fields.

Protect Forums

This Add On doesn’t restrict forums. Forums in BuddyBoss Platform are based on bbPress, and BuddyPress sites use the bbPress plugin for forums. To protect forums and topics by membership level on either platform, also install the bbPress Integration Add On.

The BuddyBoss Theme

The BuddyBoss Theme is a separate premium theme that works with BuddyBoss Platform. It has its own layouts and features, and this Add On may not integrate with every one of them. Test the community features you plan to restrict on a staging site before you launch.

For more about building a membership community on BuddyBoss, read our guide to using BuddyBoss with Paid Memberships Pro. BuddyBoss also publishes a comparison of BuddyBoss and BuddyPress.