BuddyPress Review:Social Networking Plugin for WordPress

Jun 2, 2010 by Shivendu Madhava

Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress.

BuddyPress will let users register on your site and start creating profiles, posting messages, making connections, creating and interacting in groups and much more.

Try the Demo

If you’re interested in seeing what a default installation of BuddyPress has to offer, try out the BuddyPress test drive! This site is a community of BuddyPress users looking to try out and discuss the latest features of BuddyPress.

BuddyPress Test Drive

Installation

You can download and install BuddyPress using the built in WordPress plugin installer. If you download BuddyPress manually, make sure it is uploaded to “/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/”.

Activate BuddyPress in the “Plugins” admin panel using the “Activate” link.

You will need to enable permalink support in your WordPress installation for BuddyPress pages to function correctly. You can set this up using the “Settings > Permalinks” menu in your WordPress admin area.

Finally, you will need to activate a BuddyPress compatible theme. Two BuddyPress themes are bundled with the plugin, you can activate these using the “Appearance > Themes” menu in your WordPress admin area. To install other BuddyPress compatible themes, use the “Appearance > Add New Themes” menu and select the “buddypress” checkbox before hitting the “Find Themes” button.

Download:BuddyPress