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BuddyPress::instance()

Main BuddyPress Instance.

Description

BuddyPress is great. Please load it only one time. For this, we thank you.

Insures that only one instance of BuddyPress exists in memory at any one time. Also prevents needing to define globals all over the place.

See also

Return

(BuddyPress|null) The one true BuddyPress.

Source

File: class-buddypress.php

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public static function instance() {
 
    // Store the instance locally to avoid private static replication
    static $instance = null;
 
    // Only run these methods if they haven't been run previously
    if ( null === $instance ) {
        $instance = new BuddyPress;
        $instance->constants();
        $instance->setup_globals();
        $instance->legacy_constants();
        $instance->includes();
        $instance->setup_actions();
    }
 
    // Always return the instance
    return $instance;
 
    // The last metroid is in captivity. The galaxy is at peace.
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.7.0 Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
class-buddypress.php: BuddyPress::__construct()

A dummy constructor to prevent BuddyPress from being loaded more than once.
Used By
Used By Description
bp-loader.php: buddypress()

The main function responsible for returning the one true BuddyBoss Instance to functions everywhere.

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