Settings live at WB Plugins > Birthdays. The page uses a card-panel layout with an overview dashboard and grouped settings tabs. All settings are stored in a single option, bp_birthdays_settings. The capability required to see the page is manage_options, filterable with bp_birthdays_admin_capability.
The admin page has seven tabs: Overview, General, Email, Activity, Notifications, Display, and Discover.
A read-only dashboard confirming the plugin found a birthday profile field and showing the current configuration. Start here after activation.
| Setting |
What it does |
Default |
| Default Birthday Field |
The xProfile date field used by the cron notifications, the shortcode fallback, and as the widget default. Lists only Date Selector and Birthdate fields. |
Empty |
| Cache Duration |
Widget object-cache lifetime in minutes, clamped to 1 to 1440. |
30 |
| Setting |
What it does |
Default |
| Enable Birthday Emails |
Send a greeting email to each member on their birthday. |
Off |
| Send Time |
Time of day the daily birthday check runs, in 24-hour HH:MM. |
09:00 |
| Enable Admin Summary Email |
Send the site owner a daily summary of the day’s birthdays. |
Off |
| Admin Email |
Recipient for the summary. Falls back to the site admin email when empty. |
Empty |
| Setting |
What it does |
Default |
| Enable Activity Posts |
Auto-post to the BuddyPress activity feed on member birthdays. |
Off |
| Activity Message |
The template posted to the feed. Placeholders: {name}, {age}, {profile_url}. |
Today is {name}’s birthday! Send your wishes! |
| Setting |
What it does |
Default |
| Enable Notifications |
Send BuddyPress in-app notifications about birthdays. |
Off |
| Notify Friends Only |
Restrict notifications to the birthday member’s friends. |
Off |
| Notification Text |
The notification template. Placeholder: {name}. |
It’s {name}’s birthday today! |
| Setting |
What it does |
Default |
| Confetti Animation |
Show a confetti animation for today’s birthdays on the widget and shortcode. |
Off |
| Zodiac Sign |
Show the member’s zodiac symbol next to their birthday. |
Off |
Links to other free Wbcom Designs community plugins. This tab is informational only.
- Every notification and email option is off until you enable it, so activating the plugin never sends anything on its own.
- The Confetti and Zodiac options are global display settings. They are not shortcode attributes; the shortcode reads the same saved options.
