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Create member-type operating models

Configure unlimited BuddyPress member types with onboarding, fields, privacy, messaging, groups, roles, redirects, capabilities, and branded presentation.

Member directory with distinct member presentation. Open the full-size screenshot in a new tab.

Member Type Studio operating-model controls for assignment, privacy, messaging, groups, and branding. Open the full-size screenshot in a new tab.

Beyond a directory label

Learner, Mentor, Creator, Customer, Partner, and Staff starters coordinate assignment, branding, required profile completion, privacy, discovery, messaging, group creation, role synchronization, redirects, and capability overrides.

Assignment

Default registration type
Optional member self-selection
Administrator profile assignment
Bulk assignment
Native BuddyPress type storage

Enforcement

Type rules affect registration, profile updates, search, directories, messages, groups, redirects, and REST. A badge alone is never treated as an operating model.