Buddypress edit whats new

BuddyPress is a popular plugin for WordPress that allows you to create a social networking site for your community or organization. The "What's New" section is a feature that allows users to see a list of recent updates and activities from their friends and groups.

To edit the "What's New" section in BuddyPress, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the BuddyPress Settings Page

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to the BuddyPress settings page by clicking on "BuddyPress" in the left-hand menu.
  2. Click on the "Settings" tab and then click on the "What's New" sub-tab.
  3. In the "What's New" settings page, you can customize the following options:
    • Show What's New on the dashboard: This option allows you to toggle the display of the "What's New" section on the dashboard.
    • Number of items to show: This option allows you to set the number of recent updates and activities to display in the "What's New" section.
    • Show only updates from friends: This option allows you to toggle the display of updates from friends only.
    • Show only updates from groups: This option allows you to toggle the display of updates from groups only.
  4. Click the "Save Changes" button to save your changes.

Method 2: Using the BuddyPress Template Files

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to the BuddyPress template files by clicking on "Appearance" in the left-hand menu and then clicking on "Editor".
  2. In the "Editor" page, navigate to the "buddypress" directory and then the "templates" directory.
  3. Open the "what's-new.php" file in the editor.
  4. In the "what's-new.php" file, you can customize the HTML and PHP code to change the layout and design of the "What's New" section.
  5. Save the changes to the file.

Method 3: Using a BuddyPress Plugin

  1. Search for a BuddyPress plugin that allows you to customize the "What's New" section, such as "BuddyPress What's New Customizer" or "BP What's New Extended".
  2. Install and activate the plugin.
  3. Configure the plugin settings to customize the "What's New" section.

Note: The above methods are for BuddyPress 8.x and later versions. For earlier versions of BuddyPress, the process may be different.