BuddyPress Friends Suggestions Pro is a premium add-on that boosts user engagement by delivering smart, relevant friend suggestions inside your BuddyPress community. It uses profile data, mutual connections, groups, and activity signals to recommend people users actually want to connect with—driving more follows, messages, and return visits.
- AI-like smart matching based on shared interests, profile fields, and behavior
- Mutual friends and common groups weighting for higher relevance
- Customizable suggestion algorithms with adjustable priority rules
- Real-time, on-page friend recommendations widget/shortcode
- Dedicated Suggestions page plus activity stream integration
- Works seamlessly with BuddyPress and most BuddyBoss themes
- Role-based controls: enable, disable, or tune per member type
- Exclude users or roles from appearing in suggestions
- Caching and query optimization for large communities
- AJAX-based load more and dismiss/undo actions
- Personalized ranking using user interactions and history
- Admin dashboard with analytics on clicks and conversions
- Hooks and filters for developers to extend logic
- Translation-ready and GDPR-friendly (respects privacy settings)
- Mobile-friendly, lightweight, and easy to set up
