BuddyPress
BuddyPress is an open-source social networking software package owned by Automattic since 2008.[1] It is a plugin that can be installed on WordPress to transform it into a social network platform.[2] BuddyPress is designed to allow schools, companies, sports teams, or any other niche community to start their own social network or communication tool.
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| Developer(s) | John Jacoby, Paul Gibbs, Boone Georges, Andy Peatling |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5.0.0
/ September 28, 2019 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | PHP, MySQL, WordPress |
| Type | Blog publishing system, Social Networking |
| License | GNU General Public License version 2 |
| Website | http://buddypress.org/ |
BuddyPress inherits and extends upon the integral functional elements of the WordPress engine including themes, plugins, and widgets. As it is built on WordPress, it is written using the same primary technologies, PHP and MySQL.
In 2010, BuddyPress was placed third in Packt's Most Promising Open Source Project Awards, losing to Pimcore and TomatoCMS.[3][4]
References
- Brian Brandt (March 5, 2008). "Automattic Acquires BuddyPress". WPdope. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- Joseph Tartakoff (May 1, 2009). "Automattic Rolls Out A WordPress For Social Networks". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- "Results of the 2010 Most Promising Open Source Project Awards: BuddyPress Finishes 3rd". WPMU DEV Blog. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- "Packt Awards: Most Promising Open Source Project Award". CMSWire.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
Further reading
- "Blogging in the Classroom: Using WordPress Blogs with BuddyPress Plugin as a Learning Tool". Journal of Advertising Education. August 7, 2016. pp. 5–17. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- Siegler, MG (April 30, 2009). "BuddyPress Launches: May A Thousand Social Networks Bloom (Someday)". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 7, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Eldon, Eric (April 30, 2009). "WordPress's BuddyPress is the web's social network in a box". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 7, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Santos (2014). "Social networks with BuddyPress". Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems and Design of Communication - ISDOC '14. ACM Digital Library. pp. 182–183. doi:10.1145/2618168.2618202. ISBN 9781450327138. Retrieved August 7, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Team, Online Services (May 15, 2015). "WordPress multi-user: BuddyPress and beyond". University of Lincoln, The Lincoln Repository. Retrieved August 7, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Jones, Kyle (2011). "Buddypress and higher education." Library Technology Reports/Gale. 47.3.
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