Message Attachments are a very nifty and important tool to keep sending data one to another privately. These attachments allow you to upload specific file types to send to other people. Nowadays, every mailing service and social networking sites provide this feature. WordPress has endless possibilities and so does BuddyPress. BuddyPress doesn’t have this attachment feature. But thanks to BuddyPress Message Attachment plugin.
BuddyPress Message Attachment plugin will add the “Choose File” option while composing a new message to send. The file types which are allowed to be attached can be selected from the backend very easily.
BuddyPress Message Attachment In-Depth Review
BP Message Attachment Installation
To install BuddyPress Message Attachment go to wp dashboard>>plugins>>add new and search by name in the search bar provided after then install and activate.
Message Attachment Settings
Once plugin activated you can find Message Attachment option under the settings.
The plugin has some options using which you can set some rules for attachments. Following are the settings:
File Types
Here, you can check which file types you want to be allowed to attach. The list of all the file types available by the plugin are:
- bmp, gif, jpeg, jpg, png
- doc, docx, ods, pdf, ppt, text, xls, xlsx
- 7z, gz, rar, zip
- amr, m4a, mp2, mp3, wav, wma
- mp4
Maximum Size
Assign the maximum size for the uploads. It accepts integer values.
Miscellaneous
You can load custom CSS and override the styles of this plugin by checking this option.
Messages with Attachments
Users will be able to start attaching files into their message from Your Profile > Messages > Compose.
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Conclusion
Admins can very easily add the feature of attaching files for their community members in messages. Share your thoughts about this message attachment plugin in the comment section below. Thanks for Reading!
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