BuddyPress is a plugin that allows users to turn their WordPress site into a social networking platform by adding features like user profiles, activity streams, friend connections, groups, private messaging, and more. It allows communities to be built around specific niches like sports teams, schools, companies or products. BuddyPress provides an open source and customizable platform that is stable, has many plugins and themes available, and allows auto-upgrades of the software.

1. An Introduction
Andy Peatling
andyp@automattic.com / @apeatling
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2. Multi-Blog Platform
Social Networking Platform
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3. “Just a Plugin”
Profiles Blog Tracking
Activity Streams Friend Connections
Content Groups Comment Wires
Discussion Forums Status Updates*
Private Messaging Photo Albums*
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4. Why?
Build passionate users around
a specific niche.
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5. Sports Teams
Niche Communities
High Schools
Universities
Companies or Products
Newspapers
Intranets
Blogging Networks Cities & Towns
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6. http://buddypress.org/
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7. Why BuddyPress?
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8. Power & Stability
Open Source
Plugins & Themes
Community
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9. BYOTOS
(Bring Your Own Terms Of Service)
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10. Branding
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11. Plugins, Plugins, Plugins.
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12. Auto Upgrades :)
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13. Test Drive:
http://testbp.org/
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14. Download
BuddyPress 1.0
http://buddypress.org/download/
(or via the plugin browser!)
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15. Grazie!
http://buddypress.org/about/
@buddypressdev
Monday, May 25, 2009