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BuddyPress as a Directory
w/ John Hawkins
Wednesday, May 1, 13
Hi, I’m John and I ...
• live in Las Vegas
• run 9seeds.com
• love developing on
WordPress
• am a WordCamp Junkie
(30+ so far)
Wednesday, May 1, 13
"BuddyPress.org is a terrible
example of a BuddyPress site"
Wednesday, May 1, 13
"BuddyPress.org is a terrible
example of a BuddyPress site"
- @jjj
(circa 2010)
Wednesday, May 1, 13
"BuddyPress.org is used to be a
terrible example of a BuddyPress
site"
- @jjj
(circa 2013)
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WPVEGAS.COM
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First step
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What’s next?
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... and
• Friends
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... and
• Friends
• Groups
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... and
• Friends
• Groups
• Activity Streams
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... and
• Friends
• Groups
• Activity Streams
• Private Messaging
Wednesday, May 1, 13
... and
• Friends
• Groups
• Activity Streams
• Private Messaging
• Forums
Wednesday, May 1, 13
... and
• Friends
• Groups
• Activity Streams
• Private Messaging
• Forums
• Individual Blogs
Wednesday, May 1, 13
Expectations
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Expectations
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Expectations
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Expectations
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Reality
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Reality
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Y M M V
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Tangent Time
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Theme Forest Themes
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Theme Forest Themes
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Stats
• Least amount of sales: 75 (created 1 month ago)
• Quick math says: $2,250 first month
• Most sales: 6,990 (created 3 years ago)
• More quick math: $64,000 year
(Hint: Go scratch this itch!)
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</tangent>
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BuddyPress as a Directory
Wednesday, May 1, 13
BuddyPress is a Directory
Wednesday, May 1, 13
BuddyPress is a Directory
Disclaimer: please don’t build a social network for dogs. Please!
Wednesday, May 1, 13
BuddyPress is a Directory
Wednesday, May 1, 13
Let’s see some examples
Wednesday, May 1, 13

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