Use Buddy Press to create the ultimate site experience
Buddy Press is a suite of free Word Press plugins and themes, each
adding a distinct new feature. It contains all the features you
would expect from Word Press, but it aims to let members socially
interact. With this fun and friendly guide, you’ll learn how to
customize Buddy Press so that it matches the style of your Web
site.
You’ll walk through the necessary steps for modifying and
customizing Buddy Press themes and you’ll discover how to extend
Buddy Press through the use of addons and plugins. With Buddy Press,
you’ll be well on your way to creating the ultimate user experience
on your site.
* Shows you how to set up the Word Press foundation required to
run Buddy Press
* Walks you through installing Buddy Press on a Word Press-powered
site
* Explains the different Buddy Press components, including
extended profiles, private messaging, friends, groups, the wire,
activity streams, blog tracking, status updates, and more
* Details ways to troubleshoot Buddy Press once it is up and
running
* Demonstrates how to extend Buddy Press through the use of addons
and plugins
Bring all your social community subscriptions together in
Buddy Press!
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing Buddy Press.
Chapter 1: A New Friend Named Buddy Press.
Chapter 2: Understanding Word Press Requirements.
Chapter 3: Touring the Word Press Dashboard.
Part II: Getting Up and Running with Buddy Press.
Chapter 4: Setting Up Base Camp.
Chapter 5: Confi guring Buddy Press.
Part III: Understanding Buddy Press Features.
Chapter 6: Exploring Your New Community.
Chapter 7: Enabling Blogs.
Chapter 8: Using the Groups Feature.
Part IV: Customizing Buddy Press.
Chapter 9: Default Theme and Widgets.
Chapter 10: Finding and Installing Themes.
Chapter 11: Understanding Themes and Templates.
Chapter 12: Tweaking the Default Theme with CSS.
Part V: Extending Buddy Press.
Chapter 13: Getting Plugged In with Plugins.
Chapter 14: Integrating Popular Social Media.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15: Ten Useful Buddy Press Plugins.
Chapter 16: Ten Free Buddy Press Themes.
Chapter 17: Ten Real World Examples of Buddy Press.
Appendix: Cutting Edge Buddy Press.
Index.
Über den Autor
Lisa Sabin-Wilson has been developing and designing with Word Press since 2002. She eagerly embraced Buddy Press as an additional tool for the clients of her blog design company, E.Webscapes Design Studio. Lisa is a regular speaker and panelist at blogging conferences, including SXSW and Word Camps.
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