B U D D Y P R E S SA N D H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N

D A V I D B I S S E T @dimensionmedia

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 /

Extended Profile Fields

ACCOUNT SETTINGS

FRIEND CONNECTIONS

PRIVATE MESSAGING

ACTIVITY STREAMS

GROUPSNOTIFICATIONS

SITE TRACKING

PROFILE PRIVACY

THEME COMPATIBILITY

R E G I S T R AT I O N

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

M E M B E R T Y P E S

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-member-type-generator/

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

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

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

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

E M A I L

G R O U P S

T H E B I G W I N SA K A

W H Y S H O U L D H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N S H O U L D C O N S I D E R 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 small social groups ‣ Heavily Supported

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/

M I C H I G A N T E C H

http://parentnet.mtu.edu/

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 Scommunity.mis.temple.edu/

P L U G I N S : Commons In A Box (CBOX)http://commonsinabox.org/

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/

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/

F O U N D AT I O N O F E X C E L L E N C E

foundationofexcellence.org

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/

T H E B E S T B U D D Y P R E S S S I T E SA 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 W A S U S E D

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

T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E RA 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.

T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E RA 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

‣ Better Rankings In Google, Especially For Mobile

‣ Security (Against Phishing, Man in Middle Attacks)

‣ Prevents Your Sites From Being Labeled “Insecure”

‣ Encryption & Trust

SSL Certificates: Not Just For Ecommerce Anymore

T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E RA 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

Free, Automatic, Secure

letsencrypt.org

A K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E R

gravityforms.com

https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-followers/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-social-login/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-group-documents/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/badgeos-community-add-on/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/mycred/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-profile-search/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/honorific-buddypress-members-name/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-reactions/screenshots/

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/commons-in-a-box

P L U G I N S T O C O N S I D E RA K A

W H A T F U N C T I O N A L I T Y C O U L D B E U S E F U L F O R A N E D U C A T I O N A L S I T E ?

T H I N G S T O C O N S I D E RA 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

‣ Mobile App Development ‣ BuddyPress REST API Feature Plugin Now in

Development

Don’t Forget About the WordPress REST API

R E S O U R C E SBuddyPress.org Codex

wordpress.tv/tag/buddypress wpsessions.com/sessions/working-with-buddypress/

github.com/dimensionmedia bp-tricks.com/buddypress-hosting/

@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

T H A N K Y O U

D A V I D B I S S E T @dimensionmedia

david bissetD A V I D B I S S E T. C O M

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