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BuddyPress For Dummies (repost)

Posted By: interes
BuddyPress For Dummies (repost)

Lisa Sabin-Wilson, "BuddyPress For Dummies"
2010 | ISBN: 0470568011, 0470625457 | 336 pages | PDF | 9 MB

Get your buddies together with BuddyPress and create your own social community
Got a cause, a hobby, or some other obsession you can't wait to share with a like-minded community? BuddyPress is the buddy you need to get that community started. Here's how to get BuddyPress up and running on your WordPress Web site and use its free tools and themes to host a social network devoted to your pet projects, right on your site.

Full court press — start by obtaining a Web hosting provider and installing WordPress, then install and configure BuddyPress

It's your domain — register your domain name and use FTP to transfer necessary files

Member options — explore BuddyPress features for creating profiles, avatars, and community friendships

Growing with the group — integrate members' blogs, set up member groups, and add discussion forums with BuddyPress

Custom Buddy — expand BuddyPress themes, personalize them with CSS, and learn how to create your own

It's on the wire — promote community interaction through wire postings for individuals or groups

Gather the gang — integrate Twitter®, Facebook®, Flickr®, YouTube®, and other social media into your community

Go farther — discover third-party plugins that add more options

Open the book and find:

Cool things you can do with a BuddyPress site

Requirements for a hosting environment

Where to find and download free themes

What you can do with widgets

Ways for members to create and manage their own forums

How member avatars are used

Tips on using member group features

Ten BuddyPress sites to check out


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