Bronson Quick
Have you ever wanted to increase user interaction beyond the standard WordPress commenting and take your WordPress site to the next level?
You can do it using a plugin called BuddyPress!
BuddyPress can turn your WordPress site into a complete social network. BuddyPress comes with activity streams, forums, mentions (ala Twitter), friending and private messaging. It can seem rather overwhelming, which is why Bronson is here to provide guidance on how to go about adding BuddyPress to your WordPress site.
At WordCamp Gold Coast, Bronson will be conducting a hands on workshop to explain:
- BuddyPress features
- How to to install BuddyPress (version 1.5)
- The extra theme template files that BuddyPress creates that differ from WordPress
- How to turn a WordPress theme into a BuddyPress theme using the BuddyPress Template Pack (This will be a live demo!)
- How to enhance your BuddyPress site and increase user engagement with additional BuddyPress plugins such as Achievements for BuddyPress, Group Documents, BuddyPress Like, Welcome Pack and BuddyPress Activity Plus.
Bronson knows what he’s talking about, having helped build one of, if not the first BuddyPress powered social networking site for Government in Australia – The Edge.
So come along to Bronson’s workshop to learn how to supercharge your WordPress site with BuddyPress.
You can follow Bronson on Twitter. You should also follow WordCamp Gold Coast on Twitter.
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