1. B U D D Y P R E S S
B U I L D I N G N E X T- G E N E R A T I O N P R O J E C T S W I T H
D A V I D B I S S E T
@dimensionmedia

2. W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P L U G I N S / B U D D Y P R E S S /

3. Extended Profile Fields
ACCOUNT
SETTINGS
FRIEND
CONNECTIONS
PRIVATE MESSAGING
ACTIVITY STREAMS
GROUPS
NOTIFICATIONS
SITE TRACKING
PROFILE PRIVACY
THEME COMPATIBILITY

4. R E G I S T R AT I O N

6. U S E R P R O F I L E S

10. A C T I V I T Y S T R E A M S

12. F R I E N D C O N N E C T I O N S

15. P R I VAT E M E S S A G I N G

18. N O T I F I C AT I O N S

20. G R O U P S

22. BPTestDrive.org
TA K E A T E S T D R I V E O F A D E FA U LT B U D D Y P R E S S I N S TA L L :

23. T H E B I G W I N S
A K A
C L I E N T A D VA N TA G E S T O U S I N G B U D D Y P R E S S
‣ Open Source
‣ Works With Almost Any WordPress Theme
‣ Control Your Own Data
‣ Customization: Build To Your Needs
‣ Great for intranets and proof of concepts
‣ Heavily Supported

24. G O V E R N M E N T
N O N - P R O F I T S
S A S S
C O M M U N I T Y
H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N
E V E N T S

25. G O V E R N M E N T

26. N AT I O N A L
PA R K S S E R V I C E
https://learning.nps.gov/cr/join-the-commons/
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org
BP Group Tags - https://wordpress.org/plugins/
buddypress-group-tags/
BP Notification Widget - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/

27. N AT I O N A L
PA R K S S E R V I C E
https://learning.nps.gov/cr/join-the-commons/
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org
BP Group Tags - https://wordpress.org/plugins/
buddypress-group-tags/
BP Notification Widget - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/

28. N AT I O N A L
PA R K S S E R V I C E
https://learning.nps.gov/cr/join-the-commons/
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org
BP Group Tags - https://wordpress.org/plugins/
buddypress-group-tags/
BP Notification Widget - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/

29. G O V L O O P
https://govloop.com
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org

30. N O N - P R O F I T S

31. F O U N D AT I O N O F
E X C E L L E N C E
foundationofexcellence.org

32. S A S S
( Software As A Service )

33. F L O X
https://flox.io

34. F L O X
https://flox.io

35. C O M M U N I T Y

36. S T U D Y C H U R C H
https://studychur.ch
P L U G I N S :
Restrict Content Pro - restrictcontentpro.com

37. TA S T Y K I T C H E N
tastykitchen.com
P L U G I N S :
WP-PostRatings
wordpress.org/plugins/wp-postratings/

38. H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N

39. C U N Y A C A D E M I C
C O M M O N S
https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/
P L U G I N S :
Commons In A Box (CBOX)
http://commonsinabox.org/

40. M I C H I G A N
T E C H
http://parentnet.mtu.edu/

41. T E M P L E
U N I V E R S I T Y
S C H O O L O F
B U S I N E S S
community.mis.temple.edu/
P L U G I N S :
Commons In A Box (CBOX)
http://commonsinabox.org/

42. D A W S O N
C O L L E G E
writing.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
P L U G I N S :
BP Groups Documents - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/bp-group-documents/
BuddyPress Groupblog - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/bp-groupblog/

43. J O H N C A R R O L L
U N I V E R S I T Y
mentoring.jcu.edu
P L U G I N S :
Gravity Forms (Registration)
http://gravityforms.com/

44. C O N F E R E N C E S & E V E N T S

45. C O N F E R E N C I A
conferencia.io
P L U G I N S :
Gravity Forms (Registration)
http://gravityforms.com/
BuddyPress Followers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-
followers/
Front End Registration and Login Forms
https://techvoltz.com/downloads/front-end-
registration-login-forms-plugin/

46. C O N F E R E N C I A
conferencia.io
P L U G I N S :
Gravity Forms (Registration)
http://gravityforms.com/
BuddyPress Followers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-
followers/
Front End Registration and Login Forms
https://techvoltz.com/downloads/front-end-
registration-login-forms-plugin/
SCREENSHOT AND/OR LIVE WALKTHROUGH

47. T H E B E S T B U D D Y P R E S S S I T E S
A R E T H E O N E S W H E R E Y O U C A N ’ T T E L L
B U D D Y P R E S S WA S U S E D

48. A K A
H O W D O I U S E B U D D Y P R E S S F O R M Y N E X T P R O J E C T
‣ Will adding social or user profiles bring value?
‣ Do a default WordPress install + plugins to
“test drive” a concept
‣ Allow for more beta testing of social sites
T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E R

49. T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E R
A K A
H O W D O I U S E B U D D Y P R E S S F O R M Y N E X T P R O J E C T
‣ With basic customization remember that
BuddyPress should work with WP themes
‣ Advanced customization will likely require
customization (developers, agencies).
‣ Design and UX is as important as code.
‣ Start Adding SSL For Secure Logins
https://ma.ttias.be/firefox-nightly-starts-marking-login-
forms-in-http-as-insecure/

50. R E S O U R C E S
BuddyPress.org Codex
wordpress.tv/tag/buddypress
wpsessions.com/sessions/working-with-buddypress/
github.com/dimensionmedia
bp-tricks.com/buddypress-hosting/

51. @jjj
@pgibbs
@boone
P E O P L E T O F O L L O W
P R O J E C T L E A D E R S / C O R E T E A M
@imath
@mercime_one
@daveycavey
@tw2113
@hnla
@buddypress
O T H E R C O O L P E O P L E
@karmatosed
@bmess
@buddypressdev
@r-a-y
@modemlooper
@wpcampus
@BoweFrankema
@slaFFik
@pollyplummer
@rociovaldi
@konradsroka
@bamadesigner
@bbPress
@webdevstudios
@10up
@buddycampmiami
@buddybosswp
@dimensionmedia

52. T H A N K Y O U
D A V I D B I S S E T
@dimensionmedia

53. david bisset
D A V I D B I S S E T. C O M
@ D I M E N S I O N M E D I A