Birthday Block for BuddyPress is a lightweight plugin that displays upcoming birthdays of your BuddyPress community members using a modern Gutenberg block. Perfect for building engagement and celebrating your community!

Features

Gutenberg Block – Modern block editor integration
Customizable Display – Control what information to show
Multiple Date Ranges – Today, weekly, monthly, or all upcoming
Age Display – Optionally show member ages
Birthday Wishes – Direct message integration for sending wishes
Friends Filter – Show only friends’ birthdays
Flexible Formatting – Custom date format support
Birthday Emoji – Fun cake emoji for birthdays
Responsive Design – Matches BuddyPress default styles
REST API – Full API support for custom integrations

Block Settings

The birthday block includes extensive customization options:

Title – Customize the block heading
Show Age – Display the upcoming age
Send Birthday Wishes – Enable message button (requires BuddyPress Messages)
Date Format – PHP date format (e.g., “F d” for “January 15”)
Birthday Range – Today only, next 7 days, this month, or all upcoming
Show Birthdays Of – All members or friends only
Display Name Type – Display name, username, or full name from xProfile
Number to Show – Limit results (1-50)
Birthday Emoji – Show cake emoji next to names

Requirements

WordPress 5.2 or higher
BuddyPress plugin installed and activated
BuddyPress Extended Profiles component enabled
A date-type xProfile field for birthdays

Multilingual Ready

Birthday Block for BuddyPress is translation-ready and follows WordPress internationalization standards.

Privacy Policy

Birthday Block for BuddyPress does not collect, store, or share any user data outside of your WordPress installation. All birthday information is stored in your BuddyPress xProfile fields.

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin support forum.

Credits

Developed by Amit Kumar Agrahari

Contribute

Contributions are welcome! Please visit our GitHub repository to contribute code, report issues, or suggest features.