Ins, Outs, and Extending Capabilities

WordPress Plugin 

What is BuddyPress?

WordPress Plugin 

What is BuddyPress?

Social Network in a Box

WordPress Plugin 

What is BuddyPress?

Social Network in a Box

■ 411 files■ 75,953 lines of code■ 24,108 lines of

comments

Ins

InsActivity Stream

■ Global■ Personal■ Group

 Threaded Comments, status updates, favorites, @mentions, notifications, etc.

InsUser Groups

Public, Private, or Hidden

InsMulti Site Blogging

InsFriend

Connections

■ Make Friends■ Track each others

Activity

InsExtended Profiles

InsDiscussion Forums

InsPrivate Messaging

■ Send messages to other users privately

■ send to multiple recipients

InsUser Settings

■ Control Notifications■ Adjust user settings

without visiting the Admin

InsPlugins

■ 405 Plugins in repository■ http://buddypress.org/extend/plugins/

Outs

■ Too much of a good thing

■ Takes a lot of prep

Installation

■ They've got a wizard■ Not so fast, it's still a

bit complicated

Extend

■ Actions and Filters galore■ Poor documentation■ Have a good IDE or

know how to grep your codebase

■ bp-custom.php■ $bp object is your friend

Thank YouName: Tom JenkinsCompany: adcudatwitter: @techguytomweb: techguytom.com