BuddyPress is a powerful plugin that adds a social network to your site. But as users who haven’t used BuddyPress much or at all, we might not realize it’s power and flexiblity. This talk will introduce you to BuddyPress. Then it will show you how to start seeing the possiblities BuddyPress can offer and how to creatively intergrate it into sites you’re building for agencies, small businesses, enterprise clients, higher-education, and even your own personal projects. When we’re done, your mind will be filled with exciting new ideas of how to build better and cooler websites for your clients and yourself… all thanks to BuddyPress!

1. B U D D Y P R E S S
B U I L D I N G N E X T- G E N E R A T I O N P R O J E C T S W I T H
D A V I D B I S S E T
@dimensionmedia

2. W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P L U G I N S / B U D D Y P R E S S /

3. Extended Profile Fields
ACCOUNT
SETTINGS
FRIEND
CONNECTIONS
PRIVATE MESSAGING
ACTIVITY STREAMS
GROUPS
NOTIFICATIONS
SITE TRACKING
PROFILE PRIVACY
THEME COMPATIBILITY

4. R E G I S T R AT I O N

6. U S E R P R O F I L E S

10. A C T I V I T Y S T R E A M S

12. F R I E N D C O N N E C T I O N S

15. P R I VAT E M E S S A G I N G

18. N O T I F I C AT I O N S

20. G R O U P S

22. BPTestDrive.org
TA K E A T E S T D R I V E O F A D E FA U LT B U D D Y P R E S S I N S TA L L :

23. T H E B I G W I N S
A K A
C L I E N T A D VA N TA G E S T O U S I N G B U D D Y P R E S S
‣ Open Source
‣ Works With Almost Any WordPress Theme
‣ Control Your Own Data
‣ Customization: Build To Your Needs
‣ Great for intranets and proof of concepts
‣ Heavily Supported

24. G O V E R N M E N T
N O N - P R O F I T S
S A S S
C O M M U N I T Y
H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N
E V E N T S

25. G O V E R N M E N T

26. N AT I O N A L
PA R K S S E R V I C E
https://learning.nps.gov/cr/join-the-commons/
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org
BP Group Tags - https://wordpress.org/plugins/
buddypress-group-tags/
BP Notification Widget - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/

27. N AT I O N A L
PA R K S S E R V I C E
https://learning.nps.gov/cr/join-the-commons/
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org
BP Group Tags - https://wordpress.org/plugins/
buddypress-group-tags/
BP Notification Widget - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/

28. N AT I O N A L
PA R K S S E R V I C E
https://learning.nps.gov/cr/join-the-commons/
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org
BP Group Tags - https://wordpress.org/plugins/
buddypress-group-tags/
BP Notification Widget - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/

29. G O V L O O P
https://govloop.com
P L U G I N S :
bbPress - http://bbpress.org

30. N O N - P R O F I T S

31. F O U N D AT I O N O F
E X C E L L E N C E
foundationofexcellence.org

32. S A S S
( Software As A Service )

33. F L O X
https://flox.io

34. F L O X
https://flox.io

35. C O M M U N I T Y

36. S T U D Y C H U R C H
https://studychur.ch
P L U G I N S :
Restrict Content Pro - restrictcontentpro.com

37. TA S T Y K I T C H E N
tastykitchen.com
P L U G I N S :
WP-PostRatings
wordpress.org/plugins/wp-postratings/

38. H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N

39. C U N Y A C A D E M I C
C O M M O N S
https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/
P L U G I N S :
Commons In A Box (CBOX)
http://commonsinabox.org/

40. M I C H I G A N
T E C H
http://parentnet.mtu.edu/

41. T E M P L E
U N I V E R S I T Y
S C H O O L O F
B U S I N E S S
community.mis.temple.edu/
P L U G I N S :
Commons In A Box (CBOX)
http://commonsinabox.org/

42. D A W S O N
C O L L E G E
writing.dawsoncollege.qc.ca
P L U G I N S :
BP Groups Documents - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/bp-group-documents/
BuddyPress Groupblog - https://wordpress.org/
plugins/bp-groupblog/

43. J O H N C A R R O L L
U N I V E R S I T Y
mentoring.jcu.edu
P L U G I N S :
Gravity Forms (Registration)
http://gravityforms.com/

44. C O N F E R E N C E S & E V E N T S

45. C O N F E R E N C I A
conferencia.io
P L U G I N S :
Gravity Forms (Registration)
http://gravityforms.com/
BuddyPress Followers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-
followers/
Front End Registration and Login Forms
https://techvoltz.com/downloads/front-end-
registration-login-forms-plugin/
!

46. C O N F E R E N C I A
conferencia.io
P L U G I N S :
Gravity Forms (Registration)
http://gravityforms.com/
BuddyPress Followers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-
followers/
Front End Registration and Login Forms
https://techvoltz.com/downloads/front-end-
registration-login-forms-plugin/
!
SCREENSHOT AND/OR LIVE WALKTHROUGH

47. T H E B E S T B U D D Y P R E S S S I T E S
A R E T H E O N E S W H E R E Y O U C A N ’ T T E L L
B U D D Y P R E S S WA S U S E D

48. A K A
H O W D O I U S E B U D D Y P R E S S F O R M Y N E X T P R O J E C T
‣ Will adding social or user profiles bring value?
‣ Do a default WordPress install + plugins to
“test drive” a concept
‣ Allow for more beta testing of social sites
T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E R

49. T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E R
A K A
H O W D O I U S E B U D D Y P R E S S F O R M Y N E X T P R O J E C T
‣ With basic customization remember that
BuddyPress should work with WP themes
‣ Advanced customization will likely require
customization (developers, agencies).
‣ Design and UX is as important as code.
‣ Start Adding SSL For Secure Logins
https://ma.ttias.be/firefox-nightly-starts-marking-login-
forms-in-http-as-insecure/

50. R E S O U R C E S
BuddyPress.org Codex
wordpress.tv/tag/buddypress
wpsessions.com/sessions/working-with-buddypress/
github.com/dimensionmedia
bp-tricks.com/buddypress-hosting/

51. @jjj
@pgibbs
@boone
P E O P L E T O F O L L O W
P R O J E C T L E A D E R S / C O R E T E A M
@imath
@mercime_one
@daveycavey
@tw2113
@hnla
@buddypress
O T H E R C O O L P E O P L E
@karmatosed
@bmess
@buddypressdev
@r-a-y
@modemlooper
@wpcampus
@BoweFrankema
@slaFFik
@pollyplummer
@rociovaldi
@konradsroka
@bamadesigner
@bbPress
@webdevstudios
@10up
@buddycampmiami
@buddybosswp
@dimensionmedia

52. T H A N K Y O U
D A V I D B I S S E T
@dimensionmedia

53. david bisset
D A V I D B I S S E T. C O M
@ D I M E N S I O N M E D I A