BuddyPress Presentation for OCWordCamp 2010

1. Presented by Suzette Franck

2. What Is BuddyPress?
 Social networking plugin for WordPress
 Features similar to Facebook
 Released in May of 2009
 Open Source
 Built upon MySQL and PHP technologies

3. Features
 Activity Streams and Status Updates
 User Self Registration
 Extended Profiles
 Friend Connections
 Private Messaging
 Blogging & Static Pages
 Discussion Forums & Groups
 Member Listing

4. Requirements
 A working installation of WordPress or WordPress MU
version 2.9.1 or greater.
 PHP version 4.3 or greater.
 MySQL 4.1 or greater.
 The mod_rewrite Apache module enabled.
 A good back up all files in root directory (FTP)
 An SQL Dump (Backup of your database)

5. Loss Prevention
 Backup all files via FTP
 Backup database
 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-migrate-db/
 More Info:
 http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups
 Test on demo site when possible
 Troubleshooting:
 White Screen of Death
http://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/blank-pages/
 Out of Memory Error
Add to wp-config.php file:
define ('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');

6. Installing BuddyPress
 Backup Existing Database and Files
 Automatic or Manual Installation
 /wp-content/plugins /
 Update Permalinks
 Activate BuddyPress Enabled Theme
 Public Access (Anyone can Register)
 Other WordPress Settings
 Reading (Blog and Front Page)
 Discussion (Comments, Trackbacks)
 Privacy (Allow search engine robots)

7. Plugins ->Add new

8. BuddyPress Administration
 General Settings
 Component Setup
 Forums Setup
 Profile Field Setup (Extended Profiles)
 Welcome Pack (If installed)

9. General Settings

10. Component Setup

11. Forums Setup

12. Profile Field Setup

13. Add New Field

14. Welcome Pack

15. BuddyPress Admin Bar
 My Account
 Activity
 Profile
 Messages
 Friends
 Groups
 Settings
 Logout
 Dashboard (Admins only)
 New Post
 Manage Posts
 Manage Comments
 Notifications

16. Groups and Forums
 Privacy Options
 Public, Private, or Hidden
 Group Roles
 Members, Moderators, and Administrators
 Front-end Administration
 Admin: Edit Details, Group Settings, Group Avatar,
Manage Members, Delete Group

17. Creating Groups

18. Forums – Posting Topics

19. Appearance
 Themes
 Menus
 Widgets
 Header
 Editor

20. Themes

21. Menus

22. Widgets

23. Header

24. Editor

25. Parent/Child Themes
 Prevent against modifications loss in upgrades
 BuddyPress default theme files are at:
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default
 Create a new folder under
/wp-content/themes/
 Copy BP-Default theme files to new folder
 Replace style.css, delete content of functions.php in
new folder
 More documentation at:
http://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-
buddypress-child-theme/

26. style.css
/*
Theme Name: BuddyPress Custom Theme
Theme URI: http://location.com
Description: Modified theme for BuddyPress.
Version: 1.0
Author: Suzette Franck
Author URI: http://location.com/
Template: bp-default
Tags: buddypress, two-column, light, white
*/
/* Inherit the default theme styles */
@import url( ../../plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-
default/_inc/css/default.css );
/* Inherit the default theme adminbar styles */
@import url( ../../plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-
default/_inc/css/adminbar.css );

27. BuddyPress Plugins
 Over 312 BuddyPress plugins
 Many WordPress plugins work with BuddyPress
 Listed in WordPress or BuddyPress Plugin directory
 Good star rating
 Number of votes
 Reputation in Support forums
 Good documentation with screen shots

28. BuddyPress Plugins
 BuddyPress Private Community
 Welcome Pack
 Configure SMTP
 Buddy Press Group Email Subscription
 BP Profile Privacy
 Buddypress Like
 Buddypress Links
 WP FacebookConnect
 s2member
 Advertising Manager
 AdRotate
 More tested plugins at http://www.PluginXPress.com

29. BuddyPress Resources
 BuddyPress: http://buddypress.org
 Showcase
 http://buddypress.org/showcase/
 Extend
 Themes : http://buddypress.org/extend/themes /
 Plugins: http://buddypress.org/extend/plugins/
 Support
 Forums: http://buddypress.org/support/topics/
 Documentation: http://codex.buddypress.org/home/
 WPMU/WPMUDEV
 BuddyPress Articles
 http://wpmu.org/category/buddypress/
 BuddyPress Themes
 http://premium.wpmudev.org/buddypress-themes/
 WPMU DEV Themes Demo
 http://buddypressthemes.org/
 Jobs and Projects
 http://premium.wpmudev.org/wpmu-jobs/