BuddyBuilder Pro changelog

What changed in each version of BuddyBuilder Pro, newest first. Update from Dashboard > Updates in WordPress after activating your license, or download the latest zip from your account. The free plugin has its own BuddyBuilder changelog.

Version 1.7.1

12 Nov 2026

Security: the license client reads plugin details from the license server as plain data only, so a tampered answer can no longer create PHP objects on your site
Security: connections to the license server always verify its SSL certificate, also on staging and local sites
Security: Link Preview now works only for logged-in members, checks a security token, limits how many previews a member can request, and only fetches public web pages (http or https, never private or local network addresses), with a short timeout and a size limit
Security: the Modules, Ads banners and Ads zones settings forms now check a security token
Security: the license key is sent to the template library only at its exact secure address (https://demo.staxwp.com)
Fix: Link Preview no longer triggers PHP 8.1 and 8.2 deprecation notices, and no longer shows a warning for links to pages without a title
Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1, Elementor 4.4, Elementor Pro 4.4 and BuddyPress 14.5

Version 1.7.0

23 Feb 2026

New license system: your existing license is moved over automatically, nothing to re-enter
More reliable license activation: the license check now runs after all plugins are loaded
Compatibility: Elementor 3.35
Fix: early translation loading notice on WordPress 6.7 and newer

Version 1.6.9

17 Apr 2023

Fix: some widget options rendered blank in Elementor

Version 1.6.8

02 Jun 2022

New: Create Group template, with Form and Navigation widgets to design every step of creating a group (details, settings, photo, cover image and invites)
New: Post Update Form widget, so members can post activity updates from any page
New: Link Preview module, links in activity updates show a preview card
New: Ads module, show your own banners between members, groups and activity items, in a fixed or random order
New: Birthdays module
New: more options for the members and groups lists in the profile tabs, the friend requests list and the group cover image
Fix: avatar and cover image dynamic tags outside the member profile
Fix: formatting of profile field values
Fix: loading of messages and the layout of the messages window
Fix: style of the send invites form

Version 1.6.7

26 Jan 2022

New: demo links on the templates
Fix: fatal error when saving in Elementor

Version 1.6.6

21 Dec 2021

New: action hook for the activity item
Fix: Groups tab on the single member page
Fix: PHP deprecation notices

Version 1.6.5

07 Oct 2021

New: Members and Groups widgets you can use anywhere on the site, in Elementor templates, pages and landing pages
New: option to hide the filters in Groups
BuddyBoss Platform compatibility
Fix: groups columns on the member profile
Other fixes and improvements

Version 1.6.4

10 Sep 2021

New: the Name widget in the Members Directory Item template can also show the user’s name
New: option to show or hide the avatar in the “What’s new” form on group profiles
Fix: sign-up button on the register page

Version 1.6.3

29 Jul 2021

New: BuddyPress pages in the Elementor Pro template display conditions, so you can show a header, footer or any other template on BuddyPress pages only

Version 1.6.2

08 Jun 2021

BuddyPress 8.0 compatibility

Version 1.6.1

08 Jun 2021

BuddyBoss Theme compatibility for the sitewide activity, members directory, groups directory and member profile
Updated BuddyBoss template kit

Version 1.6.0

17 May 2021

New: BuddyBoss Platform compatibility
New: template kit for BuddyBoss Platform

Version 1.5.0

05 Feb 2021

New: customize the Register page template
New: dynamic tags for member data (avatar, cover image and profile fields) in any Elementor widget
Code cleanup to meet the WordPress coding standards

Version 1.4.0

07 Jan 2021

New: Live Messages, add BuddyPress live messages to Elementor or to a WordPress menu, as an icon that opens the messages list

Version 1.3.0

14 Dec 2020

New: Live Notifications, as an Elementor widget or a menu item
New: Members Grid widget, show members on any page
New: Groups Grid widget with filter options, show groups on any page
New: Activity List widget, show activity entries on any page
New: Member Profile Field widget, show any profile field in the directory list or the member profile template
Fixes and improvements

Version 1.2.2

23 Oct 2020

Fix: saving the Profile template when the Activity component was disabled

Version 1.2.1

14 Sep 2020

Fix: error on some PHP versions

Version 1.2.0

05 Sep 2020

New: Pro template
New: translation template (.pot)
Falls back to the BuddyPress default template when the Elementor template is empty
Member profile: message filter settings and updated preview template
Sitewide activity item: updated preview template

Version 1.1.0

24 Aug 2020

New: responsive columns for listings
Fix: grid spacing
Member profile: updated profile visibility, notifications and edit profile settings, with better mobile layouts
Member and group profile: navigation settings for mobile
Group directory item: button spacing settings
Group profile: updated members settings

Version 1.0.4

09 Aug 2020

Group profile: updated settings for managing the cover image, photo and members
Member profile: updated friends settings
Fix: activity “Load more”

Version 1.0.3

03 Aug 2020

Member profile groups: updated membership preview template
Group profile: updated members preview template
Members: updated friendship preview template
Sitewide: updated button settings

Version 1.0.2

Activity item: updated comment meta and content
Sitewide: updated meta settings
Group item: updated cover settings
Fix: PHP error

Version 1.0.1

22 Jul 2020

Fix: cover image
Group profile: updated manage members settings
Member profile messages: updated filter search button settings
Counter settings for the group Invite menu items

Version 1.0.0

Initial release