jdekkers

ptitneo

Update: I’ve revamped the plugin and improved it’s security, performance and styling. And also, I’m in the middle of adding a feature to send out Birthday Emails to members. You will see that I’ve created a settings page, and also most of the code has been created. However, I’ve ran out of time to get this completed, for now, and thought I’d send out the updated plugin, as it’s now significantly improved.
This is a Plugin that creates a multi-instance ‘Birthdays’ Widget that you can use in your Buddypress pages. Once you’ve created a datebox field in the Buddypress profiles and referenced it in the TLDC Birthdays widget settings, the widget will display the list of either all BP users or just the connected user’s friends whose birthday is today and also, if you like, the list of upcoming birthdays within the next n days. Plugin now supports Andy Peatling’s Buddypress Followers plugin when installed, so that you can also track the birthdays of people you follow.
So to sum up, in order to get things to work, you’ll need :
<ul>
<li>A birthday field in the Buddypress extended profile settings</li>
<li>Users to fill it out in their profiles</li>
<li>The TDLC Birthdays widget properly installed and set up (see Installation)</li>
</ul>
Features :
<ul>
<li>Display only friends, or followed people (if BuddyPress Followers plugin is installed), or everybody’s birthday</li>
<li>Display upcoming birthdays within a range of your choice, or just today’s birthdays</li>
<li>Hide or show ages</li>
<li>Optionally suggest your users to fill out their birth date if not already done</li>
<li>Multiple widget instances now supported !</li>
</ul>
Remarks:
<ul>
<li>Localized! Currently English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish languages are included. Many thanks to the translators!</li>
<li>Sounds obvious but in “display friends only” mode, as you only see your friend’s birthdays, you wont see your own birthday in the widget. This does not mean that your friends don’t see it either! Same thing goes with the Followers option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Settings</h3>
<ul>
<li>
In order to get the widget working, you need to fill out the Birthday field Name (or ID). The Birthday field must have been previously created in the Buddypress profile page (and it should be a datebox type field). Of course, the users must also fill it out on their profile pages…
</li>
<li>
The other settings are self-explanatory (or at least I hope so).
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Known Issues</h3>
<ul>
<li>Some translations are incomplete. The new strings related to the ‘Followers’ plugin support added in v0.2.5 is not translated yet except for French and English.</li>
</ul>
If you find any other bugs or want to request some additional features for future releases (which I may consider if I’ve got time), please post a comment on the plugin homepage.

TDLC Birthdays

A simple BuddyPress plugin displaying the birthday of members in a sidebar Widget. 9 languages, many options available. Check out the description :)

wbcomdesigns

Varun Dubey

Transform your BuddyPress community with the Birthday Widget! Know the upcoming birthdays of your site’s members and help them celebrate their special day. A little effort to greet community members keeps the saying alive: “community that celebrates together stays together”.
Key Features:
Smart Birthday Display 
* Show birthdays for all members, friends, or followers 
* Flexible time ranges: weekly, monthly, or unlimited 
* Today’s birthdays get special highlighting 
* Age display with customizable “Turning X” format
Modern & Responsive Design 
* Clean, minimal design that works with any theme 
* Mobile-first responsive layout 
* Smooth animations and hover effects 
* Optimized for performance with smart caching
Flexible Configuration 
* Multiple name display options (username, nickname, first name) 
* Customizable date formats 
* Optional emoji support 
* Send birthday wishes via private messages
Developer Friendly 
* Theme-compatible styling using CSS inheritance 
* Smart asset loading (only loads when widget is active) 
* Shortcode support: <code>[bp_birthdays]</code> 
* Extensive filter and action hooks 
* WPCS compliant code
Performance Optimized 
* 30-minute smart caching system 
* Conditional asset loading 
* Minimal database queries 
* Zero Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
Accessibility Ready 
* WCAG 2.1 compliant 
* Keyboard navigation support 
* Screen reader friendly 
* Reduced motion support

Wbcom Designs – Birthday Widget for BuddyPress

Display upcoming birthdays of BuddyPress members with a beautiful, responsive widget that integrates seamlessly with any WordPress theme.

TDLC Birthdays vs Wbcom Designs – Birthday Widget for BuddyPress