BuddyPress Tutorial

BuddyPress Introduction

BuddyPress is a set of WordPress theme and plugins which extend the application functionality with many social networking features such as extended user profiles, private messaging, friends lists and groups as well as user wall (wire).

Since the last major version update to 1.2 BuddyPress can be installed both on WordPress and WordPress MU version.

If you are looking for a single blog website which emphasize on the members social interaction then you may consider using the BuddyPress set on a WordPress platform. On the other hand, if you are about to create a blog network website with social networking features, the WordPress MU and BuddyPress combination will be the most suitable setup.

As an addon to the official WordPress and WordPress MU, BuddyPress is fully compatible with most of the plugins of WordPress/WordPress MU and does not limit its functionality in any way. You can check the official BuddyPress demo here. Additionally, you can find a step by step WordPress tutorial and WordPress MU tutorial.

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