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A presentation to the DFW WordPress Meetup about BuddyPress Basic. BuddyPress is a social network layer plugin to transform a WordPress install into a social networked featured site

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... in a BoxSOCIAL NETWORKING

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[email protected]

•@mikepratt

Mike Pratt

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What

BuddyPress adds a social networking layer onto any WordPress (Single or MU) installation

viva Andy Peatling!

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Power

Ease

Some Options

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•Activity Streams

•Extended Profiles

•Groups

•Friends

•Messaging

•Forums

What do you get?

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Oh......... and Blogging!

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Pre-Flight Checks

Where are you starting from?

What are you trying to achieve?

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•Scratch

•traditional WP install

•WPMU install

Are you starting from...

go WPMU, just in case

WP & BP

WPMU & BP

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•Add a social layer to an existing fan base?

•Create a niche community from scratch?

•Start a blog network?

Are you trying to....

Let your objectives guide your set-up

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• the heart of your community

•a contextual gathering of interests

•unlimited extensibility

•put thought into their creation and usage

Groups

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• Install BuddyPress Template Pack

•Follow Steps

•Start tweaking your theme

Upgrading your single WP Install

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Theming

• skin bp-default

• skin your current Theme

•grab an available BP Theme

• .pot translation as a customization tool

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• the Child Theme concept

•use hooks and filters when possible

•copy and tweak template files when necessary

skinning bp-default

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•The Power to Go Niche

•Most WP plugins are OK

• true BP integration might require tie-in with:

•XProfile

•Activity Stream

Plugins

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•media (bp-album)

• bp-links, oEmbed

• bp-groupblog

• bp-group documents

• Facestream

• Tweetstream

• bp-maps

• notification plugins

• admin mgt plugins

• privacy plugins

• events

• “like” & ratings

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• it’s all about them

•make everything intuitive

•give them control... to a point

Members

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• release BP 1.2.3

•WPMU 2.9.2

•WP 2.9.2

BuddyPress right now

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•What is a Blog (No, really!)

•Site blogs

•User blogs

•Blog purpose

• integration with Groups

Blogging

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• BP 1.3

• XProfile enhancements

• Privacy

• Install enhancement

• plugin dev

•WPMU 3.0

BuddyPress future

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•commons.gc.cuny.edu (Boone Gorges)

• rideoregonride.com

•weheartthis.com

Notable Sites using BP

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• follow bpdevel.wordpress.com

• join buddypress.org

•bugs trac.buddypress.org

• svn repo svn.buddypress.org

BuddyPress online

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