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BuddyPressSmithereen
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Adds profiles, groups and activity streams to WordPress
  • Works with bbPress for forums
  • Friends, walls and groups instead of a microblog feed
  • Federates with other ActivityPub servers
  • Requires a self-hosted WordPress site
  • Customising beyond defaults may need WordPress development skills
  • You need to run and maintain your own server
  • Smaller community than Mastodon or other major fediverse servers
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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