Less is more; Using the right BuddyPress tools for the job
Making the right decisions when setting up your BuddyPress community can be a daunting task. This tricks gives you few pointers
Adding some cool “Call to Action” buttons to stream entries
When something happens within your BuddyPress Community, you usually want others to respond to this activity. That’s the whole core concept of Social networking. By default BuddyPress adds a “Reply” and “Favorite” button to activity stream items, and while this is cool, for some entries you would like the user to go somewhere. This simple→
BuddyPress Shortcodes Plugin
A while back I thought about ways to make BuddyPress integrate with the regular posts and pages within WordPress better. I had no idea to properly display BuddyPress information in posts, sidebar or templates. So I came up with the idea to use WordPress Shortcodes to display BuddyPress related content anywhere. Download Bowe Codes (BuddyPress→
The current state of BuddyPress: A critical analysis
About two years ago I stumbled upon BuddyPress when I was looking for a open source social networking solution for a non-profit project. Until that time I was only familiar with paid scripts to set up a social network, and you’ll probably recognize the way I felt when being introduced to the community that powers→
Making BuddyPress compatible with the WordPress SEO plugin from Yoast
The WordPress SEO plugin from Yoast is pretty much the only SEO solution you need for your WordPress site. It has become a default plugin in all my WordPress and BuddyPress projects. The only issue is that the plugin hooks into the common wp_title template tag to rewrite your site URLs to a custom title→
The perfect CDN setup for BuddyPress using MaxCDN and W3 Total Cache
An extensive guide in setting up a CDN for your BuddyPress community using W3 Total Cache and MaxCDN. Host your member avatars, group avatars and more!
Displaying certain profile fields on your members profile page
We’ll show you how to display certain profile fields on your members profile page of your BuddyPress community.