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Bundled Addon Plugins

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BuddyX Pro 5.1.0 ships as a complete community platform - one theme plus nine first-party plugins that turn a WordPress install into a community, forum, video host, gamification engine, job board, services marketplace, directory site, events site, or LMS. Every plugin's free edition is included with your BuddyX Pro license; the Pro edition of each unlocks the deeper features.

For the full, always-current in-house plugin catalog (every product, free and pro, in one place), see Plugin family.

There is no third-party addon ecosystem to chase. The nine plugins below are built by the same team as the theme, share the same design system (--bx-color-* tokens, the Customizer Framework, the typography presets), and are tested together against every BuddyX Pro release.

The nine bundled plugins

1. Jetonomy

Forums, Q&A, and ideas - a modern community plugin.

A from-scratch alternative to bbPress / BuddyPress Forums built for 2026 community standards. Threaded discussions, Q&A with accepted answers, idea boards with upvotes, and a six-level trust system that auto-moderates as members earn standing.

  • Free edition included with BuddyX Pro.
  • Pro edition adds analytics, AI-assisted moderation, anti-spam, and admin tooling.

2. MediaVerse

Video upload + hosting + player.

Native video uploads for your community. Members upload to your site (or a connected CDN), the plugin transcodes for streaming, and your theme's player UI plays it back. No YouTube embed required, no third-party hosting agreement.

  • Free edition included.
  • Pro edition adds adaptive bitrate, watermarking, per-tier upload limits, and analytics.

3. WB Gamification

Points, ranks, badges.

Reward members for engagement. Award points for posting, replying, completing a profile, joining a group, finishing a course. Members climb ranks; achievements unlock badges; leaderboards surface top contributors.

  • Free edition included.
  • Pro edition adds custom rules, integrations with Jetonomy / MediaVerse / Learnomy, and team-scoped leaderboards.

4. WP Career Board

Jobs + resume management.

A job board for your community. Members post job listings, applicants upload resumes, employers review and respond - all without leaving your site. Built for membership communities, professional networks, and industry-vertical sites.

  • Free edition included.
  • Pro edition adds paid listings, featured jobs, applicant tracking, and resume search filters.

5. WP Sell Services

Members sell services.

Turn your community into a service marketplace. A graphic designer member sells logo work; a coach member sells consulting calls; a developer member sells code review. Built on WooCommerce so payments + receipts use the rails you already trust.

  • Free edition included.
  • Pro edition adds vendor dashboards, escrow, service variants, and platform commission.

6. Listora

Directory builder.

Build directories of anything - businesses, properties, freelancers, events, courses. Custom fields, map view, search filters, paid listings, claim-your-listing flow.

  • Free edition available now; install it today and upgrade to Pro when you need more.
  • Pro edition adds advanced map clustering, paid plans, monetisation, and import/export.

7. Learnomy

Sell online courses.

A first-party LMS. Course builder, lesson player, quizzes, certificates, drip schedules, and student dashboards. Designed for community-driven learning where conversations sit alongside lessons.

  • Free edition available now; install it today and upgrade to Pro when you need more.
  • Pro edition adds gradebook, cohort tooling, instructor revenue share, and SCORM/xAPI.

8. BuddyNext

Community engine: profiles, activity feeds, and member spaces.

The next-generation community engine and the successor to BuddyPress. BuddyNext and BuddyPress are mutually exclusive at runtime - a site runs one or the other, never both. BuddyX Pro detects BuddyNext automatically and adapts its header, auth links, and user menu to it.

  • Free edition included with your BuddyX Pro license.
  • See BuddyNext Integration for exactly what the theme wires up when BuddyNext is active.

9. Eventonomy

Events, ticketing, and RSVPs for your community.

Run events on your own site. Members browse what's coming up, RSVP or buy a ticket, and organisers manage attendance - without sending anyone to a third-party events platform.

  • Free edition included with your BuddyX Pro license.

How to install a bundled plugin

  1. Go to Appearance > Getting Started.
  2. Scroll to Part of the Wbcom Community Family. Each of the nine bundled plugins has an Install + Activate button.
  3. Click the button next to the one you want. The plugin installs from the BuddyX Pro license server (no manual zip download required) and activates immediately.
  4. Repeat for any other bundled plugin you want active. There is no requirement to install all nine - install only what your site needs.

Updating bundled plugins

The same screen that lists each plugin also surfaces update prompts when a new version ships. BuddyX Pro authenticates the update channel using your license key, so updates come from the WordPress dashboard exactly like a wp.org plugin - no manual download / re-upload.

When the bundled plugin overlaps with a third-party one

If you already run a third-party plugin in the same niche (bbPress for forums, Easy Digital Downloads for paid listings, LearnDash for LMS, etc.), the BuddyX Pro bundle plays nice:

If you use... The bundled equivalent...
bbPress / BuddyPress Forums Stays available; Jetonomy is opt-in, you can run both or one
LearnDash / LifterLMS / Tutor LMS Stays the LMS of record; Learnomy is opt-in
YouTube / Vimeo embeds Continues to work; MediaVerse just adds native hosting on top
GamiPress / myCred Coexists; WB Gamification is opt-in and tracks separate points
WP Job Manager / Awsm Jobs Stays as the canonical job board; WP Career Board is opt-in

The theme treats both paths as equal citizens - the Customizer surfaces options for whichever plugin you have active.

Sales page reference

The full feature list per plugin lives on the BuddyX Pro sales page at https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddyx-pro-theme/. That page is the marketing source of truth; this doc is the technical pointer telling customers what they actually get with the BuddyX Pro license.

What 5.0.x users will notice

The 5.0.x bundle (BuddyPress Reactions Pro, BuddyPress Share Pro) is retired in 5.1.0:

  • Reactions are now handled by Jetonomy (richer than the legacy plugin: per-trust-level reactions, threaded reaction analytics).
  • Social sharing for activity / posts is now a theme-level feature handled inside the Single Post panel and the BuddyX Pro activity template, no separate plugin required.
  • Customers running the legacy plugins on a 5.0.x BuddyX Pro install can keep using them - the theme does not deactivate them. The bundle just stops advertising them as "what you get with BuddyX Pro".

Related

  • Quick Start - First-time setup, including the bundled plugins notice
  • Choose Your Path - Recipes by site type, with the matching bundled plugin recommended for each
  • Theme Architecture - How the theme detects + integrates with each bundled plugin

Got a question? We're a friendly team - happy to help. support@wbcomdesigns.com