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BuddyPress Facebook Theme

Nov 6, 2011 at 8:03 pm in BuddyBoss Theme, BuddyPress Plugins, Facebook, WordPress by TJ Chester (Admin)

On 10/5/2011 we released the most recent version of BuddyBoss, version 2.0.1. BuddyBoss is a BuddyPress theme that can be compared to social media website Facebook. There are many BuddyPress plugins that connect to your Facebook account and display activity or connect to Facebook and copy your activities to your BuddyPress site but BuddyBoss is nothing like that. BuddyBoss is a social media theme for BuddyPress. You can create your own social media site with a Facebook like wall where  [read more →]

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Chat Plugins for WordPress and BuddyPress

Apr 5, 2011 at 4:31 pm in BuddyPress Plugins, WordPress Plugins by Michael Eisenwasser (Admin)

Looking to integrate a chat room on your BuddyPress website? Here are some option you may want to try:

WordPress Chat Plugin

http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/wordpress-chat-plugin

CometChat

http://www.cometchat.com

BuddyPress-Ajax-Chat

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-ajax-chat/

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How to edit PO/MO language files in BuddyPress plugins

Dec 9, 2010 at 11:44 pm in Advanced Tutorials, BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Michael Eisenwasser (Admin)

Many BuddyPress and WordPress plugins come with language files defining the text used throughout the plugin. In some cases you may want to edit the languages used, and this tutorial will explain how to do so.

The code used here is credited to Paul Gibbs, who was nice enough to help me figure out how to do this.

For this tutorial we will be editing the languages used in Paul’s Achievements plugin. You can use the same basic  [read more →]

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BuddyPress Album + | BuddyPress Plugin Review

Dec 7, 2010 at 12:26 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

4.0 out of 5

Download link
BuddyPress Album +

Plugin version
0.1.8

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.6

Author
Carl Roett

Price
Free

One of the things that makes Facebook so popular is the ability to upload albums of photos and to be able to view your friends’ albums, as well. There’s just something about viewing a person’s life through their pictures that is so interesting. Wouldn’t it be nice if you can add this functionality to your own BuddyPress website? With BuddyPress Album +, you  [read more →]

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BuddyStream | BuddyPress Plugin Review

Nov 16, 2010 at 3:58 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

2.5 out of 5

Download link
BuddyStream

Plugin version
1.0.2.1

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.6

Author
Dr. Joseph Pisano & Peter Hofman

Price
Free

We all know that we can synchronize Twitter and Facebook such that what we post on Twitter will be visible on our Facebook account. But, do you know that we can also make it so that what we post on our BuddyPress site’s activity stream will also be visible on these sites? Synchronizing your activity stream on your BuddyPress  [read more →]

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Achievements | BuddyPress Plugin Review

at 3:54 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

5.0 out of 5

Download link
Achievements

Plugin version
2.0.1

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.6

Author
Paul Gibbs

Price
Free

Do you want your site to have the ability to give awards, badges, and points to your members? Maybe you want to highlight members who are the most active or perhaps the ones who have made contributions like created groups, posted on forums, etc.  This feature is now possible by installing a plugin called Achievements on your BuddyPress site.

Achievements Functionality

Achievements for  [read more →]

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Invite Anyone | BuddyPress Plugin Review

Nov 10, 2010 at 10:17 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

5.0 out of 5

Download link
Invite Anyone

Plugin version
0.6.7

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.5.2

Author
Boone Gorges

Price
Free

Do you want to increase the membership on your BuddyPress site? One of the best ways to do this is to allow your current members to invite their friends to become members. This can easily increase your membership in a short span of time. You can add this functionality to your site by installing a plugin called Invite Anyone.

Invite Anyone Functionality

Invite Anyone  [read more →]

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s2Member | BuddyPress Plugin Review

Oct 21, 2010 at 7:16 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

5.0 out of 5

Download link
s2Member

Plugin version
3.2.5

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.5.2

Author
websharks

Price
Free

Do you want to set up paid membership on your BuddyPress site? Or maybe you want to restrict certain contents on your website to be accessible to paying members only? All that is possible, plus more, using the plugin s2Member.

S2Member Functionality

The s2Member plugin is a free plugin that allows you to manage membership on your BuddyPress site. This plugin can also be used to  [read more →]

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Gravity Forms | WordPress Plugin Review

Oct 11, 2010 at 7:52 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

5.0 out of 5

Download link
Gravity Forms

Plugin version
1.4.3.1

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.5.2

Author
RocketGenius

Price
$39 – $199

The ability to add forms on your WordPress site would really be a nice addition. Maybe you’d want to add a survey, a contact/feedback form, or perhaps create an autoresponder email to your users. All this is possible by adding a plugin called Gravity Forms.

Gravity Forms Functionality

Gravity Forms provides the ability to add forms on your WordPress site. It has a  [read more →]

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BP Xtra Signup | BuddyPress Plugin Review

Sep 30, 2010 at 7:54 am in BuddyPress, BuddyPress Plugins by Honey Young

Editor Rating

3.0 out of 5

Download link
BP Xtra Signup

Plugin version
1.5

We tested with
WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress 1.2.5.2

Author
Travel-Junkie

Price
Free

Do you want to add your website’s terms of service on your signup page for new users to agree to? What about making new registrants decide if they want to signup for your newsletter? Perhaps, you’d even want to regulate the age of your users and have them be at least a certain age for them to join your BuddyPress site. All these features  [read more →]

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