BuddyPress - JenSocial: Social Web Directory and Ning Tips2024-03-28T12:02:30Zhttp://jensocial.com/forum/topics/buddypress-1?groupUrl=alternativesolutionstoning&groupId=2154984%3AGroup%3A219261&id=2154984%3ATopic%3A223193&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere is where my site using s…tag:jensocial.com,2010-06-12:2154984:Comment:2411872010-06-12T05:52:43.763ZDavid Ebelhttp://jensocial.com/profile/DavidEbel
Here is where my site using s2Member has gone so far. I still need a forum and some other goodies...but it is a clean start... Buddy Press messed up what I had previously set us so bad I ended up wiping out the entire site on the server and reinstalling clean and then adding s2Member .. I am very pleased so far... with room to grow. If you stumble across a wise WordPress person that would walk me through the next step...I am eager to get this thing out of the gate...…
Here is where my site using s2Member has gone so far. I still need a forum and some other goodies...but it is a clean start... Buddy Press messed up what I had previously set us so bad I ended up wiping out the entire site on the server and reinstalling clean and then adding s2Member .. I am very pleased so far... with room to grow. If you stumble across a wise WordPress person that would walk me through the next step...I am eager to get this thing out of the gate...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://promiselifecoach.com" target="_blank">http://promiselifecoach.com</a><br />
<br />
Feel free to click around my site..first level membership is free...<br />
<br />
Still useful but under construction.<br />
<br />
David He seems to be not using Budd…tag:jensocial.com,2010-06-06:2154984:Comment:2392702010-06-06T01:13:59.145ZCarny Townhttp://jensocial.com/profile/TomHoey
He seems to be not using Buddypress. The latest update on all this is that Wordpress 3.0, also free, is coming out soon. It is now in Beta which means it may be pretty fast, since so many people contribute. And IT, will be combining what is now Wordpress MU with the standard single version, so I guess the best bet is to be patient and wait for the stable version of 3.0 to come out and then see how Buddypress installs on it...which I have a gut feeling is going to be a must watch thing. Yes, the…
He seems to be not using Buddypress. The latest update on all this is that Wordpress 3.0, also free, is coming out soon. It is now in Beta which means it may be pretty fast, since so many people contribute. And IT, will be combining what is now Wordpress MU with the standard single version, so I guess the best bet is to be patient and wait for the stable version of 3.0 to come out and then see how Buddypress installs on it...which I have a gut feeling is going to be a must watch thing. Yes, the exploding head, thing. I am always on the verge of that, but it hasn't happened yet...... Also David, please clarify:…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-28:2154984:Comment:2368412010-05-28T19:37:45.720ZAvanti Online Marketinghttp://jensocial.com/profile/AvantiInternetMarketing
Also David, please clarify:<br />
<br />
Are you now using s2member AND BuddyPress? or just s2Member/.<br />
Thanks
Also David, please clarify:<br />
<br />
Are you now using s2member AND BuddyPress? or just s2Member/.<br />
Thanks Thank you David, that is usef…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-28:2154984:Comment:2367802010-05-28T16:10:07.739ZAvanti Online Marketinghttp://jensocial.com/profile/AvantiInternetMarketing
Thank you David, that is useful.<br />
<br />
Unfortunatley this is all just making my head explode.<br />
<br />
I'm a confident techie/web-developer of many years, but all these options seem to have things going for them, and I just can't seem to choose decisively between them.<br />
<br />
Brain hurts.
Thank you David, that is useful.<br />
<br />
Unfortunatley this is all just making my head explode.<br />
<br />
I'm a confident techie/web-developer of many years, but all these options seem to have things going for them, and I just can't seem to choose decisively between them.<br />
<br />
Brain hurts. Another way to manage the Wor…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-28:2154984:Comment:2366352010-05-28T00:20:10.493ZDavid Ebelhttp://jensocial.com/profile/DavidEbel
Another way to manage the Wordpress changes is a Plugin to Wordpress called s2Member. It turns into a membership based social network. It is free to use. If you are considering using Paypal to create a funding stream.. this site allows from free all the way through 4 pay membership levels. It can be configured by yourself or you can pay the creators a fee to have it configured for you. I was starting with Buddy Press and kept having difficulty making it do what I wanted. I cleared the server…
Another way to manage the Wordpress changes is a Plugin to Wordpress called s2Member. It turns into a membership based social network. It is free to use. If you are considering using Paypal to create a funding stream.. this site allows from free all the way through 4 pay membership levels. It can be configured by yourself or you can pay the creators a fee to have it configured for you. I was starting with Buddy Press and kept having difficulty making it do what I wanted. I cleared the server and started over with the newest WordPress and am going with the s2Member ... and so far...I like it a lot.<br />
<br />
They have created a couple really fancy social website templates that are pretty upscale ... and they have done most of the harder stuff for you. They are not free but they are pretty classy.<br />
<br />
Here's hoping they will be helpful for some of you.<br />
<br />
Blessings,<br />
<br />
David Thank you Carny Town.
- For…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-27:2154984:Comment:2364482010-05-27T13:41:35.673ZAvanti Online Marketinghttp://jensocial.com/profile/AvantiInternetMarketing
Thank you Carny Town.<br />
<br />
- For me in particular: I have an 'already paid for' decent hosting Account , with DBS available, that could make the BuddyPress available to me at negligble monetary cost.<br />
<br />
So for me, the OWNERSHIP, thing is the only issue. - If I made a successful network on Spruz, what OWNERSHIP problems would I run in to?<br />
<br />
Thank you
Thank you Carny Town.<br />
<br />
- For me in particular: I have an 'already paid for' decent hosting Account , with DBS available, that could make the BuddyPress available to me at negligble monetary cost.<br />
<br />
So for me, the OWNERSHIP, thing is the only issue. - If I made a successful network on Spruz, what OWNERSHIP problems would I run in to?<br />
<br />
Thank you LOL, always fun to argue with…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-27:2154984:Comment:2362572010-05-27T02:25:43.629ZJenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/jmarco
LOL, always fun to argue with one's self. ;-)<br />
<br />
I agree. I think BuddyPress has tremendous potential. I will definitely be using it for a lot of Client projects.<br />
<br />
Have you're doing well.<br />
Best,<br />
Jen
LOL, always fun to argue with one's self. ;-)<br />
<br />
I agree. I think BuddyPress has tremendous potential. I will definitely be using it for a lot of Client projects.<br />
<br />
Have you're doing well.<br />
Best,<br />
Jen Spruz=about an hour - Cost: p…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-27:2154984:Comment:2362502010-05-27T01:42:17.841ZCarny Townhttp://jensocial.com/profile/TomHoey
Spruz=about an hour - Cost: practically nothing<br />
Buddypress=many hours -Cost: around $11-17 a month<br />
<br />
But the end result is that you will have your OWN network with wordpress MU/BuddyPress. With Spruz, it will be similar to what you have with Ning, until they decide to go Premium, which they very well might do.
Spruz=about an hour - Cost: practically nothing<br />
Buddypress=many hours -Cost: around $11-17 a month<br />
<br />
But the end result is that you will have your OWN network with wordpress MU/BuddyPress. With Spruz, it will be similar to what you have with Ning, until they decide to go Premium, which they very well might do. Not being happy with being op…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-27:2154984:Comment:2362482010-05-27T01:32:41.946ZCarny Townhttp://jensocial.com/profile/TomHoey
Not being happy with being opinionated about everything under the sun and telling everyone my opinion if they want it ... or not. I now am going to argue with myself!<br />
I just finished setting up an instance of BuddyPress on a single wordpress blog and I can see a lot of potential. Of course, it is not for those that like the ease of Ning. It will take most folks quite a few hours of work to learn what to do...but...if you already have a wordpress blog, it is pretty easy. Caution: It is not…
Not being happy with being opinionated about everything under the sun and telling everyone my opinion if they want it ... or not. I now am going to argue with myself!<br />
I just finished setting up an instance of BuddyPress on a single wordpress blog and I can see a lot of potential. Of course, it is not for those that like the ease of Ning. It will take most folks quite a few hours of work to learn what to do...but...if you already have a wordpress blog, it is pretty easy. Caution: It is not Ning...nor even a full featured social network...but if you already are paying for server space and only need to blog a bit and have simple activities...the buddypress widgets are growing in numbers daily. I have a gut feeling that this may be the way to go. So, we will play with it a bit and if I can do it...I am pretty much an average intellect...you can do it also. One thing to note. If you intend to have profile pages/members individual blogs you need Wordpress MU not the automatic wordpress installations that come free with your server. I understand that will change soon when Wordpress 3.0 comes out of beta. AND, I guess Ning is going to provide a way to transfer some content before killing the free networks. If you have installed Dolphin, also, in the past, Wordpress MU installation has pretty much the same steps.<br />
I still will keep my biggest network on Ning, but this looks like an interesting thing to do with some of my non-profit networks. Hi, a couple of questions if…tag:jensocial.com,2010-05-14:2154984:Comment:2327342010-05-14T09:30:04.325ZAvanti Online Marketinghttp://jensocial.com/profile/AvantiInternetMarketing
Hi, a couple of questions if I may....<br />
I'm technically competent (though I'm not about to start converting sites), and could I'm sure setup a BuddyPress site site, but I'm concerned about the time involved (as sometthing that would start as a hobby) compared to something like Spruz.<br />
<br />
Pro's/Con's? Spriz vs BuddyPress ?<br />
<br />
Thank you
Hi, a couple of questions if I may....<br />
I'm technically competent (though I'm not about to start converting sites), and could I'm sure setup a BuddyPress site site, but I'm concerned about the time involved (as sometthing that would start as a hobby) compared to something like Spruz.<br />
<br />
Pro's/Con's? Spriz vs BuddyPress ?<br />
<br />
Thank you