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Customizing BuddyPress And Impressing Your Friends
David “DANGER” Bisset davidbisset.com / @dimensionmedia WoRDCAMP TAMPA 2014 #WCTPA
What Are We Not Going To Talk About?
What Are We Not Going To Talk About?
HOW TO GET FRIENDS
What Are We Not Going To Talk About?
FRIENDS = CLIENTS
What Are We Going To Talk About?
WHAT IS BUDDYPRESS?
What Are We Going To Talk About?
WHAT IS BUDDYPRESS?WHAT IS THE DEFAULT?
What Are We Going To Talk About?
WHAT IS BUDDYPRESS?WHAT IS THE DEFAULT?
WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE
What Are We Going To Talk About?
WHAT IS BUDDYPRESS?WHAT IS THE DEFAULT?
CODING EXAMPLES FOR DEVELOPERS
WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE
What Are We Going To Talk About?
WHAT IS BUDDYPRESS?WHAT IS THE DEFAULT?
CODING EXAMPLES FOR DEVELOPERS
START THINKING DIFFERENT
WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE
BPTESTDRIVE.ORG
Extended Profile Fields
ACCOUNT SETTINGS
FRIEND CONNECTIONS
PRIVATE MESSAGING
ACTIVITY STREAMS
GROUPSNOTIFICATIONS
SITE TRACKING
PROFILE PRIVACY
THEME COMPATIBILITY
REGISTRATION
Activity Streams
ACTIVITY STREAMS
ACTIVITY STREAMS
EXTENDED PROFILE FIELDS
EXTENDED PROFILE FIELDS
EXTENDED PROFILE FIELDS
EXTENDED PROFILE FIELDS
ACCOUNT SETTINGS
FRIEND CONNECTIONS
Friendship Connections
Friendship Connections
PRIVATE MESSAGING
PRIVATE MESSAGING
PRIVATE MESSAGING
GROUPS
GROUPS
BuddyPress “Big Wins”
• OPEN SOURCE
• WORKS WITH ALMOST ANY WORDPRESS THEME
• CONTROL YOUR OWN DATA (NSA PERMITTING)
• CUSTOMIZATION - YOU ARE IN CONTROL
• Great for internal sites, proof of concepts
Is Like Saying...
SAYING BUDDYPRESS JUST “ADDS SOCIAL TO A SITE”
WORDPRESS IS JUST “BLOG SOFTWARE”
GOOGLE PLUS
The World (And Your Client) Doesn’t Need Another Facebook
IT NEEDS A SOLUTION CUSTOM TAILORED FOR CLIENTS THAT MAKE SENSE
STRAIGHT-FORWARD CONCEPTS
LET’S TAKE A LOOK
Great Ways To Customize BuddyPress
GROUPS EXTENSION API EXTENDING MEMBER PROFILES
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS Gamification
SHARING FILES AND DOCUMENTS LIVE CHAT / VIDEO
MOBILE APPS
Great Ways To Customize BuddyPress
GROUPS EXTENSION API EXTENDING MEMBER PROFILES
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS Gamification
SHARING FILES AND DOCUMENTS LIVE CHAT / VIDEO
MOBILE APPS
MEMBER PROFILE METADATA
LET’S TAKE A LOOK
function bpupex_update_lat_lon( $user_id, $posted_field_ids, $errors ) {
if ( empty( $errors ) ) {
// safely get the address information
$address = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['field_4'] );$address2 = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['field_5'] );$city = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['field_6'] );$state = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['field_7'] );$zip = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['field_8'] );
if ( $address && $city && $state && $zip ) {
$full_address = urlencode($address . ' ' . $address2 . ' ' . $city . ', ' . $state . ' ' . $zip);
$request_url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=".$full_address."&sensor=true";
$xml = wp_remote_get( $request_url, array( 'timeout' => 120, 'sslverify' => false ) );
$xml_response = simplexml_load_string( $xml['body'] );
if ( $xml_response->status->__toString() == "OK" ) {
$lat = $xml_response->result->geometry->location->lat->__toString();$lon = $xml_response->result->geometry->location->lng->__toString();
xprofile_set_field_data ('Latitude', $user_id, $lat);xprofile_set_field_data ('Longitude', $user_id, $lon);
}
} else {
// clear the fields
xprofile_set_field_data ('Latitude', $user_id, false);xprofile_set_field_data ('Longitude', $user_id, false);
}
}
}add_action( 'xprofile_updated_profile', 'bpupex_update_lat_lon', 10, 3 );
xprofile_set_field_data ('Longitude', $user_id, false);
add_action( 'xprofile_updated_profile', 'bpupex_update_lat_lon', 10, 3 );
GROUPS EXTENSION API
LET’S TAKE A LOOK
MEmbers OWN ACTIVITY STREAM OWN FORUM (bbPRESS)
OWN METADATA OWN PRIVACY / INVITE SYSTEM
BuddyPress Groups Have:
GROUPS EXTENSION APIExample: Virtual Classroom
GROUPS EXTENSION APIExample: Crowdfunding Site
GAMEIFICATION
LET’S TAKE A LOOK
Achievements For WordPressDeveloper: Paul Gibbs
Achievements gamifies your WordPress site with challenges, badges, and points. Badges and points are the funnest way to reward and encourage members of your community to participate. Leaderboards and rankings bring friendly competition to your community.
HTTP://WORDPRESS.ORG/PLUGINS/ACHIEVEMENTS/
myCREDDeveloper: Gabriel Merovingi
myCRED is an adaptive points management system that lets you award / charge your users for interacting with your WordPress powered website.
HTTPS://WORDPRESS.ORG/PLUGINS/MYCRED/
BadgeOS Community Add-OnDeveloper: Credly / webdevstudios
BadgeOS™ turns your WordPress site into an achievement and badging system. And with BuddyPress enabled on your site, achievements are not only awarded by demonstrating skills and knowledge, but also by participating in community activities.
HTTP://WORDPRESS.ORG/PLUGINS/BADGEOS-COMMUNITY-ADD-ON/
www.conference.com/groups/session-name
www.conference.com/SESSIONS/session-name
www.PROJECTSOCIAL.com/PROJECTS/PROJECT-name
www.SHARESTORIES.com/STORIES/STORY-name
www.MYFAMILY.com/FAMILIES/FAMILY-name
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS
LET’S TAKE A LOOK
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS
function wctpa_format_notifications_comments( $action, $item_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items, $format = 'string' ) {
if ( 'new_comment' === $action ) {$link = get_permalink( $item_id );$title = __( 'New Comment On '.get_the_title( $item_id ), 'buddypress' );
if ( (int) $total_items > 1 ) {$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comments', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items );$filter = 'wctpa_bp_notifications_multiple_new_comment_notification';
} else {if ( !empty( $secondary_item_id ) ) {
$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comment on %s', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items, get_the_title( $item_id ) );
} else {$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comment', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items );
}$filter = 'wctpa_bp_notifications_single_new_comment_notification';
}}
if ( 'string' === $format ) {$return = apply_filters( $filter, '<a href="' . esc_url( $link ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( $title ) . '">' . esc_html( $text ) .
'</a>', (int) $total_items, $text, $link, $item_id, $secondary_item_id );} else {
$return = apply_filters( $filter, array('text' => $text,'link' => $link
), $link, (int) $total_items, $text, $link, $item_id, $secondary_item_id );}
do_action( 'wctpa_format_notifications_comments', $action, $item_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items );
return $return;}
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS
function wctpa_format_notifications_comments( $action, $item_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items, $format = 'string' ) {
if ( 'new_comment' === $action ) {$link = get_permalink( $item_id );$title = __( 'New Comment On '.get_the_title( $item_id ), 'buddypress' );
if ( (int) $total_items > 1 ) {$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comments', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items );$filter = 'wctpa_bp_notifications_multiple_new_comment_notification';
} else {if ( !empty( $secondary_item_id ) ) {
$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comment on %s', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items, get_the_title( $item_id ) );
} else {$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comment', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items );
}$filter = 'wctpa_bp_notifications_single_new_comment_notification';
}}
if ( 'string' === $format ) {$return = apply_filters( $filter, '<a href="' . esc_url( $link ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( $title ) . '">' . esc_html( $text ) .
'</a>', (int) $total_items, $text, $link, $item_id, $secondary_item_id );} else {
$return = apply_filters( $filter, array('text' => $text,'link' => $link
), $link, (int) $total_items, $text, $link, $item_id, $secondary_item_id );}
do_action( 'wctpa_format_notifications_comments', $action, $item_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items );
return $return;}
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS
function wctpa_format_notifications_comments( $action, $item_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items, $format = 'string' ) {
if ( 'new_comment' === $action ) {$link = get_permalink( $item_id );$title = __( 'New Comment On '.get_the_title( $item_id ), 'buddypress' );
if ( (int) $total_items > 1 ) {$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comments', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items );$filter = 'wctpa_bp_notifications_multiple_new_comment_notification';
} else {if ( !empty( $secondary_item_id ) ) {
$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comment on %s', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items, get_the_title( $item_id ) );
} else {$text = sprintf( __('You have %d new comment', 'buddypress' ), (int) $total_items );
}$filter = 'wctpa_bp_notifications_single_new_comment_notification';
}}
if ( 'string' === $format ) {$return = apply_filters( $filter, '<a href="' . esc_url( $link ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( $title ) . '">' . esc_html( $text ) .
'</a>', (int) $total_items, $text, $link, $item_id, $secondary_item_id );} else {
$return = apply_filters( $filter, array('text' => $text,'link' => $link
), $link, (int) $total_items, $text, $link, $item_id, $secondary_item_id );}
do_action( 'wctpa_format_notifications_comments', $action, $item_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items );
return $return;}
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS
The Best BuddyPress Sites ARE THE ONES WHERE THERE’s NO CLUE
BUDDYPRESS WAS USED
The Best BuddyPress Sites ARE THE ONES WHERE THERE’s NO CLUE
BUDDYPRESS WAS USED
Software As A Service (SaaS)Flox Developer: John JAMES JACOBY
first WordPress-powered application to jump into hosting full-featured social networks.
HTTPS://FLOX.IO/ HTTPS://STORE.FLOX.IO/DOWNLOADS/BUDDIOS/
Software As A Service (SaaS)Flox Developer: John JAMES JACOBY
first WordPress-powered application to jump into hosting full-featured social networks.
HTTPS://FLOX.IO/ HTTPS://STORE.FLOX.IO/DOWNLOADS/BUDDIOS/
The Challenge: NOT MANY UNIQUE / NICHE
BUDDYPRESS THEMES EXIST
Don’t Sit There!GET INVOLVED!
Resources:BUDDYPRESS.ORG CODEX
Bp-TRICKS.com - BuddyPress Web Hosting GUIDE
wordpress.tv/tag/buddypress
github.com/dimensionmedia
PEOPLE TO FOLLOW@jjj @bmess @pgibbs @boone @buddypressdev @BoweFrankema @karmatosed
@modemlooper @r-a-y @slaFFik @imath @pollyplummer @konradsroka @rociovaldi
THANK YOU.David “SHOULD HAVE HAD A V8” Bisset davidbisset.com / @dimensionmedia
