Buddypress Friend of a Friend (FOAF)
This plugin includes a new block inside each user profile page and includes a "Friend of a Friend (FOAF)" display.
4.7(9 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Buddypress Friend of a Friend (FOAF) is a WordPress foaf plugin with 20 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
4.7/59 reviews
20active installs
17K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Increase communication and networking at your buddypress based social network.
This plugin includes a new block inside each user profile page and includes a “Friend of a Friend (FOAF)” display.
If you have buddypress friends enabled your users will have friends. Their friends also have friends and these friends again have friends.
So there are “social paths” inside your members friends lists. This Plugin visualizes the nearest path to the user whose profile is visited by another user.
The world is small and you’ll see that most users know each other – because their friends are friends…
Features:
- New block inside buddypress profile page (automatically integrated) that tells you whose friend the visited user is
- Shortcode: Create a page using the sh…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.79 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.7
- some css support (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-class-to-output-for-css/) to make customizing easier
Contributors
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