BuddyPress BuddyCircles

BuddyCircles, also called BuddyPress User Circles, is an add-on for BuddyPress. Users create lists of other users, such as Family, Close Friends or Colleagues.

Users can filter the activity stream by circle and get circle notifications. The activity filter needs the activity filters dropdown in your theme, and some themes and plugins, such as BuddyBoss, disable it by default. Circles do not act as activity privacy. They only filter activity.

Admins can limit circle creation by role and show circles as a top-level tab or under the friends component. They restrict who can be added to a circle to friends or all members, and they control circle privacy. Default circles are created for newly registered members. Admins also control add and remove notifications and customize the notification emails.