BuddyPress
in early 2009
Andy Peatling
Social Engineer, Automattic
apeatling.wordpress.com / @apeatling
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BuddyPress will transform an
installation of WordPress MU into a
social network platform.
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Friends Blogs
Extended Profiles Private Messaging
Groups Wire Activity Streams Forums
Status Updates Albums
Default Home Default Member
Theme Theme
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Blog Themes Member Themes
A WordPress blog theme can be
converted to a BuddyPress member
theme with a few simple steps.
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Plugin Files Home Theme Member Theme
wp-content/member-themes
wp-content/mu-plugins wp-content/themes
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Potential Uses
★ Business or school internal social networks
★ Niche social networks
★ Adding social networking features to existing blog networks
★ Interacting with fellow bloggers on WordPress.com
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Why use WordPress?
★ Easy database access and manipulation
★ User management and access control
★ Powerful XML support, importing/exporting, XML-RPC
★ Active and supportive community
★ Localization support built right in
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Existing Plugins & Themes with BuddyPress
★ Add new features with already existing plugins
★ Use any WordPress theme (with some easy steps)
★ A complete developer platform already exists
If you can write a WordPress plugin, you already know how to
create or extend BuddyPress components.
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All components follow the
same file and code structure.
Standardization and
consistency makes happy
developers.
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bp_core_add_nav_item(
‘Profile’, // Name
‘profile’ // Slug
);
bp_core_add_subnav_item(
‘profile’, // Slug of parent
‘Edit Profile’, // Name
‘edit’, // Slug
$bp[‘loggedin_domain’] . ‘profile/’ ), // parent URL
‘xprofile_screen_edit’ // Function to run when clicked
);
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bp_core_add_subnav_item(
‘profile’, // Slug of parent
‘Edit Profile’, // Name
‘edit’, // Slug
$bp[‘loggedin_domain’] . ‘profile/’ ), // parent URL
‘xprofile_screen_edit’ // Function to run when clicked
);
function xprofile_screen_edit() {
bp_core_load_template( ‘profile/edit-profile’ );
}
Or, use the built in plugin-
template.php file
wp-content/member-themes/profile/edit-profile.php
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http:// domain.com / members / andy / profile / edit / group / 1
$bp[‘current_component’] $bp[‘current_action’] $bp[‘action_variables’]
(Array)
(String) (String)
Easily create and use pretty URL’s in your custom component
http:// domain.com / members / andy / wordcamps / attended / whistler / 2009
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Full list of BuddyPress actions & filters: http://codex.buddypress.org/
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The Future
★ Beta 2 - Next week / Final - Early February ’09
★ Albums & Status Updates components
★ BuddyPress.org developer community site
★ Open standards support / distribution of data
★ BuddyPress for WordPress?
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Thank You!
Questions?
BuddyPress project:
http://buddypress.org
Testdrive BuddyPress:
http://testbp.org
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