WB Member Blog
Members who want to publish posts on your community site have to ask for backend access or use clunky third-party forms.
WB Member Blog lets the members of your site write, submit and manage their own blog posts from the front end, without going into wp-admin. You decide who can write and whether posts go live straight away or wait for review. Readers can follow writers and topics, clap for posts and save them for later.
It works on plain WordPress and adds a Blog tab to member profiles when BuddyPress, BuddyBoss Platform or PeepSo is active.
Who it is for
Section titled “Who it is for”- Site owners running a community, membership site, publication or school who want members to contribute posts.
- Members who want a simple place to write, keep drafts and see how their posts are doing.
Free and Pro
Section titled “Free and Pro”The free plugin is a complete member blog. Pro adds modules on top of it, and every Pro module can be switched off.
Free
- A front-end post composer with three editors: Editor.js, Medium Editor and Classic (TinyMCE). See Editors.
- A member home with Published, Drafts and Pending tabs, plus Saved and Following for readers. See Managing your posts.
- Review before publishing, with Approve and Reject from Posts > Member submissions. See Moderation.
- Writer profiles, topic hubs, following, claps, a reading list, related posts, featured posts and a digest email. See Writer profiles and Engagement.
- Shortcodes and blocks for post lists, authors, categories and more. See Shortcodes.
- Settings for pages, access, editor and content. See Admin settings.
Pro
- Posting limits, word limits and exemptions. See Restrictions.
- Extra fields on the post form. See Custom Fields.
- Co-authors and an editorial review workflow. See Co-Authors.
- Scheduling, series, analytics and a member Settings tab. See Scheduling, Series and Analytics.
- Approval and activity emails with editable text, plus on-site notifications. See Notifications.
- Post credits sold through WooCommerce or granted by membership plugins. See Post Credits.
- Group blogs for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss groups. See Group Blogs.
The full list is in the Pro index.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- Installation and Requirements - what your server needs and how to install.
- Quick Setup Guide - the settings a new site starts with and what to check first.
- Free and Pro - what each edition includes and how to turn on Pro modules.
- Your platform: Standalone WordPress, BuddyPress and BuddyBoss or PeepSo.
- Share Creating your first post with your members.
Stuck? Try the FAQ or Common Issues and Solutions. Developers start at the Developer guide.