Adding a Social 'Stache to WordPress: BuddyPress, bbPress and Beyond

Adding A Social ‘Stache To WordPress BuddyPress, bbPress and BeyondSunday, November 6, 2011 1

Who Am I? • Doug Stewart • WordCamp Philly co-organizer • Philly WordPress Meetup co-organizer • @zamooseSunday, November 6, 2011 2

Thesis: Like a good mustache, bbPress and BuddyPress can add that missing spark to your everyday blogSunday, November 6, 2011 3

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Why Social? • Increases user engagement • Encourages contribution • Lowers barriers to entry for content • Gives “freshness” to a site • Increases a sense of ownership • And CommunitySunday, November 6, 2011 5

bbPress ...That forum software for WordPress that you probably knew about but completely forgot existsSunday, November 6, 2011 6

bbPress • WordPress-native forum software • Akin to phpBB, vBulletin, etc. • Utilizes core WP functions to create and manage forums • Dead-simple to installSunday, November 6, 2011 7

Install • Go to “Plugins” > “Add New” in your Dashboard • Type ‘bbpress” into the search ﬁeld • Click “Install Now” • Click “Activate” • Go to “Forums” > “New Forum”, create a forum, and start postingSunday, November 6, 2011 8

Notable bbPress Installs • WordPress.org support forums • WordPress.com support forums • Dropbox support forums • Stephen Fry’s discussion forumsSunday, November 6, 2011 9

Extend bbPress • Support forums • (Selectively) use bbPress topics in lieu of comments • BBCode (no relation!) • Signatures • Attachments/images • Email notiﬁcations!Sunday, November 6, 2011 10

Coming in 2.1 • Fancy editor using TinyMCE in any WordPress theme • BuddyPress 1.6 Group integration (multiple and hierarchical forums) • Setting of minimal role requirement for public/private/ hidden forums • Topic & reply moderation using moderation_keys (from commenting/Discussion Settings)Sunday, November 6, 2011 11

Authenticity MattersSunday, November 6, 2011 12

BuddyPress Okay, NOW we’re getting somewhere!Sunday, November 6, 2011 13

BuddyPress • “Social networking in a box” • Friends • Private messaging • Activity streams • Groups • ForumsSunday, November 6, 2011 14

Whoah, whoah, whoah! That sounds pretty complicated!Sunday, November 6, 2011 15

Simplicity For You • Plugin installer: do what we did for bbPress, only use “buddypress” instead • Walk through steps presented by BuddyPress installerSunday, November 6, 2011 16

(Make Sure You Install BP Theme Compat Plugin) There. That’s better. Not quite right.Sunday, November 6, 2011 17

Don’t Be This GuySunday, November 6, 2011 18

Simplicity For Them • Progressively introduce features at a pace that makes sense • Allow users to get used to site • Extend functionality in ways that make sense for your community/user baseSunday, November 6, 2011 19

Huh? You never want to see this face.Sunday, November 6, 2011 20

Use Cases • Document collaboration • Classiﬁed ads • Courseware • Afﬁnity group discussionsSunday, November 6, 2011 21

Accessorize!Sunday, November 6, 2011 22

BuddyPress.org Redesign Shhhh. Don’t tell!Sunday, November 6, 2011 23

Today.Sunday, November 6, 2011 24

The future.Sunday, November 6, 2011 25

MovemberSunday, November 6, 2011 26

MustavatarSunday, November 6, 2011 27

LinksSunday, November 6, 2011 28

• BuddyPress • http://buddypress.org • bbPress • http://bbpress.org • Movember • http://us.movember.com/Sunday, November 6, 2011 29

• Get Shopped Support Forums • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-vip-support-plugin/ • bbPress Topics for Posts • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-post-topics/ • bbPress New Topic Notiﬁcations • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-new-topic-notiﬁcations/Sunday, November 6, 2011 30

• http://wordpress.org/support/ • http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ • http://forums.dropbox.com • http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/Sunday, November 6, 2011 31

• BuddyPress Classiﬁeds • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-classiﬁeds/ • BuddyPress Docs • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-docs/ • BuddyPress ScholarPress Courseware • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-courseware/Sunday, November 6, 2011 32

• Mustachify Me • http://mustachify.me/ • Dougal Campbell’s Mustavatar plugin • http://dougal.gunters.org/plugins/mustavatar/Sunday, November 6, 2011 33

• Axe Cop • http://axecop.com • Your Canadian Boyfriend • @sween / http://iamyourcanadianboyfriend.com/Sunday, November 6, 2011 34

• Philly WordPress Meetup group • http://meetup.com/ • Philly WordPress Community site • http://phillywp.orgSunday, November 6, 2011 35

Much thanks for to your attendance. Remember to please make beneﬁt glorious charity Movember!Sunday, November 6, 2011 36

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