BuddyPress Groupblog
BuddyPress Groupblog extends the group functionality by enabling the group to have a single blog associated with it.
Use with caution
BuddyPress Groupblog works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 52/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Mixed reviews — 3.3/5 from 11 ratings
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where BuddyPress Groupblog stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Blogs | >100 |
| buddypress | #71 |
| content | >100 |
| groups | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 from 11 reviews
About BuddyPress Groupblog
From the official readme · v1.9.4Description
Requires BuddyPress 1.7+ and PHP 5.3+.
The BuddyPress Groupblog plugin extends the group functionality by enabling each group to have a single blog associated with it. Group members are automatically added to the blog and will have blog roles as set by the groupblog admin settings.
Features:
- P2 integration and frontend posting.
- Admin can set Template specific groupblogs.
- Allow group admins choose the desired template page themselves.
- Full blog theme integration. The included bp-groupblog theme mimics the group pages.
- Automated blog registration at group creation stage.
- Bypass default blog validation to allow dashes, underscores, numeral only and minimum character count.
- Blog privacy settings are initially inherited from group privacy settings.
- Group members are automatically added to the blog.
- Blog roles match group roles as set by the group admin.
- Solid error checking that the blog follows validation.
- Group admin tab to access the group-blog settings.
- Blog themes will have the ability to pull in group info and create a theme that could resemble the group exactly.
- Leaving the group will downgrade the member role to ‘subscriber’.
- Allow the group admin to select one of his/her existing blogs.
- A new ajax backend.
Installation
1) unzip the bp-groupblog.zip file into /wp-contents/plugins/bp-groupblog
2) move all the themes in bp-groupblog/themes/ to your WP themes folder
3) activate the plugin
4) run through the admin setup options
5) You are done!
Changelog
1.9.4
- Security release: Fixes a vulnerability where group-member role sync could be manipulated by a malicous user.
1.9.3
- When a user leaves the group, remove them altogether from the group blog.
- Fix cache invalidation problem that caused a failed attempt to fetch a deleted group.
- Internal improvements to reduce direct database queries.
- Improved compatibility with PHP 8+.
- Improved compatibility with latest versions of WordPress.
- Improved translator comments.
- Improvements to inline documentation.
1.9.2
- Use group avatar on Site Directory for groupblogs, rather than creator user avatar.
- Allow query args for page butons on blog tab to be filtered.
1.9.1
- Fixed activity stream behavior for comments from non-logged-in comments.
- Fixed redirectblog behavior for hidden groups.
- Improved values passed to filters.
- PHP compatibility fixes.
1.9.0
- Bumped PHP requirement to 5.3 and BuddyPress requirement to 1.7.
- Added support for comment activity recording.
- Fixed activity pagination on BP groupblog templates.
1.8.13
- Bumped BuddyPress version requirement to 1.5
- Fix bugs related to groupblog role sync when joining/leaving a group
- Improved compatibility with BP 2.6+
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FAQ
BuddyPress Groupblog: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is BuddyPress Groupblog free?
Yes. BuddyPress Groupblog is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is BuddyPress Groupblog safe to use in 2026?
BuddyPress Groupblog works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 52/100 on our health check.
How many websites use BuddyPress Groupblog?
BuddyPress Groupblog is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 67,992 times since it launched in August 2009. It was downloaded 143 times in the last 30 days.
Does BuddyPress Groupblog work with WordPress 7.1?
BuddyPress Groupblog is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was BuddyPress Groupblog last updated?
The latest version, 1.9.4, was released on March 30, 2026 (6 months ago).
Who makes BuddyPress Groupblog?
BuddyPress Groupblog is developed and maintained by Boone Gorges.
What are the best alternatives to BuddyPress Groupblog?
The most popular alternatives to BuddyPress Groupblog are Ultra Companion (1K+ installs), WP Over Network (80+ installs) and Roundups.ai (50+ installs).
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