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How To Start a Community with BuddyPress
David Mackey gave a presentation on how to start a community using the BuddyPress plugin for WordPress. He began with introductions and an overview of BuddyPress. He then demonstrated how to install and configure BuddyPress, setting up groups, profiles, and enabling members to interact through activities, messages and notifications. He also discussed common BuddyPress themes and plugins, and considerations for community management and performance.
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- 1. David Mackey Modshopr How tostart a community with BuddyPress Ottawa WordPress Meetup
- 2. David Mackey @dbmackey AGENDA Who Areyou? Who Am I? Problem - WP Community Creation Solution - BuddyPress Plugin (examples, features & demo) Questions
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- 4. David Mackey @dbmackey WHO AMI? Geek • B.Math in Computer Science with Electrical Engineering Electives, Honours, Co-op, University of Waterloo • 23 years inTelecommunications at Nortel/Avaya Programmer/Manager/Architect & Customer Service Digital Marketing Consultant • Solution Architect who connects businesses with customers • 195Twitter Followers - @dbmackey Frustrated Shopper • Modshopr Website • 300Twitter Followers - @modshopper
- 5. David Mackey @dbmackey It’s popular! 200,000+Installs Own your community Control the data Customize the experience WHY BUDDYPRESS?
- 6. David Mackey @dbmackey APPLICATIONS Intranets Customer Support CommonInterest Groups Learning Groups Forums (add bbPress plugin)
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- 12. David Mackey @dbmackey https://mercime.github.io/BuddyPress-2016-survey-results/2016 Survey:306 responses from 61 countries
- 13. David Mackey @dbmackey https://mercime.github.io/BuddyPress-2016-survey-results/2016 Survey:306 responses from 61 countries
- 14. David Mackey @dbmackey https://mercime.github.io/BuddyPress-2016-survey-results/2016 Survey:306 responses from 61 countries
- 15. David Mackey @dbmackey FEATURES Activity Streams Groups Profiles/Settings Friendships Messaging(public/private) Notifications
- 16. David Mackey @dbmackey THEMES BuddyPress GroupsExtras BP Group Documents bbPress Commons in a Box (CUNY) Many, many more … PLUGINS Works with “reputable” WP themes Theme compatibility added: BuddyPress 1.7 (April 2013)
- 17. David Mackey @dbmackey CONSIDER Performance • BuddyPressis not your typical WordPress website Community Management • Managing a community requires different skills than managing a blog and/or CMS • Registration spam • Content spam
- 18. David Mackey @dbmackey OUR STORY Who:Minor HockeyTeam Parents Goal: Manage team communication
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- 20. David Mackey @dbmackey BuddyPress DemoScript Start State Theme: TwentySeventeen Page: One home page; show page Plugins No activated plugins Settings/General Anyone can register Settings/Reading Front page displays = static page Dashboard Show menu, users and settings Install & Activate BuddyPress plugin Dashboard/Plugins Find BuddyPress and Install Now Dashboard/Plugins Activate BuddyPress Dashboard Show new menu, users and settings Page: Show home page - no change Dashboard Show new pages: Activate, Activity, etc. Dashboard Show BuddyPress settings BuddyPress Configuration Settings/BuddyPress Components: turn on groups, etc Dashboard/Pages Show new group page Settings/BuddyPress Show new BuddyPress page settings Menu Configuration Appearance/Menus Create new BuddyPress menu Appearance/Menus Select Groups, Members, Activity, Register, and add to menu. Save menu. Appearance/Menus Manage Locations: select Buddypress for top menu Home Page Show the new navigation options Dashboard/Pages Change “Groups” to “Teams” and “Members” to “Players” Home Page Show customization for “Hockey Team”
- 21. David Mackey @dbmackey BuddyPress DemoScript cont’d Register User: Coach Header Logout as admin Home Page Register as “coach” Login Login in as admin Dashboard/Users Show coach is not a user Go to Manage Signups Select coach, activate, apply, confirm Show coach is a user Logout as admin Login as coach Edit Profile Create Group Register User: Player Join Group Interaction: Activity, Messages, Notification, etc
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- 24. QUESTIONS David Mackey dbmackey@modshopper.com @dbmackey -Digital Marketing @modshopper - Shopping UX https://modshopr.com David Mackey @dbmackey
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