diff --git a/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php b/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php
index 2117aed..07c4b2d 100644
--- a/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php
+++ b/bp-groups/bp-groups-widgets.php
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ class BP_Groups_Widget extends WP_Widget {
 
 		<?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> 
+				<?php echo apply_filters('bp_groups_widget_separator', '|'); ?>
+				<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> 
+				<?php echo apply_filters('bp_groups_widget_separator', '|'); ?>
 				<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>
 
diff --git a/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php b/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php
index c02c9da..13c8e0e 100644
--- a/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php
+++ b/bp-members/bp-members-widgets.php
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ class BP_Core_Members_Widget extends WP_Widget {
 
 			<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>
+				<?php echo apply_filters('bp_members_widget_separator', '|'); ?>
+				<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' ) ) : ?>
-
-					| <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 echo apply_filters('bp_members_widget_separator', '|'); ?>
+					<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; ?>