Commons In A Box
A platform for easy and powerful community websites. Powered by BuddyPress.
5(9 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Commons In A Box is a WordPress cuny plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 38K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Recently updated within the last 3 months.
5/59 reviews
20active installs
38K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Commons In A Box (CBOX) dramatically lowers the barrier to building community sites on WordPress. CBOX helps you to install BuddyPress along with a number of carefully selected and vetted BuddyPress plugins, so that you don’t have to worry about which plugins are best and which are compatible with each other.
Commons In A Box (CBOX) includes a choice of two packages that can be customized to meet the needs of your community:
CBOX Classic is designed for communities of all kinds. It is used by groups and organizations to create flexible social networks where members can collaborate on projects, publish research, and create repositories of knowledge.
CBOX OpenLab is specifically designed for teaching, learning, and collaboration. It allows faculty members, departments, and entire institutio…
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Ratings & Reviews
59 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.7.1
- Updated plugins (OpenLab): bbPress 2.6.14, BuddyPress 14.4.0, BuddyPress Docs 2.2.6, BuddyPress Docs In Group 1.0.5, PressForward 5.9.3
- Updated plugins (Classic): bbPress 2.6.14, BuddyPress 14.4.0, BuddyPress Docs 2.2.6
- OpenLab: Fixed behavior of Previous Step button during group creation.
- OpenLab: Fixed the bulk-user-import acknowledgement checkbox.
- OpenLab: Fixed behavior of the portfolio site admin link when viewing as the non-owner.
…and 4 more changes
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