BP Gifts
BP Gifts is a gifting addon for BuddyPress. Send gifts to friends, family and colleagues on your Social Network.
Use with caution
BP Gifts works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 51/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where BP Gifts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| buddypress | >100 |
| buddypress gifts | #3 |
| buddypress message | >100 |
| gifts | #66 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About BP Gifts
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
Are you in search of more features for your BuddyPress site? BP Gifts can increase your user interaction on your site. The addon is easy to use. Administrators can add unlimited gifts to their network from the WordPress admin panel.
Users can go to compose message and select ‘Send a gift’ which opens a paginated modal box with gifts to select from.
Possible Social Network User Cases
- Dating Sites
- Community Networks
- Entertainment
- Family
Developer Notes
- Translation Ready
- Fully Commented
- Query results cached (transients) for better performance
Languages
English (United States)
Installation
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘BP Gifts’
- Activate BP Gifts from your Plugins page.
From WordPress.org
- Download BP Gifts.
- Upload the ‘bp-gifts’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
- Activate BP Gifts from your Plugins page.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use my existing WordPress theme?
Yes! Themes do not affect the plugin feature
Is there support for the plugin?
Bugs can be reported to the developers at SuitePlugins
Changelog
1.0.0
- A Plugin is born!
1.0.1
- Security *
- Added ABSPATH guards
- Escaped gift output in composer and message display
- Sanitized gift ID on message save with post type validation
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Used prepared SQL for gift queries
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Improvements *
- Tested up to WordPress 7.0
- Requires PHP 7.4
Screenshots
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FAQ
BP Gifts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is BP Gifts free?
Yes. BP Gifts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is BP Gifts safe to use in 2026?
BP Gifts works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 51/100 on our health check.
How many websites use BP Gifts?
BP Gifts is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,419 times since it launched in September 2015. It was downloaded 88 times in the last 30 days.
Does BP Gifts work with WordPress 7.1?
BP Gifts is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does BP Gifts need?
BP Gifts requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was BP Gifts last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on June 7, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes BP Gifts?
BP Gifts is developed and maintained by SuitePlugins.
What are the best alternatives to BP Gifts?
The most popular alternatives to BP Gifts are Better Messages (10K+ installs), rtMedia for WordPress, Budd… (7K+ installs) and BuddyPress Docs (6K+ installs).
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