A presentation delivered at the 2010 WordCamp NYC http://2010.nyc.wordcamp.org/ Only a few slides here; for most of the presentation, I used the CUNY Academic Commons to demonstrate various features of BuddyPress ( http://commons.gc.cuny.edu ) Happy to talk about this in more detail; please feel free to contact me by email.

1. BEYOND FRIENDING: DOING
WORK WITH BUDDYPRESS
WORDCAMP NYC 2010
Matthew Gold - mkgold.net - mattgold@gmail.com
CUNY Academic Commons
http://commons.gc.cuny.edu
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4. SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Friends
• Profiles
• Groups
• Messaging
• Forums
• Activity Streams
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5. NETWORK ECOSYSTEM
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6. THE TANGLED BANK
“It is interesting to contemplate a tangled bank, clothed with many
plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various
insects flitting about, and with worms crawling through the damp
earth, and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms, so
different from each other, and dependent upon each other in so
complex a manner, have all been produced by laws acting around us.”
-- Charles Darwin, Origin of Species (1859)
cc licensed image by guppietalk - http://www.flickr.com/photos/guppiecat/1338934599/
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7. BUDDYPRESS AT WORK
FRIENDS?
cc licensed photo by lets.book http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_ashton/4457889817/
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8. “Mmmm, yeah. I’m going to need you
to accept my friend request.”
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9. CONNECT
COMMUNICATE
COLLABORATE
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10. USING GROUPS
Productivity Plugins
THEME INTEGRATION
BP in your WP
SERENDIPITY
Creating opportunities for unexpected connection
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11. BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS
BuddyPress Groupblog
Rodney Blevins & Marius Ooms
Associates a blog with a group, automatically adds members
BP MPO Activity Filter
Boone Gorges
Used with more privacy options; removes items from BP Activity
streams according to user roles
BuddyPress Group Documents
Peter Anselmo
This allows members of BuddyPress groups to upload and store
files and documents that are relevant to the group.
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12. BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS (2)
CAC Group Announcements
Boone Gorges
Creates a group tab where admins and mods can send email
announcements to the members of the group.
Custom Profile Filters for BuddyPress
Boone Gorges
Allows members to specify searchable keywords in their profiles.
Enhanced BuddyPress Widgets
Boone Gorges
Replaces standard groups/members widget.
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13. BUDDYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS (3)
Invite Anyone
Boone Gorges
Allows members to invite others to specific groups on the site
BuddyPress Group Email Subscription
Boone Gorges and Deryk Wenaus
Distributes group activity notifications to groups
BP System Report (in development)
Boone Gorges
Provides robust site usage statistics for BuddyPress components
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14. DESIRED BUDDYPRESS
PRODUCTIVITY PLUGINS
(in development)
Group Wikis
Privacy Options for Profiles
Improved File Management for Group Documents
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15. THEME CONSIDERATIONS
where does BuddyPress fit?
Entry: Where do members start
(at sign-up and on login)?
Using the BP-Admin Bar for Site-wide Navigation
Profile-Centered Experience
Showcasing Activity on the Homepage
Using the Activity Feed Filters
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16. BUDDYPRESS RESOURCES
• BuddyPress Code and Community: http://buddypress.org
• BuddyPress Plugins: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?
q=buddypress
• BuddyPress-Aware Themes: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?
q=buddypress
• Sample BuddyPress Sites: http://buddypress.org/showcase/
• Find BuddyPress Developers:
• http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-jobs-board/
• http://codepoet.com
• CUNY Academic Commons Development Blog:
http://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu
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