BuddyPress Builder for Elementor – BuddyBuilder

75 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

Popularity lands at 45 out of 30 (overshooting due to the scoring formula) on the back of roughly 1,000 active installs, which is modest for an Elementor add-on but reasonable for a niche BuddyPress extension.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance is a perfect 100 out of 25, reflecting a recent update on 25 May 2026 and clean compatibility tags against the latest WordPress core.

User Rating

14/15

User ratings sit at 92 out of 15, an unusually high weighted score from 56 reviews, which is a strong signal given the limited sample size.

Support Health

8/15

Support health is the weak link at 50 out of 15, because there are zero public support threads to evaluate, making it impossible to confirm responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores a full 100 out of 15, with WordPress 7.0 tested, a PHP 7.4 floor, and explicit BuddyBoss and BuddyPress tags confirming integration scope.

Scores higher than 38% of indexed plugins

About

BuddyPress builder for Elementor — design member profiles, group pages, activity feeds and directories with drag & drop.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2026-09-03 3:51pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

4 known vulnerabilities, all patched

4 Medium

Most recent: November 12, 2024

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What It Does

BuddyBuilder lets you build BuddyPress member profiles, group pages, activity feeds, and member directories inside Elementor using drag and drop widgets, so you can design community pages visually instead of editing BuddyPress template files. It registers Elementor widgets that pull BuddyPress data (members, groups, activity, profile fields) and renders them in layouts you control. It also includes tags for BuddyBoss compatibility, suggesting it works with the BuddyBoss Platform as well as stock BuddyPress.

Who It's For

This is a good fit for site owners running a BuddyPress or BuddyBoss powered community who already use Elementor and want to stop hand-coding template overrides or relying on a developer for layout changes. It suits membership sites, alumni networks, online course communities, and niche social platforms that need branded profile and group pages without a custom theme.

Who Should Skip It

If you do not run BuddyPress or BuddyBoss, or you do not use Elementor, this plugin does nothing useful for you. Likewise, very small communities with default BuddyPress templates may not get enough value to justify a paid add-on when the stock BuddyPress legacy templates work fine.

The Bottom Line

BuddyBuilder scores a solid 74.73 out of 100 and is the most direct Elementor-native path to custom BuddyPress and BuddyBoss layouts, with strong ratings and very recent maintenance. The main caveat is the empty public support footprint and a small install base, so buyers should confirm that premium support channels are responsive before committing. If you run a BuddyPress or BuddyBoss community on Elementor and need visual control over profile, group, and activity pages, it is worth a close look.

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