SweetDate documentation

SweetDate is a WordPress theme for dating communities, built on BuddyPress with member search, profile matching and paid memberships. See it live on the SweetDate demo.

Get started in 5 steps

1. Install SweetDate and the SweetDate child theme from Appearance > Themes > Add New Theme > Upload Theme, then activate SweetDate Child. Check the requirements of your hosting first.
2. The SweetDate Panel opens. You find it any time under Appearance > SweetDate Panel.
3. Register SweetDate with your ThemeForest purchase code on the Dashboard tab.
4. Import a demo (SweetDate, SweetDate Modern or SweetDate Travel) on the Demo Data tab. The import installs and activates the plugins that demo needs and adds the profile fields and member search forms.
5. Make it yours: logo, colors and layout in the Sweetdate theme options (overview), then the BuddyPress and matching settings in Set up SweetDate.

Later: add or update plugins on the Plugins tab and keep SweetDate up to date (updates).

What is in the ThemeForest download

In your ThemeForest Downloads, choose All files & documentation. You get the main files zip; unzip it on your computer. Inside:

• WordPress folder: sweetdate.zip (the theme) and sweetdate-child.zip (the child theme). These two zips are the ones you upload in Appearance > Themes > Add New Theme > Upload Theme. Do not upload the main files zip itself.
• Plugins folder: The premium plugins that come with SweetDate, for manual installs. Normally you install and update them from the Plugins tab of the SweetDate Panel.
• Licensing folder: the license files. Your purchase code is in the separate License certificate & purchase code download.

All SweetDate guides

SweetDate changelogWhat changed in every version

Getting started

• Import a demo
• SweetDate requirements

Installation and updates

• Install SweetDate
• Update SweetDate and its plugins
• Set up SweetDate

Theme registration

• Register SweetDate

Theme options

• SweetDate theme options

Customizing the theme

• Contact Page
• How to add Members Stats Section using Elementor
• How to Change the Search and Register Form Colors
• Pages and Menu
• SweetDate child theme

Sidebars and widgets

• Footer structure and widgets
• Page Templates
• Widgets and sidebar

Shortcodes

• SweetDate shortcodes

Plugins

• Bundled premium plugins
• Extended features
• GEO My WP + Sweetdate: Add a map search and location
• Memberships
• Restrict website for non logged in members
• Revolution Slider plugin
• Woocommerce

Translation

• Translate SweetDate and its plugins

Developer

• Change "SIGN UP" URL at Modal Popup
• Free Females Only or Free Males Only Membership Paid Memberships Pro
• Full Width Profile Fields
• How to add Profile Fields under Member Name at Members Directory
• How to Customize Women Online and Men Online Counters - WITHOUT ELEMENTOR
• How to Delete the Link from the Website Logo
• How to move Search form to the right side of the screen
• More Visible Discount Code Text (PMPRO Checkout)
• Search Results Show Wrong Gender - SOLUTION
• SweetDate files and structure

Extras

• GeoNames integration - City Autocomplete
• Missing Post Update Button on Buddypress ( Activity and Groups )
• Post formats

Older versions

• Search Form Setup for 3.0
• Updating to SweetDate 3.4