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  2. Web Development

Web Development

Learn how to extend the BuddyBoss WordPress plugins and theme with your own custom development.

  • Contributing to BuddyBoss Platform on Github

    If you are a developer and want to contribute to the project, you can fork and clone BuddyBoss Platform on Github, and then submit your own issues and…
  • Theme Compatibility

    Legacy vs Nouveau templates We're as excited as you are in publishing your own community! But, before you start customizing your BuddyBoss Theme, it's important to know the…
  • Creating a Child Theme

    As beautiful as our BuddyBoss Theme already is, many of you will still want to personally add customizations to the theme layout. In this tutorial, we will teach…
  • Using the BuddyBoss Font Icons

    When developing your custom child theme, you may want to use icons from the theme's included icon font family. You can reference our official font cheatsheet to see…
  • Adding Custom Buttons to the Members Loop

    A few of our customers asked us how to add custom buttons into the Members loop. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to add custom buttons…
  • How to Replicate Our Demo Homepage

    In this tutorial you will learn how to make your Homepage look just like the one in our public Online Communities demo by following a few simple steps.…
  • How to Create Custom Add-Ons

    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create your own BuddyBoss Platform Add-on to extend BuddyBoss with your own options. This is for developers who want to…
  • Cookies Used by the BuddyBoss Platform and Theme

    Here you will find answers to commonly asked questions about the BuddyBoss products’ cookies and their purpose. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may…
  • Using the BuddyBoss Theme in Development Environments

    Testing an update of a plugin or theme on a live site can be risky. Your brand takes a hit if your website is looking weird or a…
  • Creating custom notifications in the BuddyBoss Platform

    In this tutorial, you will learn how to register your own BuddyBoss Platform notifications that will trigger based on the criteria you specify. Once registered, you’ll be able…
  • Enabling Legacy Mode for Notifications API

    With the release of BuddyBoss Platform v2.1.4 we have retired the original Email Preferences API code, for our new Notifications Preferences API. Basically out with old user Notifications…

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