Group Blogs

Link posts to BuddyPress/BuddyBoss groups for community blogging.

Location: Member Blog → Groups

Requires: BuddyPress or BuddyBoss with Groups component active

Group Blogs connect member posts to community groups:

• Posts appear in group activity feeds
• Groups get a dedicated Blog tab
• Post visibility follows group privacy
• Group admins can feature posts

Group admins can enable/disable blog functionality for their group:

1. Go to the group page
2. Click Manage → Settings
3. Find Member Blog section
4. Toggle Enable Group Blog
5. Save changes

1. Create or edit a post
2. Find the Link to Group dropdown
3. Select a group (only shows groups where they have permission)
4. Publish the post
5. Post appears in group’s Blog tab and activity

Post visibility automatically matches group privacy:

• Linking to a private group makes the post private
• Unlinking restores original post visibility
• Non-members see “You don’t have access” message

When enabled, groups show a Blog tab with:

• All posts linked to the group
• Featured posts at the top
• Pagination for older posts
• Author information and dates

The Blog tab appears in the group navigation:

Home | Activity | Members | Blog | Settings

Group admins can feature important posts:

1. Go to group’s Blog tab
2. Find the post to feature
3. Click Feature (star icon)
4. Post moves to top of the list

• Shows at the top of the Blog tab
• Highlighted with a “Featured” badge
• Remains until unfeatured

When a member publishes a group-linked post:

1. Activity entry created in group stream
2. Shows post title, excerpt, and featured image
3. Links to full post
4. Members can comment on activity

[Author Name] published a new blog post in [Group Name]

[Post Title]
[Excerpt...]

[Read More] [Comment] [Like]

• Create a “News” group
• Only admins can link posts
• Feature important announcements

• Groups for different topics (Tech, Lifestyle, Sports)
• All members can post to their interest groups
• Creates organized content hubs

• Private groups for internal teams
• Share drafts and updates within the group
• Keep discussions contained

• Groups for each course/class
• Students post assignments and discussions
• Instructors feature exemplary work

Display group posts outside the group:

// In theme templates
$args = array(
    'meta_key'   => '_bpmb_group_id',
    'meta_value' => $group_id,
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );