Installation

Before you begin

Make sure the following are active on your site:

• WordPress 5.0 or higher
• BuddyPress 8.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• BuddyX, BuddyX Pro, or Reign theme

The plugin shows an admin notice and deactivates itself if BuddyPress is missing, if the active theme is not one of the supported themes, or if the Youzify plugin is active.

Install via WordPress admin

1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Search for BuddyPress Reactions.
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Install by uploading a ZIP

1. Download the plugin ZIP file.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
3. Choose the ZIP file and click Install Now.
4. Click Activate Plugin.

Install via FTP

1. Unzip the plugin archive.
2. Upload the buddypress-reactions folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
3. Go to Plugins in your dashboard and activate Wbcom Designs - BuddyPress Reactions.

What happens on activation

The first time you activate the plugin it:

• Creates three database tables: {prefix}bp_reactions_emojis, {prefix}bp_reactions_shortcodes, and {prefix}bp_reactions_reacted_emoji.
• Populates the emoji table with 204 built-in emojis.
• Creates default reaction sets for blog posts, activities, activity comments, forum topics, and forum replies.
• Enables reactions on BuddyPress activities and activity comments by default (and forum topics and replies once bbPress is active).

Finding the admin settings

After activation, open WB Plugins > BP Reactions in the WordPress admin sidebar. When the shared Wbcom admin menu is not present, the plugin registers a standalone BP Reactions menu (heart icon) instead.

The settings screen opens on the Reactions tab. The tabs across the top are:

• Reactions - choose which emojis appear for each content type
• Manage Emojis - browse and rename emoji labels
• Reactions Log - review every reaction recorded on the site
• Settings - enable reactions per content area, notifications, and data cleanup
• Forums - toggle forum reactions (shown only when bbPress is active)
• FAQ - built-in help

Next step

Run the quick setup to make reactions visible to your members in a few minutes.