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Configure Reactions

Configure Reactions

Section titled “Configure Reactions”

The My Reactions tab is where you choose which emojis appear for each content type. Open it at Wbcom Designs > BP Reactions > My Reactions.

How it works

Section titled “How it works”

Each content type has its own row of reaction slots — up to 8 emojis per type. The plugin ships with a default selection for each type. You can replace any emoji in a slot with a different one from the 200+ emoji library.

Content types covered:

Content type Where members see it
BuddyPress Activity Stream Activity feed posts
Activity Comments Replies within an activity thread
Blog Posts Single post pages
Forum Topics bbPress topic pages (requires bbPress)
Forum Replies bbPress reply entries (requires bbPress)

Changing an emoji in a slot

Section titled “Changing an emoji in a slot”
  1. Find the content type you want to edit.
  2. Click the change icon (circular arrow) on the emoji slot you want to replace.
  3. A modal opens showing the full emoji library.
  4. Click any emoji to replace the slot.
  5. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page.

Changes take effect immediately after saving.

Empty slots

Section titled “Empty slots”

A content type does not have to fill all 8 slots. Slots left empty are simply not shown to members. The emoji picker only displays the slots that contain a reaction.

Maximum reactions per type

Section titled “Maximum reactions per type”

The default limit is 8. Developers can change this with the buddypress_reactions_max_emojis filter — see the Hooks and Filters reference for details.

Default emoji selections

Section titled “Default emoji selections”

If no custom selection has been saved, the plugin uses these defaults:

  • Activities and activity comments — Like (64), Love (190), Care (36), Haha (5), Wow (42), Sad (29), Angry (26), Celebrate (7)
  • Blog posts — Like (64), Love (190), Care (36), Haha (5), Wow (42), Thinking (162), Angry (26), Celebrate (7)
  • Forum topics and replies — a smaller set appropriate for forum context

Animation settings

Section titled “Animation settings”

Each content type also stores animation preferences. These are set per content type in the plugin settings and applied automatically — animation controls how the emoji picker animates when opening, and react_icon_animation controls the icon shown on the button after a member has reacted. Both default to animated (true). A value of false disables the Lottie animation and shows a static SVG instead.

Section titled “Related settings”