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Gwangi – PRO Multi-Purpose Membership, Social Network & BuddyPress Community Theme

Gwangi – PRO Multi-Purpose Membership, Social Network & BuddyPress Community Theme

Version
2.4.5
Updated
Nov 12, 2026
License
GPL
Type
Theme
Gwangi – PRO Multi-Purpose Membership, Social Network & BuddyPress Community Theme

Overview

All Gwangi Features

  • Unlimited site customization with unlimited use of colors, fonts, spacing, buttons, blocks, parallax sections, Video Hero background, galleries, menus and many more components. All is customizable in a few clicks and no coding skills required.
  • Five child themes for a Quick start !
  • All our code is WP Standards Friendly : No SQL crappy code and no greedy query for a top-notch PHP performance.
  • Developpers friendly : Hundreds of Hooks, filters & actions to properly extend our themes, child themes & plugins.
  • All our code is SEO Friendly.
  • All our code is Fully translatable and WPML compatible.
  • All changes in live edit with WordPress Customizer.
  • No bloated page builder. Only use of WordPress Core-features like Pages, Widgets & Menus : No time to learn how the page builder works (or not…) !
  • Customized widgets created especially for a direct implementation.
  • BuddyPress power unleashed with a beautiful re-designed UX like members directory, groups directory, site-wide Activities listing & many other views.
  • Creation of custom members directory with filters based on custom members profile fields (Birthday, Towns & Country fields already included!).
  • Site-wide Global Search in AJAX with sorted & accurate results.
  • Matchmaking directly on profile & members directory.
  • Members Swap view : Browse members like Tinder.
  • Create a E-Learning communtiy with LearnDash.
  • Mutual friends display on profile & members directory : Increase your community’s connection.
  • Members can upload media to their profile, profile of their groups, and all activity streams.
  • Members can create blog posts + Admin moderation.
  • Beautiful & redesigned BBPress forums views with statistics & Users posts count.
  • Sign-in via AJAX + Complete & user-friendly registration based on custom fields.
  • Beautiful Community Store with WooCommerce filters based on custom categories, tags & products attributes.
  • Monetize your Platform : manage the subscriptions and payment ecosystem of your platform with WooCommerce & WooCommerce Subscriptions (sold separately).
  • Great e-commerce experience with features like Infinite scrolling, Product Quick View, Wishlist & Direct Product Image flipper on hover.
  • Create awesome events with powerful features of The Events Calendar like recurring events, organizers and venues.
  • Masonry grid Blog with infinite loading feature like Pinterest.
  • 7 layouts of Events like Masonry grid, list, calendar or Map view.
  • Sell tickets to future participants with The Events Calendar Tickets Plus (sold separately).
  • Import your events from Facebook, Meetup, Google Calendar, iCalendar & many others with The Events Calendar (sold separately).
  • Add ads to your site with AdRotate Banner Manager.

Credits

  • Unsplash
  • Pexels
  • Pexels videos
  • Pixabay
  • Goodfreephotos
  • Flaticon
  • Smashicons
  • Webalys
  • The WordPress community
  • Graphic Burger

Compatible Plugins

  • BuddyPress

Best WP plugin to build a community.

  • Youzer

BuddyPress Community & Wordpress User Profile Plugin. (sold separately)

  • Paid Memberships PRO

Create premium content sites, clubs/associations, subscription products and more! The plugin adds a new revenue source to your site.

  • BuddyPress Matchmaking

Live match between members.

  • rtMedia

Allow users to upload images, media, music and organize all their medias.

  • BuddyPress Global Search

AJAX Global network search.

  • BP Profile Search

Custom members directory and search filter.

  • BP xProfile Location

BP custom field for member location.

  • BP Better Messages

AJAX replacement for standard BuddyPress Messages.

  • BuddyPress Follow

Follow members on your BuddyPress.

  • BuddyPress Poke

Allows members to “poke” other members.

  • Author Avatars List

Lists of BuddyPress members.

  • Mutual Buddies

Mutual friends connection.

  • Activity Reactions For Buddypress

Facebook reactions emoji-like.

  • BuddyPress Member Reviews

Allows users to add reviews to the site members.

  • bbPress

Community forums.

  • LearnDash

Create & Sell Courses, Deliver Quizzes and Award Certificates by Using LearnDash the Most Trusted WordPress LMS.

  • bbP topic count

Display author post count on forum.

  • Social articles

Members can create posts.

  • BP XProfile WordPress User Sync

Sync WordPress and BP name fields

  • BuddyPress Progress Bar

Point system to display a progress bar of completed member’s xprofile fields

  • Login With Ajax

AJAX login & password reset.

  • Menu Image

Image field for menu items.

  • The Events Calendar

Events.

  • Events Calendar PRO

Advanced features for events (sold separately).

  • Event Tickets

Ticket reservations for events.

  • Event Tickets Plus

Sell tickets for your events in partnership with WooCommerce (sold separately).

  • WooCommerce

E-commerce, sell your products online.

  • WooCommerce Subscriptions

Capture More Residual Revenue with Recurring Payments (sold separately).

  • WooCommerce Memberships

Restricting your site’s content (sold separately).

  • WC Secondary Product Thumbnail

Switch image on hover for WC archive.

  • WooCommerce Quantity Increment

”+/-” input for product quantity.

  • YITH Infinite Scrolling

Infinite scrolling for WC archive.

  • YITH WooCommerce Quick View

Quick view on each WC product.

  • YITH WooCommerce Wishlist

Allow users to add products to their whishlist.

  • YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search

Ajax search product.

  • WordPress Social Login

Allow user to register/login with their social account, Facebok, Twitter, Instagram, etc…

  • Nextend Social Login and Register

Allow user to register/login with their social account, Facebok, Twitter, Google, etc…

  • Easy Custom Sidebars

Add unlimited sidebars in unlimited context.

  • MailChimp for WordPress

Allow users to subscribe to your newsletter.

  • Contact Form 7

Create Forms.

  • Google Maps Easy

Create Google maps.

  • If Menu

Show/hide menu items based on BuddyPress roles and capabilities.

  • Instagram Feed

Display your instagram feed anywhere.

  • Jetpack by WordPress.com

Swiss knife for your site, galleries, carousel, site stats, etc..

  • AdRotate banner manager

Advertising & income.

  • Slider Revolution

Create unlimitted sliders and animated banners (sold separately).

  • Yoast SEO

Manage the SEO of your site.

  • Kirki

Component library to provide you with a ton of options in the WP customizer.

Required Plugins

  • BuddyPress
  • Grimlock
  • Kirki
  • Easy Custom Sidebar

Premium Plugins illustrated in Our Demo (not included)

  • Youzer
  • LearnDash + Course Grid Add-On

ALL OUR THEMES AND PLUGINS ARE HANDCRAFTED USING WORDPRESS CODING STANDARDS. SO ANY PLUGIN SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE

What's included

  • The full themeEvery file from the developer's release, in one zip.
  • Unlimited sitesInstall it on your own and your clients' sites.
  • GPL licensedFree to use, study and modify.
  • No paymentFree to download, no card needed.

How to install

  1. 1Download the zip file from this page.
  2. 2In WordPress, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
  3. 3Choose the zip, click Install Now, then Activate.

Questions

Is this the developer's own release?

Yes. It is the release published by the original developer, redistributed under the GNU General Public License. The GPL allows anyone to share and resell the code.

Do I get a license key or automatic updates?

No. License keys, one-click updates and support come from the developer's own paid plans. To update, download the newer version here when it is listed and install it over the old one.

Can I use it on more than one site?

Yes. The GPL puts no limit on the number of sites, including client sites.

Why is it free?

During our launch every download that is available on GPL Store is free. Nothing is charged and no card is asked for.

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