Template Overrides

You can override the front-end review templates from your theme, so your changes survive plugin updates. Never edit files inside the plugin folder.

Templates you can override

Template	What it draws
bupr-reviews-tab-template.php	The Reviews tab list on a member profile, including the Report dialog.
bupr-single-review-template.php	One full review (opened from “read more…” or a review link).
bupr-owner-reply.php	The owner reply, or the reply form for the reviewed member. Loaded by both templates above with $review_id.
bupr-edit-review-form.php	The pop-up shell for editing a review.

The defaults are in includes/templates/ inside the plugin.

The review form itself (the stars and the Submit Review button) is built in PHP by the plugin, not in a template file. To change it, use the hooks below, such as bupr_after_rating_fields.

How the lookup works

The plugin loads templates with bupr_get_template(), which asks bupr_locate_template() for the file. It checks, in this order:

1. your-child-theme/buddypress-member-review/<template>.php
2. your-parent-theme/buddypress-member-review/<template>.php
3. your-theme/<template>.php (the theme root, with the same file name)
4. The plugin default, includes/templates/<template>.php

The first file that exists wins.

Example

Copy:

wp-content/plugins/buddypress-member-review/includes/templates/bupr-reviews-tab-template.php

to:

wp-content/themes/your-child-theme/buddypress-member-review/bupr-reviews-tab-template.php

Edit the copy, then reload a member profile. Clear any page cache first.

Keep these when you override

• bupr-reviews-tab-template.php: keep the do_action( 'bupr_after_member_review_list' ) line. The edit-review pop-up is added through it, so without it Edit Review stops working. Keep the Report dialog markup (.bupr-flag-modal) and the bupr_get_template( 'bupr-owner-reply.php', ... ) line if you want those features to keep working. If you override bupr-owner-reply.php, keep the .bupr-reply-* class names, because the plugin’s JavaScript looks for them.
• bupr-single-review-template.php: it already hides pending and report-hidden reviews from everyone except the writer and moderators. Keep that check if you rewrite the file.
• Anonymous reviews: the templates replace the reviewer’s name and picture when the review is marked anonymous. Keep that logic when you copy them.

Filter the template path

To move a template somewhere else without copying it:

add_filter( 'bupr_locate_template', function ( $template, $template_name, $template_path, $default_path ) {
  if ( 'bupr-single-review-template.php' === $template_name ) {
    return WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/my-reviews/single.php';
  }
  return $template;
}, 10, 4 );

Add markup without overriding

Hooks are safer than copying a whole file:

add_action( 'bupr_before_member_review_list', function () {
  echo '<p class="my-note">Be kind. Reviews follow our community rules.</p>';
} );

add_action( 'bupr_after_review_content', function ( $review_id ) {
  // Append markup after each review's text.
} );

See Hooks and Filters for the full list.

Good practice

• Escape everything you print: esc_html(), esc_attr(), wp_kses_post().
• Use a child theme so updates to your theme do not remove your overrides.
• The edit, reply and report actions use AJAX, so they need JavaScript.
• After a plugin update, compare your copy with the new default to pick up fixes.