Ultimate Member Groups Addon v2.5.1
Developer: Ultimate MemberCategory: WordPress PluginsTrusted with 98 downloadsProLatest v2.5.1Updated 4mo ago
Allow users to create and join groups around shared topics, interests etc.
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Key Features
- Allows users to create groups
- Allow users to join groups
- Group moderation settings
- Users can post in groups
- Users can select group privacy setting (private, hidden, public)
- Users can see their groups from their profile or any page using shortcode
- Categories and tags available for groups
- Decide who can invite members to a group (Group admin, moderators or all members)
- Post moderation available for group posts
- Add group image
Recent releases
Release history
May 12, 2026504.0 KB
Other
- *Enhancements**
- * Improved avatar upload handling with better mime type filtering.
- * Enhanced security with better input sanitization and validation.
- * Deprecated unused variables and cleaned up formatting for better maintainability.
- *Bugfixes**
- *Templates required update**
- discussion/legacy/single.php
- discussion/new.php
- discussion/single.php
- tabs/avatar.php
- tabs/single-group-tabs.php
- create-group-form.php
- *Cached and optimized/minified assets(JS/CSS) must be flushed/re-generated after upgrade**
Improved
- Refactored group create/update forms.
- Removed ability to change the group role by the user (group manager role) itself.
Fixed
- Misplaced `nl2br` calls to preserve content formatting. Moved the `nl2br` function call to ensure proper formatting of post content after embedding and auto-embedding processes.
- Added User ID to the user card data for proper user actions in the members/invites group tabs.
v2.5.0Verified Safe
Dec 24, 2025503.9 KB
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Other
- *IMPORTANT: THIS VERSION HAS BACKGROUND DB UPGRADE. PLEASE MAKE SITE'S BACKUP BEFORE UPDATE**
- *Enhancements**
- * Using WordPress native oEmbed providers for the link that can be embedded. Deprecated `_shared_link`, `_video_url`, `_oembed`, `_video_oembed_data` postmeta for the group discussion posts.
- * Using WordPress native `the_content`, `the_excerpt` and `comment_text` filter hooks to prepare content for displaying.
- * Using UM core function `UM()->shortcodes()->emotize()` to convert old-style emoji, but for another use WordPress native `convert_smiles()` on the hooks above.
- * Updated hashtag parsing function to wrap the hashtags to proper UM links.
- * Updated action hooks `um_groups_after_wall_post_published` arguments.
- * Updated action hooks `um_groups_after_wall_post_updated` arguments.
- * Updated action hooks `um_groups_after_wall_comment_published` arguments.
- * Updated action hooks `um_groups_after_wall_comment_reply_published` arguments.
- * Updated action hooks `um_groups_after_wall_comment_updated` arguments.
- * Updated action hooks `um_groups_after_wall_comment_reply_updated` arguments.
- * Deprecated using unsecure HTML tags in the post content. It's only possible to use the tags allowed via `wp_kses_post()` function.
- * New filter hooks `um_groups_insert_post_args` and `um_groups_update_post_args` for parsing mentions in the group discussion posts. Deprecated old `um_groups_insert_post_content_filter` and `um_groups_update_post_content_filter` filter hooks.
- * New filter hooks `um_groups_insert_comment_args` and `um_groups_update_comment_args` for parsing mentions in the group discussion post comments.
- *Bugfixes**
- *Templates required update**
- discussion/clone.php
- discussion/comment.php
- discussion/comment-reply.php
- discussion/comments.php
- discussion/likes.php
- discussion/new.php
- discussion/user-wall.php
- latest-comments.php
- *Deprecated**
- *Cached and optimized/minified assets(JS/CSS) must be flushed/re-generated after upgrade**
Added
- Group Discussion Posts/Hashtags list table in wp-admin.
- Edit Group Discussion Post Edit link to wp-admin.
- Background DB upgrade for the old discussion posts/comments. Since update to 2.5.0 version all your old posts/comments will be upgraded to the new content displaying but keep their original content in the postmeta/commentmeta.
- Site Health information.
Improved
- Updated posting group discussion wall posts and comments.
- Updated the group members mention in the group discussion wall.
- Integration with Ultimate Member Extensions_Updater class. Updated packages for integration with Action Scheduler.
- user-wall.php partially migrated to the new template discussion/single.php that has a legacy version for old group discussion posts in the `templates/discussion/legacy/single.php` path.
- WPCS enhancements.
Fixed
- Displaying hidden profiles in the "Send Invites" group tab.
- Using Activity wall hashtags in groups. Changed taxonomy from `um_hashtag` to `um_groups_discussion_hashtag`. Don't use `um_hashtag` in Groups anymore.
- Recalculate and assign/un-assign the hashtags during the group discussion post/comment update/deletion.
- `shorten_string` function to make the Group Discussion post excerpt when words count truncation setting is enabled.
Removed
- `um_hashtag` taxonomy for Group Discussion posts. Use `um_groups_discussion_hashtag` after 2.5.0 upgrade.
- `um_groups_insert_post_content_filter` and `um_groups_update_post_content_filter` filter hooks.
- Using unsecure HTML tags in the post content. It's only possible to use the tags allowed via `wp_kses_post()` function.
- Obsolete scripts and functions.
- Old functions to handle the post/comments content, but they are still there to handle the old posts that until upgrade to the new content displaying in DB.
- Using obsolete `_wall_id` in Group Discussion post meta.
v2.4.9Verified Safe
Dec 24, 2025475.9 KB
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Fixed
- General search queries and security enhancements based on UM Core.
- User display name on comment reply.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ultimate Member Groups GPL licensed?
Yes, Ultimate Member Groups is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). You can legally use, modify, and redistribute it on unlimited websites.
What is the latest version of Ultimate Member Groups?
The latest version of Ultimate Member Groups on GPLCoffee is v2.5.1 (released May 12, 2026, 504.0 KB download size). Every new release is synced automatically, and subscribers can update directly from their WordPress dashboard with the one-click connector plugin.
How much does Ultimate Member Groups cost on GPLCoffee?
Ultimate Member Groups is available for $5.99 for a 1-year license or $15.99 for a lifetime license. Membership plans also include credit-based access so you can download Ultimate Member Groups along with thousands of other plugins, themes, and PHP scripts for a single subscription.
Which WordPress and PHP versions does Ultimate Member Groups support?
The current release of Ultimate Member Groups requires WordPress 6.2 or higher, tested up to WordPress 6.9, PHP 7.0 or higher. Per-release compatibility details are listed in the version history.
Is Ultimate Member Groups safe to download?
Yes. The latest release of Ultimate Member Groups (v2.5.1) was scanned with VirusTotal and came back clean. Scan results are visible on each version page, and releases flagged as malicious are blocked from the catalog.
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