The latest version of BuddyPress is now ready for download.
This release includes a substantial number of core code improvements as well as an array of useful new features.
Some highlights of this version are:
One click internal bbPress forum integration allowing you to set up group forums in less than a minute.
A global forum directory (example) allowing you to easily browse public facing forum posts regardless of the group they are attached to.
Completely re-written theme handling. One theme now controls all of your installation. No hidden HTML, everything is in the template ready for you to skin.
Easily create themes that are upgraded automatically when BuddyPress is updated.
Total site admin control of all content within an installation. Edit user’s profiles, update avatars, mark users as spammers, manage all groups, delete site activity entries.
Activity streams everywhere. Activity streams can be filtered allowing for feature specific activity…
867 readersAndy Peatling announced on September 30th that version 1.1 of BuddyPress was available to the public. This new version contains a bunch of core improvements along with new features. One of the new features that I think is huge, especially for those who want easier bbPress integration revolves around the new forum component. This component
3232 readersAndy Peatling has announced on the official BuddyPress development blog that version 1.2 is now available to the public. This version is a milestone because BuddyPress can now be used on standard WordPress installations whereas before, you needed to have WordPress MU installed. Other goodies that 1.2 offers include: Simplified Install Process – This version
2811 readersA while back BuddyPress 1.2 was released and with it came a bunch of new features to transform your WordPress installation into a full fledged community. You may be at the point where adding a social layer to your site is the logical next step to build a better blog. BuddyPress allows you to build
4598 readersBuddyPress 1.2 is here, and it’s now ready for anyone with a WordPress installation! There are so many new and improved features in this release it’s hard to keep this post short, but let me highlight just a few major ones for you. Standard WordPress Support BuddyPress is no longer limited to WordPress MU installations. It will now
6637 readersNow alive and ready for testing is the beta version of BuddyPress 1.2. This version will work with both WordPress 2.9.1 and WordPress MU 2.9.1 or higher. We especially need standard WordPress installation testers to put BuddyPress through its paces. Installation instructions can be found in the readme.txt file. If you’d prefer to not download and install
337 readersBuddyPress, the WordPress MU social networking platform, has finally released version 1.0. From BuddyPress.org… I’m happy to announce that version 1.0 of BuddyPress is now available for download. This release marks over a year of solid development, starting from the roots of the ChickSpeak project, all the way to the blossoming developer community I see interacting on this
1959 readersIf you haven’t heard the word, there is a fury of activity going on at this very moment in the WordPress community. For the first time in over 8 years, the core development team is not working on the next version of WordPress, but rather on an initiative that’s been dubbed “3.org.” 3.org is a very
3588 readersWe’ve got one more 1.2 release candidate ready for testing (zip | svn). This should be the last pre-release version of 1.2, we hope to have the final version released very early next week. Don’t forget that you can also play your part in testing by signing up at our BuddyPress Test Drive community. This is currently
2187 readersDevelopment for version 1.2 of BuddyPress is beginning to wind down and we're looking at a feature freeze at the end of this month. I'd expect the new version to be released some time at the end of January after a period of beta testing. We've got a host of new features to look forward
2272 readersTasty Kitchen, a site by The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, has launched a community site on the BuddyPress platform: Built by the team at Voce Communication, Nick Gernert in a blog post today describes BuddyPress this way: Not to over-simplify things, but think “Facebook in a Box.” Groups, Wire posts (think Facebook Wall), activity streams,
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