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In this presentation we will look at different BuddyPress plugins and discuss their features and functions so that you can build a community that people enjoy using. We will discuss what turns a BuddyPress site into a community and talk about different ways that you can recruit members via social media channels without being a nuisance. This session is intended for those new to BuddyPress and for those who might already have a BuddyPress website but are looking to add to the core functionality.TRANSCRIPT
THE BEST OF BUDDYPRESS PLUGINS
Speaker: Karla Campos @SocialMediaSass
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WHO USES BUDDYPRESS?
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Tamrial Foundry – community discussion site about gameplay for the
game The Elder Scrolls
Tamrial Foundry uses BuddyPress & has 29,074 members
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CUNY – An academic social network created by and for CUNY (City
University of NY).
The City University of NY uses BuddyPress and has 4,948 Members.
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Cultura Digital – Site from Brazil using BuddyPress
People in other countries use BuddyPress too, here is a site from Brazil : )
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BUILDING COMMUNITIES
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WHAT NOT TO DO, DON’T BE A NUISANCE
Try and force people to be in your community
Chase people around on other social networks
Send another 20 emails and private messages asking people to join because the first 100 weren’t enough on the same day.
Take people’s emails from networking events and add them to your email list, what was that last thing about the 100 messages?
It’s all about me, wait what about the user?
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WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO BE PART OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES?
Similar Interest
Similar cause
Similar lifestyle
They are all part of an organization and want to stay connected
Language
To stay focused on a topic
Privacy
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WHY DO PEOPLE LEAVE WEBSITE COMMUNITIES?
The site is difficult to navigate
Users can’t find what they are looking for
User doesn’t feel welcomed or wanted in a community – no one says hello
The community is an abandoned town
People are too pushy – join me now, buy this, buy that
Content doesn’t match with offering
Culture mismatch
People don’t feel appreciated for their contribution Tweet
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WHAT TO DO
Know your audience, if you don’t know who they are take the time to learn
Treat people the way you want to be treated
Create great content that talks to your audience
Instead of asking people to join, join, join show them why they should
Use other social networks to spread the reach of your content
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BUDDYPRESS PLUGINS
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rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress
• Enables front end photo, video and music uploads.
• Paid video encoding option
• Adds media tab to user profiles
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rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress
• Allows different privacy levels
• Plays well w/mobile
• There is a Pro version $149
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BuddyPress Social
• Adds social sharing buttons to posts.
• You can change button color
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iFlyChat – Real Time WordPress Chat Plugin
• You need to create iFly chat account
• Badword filters
• Public Chat Room
• Select pages you want chat to appear
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BuddyPress Group Email Subscription
• No Email • Weekly
Summary Email
• Daily Digest Email
• New Topics Email
• All Email
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BuddyPress Profiles Statistics (Premium)
• Discover the time your users are active
• What type of activity is more important for users
• See which users have empty profiles
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Giveaway Time!
Tweet a picture of me you have taken at any time today, most creative photo gets the plugin : )
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Eyes Only: User Access Shortcode
Show or hide any portion of post content based on usernames, user roles, capabilities, custom groups, or logged-in status.
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WangGuard• Protect your
BuddyPress site from unwanted users.
• Security questions at registration
• Ability to report users
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WP-FB AutoConnect• Existing users who
connect with FB retain the same local user accounts
• New visitors will be given new user accounts
• Facebook profile pictures can be used as avatars, even on pre-existing comments.
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BP Profile Search
• Insert the search form in your Members Directory page, in a sidebar or widget area
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Private BP Pages
• Make BP pages private while leaving WP pages and posts public.
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THE END, THANK YOU!
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“No matter how good the tools are, communities don’t form themselves; our facilitators keep up the energy and activity levels on the site, moving the community forward.”
~Developer Boone Gorges on the CUNY social network