This hook allows you to reward your users for most profile related events in BuddyPress, ranging from profile updates to cover photo uploads.
Available since version 1.0
Known Issues
Certain instances requires specific BuddyPress components to be enabled. For example, you can not reward new friendships if the Friend Connection component in BuddyPress is not enabled.
Setup
Set a point value other than zero for all the instances you want to reward. Make sure all these instances also have a log entry template and that a hook limit is set (if needed).
| Instance Reference | Description |
|---|---|
new_profile_update |
Give or take points from users for profile updates. |
deleted_profile_update |
Give or take points from users for deleting a profile update. |
upload_avatar |
Give or take points from users for uploading an avatar. |
upload_cover |
Give or take points from users for uploading a cover image. |
new_friendship |
Give or take points from users for gaining a new friend. |
ended_friendship |
Give or take points from users for losing a friend. |
new_comment |
Give or take points from users for a new profile comment. |
comment_deletion |
Give or take points from users for deleting a profile comment. |
fave_activity |
Give or take points from users for marking an update as "Favorite". |
unfave_activity |
Give or take points from users for removing an update that was marked as "Favorite". |
sending_gift |
Give or take points from users for sending gifts. (Requires BuddyPress Gifts plugin) |
If you select to deduct points from a user for gaining a new friend, the hook will hide the “Add Friend” button in BuddyPress if the user can not afford to pay the amount you set. You can use this to charge users for making new friendships on your website.
