Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Member Reviews vs Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker

BuddyPress Member Reviews gives your community a reputation layer. Registered members post reviews on other members’ profiles, rate them against criteria you define, and the plugin rolls those scores into an aggregate rating shown on the profile and on the members directory. It needs BuddyPress 6.0+ or BuddyBoss Platform 1.8+ with the Members component active. Everything is controlled from one settings screen: who can review whom, whether reviews are auto-approved or moderated, what the criteria are called, and how the whole thing is labelled. What you get Reviews and ratings on member profiles * A Reviews tab on every member profile, with per-criteria star ratings and an aggregate score. * Rate members against criteria you define. Two are seeded on activation, “Member Response” and “Member Skills”, and you can rename, remove, or add your own. * Members can edit their own reviews after posting, when the “Allow update” setting is on. * Profile owners can reply to reviews left about them, once per review. * Self-reviews are blocked, so scores stay honest. * Optional anonymous reviews for members who want to give feedback privately. Ratings on the members directory * Show each member’s star rating right on the members directory, on by default. * An “Add Review” button on directory entries so members can review without opening the profile first, also on by default. * Both are individually switchable in General settings. Moderation you control * Auto Approve Reviews is ON by default, so reviews go live immediately. Turn it OFF to hold every new review as a draft until an admin approves it. * Members can report inappropriate reviews. * Reviews auto-hide once they pass a report threshold you set. * A Report Details meta box on each review in the admin, with dismiss and resolve actions plus a flagged-reviews filter and bulk actions on the Reviews list. * Reviewer and reviewee role gating: choose which roles may leave reviews and which roles may receive them. Notifications * BuddyPress notifications when a member receives a review. * Email notifications for new reviews, and pending-approval alerts for admins. * Both can be switched off independently. Activity stream * Publish reviews to the BuddyPress activity stream so the community sees new feedback as it happens. Off by default, switch it on in General settings. Display anywhere * Two widgets: “BP Member Review Widget” (top rated or most reviewed members) and “BP Displayed Member Rating Widget” (the rating of the member whose profile is being viewed). * The [bupr_display_top_members] shortcode for a top-rated or top-reviewed list on any page or post. * Customize the review labels and star color, including the singular and plural label used for the profile tab. Perfect For Freelance and service marketplaces where members hire each other Coaching, mentoring, and tutoring communities Membership sites that need visible trust signals Any BuddyPress or BuddyBoss community where reputation matters Premium Support Our dedicated support team is ready to help you get the most out of this plugin. Whether you need help with setup, customization, or troubleshooting, we’re here to assist. Documentation Documentation and Support – Setup walkthrough, settings reference, and usage guides Translations English (default) German (de_DE) and French (fr_FR) translations included Ready for translation in your language with included POT file WPML compatible (wpml-config.xml included) RTL language support included Links Plugin Homepage Documentation Support Request Features Compatibility WordPress 6.5 and higher PHP 8.0 and higher BuddyPress 6.0+ or BuddyBoss Platform 1.8+ required, with the Members component active Works with the block editor and classic editor. The two widgets are classic WP_Widget classes, so on a block theme add them through the Legacy Widget block. Tested with popular themes including BuddyX, Reign, BuddyBoss Theme and Youzify What’s New in 3.8.0 The admin settings screen is rebuilt on the Wbcom card-panel UI with sidebar navigation, an overview dashboard, and a Discover tab. On the front end, the review styles now run on one design-token system across light and dark, the star rating input is a keyboard-operable ARIA radiogroup, and directional CSS has moved to logical properties for correct right-to-left rendering. This release also closes a security gap: the review update endpoint now enforces an ownership and capability check, so members can only edit their own reviews. More Free Tools from Wbcom Designs Member Reviews gives your community its reputation layer, the trust signals members earn from each other. These other free tools from Wbcom Designs give you the rest of the stack that reputation is built on, from the theme and the network itself to forums, media, events, gamification, directories, jobs, and courses. BuddyX – A free, fast community theme for BuddyPress, BuddyBoss and PeepSo with a modern layout and dark mode. BuddyNext – Stand up a complete WordPress community with activity streams, member spaces, profiles, direct messaging, and built-in moderation. Jetonomy – Add forums, question-and-answer boards, and idea spaces that stay tidy through trust-based auto-moderation even past 100,000 topics. Mediaverse – Let members build photo and video albums, react, follow each other, and message privately while AI moderation keeps things clean. Eventonomy – Run community events with RSVPs, calendars, and front-end submissions. WB Gamification – Reward members with points, badges, and leaderboards to keep engagement high. Listora – Publish searchable directories across ten listing types with reviews, maps, and member-submitted entries from the front end. WP Career Board – Add a job board with front-end listings, applications, and employer profiles. Learnomy – Build and sell online courses, auto-grade quizzes, collect payments, and award certificates when learners finish.

If there is a user (or a bot) that signed up at your site this user can start to send messages to every other user. I had some negative experiences with this and so I wrote a module that should help to block such a spam. Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker introduces some restrictions to your users: New users can send messages only 24h after their registration, so you’ll have time if bot registrations have to be removed manually (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_newMembersWaitingPeriod’) Their are also some more restrictions for mass mailings (mails that are sent to “friends” of the contact list are not included in this calculation): Users can send 6 messages maximum in 5 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_5m’) Users can send 10 messages maximum in 10 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_10m’) Users can send 20 messages maximum in 30 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_30m’) Users can send 30 messages maximum in 60 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_60m’) Users can send 35 messages maximum in 12 hours (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_12h’) Users can send 45 messages maximum in 24 hours (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_24h’) Users can send 50 messages maximum in 48 hours (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_48h’) Users with the capability “edit_users” (admins etc.) have no restrictions for outgoing messages Install, activate, and it will work. More about me and my plugins Since the year 1999 I do administration, customizing and programming for several forums, communities and social networks. In the year 2013 I switched from another PHP framework to WordPress. Because not all plugins I’d like to have exist already I wrote some own plugins and I think I’ll continue to do so. If you have the scope at forums or social networks my other modules might also be interesting for you. Just take a look at my WordPress Profile to see all my Plugins. Use them and if my work helps you to save time, earn money or just makes you happy feel free to donate – Thanks. The donation link can be found at the right sidebar next to this text.