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BuddyPress 1.5 – Beta 2
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Just 5 days after 1.5 Beta 1, up for grabs today for all you early adopters and plugin and theme developers is BuddyPress 1.5 Beta 2. It fixes a few bugs that cropped up early in Beta 1, and we want everyone to test with the newest code available. If you are a BuddyPress plugin
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| (Published: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:56:47 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.5 – Beta 1
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Wait… 1.5? What happened to 1.3? Or 1.4 for that matter? You see… BuddyPress 1.2 was released on February 16, 2010. We’ve shipped 9 point releases since then, but it’s been over 17 months since a major release of BuddyPress has come through the tubes. We do our best to mirror the WordPress development cycles
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| (Published: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:34:22 +0000) |
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Site Maintenance – Week of July 4, 2011
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We’ll be doing some maintenance to BuddyPress.org this week, so don’t be alarmed if a few things aren’t working or go missing for a little while. We’ll try to make it as painless as possible, and we promise it will be worth it in the end.
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| (Published: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:42:19 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.9
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Available immediately is BuddyPress 1.2.9. This is a bug-fix release of the 1.2 branch to ensure full compatibility with WordPress 3.2. (Note: This does not use the new bbPress 2.0! We’re working on it!) BuddyPress 1.2.9 includes fixes related to the new version of jQuery (1.6.1) that comes packaged with with WordPress 3.2. These changes
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| (Published: Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:46:10 +0000) |
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BuddyPress Template Pack 1.1
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I’ve just released version 1.1 of the BuddyPress Template Pack. BP Template Pack is a plugin that provides you with the necessary templates to make your existing WordPress theme BP-compatible. The plugin now provides templates that are 100% up-to-date with the latest stable release of BuddyPress, which means that users will get all of the
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| (Published: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:10:46 +0000) |
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Scheduled Maintenance – April 4
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During the day of Monday, April 4, we will be taking BuddyPress.org down to perform some routine maintenance. This will effect profiles.wordpress.org as well. We’re not doing anything fancy yet, just updating some of the inner workings to pave the way for future updates and enhancements.
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| (Published: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:30:25 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.8
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Our next item up for bid is BuddyPress 1.2.8, which includes a few small bug fixes to the 1.2 branch of code and is a highly recommended update if you are updating to WordPress 3.1. This release backports a few important fixes from the currently in-development 1.3 version of BuddyPress to play nicely with the
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| (Published: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:18:50 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.7
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BuddyPress 1.2.7 has just been tagged, and is ready for download! This maintenance release fixes several problems, and is an important upgrade for all BuddyPress installations. Check out the details of the 1.2.7 release at the official changelog. Before upgrading your BuddyPress installation, make sure to back up your data and files, and deactivate BuddyPress-dependent
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| (Published: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:12:57 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.6
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Ready immediately is BuddyPress 1.2.6 which includes a number of important bug fixes to the 1.2 branch of code and is another highly recommended upgrade. As always, be sure to back-up your installations before upgrading, and deactivate any dependent plugins that you might have to ensure there are no conflicts or errors during the process.
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:16:01 +0000) |
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Introducing Paul and Boone
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Today at WordCamp New York (about 30 minutes ago in fact) I had the privilege of introducing Boone B. Gorges and Paul Gibbs as new core committers to the BuddyPress project. In recent months both Boone and Paul have been heavily involved in team meetings, forum moderation, and producing outstanding core code patches. If you
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| (Published: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:16:10 +0000) |
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Vote for BuddyPress!
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The Open Source Awards is an annual online event held by Packt Publishing to distinguish excellence among Open Source projects. Now in its fifth year, the Award (formerly known as the Open Source Content Management System (CMS) Award) is designed to encourage, support, recognize and reward not only CMSes but a wider range of Open Source projects.
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| (Published: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:47:43 +0000) |
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BuddyPress and bbPress – The Future
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If 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
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| (Published: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:28:17 +0000) |
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BuddyPress Support; introducing Boone and hnla
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We’re proud to announce that Boone Gorges and hnla have joined the BuddyPress Support team. Their knowledge of BuddyPress, site deployment, theme design and plugin development complements the existing team and will expand the range of topics we are able to help you with.
Our support team, which also consists of Jeff Sayre, Paul Gibbs and
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| (Published: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:30:26 +0000) |
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Activity breeds activity
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Over the past few weeks we’ve released 3 bug fix versions of BuddyPress; more than we’ve released for the entire beginning of the year. What I noticed is that when development was slow, so were our support forums and so was the general buzz about the project. Since we’ve started patching bugs and cranking out
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| (Published: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:15:02 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.5.2
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A quick update from our release on June 29, BuddyPress 1.2.5.2 fixes a bug where marking a user as spam or attempting to delete them would result in the sky falling on your head. It also fixes a few other odds and ends from 1.2.5 which you can read at our release history.
We’ve also bumped
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:24:45 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.5
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Ready immediately is BuddyPress 1.2.5, which includes a number of important bug fixes to the 1.2 branch of code, and is another highly recommended upgrade. As always, be sure to back-up your installations before upgrading, and deactivate any dependent plugins that you might have to ensure there are no conflicts or errors during the process.
This
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| (Published: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:34 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.4
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Up for grabs is BuddyPress 1.2.4, which includes a number of important bug fixes to the 1.2 branch of code and is a highly recommended upgrade.
This highly anticipated version provides fixes to 74 reported tickets and adds improved support for WordPress 3.0 to help ensure a safe and worry free upgrade. Check out the BuddyPress
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| (Published: Sat, 22 May 2010 04:00:24 +0000) |
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Ning To BuddyPress Importer (Free)
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Just a quick update on the status of the Ning user import plugin mentioned in the previous post. Boone has now updated the plugin to support the transfer of both users and their custom profile data.
If you’re looking for an easy way to import from Ning then this free plugin is a great choice.
You can
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| (Published: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:51:19 +0000) |
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Helpful Resources for Ning Users
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One of the great things about running your own website is that you get to set the course it will take. We’re aware of the upcoming changes that were announced today on the Ning developer site, and we wanted provide some useful resources to help existing Ning users looking to transition to a new platform.
First
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| (Published: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:48:17 +0000) |
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Introducing Marshall
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For those of you who spend a bit of time interacting in the BuddyPress community, Marshall (MrMaz) will need no introduction.
Marshall is the developer of the BuddyPress Links plugin that adds rich media sharing to your BuddyPress install. If you’ve used it you’ll know it’s one of the most tightly integrated plugins available, interacting
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| (Published: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:33:46 +0000) |
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Book: BuddyPress For Dummies
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Last month saw the release of the very first BuddyPress book – “BuddyPress For Dummies“. The book was written by Lisa Sabin-Wilson who is a very active contributor within the BuddyPress community. She worked tirelessly to keep up with the rapid pace of development and the book is all the better for it. It’s a
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| (Published: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:29:54 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.2.2.1
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The latest version of BuddyPress includes a number of important bug fixes and is a highly recommended upgrade.
To view a list of all the fixes included since the initial release of BuddyPress 1.2, please head on over to the BuddyPress release history page.
Plugin News
We’re starting to see the number of BuddyPress plugins growing rapidly, there
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:08 +0000) |
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Installing BuddyPress Locally on a Mac
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I’ve recently noticed some posts on the BuddyPress forums where people are having problems getting WordPress MU and BuddyPress running locally on their machine.
I spent some time today to put together a twenty minute video that will show you how to set up and run WordPress MU and BuddyPress locally on a Mac. There is
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| (Published: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:49 +0000) |
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“Cooking With BuddyPress” Video Presentation
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This year at WordCamp San Francisco I gave a presentation on BuddyPress entitled “Cooking WIth BuddyPress”. The idea was to answer three questions:
What is BuddyPress?
Why should I use BuddyPress?
How do I skin and extend BuddyPress?
The presentation was aimed at both non-technical and technical people and should provide you with a better understanding of what the
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| (Published: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:58:59 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.0.2
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BuddyPress 1.0.2 is out now.
As with previous upgrades, the best way to get the latest is through the plugin browser in your WordPress installation (de-activate BuddyPress before auto-upgrading).
If you are using a language file with your installation you will need to re-download this after your upgrade. From version 1.1 onwards, we’ll bundle as many
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| (Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:13:12 +0000) |
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BuddyPress Project Roadmap
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The votes are in, tallied, and the BuddyPress roadmap is now complete, ready for all to see. Thank you to everyone who gave their input.
The roadmap should give everyone a good idea of what they should expect to see in the next four versions of BuddyPress. You will also see both the status updates and
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| (Published: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:41:11 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.0.1 Released
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BuddyPress 1.0.1 is now available. The easiest way to upgrade is through the plugin browser on your WordPress MU installation, you should see a notification for the latest version. If you would like to upgrade manually you can download the latest then simply overwrite your existing files. Please make sure you backup first.
This point release
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| (Published: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:33:44 +0000) |
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Help Shape the Future of BuddyPress
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Since the release of BuddyPress 1.0 we’ve been thinking of interesting ways that the community could directly participate in the roadmap for future BuddyPress releases.
We think we’ve found a fun approach, and so we’ve decided to run a bit of an experiment. Over the last week, those who participate in the BuddyPress IRC room
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| (Published: Sat, 16 May 2009 00:37:57 +0000) |
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Customizable Slugs in BuddyPress
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Now that 1.0 is out in the wild and the development style and standards of BuddyPress have been solidified, it’s time to share a few development style posts.
The first one is all about using custom slugs for the built in BuddyPress components.
BuddyPress (by default) functions around the URL structure. That is, when you punch in
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| (Published: Tue, 05 May 2009 08:29:19 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.0 Has Arrived
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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 site everyday.
This is just the first step on a long road ahead.
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| (Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:24:31 +0000) |
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BuddyPress 1.0 RC-2 Now Available
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BuddyPress version 1.0 RC-2 has now been tagged and made available for download.
This release requires version 2.7.1 of WordPress MU, but for good reason. It is now possible to automatically download, install and upgrade BuddyPress from within the WordPress MU plugin admin area.
If you are upgrading from RC-1 it is very important that you read
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| (Published: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:20:39 +0000) |
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Why Your BuddyPress Themes Are Future Proof
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In the very early releases of BuddyPress, most actions that involved entering information were done in the WordPress admin area. With blogging this works really well, you want to focus on writing and there is no need for you to be dazzled by jazzy graphics during that process. With social networking the story is a
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| (Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:25:26 +0000) |
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Google Custom Search for BuddyPress / WordPress MU
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In developing Petomundo!, one of the biggest drawbacks that we faced was in using the default WordPress search. At an early meeting after the Pet Breeds database was created, we would type in Beagle, and in the search results, it would be show down the list as the fourth or fifth post.
Another situation arose in
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| (Published: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:07:16 +0000) |
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BuddyPress in K-12 Education
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We just began using BuddyPress for a K-12 District in Dearborn, Michigan. As a pilot, Dearborn public schools began using BuddyPress as a student ePortfolio/journal network about three weeks ago.
Our student blogging world is quickly growing - particularly at the high school and middle school level where several teachers were clamoring for
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| (Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:07:21 +0000) |
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What BuddyPress Did For Parenting
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When my wife became pregnant, as a first time dad I was over the moon. At that point, your life sort of changes. You start to read baby books and leaflets, meet health advisers and hospital staff. You’re plunged into a world of baby care, lactation, compromise and change. It can be quite daunting at
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| (Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:07:50 +0000) |
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