BP Profile Search vs BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request

BP Profile Search is a member search and member directories plugin for BuddyPress. It provides: A form builder to build the member search forms The [bps_directory] shortcode to customize the BuddyPress Members directory, or to build additional member directories Each search form has a target directory. When you run a search, you are redirected to the form’s target directory, filtered according to your search. Build a search form With the form builder you can: Add, edit, rearrange, and remove the search fields Use as search fields the BuddyPress profile fields, the users and usermeta data (including roles), the BuddyPress user groups, and the user taxonomies (including BuddyPress member types) Use search by distance fields when you install the free companion plugin BP Distance Search Select, for each search field, one of the available search modes Select the BuddyPress Members directory, or one of the member directories built with this plugin, as the target directory Select the form template to display your form If in doubt, use the Help tab above the screen title The form template works just like any other BuddyPress template. To override a form template, copy it to the buddypress/members directory in your theme’s root, then edit the new copy according to your needs. Display a search form After you build your search form, you can display it: In its target directory, using the option Add Form to Directory in the form settings In a sidebar or widget area, using the widget Profile Search In a post or page, using the shortcode [bps_form] Run a search On the front-end, when you hit the Search button in a form, BP Profile Search shows the form’s target directory filtered according to your search. Both the All Members tab and the My Friends tab are filtered. Additionally, the plugin: Displays an active filters section containing the active search filters and a Clear button to clear them Displays for each member a member details section containing the values of the searched fields Adds to the Order By drop-down the options to sort the directory by the searched fields The active filters section and the member details section are displayed by two dedicated templates, that can be overridden just like any other BuddyPress template. Build a member directory With the [bps_directory] shortcode you can: Customize the BuddyPress Members directory, or build additional member directories Add hidden filters to a directory Add more sort options to a directory Show additional member information in each member details section, e.g. the value of profile fields Use a different Members directory template for each directory You can enter the shortcode in an empty page to build a new member directory, or you can enter it in the BuddyPress Members page to customize the BuddyPress Members directory. Additional documentation Form Builder Search Modes Custom Directories Form Templates In the screenshots below, the City field is provided by the free companion plugin BP Distance Search.

BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request plugin allows users to send a personalized message with the friendship request on BuddyPress based Social Networks. How it works:- When a users clicks on Add friend, It shows him/her a small popup to enter some personalized message. The user can enter a personalized message and click on the Send request to send the request. Credit Version 1.2+ uses WebUI-Popover by Sandy Duan. More Plugins We love BuddyPress and we have created 100+ BuddyPress plugins. Please take a look at our 1. Free BuddyPress Plugins 1. Premium BuddyPress plugins We hope that it will help you take your BuddyPress network to the next level. BuddyPress Custom development & Maintenance Service If you need any assistance with setting up or adding new features to BuddyPress or this plugin, Our team is available for hire. Please use our BuddyPress Development Services for any custom development needs. We appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. Please leave a comment on BuddyDev