The Toronto WordPress Group

Toronto WordPress March Meetup

March 12, 2011 · 2:00 PM
Runnymede Library

For the next meeting, March 12th, the "theme" will be BuddyPress!

I know we initially had a couple of ideas for the March meeting but, for a couple of reasons, they will have to be put off a month or two.

BuddyPress is a package of plugins, and is claimed to be "Social networking in a box." There are pros and cons, but it effectively allows you to create your own niche social network for a company, school or team, built on a standard installation of WordPress.

I have a live installation of BuddyPress set up, so we can walk through the back end and take a look at the installation, setup and features.

I also have a request:

Please! - if anyone is using BuddyPress in a production site, or is in the midst of creating one, please let me know and, if you're willing, we can discuss your project, why you chose BuddyPress, what issues you faced, etc.

Before March 12th, visit BuddyPress.org to learn more about what BuddyPress does, visit testbp.org to try a working version of BuddyPress, and come to the meeting armed with questions, likes, dislikes, ideas!

See you on the 12th!

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Brent Kobayashi

I thought this meetup was excellent. Really enjoyed Min Min's buddypress presentation. It was good to see a real-life successful implementation from the back-end.

0 · March 14, 2011
Craig Taylor

Great Meetup! Lots of discussion about BuddyPress. Thanks, especially, to Min Min for showing us her active BuddyPress install at www.loveislonely.com, including the back end and extra plugins she is using. Also, great discussion with the folks who wandered over to the pub after!

0 · March 13, 2011
Ariel Frailich

I had a terrific time! Very informative session, well prepared presentation, great crowd.

0 · March 13, 2011
Peter Meth

As usual the turnout was good, the topic was relevant and the conversation was interesting.

0 · March 13, 2011
Miguel Cura

I had known exactly nothing about BuddyPress going into the meeting. To be honest, the nuts and bolts are still beyond me, but the possibilities were well explained and exciting.

0 · March 13, 2011
Min Min

You're welcome, Craig & Brent :-). Would like to contribute more in the future.

0 · March 13, 2011
Edward Caissie

Finally sorted out my plans for the 12th, unfortunately it also means I will not be able to attend the Meetup. Have a Great Time everyone, and I'll see you in April!

0 · March 7, 2011
Ruth Maude

Craig - email me I have a buddypress project that I started - nearly ready to set live but it has been neglected.

0 · March 1, 2011