Blog List Shortcode - Display Member Posts

Display blog posts from a specific member anywhere on your site. Perfect for member profile sidebars, author pages, or “My Posts” sections.

Basic Usage

[bp-member-blog-list]

This displays posts from the currently logged-in user.

All Attributes

AttributeDefaultDescriptionuser_idCurrent userUser ID to show posts fromcount5Number of posts to displaycolumns1Grid columns (1-3)show_excerptyesDisplay post excerptsshow_imageyesDisplay featured imagesshow_dateyesDisplay publish dateshow_authornoDisplay author infoorderbydateSort by: date, title, modifiedorderDESCSort order: ASC or DESCcategory(empty)Filter by category slugclass(empty)Custom CSS class

Examples

Show Posts from a Specific User

[bp-member-blog-list user_id=“5”]

Shows posts from user with ID 5.

Display in a Grid

[bp-member-blog-list user_id=“5” count=“10” columns=“2”]

Shows 10 posts in a 2-column grid.

Filter by Category

[bp-member-blog-list category=“tutorials” count=“8”]

Shows only posts from the “tutorials” category.

Minimal Display

[bp-member-blog-list show_image=“no” show_excerpt=“no” count=“5”]

Shows just titles and dates in a compact list.

Alphabetical Order

[bp-member-blog-list orderby=“title” order=“ASC”]

Shows posts alphabetically by title.

Common Use Cases

Member Profile Widget

Add to a sidebar widget on member profiles:

[bp-member-blog-list count=“3” show_excerpt=“no”]

Author Archive Page

Create a full author archive:

[bp-member-blog-list count=“20” columns=“3” show_author=“yes”]

In Theme Templates

Use in PHP templates:

<?php echo do_shortcode(‘[bp-member-blog-list user_id=“’ . bp_displayed_user_id() . ‘” count=“5”]’); ?>

Styling Tips

Target these CSS classes:

/* Container */ .bp-member-blog-list { }

/* Individual post */ .bp-member-blog-item { }

/* Post title */ .bp-member-blog-title { }

/* Post excerpt */ .bp-member-blog-excerpt { }

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