I’ve tried many of the different bp plugins available and these keep sticking around time after time on each network I am working with. These are only one the ones listed in my plugins panel. There have been some other plugins that I’ve worked into the functions. The themes or main sites usually end up with the same 30-40 plugins and I’m dead set on those everytime. Over time just as the regular plugins have settled in as must haves….i’m starting to get a feel for must-have bp related plugins. Would like to see what combinations anyone else has grown comfortable with.

Limit Blogs per User

Buddypress Activity Stream Hashtags

BuddyPress Community Stats

BuddyPress Links

BuddyPress Member Profile Stats

Author Avatars List

BP Blog Author Profile Link

BuddyPress Profile Privacy

BuddyPress Template Pack

Invite Anyone

Favorite Blog Posts (Adds a like button on all sitewide blogs posts, also adds a who’s liked this post widget on every post, and stores all your favorite posts on your profile)

MU Latest Activity Filter (Changes language per blog, ex. Blog X “wrote a post”, Blog Y “dropped a post”, Blog Z, “left a post”

These are the plugins that have filled a role and there are a couple other needed functions I’m waiting for, or trying to do like:

X Component plugin that makes use of an mu blog and authors. – basically a plugin that assigns activity type, privacy options and language to a subblog and seamlessly ties the author archives and author template into the BP profile.

Achievements, Achievements, Achievements! will complete my bp circle of life!

So I feel like BP plugins could grow to about 20-30. This would be crazy plugin management 30-40 plugins + 20-30 bp plugins + Network and Must Use, crazy no?  So maybe bp could see what are the most popular and begin bringing some of the most commonly used plugins into the fold.