23 responses on “Introducing BuddyPress”

1. Jessahy
   February 6, 2009 at 10:24 pm | Reply

   Very cool!!! I can think of a lot of different business / clubs that would really benefit form buddyPress

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2. felipebastos
   February 8, 2009 at 7:41 pm | Reply

   I don’t know. Very cool!!!
   Why not speak more about it ?? It is a very good tool.

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3. CJ
   February 12, 2009 at 6:27 pm | Reply

   Very nice. I need it, wonder when it’s going to be released.

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• Michael Pick
  February 13, 2009 at 3:18 am | Reply

  CJ – it’s currently in beta, but can be downloaded right now from buddypress.org

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4. Sam
   February 13, 2009 at 4:29 am | Reply

   I’ve been intrigued by BuddyPress for a while now. You guys seemed to have done a great job with it, I have to find a purpose to use it now 🙂

   Nice job!

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5. {[(Limeboy11)]}
   February 14, 2009 at 12:30 am | Reply

   dang! after watching this i am going right to downloadin’ it! w00t!

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6. penmanshipstudio
   February 17, 2009 at 10:26 pm | Reply

   This is going to be the perfect weapon;)!
   Anyone who is using it?can I have a link?

   -Naim

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7. Doug Oates
   February 26, 2009 at 4:32 am | Reply

   Probably a dumb question, but is there a pros and cons versus Facebook? Looks like a “facebook” you can control via one’s own BuddyPress. Perhaps a “facebook” of bloggers? Any websites to visit to explain further? Thanks very much!

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• Michael Pick
  February 26, 2009 at 5:26 am | Reply

  Hi Doug – you can find out more at BuddyPress.org. One of the biggest differences between BuddyPress and Facebook is that the former is a set of tools to make and run your own social network, while the latter is a social network you and your friends can join.

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8. Dustin Boling
   March 5, 2009 at 2:26 am | Reply

   I must say that this project is very exciting! I am downloading asap! Thank you for the dedicated work, and very nice video by the way.

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9. blogcu
   March 23, 2009 at 9:07 pm | Reply

   thanks super buddypress.

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10. Aisha LaDon
    April 30, 2009 at 9:22 am | Reply

    I love the idea of it, if only I could get everything working properly.
    Im changing hosting companies and I think this may be the issue.

    I have buddypress working on one site, but with issues creating new blog sites.
    I think its a wildcard domain issue.

    But on a subdomain of the same site, wordpressmu is installed, trouble with creating new blogs, but the buddypress member theme is not working.
    Its as if the member section is gone. Nothing.

    Will try again once I change hosting companies, any suggestions?
    Being a visual person, i love the visual support of wordpress.tv

    Kudos.

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• Yoav
  May 3, 2009 at 11:50 am | Reply

  Aisha – A good place to ask about this is the BuddyPress forums.

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11. Ivan | SEO Consultant.ie
    May 1, 2009 at 3:40 pm | Reply

    When finished this could really change the way we build sites…

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• Yoav
  May 3, 2009 at 11:42 am | Reply

  Version 1.0 was actually released just a couple of days ago. Check it out on http://buddypress.org

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12. talent326
    May 3, 2009 at 4:05 pm | Reply

    awesome! we may be able to finally escape from Ning!

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13. marketingMartin
    June 29, 2009 at 11:52 pm | Reply

    BP works great! I’ll soon release a big fashion project built with BP. BP will really change the future of the web! Thank you!! 🙂

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14. Jermaine Young
    October 1, 2009 at 6:11 pm | Reply

    I think for the savvy and forward thinking web developers out there this will all but put an end to ning (ning.com). I love the idea of being able to create and control my very own social network without all the fluff of the big boys. Will there be a cost or is this wonderful gem a free tool?

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15. Will
    April 19, 2010 at 2:50 pm | Reply

    This appears to work for regular wordpress not just MU. But I don’t see activities in the widget section.

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16. Michael Collins
    July 7, 2010 at 6:24 pm | Reply

    I too am looking to create my own social network and have been looking at ning. This looks like a much more elegant method.

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17. Azaz
    March 8, 2016 at 2:54 am | Reply

    Most webmasters don’t know this, but there is a functionality in Buddypress plugin that allows you to enable desktop notifications for your Buddypress website. Here are detailed instructions for doing so. http://www.cloudways.com/blog/how-to-add-desktop-notifications-in-buddypress/

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