beyond friending: doing work with buddypress
DESCRIPTION
A presentation delivered at the 2010 WordCamp NYC http://2010.nyc.wordcamp.org/ Only a few slides here; for most of the presentation, I used the CUNY Academic Commons to demonstrate various features of BuddyPress ( http://commons.gc.cuny.edu ) Happy to talk about this in more detail; please feel free to contact me by email.TRANSCRIPT
BEYOND FRIENDING: DOING WORK WITH BUDDYPRESS
Matthew Gold - mkgold.net - [email protected]
CUNY Academic Commonshttp://commons.gc.cuny.edu
WORDCAMP NYC 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Friends• Profiles• Groups• Messaging• Forums• Activity Streams
Sunday, October 17, 2010
NETWORK ECOSYSTEM
Sunday, October 17, 2010
THE TANGLED BANK
“It is interesting to contemplate a tangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting about, and with worms crawling through the damp earth, and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms, so different from each other, and dependent upon each other in so complex a manner, have all been produced by laws acting around us.” -- Charles Darwin, Origin of Species (1859)
cc licensed image by guppietalk - http://www.flickr.com/photos/guppiecat/1338934599/
Sunday, October 17, 2010
FRIENDS?cc licensed photo by lets.book http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_ashton/4457889817/
BUDDYPRESS AT WORK
Sunday, October 17, 2010
“Mmmm, yeah. I’m going to need you to accept my friend request.”
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CONNECT
COMMUNICATE
COLLABORATE
Sunday, October 17, 2010
USING GROUPSProductivity Plugins
THEME INTEGRATIONBP in your WP
SERENDIPITYCreating opportunities for unexpected connection
Sunday, October 17, 2010
BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS
BuddyPress Groupblog
Associates a blog with a group, automatically adds membersRodney Blevins & Marius Ooms
BP MPO Activity Filter
Used with more privacy options; removes items from BP Activity streams according to user roles
Boone Gorges
BuddyPress Group Documents
This allows members of BuddyPress groups to upload and store files and documents that are relevant to the group.
Peter Anselmo
Sunday, October 17, 2010
BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS (2)
CAC Group Announcements
Creates a group tab where admins and mods can send email announcements to the members of the group.
Boone Gorges
Custom Profile Filters for BuddyPress
Allows members to specify searchable keywords in their profiles.
Boone Gorges
Enhanced BuddyPress Widgets
Replaces standard groups/members widget.
Boone Gorges
Sunday, October 17, 2010
BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS (3)
Invite Anyone
Allows members to invite others to specific groups on the siteBoone Gorges
BuddyPress Group Email Subscription
Distributes group activity notifications to groups
Boone Gorges and Deryk Wenaus
BP System Report (in development)
Provides robust site usage statistics for BuddyPress componentsBoone Gorges
Sunday, October 17, 2010
DESIRED BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS
(in development)
Group Wikis
Privacy Options for Profiles
Improved File Management for Group Documents
Sunday, October 17, 2010
THEME CONSIDERATIONSwhere does BuddyPress fit?
Entry: Where do members start (at sign-up and on login)?
Using the BP-Admin Bar for Site-wide Navigation
Profile-Centered Experience
Showcasing Activity on the Homepage
Using the Activity Feed FiltersSunday, October 17, 2010
BUDDYPRESS RESOURCES• BuddyPress Code and Community: http://buddypress.org
• BuddyPress Plugins: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=buddypress
• BuddyPress-Aware Themes: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=buddypress
• Sample BuddyPress Sites: http://buddypress.org/showcase/
• CUNY Academic Commons Development Blog: http://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu
• Find BuddyPress Developers: • http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-jobs-board/• http://codepoet.com
Sunday, October 17, 2010