Hooks and Filters

All hooks and filters listed here are from the plugin’s public-facing classes. They are stable as of version 1.3.2.

Filters

`bp_editable_types_activity`

Controls which BuddyPress activity types are eligible for editing. By default the list contains activity_update and activity_comment.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$types`	`array`	Array of editable activity type strings.

Example — add a custom activity type:

add_filter( 'bp_editable_types_activity', function( $types ) {
    $types[] = 'my_custom_activity_type';
    return $types;
} );

`buddypress_can_edit_activity`

Final filter on whether the current user can edit a specific activity. Runs after all internal checks (login, ownership, type, time window). Return false to block editing even when the internal checks pass, or return true to allow editing even when they fail.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$can_edit`	`bool`	Result of all internal permission checks.
`$activity`	`object`	The `BP_Activity_Activity` object being checked.

Example — block editing of activities older than 48 hours regardless of settings:

add_filter( 'buddypress_can_edit_activity', function( $can_edit, $activity ) {
    if ( ! $can_edit ) {
        return false;
    }
    $age = time() - strtotime( $activity->date_recorded );
    if ( $age > 2 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) {
        return false;
    }
    return $can_edit;
}, 10, 2 );

`buddypress_edit_activity_duration`

Filters the computed edit window in seconds before the plugin uses it for permission checks. Return 0 for no limit.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$duration`	`int`	Duration in seconds derived from the saved setting. `0` means unlimited.

Example — override to a flat 2-hour window regardless of admin settings:

add_filter( 'buddypress_edit_activity_duration', function( $duration ) {
    return 2 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
} );

`buddypress_get_edit_activity_content`

Filters the activity content before it is sent to the edit modal. The content at this point has already had @mention anchor tags converted to plain text and surrounding <p> tags stripped.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$content`	`string`	The cleaned text that pre-fills the edit textarea.
`$activity`	`object`	The `BP_Activity_Activity` object.

`buddypress_edit_activity_content`

Filters the content just before it is saved to the database after a member submits an edit.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$content`	`string`	The sanitized new content.
`$activity_id`	`int`	ID of the activity being updated.

`buddypress_bp_edit_activity_action`

Filters the activity action string (the line that reads “Member posted an update X minutes ago”) after the plugin appends the (edited) label. Applies to both standard BuddyPress and BuddyBoss.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$action`	`string`	The modified action string, already containing the edited label when applicable.
`$activity`	`object`	The `BP_Activity_Activity` object.

`bp_activity_comment_content_before_save`

Filters comment content before it is written to the database when a member saves a comment edit.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$content`	`string`	The sanitized new comment content.
`$comment_id`	`int`	ID of the activity comment being updated.

`bp_edit_activity_admin_tabs`

Filters the array of admin sidebar tabs shown on the plugin’s settings screen. Use this to add, remove, or reorder tabs.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$tabs`	`array`	Associative array keyed by tab slug. Each value is an array with `label`, `icon` (dashicon class), and `group` keys.

Actions

`bp_before_edit_activity_template`

Fires inside the edit activity modal, before the <form> element.

`bp_after_edit_activity_template`

Fires inside the edit activity modal, after the closing </form> tag.

`bp_edit_activity_fields`

Fires inside the edit activity <form>, in the additional content area below the textarea. Use this to inject extra fields (e.g., location, mood) that companion plugins provide.

Example — add a hidden field for a custom extension:

add_action( 'bp_edit_activity_fields', function() {
    echo '<input type="hidden" name="my_plugin_extra" value="1">';
} );

`bp_get_addition_activity_content`

Fires during the AJAX request that loads existing activity content into the modal. Output captured here is sent back to the browser as bp_get_additional_content in the JSON response. Use this to load extra data (e.g., a stored check-in location) alongside the main text.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$activity`	`object`	The `BP_Activity_Activity` object being loaded.

`buddypress_edit_activity_before_save_activity_content`

Fires inside the save AJAX handler, after permission checks pass but before the content is written to the database.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$activity_id`	`int`	ID of the activity about to be saved.

`buddypress_edit_activity_after_save_activity_content`

Fires after the activity has been saved successfully.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$activity_id`	`int`	ID of the activity that was saved.
`$activity`	`object`	The updated `BP_Activity_Activity` object.

`bp_before_edit_comment_template`

Fires inside the edit comment modal, before the <form> element.

`bp_after_edit_comment_template`

Fires inside the edit comment modal, after the closing </form> tag.

`bp_edit_comment_fields`

Fires inside the edit comment <form>, in the additional content area below the textarea. Mirrors bp_edit_activity_fields for the comment modal.

AJAX actions

These actions are handled server-side for logged-in users only. Both check the buddypress-edit-activity nonce.

AJAX action	Handler method	Purpose
`buddypress_edit_activity_get`	`buddypress_edit_activity_get_content()`	Load activity content into the edit modal.
`buddypress_edit_activity_save`	`buddypress_edit_activity_save_content()`	Save edited activity content.
`bp_edit_activity_comment_get_content`	`ajax_get_comment_content()`	Load comment content into the comment edit modal.
`bp_edit_activity_comment_save_content`	`ajax_save_comment_content()`	Save edited comment content.

All four are wp_ajax_* actions (require login). There are no wp_ajax_nopriv_* counterparts.

Activity meta keys

Meta key	Type	Meaning
`_bp_edit_activity`	`bool`	Present and `true` when an activity post has been edited at least once.
`_bp_comment_edited`	`bool`	Present and `true` when an activity comment has been edited at least once.
`_bp_comment_edited_time`	`string`	MySQL timestamp of the most recent comment edit.