Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress

78 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

A 55 out of 30 popularity score reflects 5,000 active installs, which is modest compared to Ultimate Member's 200,000 or Profile Builder's 50,000, so its real-world footprint is small relative to peers.

Update Freshness

24/25

A perfect maintenance score is backed by an update on 2026-03-15, compatibility declared with WordPress 6.9.4, and PHP 5.6 as the minimum, all of which signal an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

15/15

A user rating of 98 out of 100 from 193 reviews is exceptionally strong, though the small sample size means a few unhappy users could shift the average noticeably.

Support Health

8/15

Support health lands at 50 out of 75, based on only 1 resolved thread in the public repository, which is too thin a sample to draw firm conclusions about response quality.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A perfect compatibility score reflects tested-up-to WordPress 6.9.4, a low minimum of 4.9, and PHP 5.6, suggesting broad host compatibility including older shared hosting environments.

Scores higher than 65% of indexed plugins

About

The best BuddyPress plugin for building online communities, user profile, social networks, and membership sites on WordPress with tons of features.

Active Installs 5k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-03-15 8:18pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.9+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

16 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Critical 1 High 13 Medium

Most recent: September 8, 2026

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Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read Medium

September 8, 2026 Patched in [] CVE-2026-81275

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection High

August 18, 2026 Patched in [] CVE-2026-73397

Youzify <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'checkin_place_id' Parameter Medium

April 17, 2026 Patched in ["1.3.7"] CVE-2026-1559

Youzify <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery Medium

December 27, 2025 Patched in [] CVE-2025-69014

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update (save_addon_key_license) Medium

January 24, 2025 Patched in ["1.3.4"] CVE-2024-13370

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update Medium

January 24, 2025 Patched in ["1.3.5"] CVE-2024-13368

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress By KaineLabs <= 1.3.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Review Deletion Medium

January 24, 2025 Patched in ["1.3.3"] CVE-2024-12113

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via youzify_media Shortcode Medium

October 9, 2024 Patched in ["1.3.1"] CVE-2024-8987

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary (Subscriber+) Attachment Deletion Medium

October 9, 2024 Patched in ["1.3.1"] CVE-2024-9067

Youzify <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization Medium

July 24, 2024 Patched in ["1.2.8"] CVE-2024-39635

Youzify <= 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection Critical

July 4, 2024 Patched in ["1.2.6"] CVE-2024-37494

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress <= 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection Medium

June 19, 2024 Patched in ["1.2.6"] CVE-2024-4742

Youzify <= 1.2.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference Medium

November 3, 2023 Patched in ["1.2.3"] CVE-2023-47191

Youzify <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

January 24, 2023 Patched in ["1.2.2"] CVE-2023-0059

Youzify <= 1.1.9 - SQL Injection Critical

July 13, 2022 Patched in ["1.2.0"] CVE-2022-1950

Youzify <= 1.0.6 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 28, 2021 Patched in ["1.0.7"] CVE-2021-24443

What It Does

Youzify transforms a standard WordPress site into a BuddyPress-powered social network, adding user profiles, member directories, activity streams, groups, and private messaging. It layers on premium styling for profile walls, media sharing, and WooCommerce integration for membership or subscription billing. In practice, it lets you launch a community-style site without stitching together separate profile, forum, and membership plugins.

Who It's For

This plugin fits site owners building a content-light, community-heavy experience: alumni networks, fan clubs, fitness coaching memberships, paid creator communities, or niche professional associations. It is best for people who want a turnkey social layer with polished front-end design and do not mind the cost of a paid BuddyPress add-on suite. If your goal is interaction, identity, and recurring revenue from members, Youzify targets exactly that use case.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need a simple login form or basic user registration, this is massive overkill and Ultimate Member or Profile Builder will be lighter and cheaper. Skip it if you are not running BuddyPress or refuse to install it, since Youzify is useless without that core plugin active.

The Bottom Line

Youzify earns a 78.77 out of 100 overall, driven by excellent maintenance, ratings, and compatibility signals but held back by a small install base relative to direct competitors. It is a credible choice for BuddyPress users who want a polished, all-in-one community and membership solution and are willing to pay for the premium add-ons. However, anyone wanting maximum community reach, the largest free tier, or the deepest extension library will likely find Ultimate Member a safer first stop.

Related Plugins

Ultimate Member 90/100

Pick Ultimate Member instead if you want a free, widely adopted community and membership plugin with 200,000 installs and a deeper third-party extension ecosystem.

User Profile Builder 90/100

Pick Profile Builder when your needs are limited to registration forms, login pages, and user profiles without the full social network feature set.

Germanized for WooCommerce 91/100

Pick Germanized when your priority is localized WooCommerce compliance rather than community features, since it addresses a completely different problem.