Slides from the 2010 BuddyPress - Social Media in a Box presentation by Mike Pratt. Dallas, TX

1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
... in a Box
August 28, 2010
OpenCa.mp

2. Mike Pratt
• mike@mikepratt.tv
• @mikepratt

3. What
BuddyPress adds a social networking layer onto any
WordPress (Single or MU) installation
viva John James Jacoby!

4. Some Options
Power
Ease

5. What do you get?
• Activity Streams • Friends
• Extended Profiles • Messaging
• Groups • Forums

6. Oh......... and Blogging!

7. Pre-Flight Checks

8. Pre-Flight Checks
Where are you starting from?

9. Pre-Flight Checks
Where are you starting from?
What are you trying to achieve?

10. Are you trying to....
• Add a social layer to an existing fan base?
• Create a niche community from scratch?
• Start a blog network?
Let your objectives guide your set-up

11. Groups
• the heart of your community
•a contextual gathering of interests
• unlimited extensibility
• put thought into their creation and usage

12. Theming
• skin bp-default
• skin your current Theme
• grab an available BP Theme
• .pot translation as a customization tool

13. skinning bp-default
• the Child Theme concept
• use hooks and filters when possible
• copy and tweak template files when necessary

14. Plugins
• GSoC Projects
• EventPress
• Media (Pics & Video)
• Achievements
• Welcome Pack
• BP-Links

15. Members
• it’s all about them
• make everything intuitive
• give them control... to a point

16. BuddyPress right now
• release BP 1.2.5.2
• WP 3.0.1
• WPMU 2.9.2 installs still OK with BP

17. Blogging
• What is a Blog (No, really!)
• Site blogs
• User blogs
• Blog purpose
• integration with Groups

18. BuddyPress future
• BP 1.3
• XProfile enhancements
• Privacy
• Install enhancement
• plugin dev

19. Notable Sites using BP
• commons.gc.cuny.edu (Boone Gorges)
• rideoregonride.com
• weheartthis.com
• buglenotes.com (shameless plug ;-)

20. BuddyPress online
• follow bpdevel.wordpress.com
• join buddypress.org
• bugs trac.buddypress.org
• svn repo svn.buddypress.org