BuddyPress

BuddyPress is an open-source social networking software package owned by Automattic since 2008.^[1] It is a plugin that can be installed on WordPress to transform it into a social network platform.^[2] BuddyPress is designed to allow schools, companies, sports teams, or any other niche community to start their own social network or communication tool.

BuddyPress
Profile page for BuddyPress user
Developer(s)	The BuddyPress Team
Stable release	14.0.0 / July 12, 2024; 12 months ago (2024-07-12)
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	PHP, MySQL, WordPress
Type	Blog publishing system, Social Networking
License	GNU General Public License version 2
Website	https://buddypress.org/

• Free and open-source software portal

BuddyPress inherits and expands on the functional elements of the WordPress engine including themes, plugins, and widgets. As it is built on WordPress, it is written using the same primary languages, PHP and MySQL.

In 2010, BuddyPress was placed third in Packt's Most Promising Open Source Project Awards, losing to Pimcore and TomatoCMS.^[3][4]