Plugin info

Total downloads: 26,604
Active installs: 300
Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 4.2
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 5 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 1/23/2022 (1438 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 8/30/2011 (14 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.9.12
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1438 days ago • 5 reviews

22/100

Is BuddyPress Automatic Friends abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1438 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 5.9.12
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Automatically create and accept friendships for specified users upon new user registration. * Requires BuddyPress

Installation

  1. Upload the bp-automatic-friends folder to the plugins directory in your WordPress installation

  2. Activate the plugin

  3. Click on the “Automatic Friends” link under the Users Menu.

  4. Configure your BuddyPress Automatic Friends options.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Screenshots

  1. Global Friends overview

    Global Friends overview

  2. Autocomplete usernames

    Autocomplete usernames

Changelog

2.0.8

  • Updates usage of bp_get_user_last_activity to replace get_meta
  • WordPress version 5.9 compatibilty

2.0.7

  • Resolves PHP strict error when calling get_global_friends()
  • Bumps version compatibilty for WordPress 4.5

2.0.6

  • Bumps version compatibilty for WordPress 4.4.2

2.0.5

  • Disables email notifications. In situations with hundreds of users, this can get SPAMMY fast

2.0.4

  • Adds icon assets for plugin directory

2.0.3

  • Hot fix for autocomplete search results

2.0.2

  • Now with more Portuguese – Thanks to Renato Alves
  • Limits number of users returned via ajax suggest to improve performance with large datasets

2.0.1

  • Now with more Spanish – Thanks to Maria Ramos

2.0.0

  • Major OOP rewrite
  • Admin Menu compliance with modern BuddyPress versions
  • Themes options page
  • Adds donate links
  • Autocomplete on Global Friend suggestions
  • Ajax actions for adding/removing global friends
  • General beautification

1.6.2

  • Removes hooks from account sign-up and activation.
  • Friendships are now created upon a new user’s first login.
  • Resolves conflict with plugins such as “Disable Activation” that bypass the activation process.

1.6.1

  • Post form to admin settings based on get_admin_url – fixes 404 upon saving form options in multisite installs

1.6

  • Removed debug output on user activation page
  • Update code comments to PHPDoc
  • Create friendships upon user activation rather than user registration
  • Update friend counts for new users upon

1.5

  • Add display that shows which users are selected via the admin panel.

1.1

  • Update admin menu hook to support multisite.
  • Update to support BuddyPress 1.5

1.0

  • First official release