BuddyPress is an exciting and attractive extension to the renowned WordPress platform, and enables users and developers to create their social networks. There are so many ways in which one can leverage the functions of BuddyPress social networking, that using it becomes a pleasure. One can update status messages, share content, create groups for likeminded users, and even create blogs using BuddyPress.
Since one can easily integrate Buddypress with WordPress, it makes a lot of sense to lend some though to the powers of plugins exclusively for BuddyPress functions. Like all WordPress plugins, BuddyPress plugins also need installation and reside in the same installation directory as their WordPress counterparts.
There is not a huge number of plugins for BuddyPress, however, the limited number that exists encompasses at least ten amazing plugins that can add a lot to your websites.
Welcome Pack
Do you want automatic friend requests to be sent to people who join your websites? Then this plugin will make your life as easy as you like, automatically sending them friend requests; a very simple and useful plugin.
BuddyPress Album+
Here’s something that can lend Facebook like powers to your websites using BuddyPress. With this plugin, users can upload their photographs and create photo albums very easily. Moreover, this plugin creates an activity stream update when a user uploads a picture, including the thumbnail of the image.
Chat Component
Ajax Chat If you wish to have something like a chat in BuddyPress, this plugin is close as you can get. Because of the fact that there are yet to come any more powerful and potent plugins in the BuddyPress chat category, the AJAX Chat has worked up a pretty decent reputation for itself.
BuddyPress Like plugin
The BuddyPress Like plugin is pretty simple, and is almost identical to the way in which ‘Facebook Likes’ works. This plugin will add a ‘like’ button to all the updates on the activity stream. Other users can click on the button and register their appreciation of the update. This plugin also has options that allow you to change the like function to ‘dig’ or love’.
Invite Anyone
If you are planning to send a lot of invited, then you’d need an efficient plugin to make these tasks more easily manageable. Invite Anyone plugin lets you send multiple invites, send group invites, and monitor as to whether or not the users can edit the invite messages.
BuddyPress My Mood
Install this BuddyPress My Mood on your online community website or network and allow your members to show their moods at different times by updating the activity status. To let their friends know about their mood, members can insert smileys or other emoticons that come built-in with the plugin. Users can even customize the mood.
BuddyPress
To build a social network or an online community website, install this BuddyPress plugin. The plugin provides all your members with that flexibility to create their own user profile and they can even establish new connection, send messages and take part in the group interactions. This plugin will drive the developers to craft a community website for a company, school or any organization.
BuddyPress Activity Plus
The BuddyPress Embed Actitvity will incorporate all features to make your online community website to work similar like Facebook. This plugin supports embedding of videos and images in all activities carried out by members.
The plugin adds 3 new buttons onto the website that helps users in attaching photos, videos and share various web links with all members on the network.
BuddyPress Profiles Statistics
With the BuddyPress Profile Statistics, as an administrator you can have complete analysis of all members registered with your community website or social network. The plugin lets you track the amount of time that your members stay active on the network. The administrator can even get complete information about users with empty profiles.
