Co-Authors & Collaboration

Allow multiple authors to collaborate on the same post.

Location: Member Blog → Co-Authors

The Co-Authors module enables:

• Multiple writers on a single post
• Invitation-based collaboration
• Shared editing permissions
• Multi-author bylines on published posts

1. Create or edit a post
2. Click Add Co-Author
3. Search for members by name or username
4. Click Invite next to the member
5. Wait for them to accept

1. Receive notification (email and/or on-site)
2. View invitation details
3. Click Accept or Decline
4. If accepted, post appears in their dashboard

Primary Author invites → Member receives notification
                                    ↓
                         Accept ←→ Decline
                            ↓           ↓
                     Full edit access   Nothing happens

Control how co-author names display on posts:

Result: “Alice, Bob, Carol & Dan”

Drag and drop co-authors to set display order:

1. Open post in editor
2. Find co-author list
3. Drag names to reorder
4. Save changes

• Edit post content (title, body, excerpt)
• Upload/change featured image
• Add/modify custom fields
• Save drafts
• Submit for review

• Invite new co-authors
• Remove co-authors
• Delete the post
• Change post status (publish/unpublish)

Enable review-based collaboration for teams:

1. Go to Member Blog → Co-Authors
2. Enable Editorial Workflow
3. Configure:

Co-authors write → Submit for review → Reviewer approves → Post publishes
                                              ↓
                                    Request changes (with feedback)
                                              ↓
                                    Co-authors revise → Resubmit

Add to post form for selecting co-authors:

[bp-member-blog-coauthors]

Display user’s pending invitations:

[bp-member-blog-invitations]

List posts where user is a co-author:

[bp-member-blog-coauthored-posts]

Prevents editing conflicts when multiple co-authors work simultaneously:

Co-author events trigger notifications: