BuddyPress is an extensible plugin to transform WordPress into a social networking community site. Let's talk about BP-specific plugins, themes & possibilities beyond the usual forums! By LIsa Ghisolf, Gizmo Design, Inc. @gizmodesign

1. BuddyPress
For WordPress

2. Buddypress 101
Not just a plugin: A framework
Social networking in a box! But it’s NOT Facebook.
User groups
Friending, profiles
Discussion forums
Private messaging
The wire [feedback]
Blog tracking
Status updates
Activity streams [aggregate of the above]

3. But what about...
bbpress? Forum enhancement.
Multisite? Multiple sites under the same WP installation.
A network of sites/blogs. Buddypress can be multisite,
or just attached to one blog.

4. Forums v. groups
Groups can have forums & blogs
Forums can stand alone
Groups can be private

5. Who’s using it? And how?

14. Customizing
Don’t edit bp-sn-parent! [the parent theme]
Copy to bp-default [your child theme]
Any old theme? http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
search.php?q=buddypress
You can customize a theme but keep in mind you must
create places & pages for: login, registration, groups,
forums
Any old plugin? Some multisite & regular ones will work

17. Plugins
bbpress: forum enhancement
BP my home: allow users to move their own widgets &
set up their “dashboard”
Pending activations - not on multisite
Ads manager
Activity refresh - you set timing
Registration options - attach to particular groups or
blogs [multisite]

18. And more plugins
Ultimate Facebook
Private community
Welcome pack
Groupblog - associate blog w/group
Bookmarklet
Group Documents [doc storage]
S2member: membership by restricting URLs by user

20. Preventing spam
Bad Behavior, Wangguard plugins
Remove Buddypress & WP credit lines
Rename your registration slug to block “insite:register”
searches

21. What’s next
Profile field visibility
Template “parts” that don’t let you lose default
functionality [bbpress does this already]

22. Resources
http://teleogistic.net/
http://www.buddypress.org
http://speckyboy.com/2010/02/19/12-amazing-
buddypress-themes-and-getting-started-guides/

23. Thanks!
Lisa Ghisolf
Gizmo Design, Inc.
312.545.9235
www.gizmo-design.com
@gizmodesign - Twitter, FB, G+