Index: src/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php
===================================================================
--- src/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php	(revision 9954)
+++ src/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php	(working copy)
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
 		 */
 		$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base );
 
+		/**
+		 * Filters the separator of the group list options
+		 */
+		$separator = apply_filters( 'bp_groups_widget_separator', '|' );
+
 		echo $before_widget;
 
 		$title = !empty( $instance['link_title'] ) ? '<a href="' . bp_get_groups_directory_permalink() . '">' . $title . '</a>' : $title;
@@ -89,8 +94,10 @@
 
 		<?php if ( bp_has_groups( $group_args ) ) : ?>
 			<div class="item-options" id="groups-list-options">
-				<a href="<?php bp_groups_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="newest-groups"<?php if ( $instance['group_default'] == 'newest' ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php _e("Newest", 'buddypress') ?></a> |
-				<a href="<?php bp_groups_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="recently-active-groups"<?php if ( $instance['group_default'] == 'active' ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php _e("Active", 'buddypress') ?></a> |
+				<a href="<?php bp_groups_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="newest-groups"<?php if ( $instance['group_default'] == 'newest' ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php _e("Newest", 'buddypress') ?></a>
+				<span class="bp-separator" role="separator"><?php echo esc_html( $separator ); ?></span>
+				<a href="<?php bp_groups_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="recently-active-groups"<?php if ( $instance['group_default'] == 'active' ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php _e("Active", 'buddypress') ?></a>
+				<span class="bp-separator" role="separator"><?php echo esc_html( $separator ); ?></span>
 				<a href="<?php bp_groups_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="popular-groups" <?php if ( $instance['group_default'] == 'popular' ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php _e("Popular", 'buddypress') ?></a>
 			</div>
 
Index: src/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php
===================================================================
--- src/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php	(revision 9954)
+++ src/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php	(working copy)
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
 		$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $settings['title'], $settings, $this->id_base );
 		$title = $settings['link_title'] ? '<a href="' . bp_get_members_directory_permalink() . '">' . $title . '</a>' : $title;
 
+		/**
+		 * Filters the separator of the member list options
+		 */
+		$separator = apply_filters( 'bp_members_widget_separator', '|' );
+
 		// Output before widget HTMl, title (and maybe content before & after it)
 		echo $args['before_widget']
 		   . $args['before_title']
@@ -96,12 +101,13 @@
 
 			<div class="item-options" id="members-list-options">
 				<a href="<?php bp_members_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="newest-members" <?php if ( 'newest' === $settings['member_default'] ) : ?>class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php esc_html_e( 'Newest', 'buddypress' ); ?></a>
-				|  <a href="<?php bp_members_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="recently-active-members" <?php if ( 'active' === $settings['member_default'] ) : ?>class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php esc_html_e( 'Active', 'buddypress' ); ?></a>
+				<span class="bp-separator" role="separator"><?php echo esc_html( $separator ); ?></span>
+				<a href="<?php bp_members_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="recently-active-members" <?php if ( 'active' === $settings['member_default'] ) : ?>class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php esc_html_e( 'Active', 'buddypress' ); ?></a>
 
 				<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'friends' ) ) : ?>
+					<span class="bp-separator" role="separator"><?php echo esc_html( $separator ); ?></span>
+					<a href="<?php bp_members_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="popular-members" <?php if ( 'popular' === $settings['member_default'] ) : ?>class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php esc_html_e( 'Popular', 'buddypress' ); ?></a>
 
-					| <a href="<?php bp_members_directory_permalink(); ?>" id="popular-members" <?php if ( 'popular' === $settings['member_default'] ) : ?>class="selected"<?php endif; ?>><?php esc_html_e( 'Popular', 'buddypress' ); ?></a>
-
 				<?php endif; ?>
 
 			</div>