Private messaging inside WordPress for members, vendors, visitors and support teams, with a real inbox: reply, archive, delete, search and block.
Alternatives to bbPress Messages
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Real-time live chat for WordPress with private messaging, emoji picker, moderation tools, and full mobile support.
BP Custom Functionalities provides custom functionalities that regular BuddyPress users requires.
Forum Redirectv1.0.1
Allows you to override the default behavior of bbPress forums, linking them to an external site.
Real-time private messaging, group chat, chat rooms, video and audio calls, AI chat bots and mobile apps for WordPress, BuddyPress and BuddyBoss.
Simple Member Messaging System for WordPress Site.
Anti-spam and scam protection for private messages in Better Messages: rate limits, contact filters, bot detection and safety warnings.
Forward: Embed Image Linksv1.3.25
Automatically turn direct image URLs into embedded images in posts, pages, bbPress content, and BuddyPress activity feeds.
bbP Signaturev1.4
This plugin adds user signature support to bbPress 2.0.
Private groupsv3.9.7
For bbPress - Creates private forum groups