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WordCamp Rochester 2016Meagan Hanes @mhanes

A Bit About Myself● Meagan Hanes - @mhanes

● Digital Designer for over 15 years

● Own and Operate Love Digimedia

● Favourite Colour: Rainbow :)

This Session Covers...● WordPress Dashboard Plugins

● Social Networks using BuddyPress

● Forums using bbPress

● Project Management/Communications using P2

Dashboard Plugins● Most plugins provide external functionality for the website

(adding a Twitter Widget, an image slider, etc)

● But Dashboard Plugins provide internal functionality

● They change the way the Admin Dashboard looks and works!

Note: Screen Options

Google Analytics Dashboard for WP● Integrates Google Analytics account

with your WordPress site

● Displays charts, reports, etc directly on Admin Dashboard

● Allows you to monitor website's usage without loading up full GA application

Dashboard Notes● Handy way of leaving little admin notes!

● Multiple colours and options available

Editorial Calendar● Makes it easy to manage timing of posts● Uses click-and-drag interface for simplicity

Plugin List● Google Analytics Dashboard:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/

● Dashboard Notes: https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-notes/

● Editorial Calendar: https://wordpress.org/plugins/editorial-calendar/

BuddyPress

WordPress-based Social Network System

Extending WP: BuddyPress● BuddyPress brings Social

Networking features to WordPress

● Users can make posts on their profile page, follow other users, join groups, have group discussions, receive notifications of new content, and more.

BuddyPress in Action

Extending BuddyPress: Plugins

● Easily extendable with BuddyPress Plugins:

–Add Chat Rooms (iFlyChat)–Gamify your site with Achievements (Achievements for WordPress)–Make profiles more Facebook-like (BuddyPress Wall)–Create a Dropbox-style file repo (BuddyPress Docs)

Achievements for WordPress

BuddyPress In The Wild

BuddyPress Links● BuddyPress Core: https://buddypress.org● iFlyChat: http://wordpress.org/plugins/iflychat/● Achievements for WordPress:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/achievements/● BuddyPress Wall:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-wall/● BuddyPress Docs:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-docs/

bbPress

Forums: The WordPress Way

Forums using bbPress● bbPress is a forum solution for WordPress

bbPress: Forums Made Easy● Creates a customizable

bulletin board system

● Full spam protection via Akismet

● Links with your site's existing WP user accounts

bbPress In Action● Create a new discussion

topic

● Browse existing discussions

● Displays last post's time and author

● Allows for subscribing (sends an email)

bbPress Plugins

Rating Widget

GD bbPress Attachments

wp-Monalisa

bbPress Plugins

Plugin Links● bbPress: http://bbpress.org/● bbPress Go To First Unread Post:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-go-to-first-unread-post/

● Rating Widget: http://wordpress.org/plugins/rating-widget● GD bbPress Attachments:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachments● wp-Monalisa: http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-monalisa

P2

Communications using P2● P2 is a WordPress-based complete conversion

–NOT for your current WordPress website!

● Creates a Communication Ecosystem

● If Twitter and Basecamp had a software baby!

P2 in Action● Eliminates the need to use the Post Editor● Instead, post directly on the site itself!● Smaller posts = more communication

P2 in Action

P2 for Internal Communications● Use MentionMe plugin to enable @namings● Perfect for assigning tasks, asking questions● Extend with P2 By Email to close the loop

–Now a Fully Functional Notification system!

● Organize projects/assignments with tags● Configure widgets to show top posts, currently logged in

users, latest posts, etc● Enable or Disable public viewing

Plugin Links● P2 Core Theme: http://p2theme.com/● MentionMe: http://wordpress.org/plugins/mention-me/● P2 Post Feedback:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/p2-post-feedback● P2 Resolved Posts:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/p2-resolved-posts/● P2 Likes: http://wordpress.org/plugins/p2-likes/

Question Time!

MORE QUESTIONS LATER? @MHANES