Daily Tip: Quick Way to Add an Inline File Uploader to WordPress Pages
October 4, 2010
Inline Upload is a simple plugin that allows you or your users to upload files to your site from any page by using shortcodes. It does not require Flash, so it can work in any browser, even on mobile phones. You’ll be able to upload files into any directory inside wp-contents. The plugin allows for multiple instances of the shortcode on the same page, supports localization, and integrates with the WP-Filebase. It’s also highly customizable, so you can use the plugin as a base for your custom upload functionality. More information is available for customizing it in the notes section of its listing on the WordPress repository.
BuddyPress Showcase: 11 Brilliant New Social Networks
October 4, 2010
The BuddyPress community has been cooking up some beautiful custom themes lately, and we’ve selected 11 of the best recent designs to showcase. These sites range from microblogging, to e-commerce integration, to University learning networks. If you’re wondering what’s possible with BuddyPress, check out some of the shining examples below.
Inksie
Scuba Vagabonds
Culture 360
Temple University: Fox School of Business
Tech Boise
Plazaa
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Michigan State University – School of Journalism
my chatbox
Loving Futbol
Come Recommended
Want to see more beautiful BuddyPress sites? Check some recent showcases:
BuddyPress Showcase: 17 New Niche Social Networks
BuddyPress Showcase: 12 New Stellar Customizations
9 Fresh and Original BuddyPress Sites For Inspiration
BuddyPress Showcase: 11 Brilliant New Social Networks
October 4, 2010
The BuddyPress community has been cooking up some beautiful custom themes lately, and we’ve selected 11 of the best recent designs to showcase. These sites range from microblogging, to e-commerce integration, to University learning networks. If you’re wondering what’s possible with BuddyPress, check out some of the shining examples below.
Inksie
Scuba Vagabonds
Culture 360
Temple University: Fox School of Business
Tech Boise
Plazaa
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Michigan State University – School of Journalism
my chatbox
Loving Futbol
Come Recommended
Want to see more beautiful BuddyPress sites? Check some recent showcases:
BuddyPress Showcase: 17 New Niche Social Networks
BuddyPress Showcase: 12 New Stellar Customizations
9 Fresh and Original BuddyPress Sites For Inspiration
Daily Tip: Helpful Note on Making Edits to wp-config.php
October 3, 2010
One question that often pops up on WordPress and BuddyPress fourms is regarding wp-config.php edits. You may read something in a tutorial or configuration instructions that requires you to add a line above the /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ line. For example, when enabling Multisite, you’re required to add this to your wp-config.php file:
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
One support issue I often see is that the edits have been made, but WordPress is not recognizing them. Many times there is a simple reason behind this. Oftentimes people will copy and paste the define from a blog or website into the wp-config.php file, but when it pastes in, it has curly quotes. The quotes should be straight single ticks, not curly. The best way to avoid this is to simply type it in manually, instead of relying on copy and paste. If you have edits that don’t seem to take, then try this simple fix.
Daily Tip: Multisite Compatible Super Widgets Plugin Displays Featured Posts
October 2, 2010
A great new plugin is available in the WordPress repository that will be useful to Multisite networks. It’s called Super Widgets and it lets you display the Title, Featured Image, and Excerpt of a selected post or posts in your sidebar. You can select posts by Blog (multisite), individually, by Post Type, or by Tag/Category/Taxonomy.
Sometimes you’re looking for a plugin to display featured posts from your Multisite blogs, but you can’t find one that includes images as well as categories. This plugin even includes custom post types. If you’re looking for an easy way to display featured posts from one or more of your sites in your Multisite network, this is a flexible, all-inclusive option. Super Widgets is one of those plugins that nearly every site needs.
Daily Tip: 4 Handy Add-Ons for the Membership Plugin
October 1, 2010
Did you know that the Membership plugin has some helpful add-on plugins for integrating it with other plugins on your site?
If you’ve got a using the Membership plugin, make sure to check out the following add-ons for using other plugins in combination:
» Affiliate / Membership Plugin Integration
This affiliate plugin add-on allows you to set the credit payments an affiliate will receive when a user signs up to a subscription using the membership plugin. You’ll definitely want to use this if you’ve got your own affiliate marketing program operating on your website.
» Contact Form 7 Shortcode
Contact Form 7 is a very popular plugin for adding contact and data collection forms to your website. This plugin will make sure that the shortcodes for adding contact forms are included in your Membership shortcodes list.
» Gravity Forms Shortcode
Gravity Forms users will love this plugin. It adds the Gravity Forms page/post shortcodes to the Membership plugin shortcode list so that you can use them in combination.
» WPAudio Shortcode
WP Audio is a very popular plugin for adding MP3 player controls to your website. This plugin will add the WP Audio shortcodes to the membership plugins shortcode list so that you can make it part of your Membership site.
Introducing BuddyStream: A Social Network Synchronization Plugin for BuddyPress
October 1, 2010
There’s big news in the BuddyPress world today with the arrival of a new plugin that will synchronize all of your favorite networks to the BuddyPress activity stream.
You may have heard of or previously used the Facestream or Tweetstream plugin by the same developer, Peter Hofman. He is no longer supporting these plugins because the new BuddyStream plugin combines these features and improves the way they work. Currently BuddyStream supports Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Last.fm and Youtube, and more are on the way.
Each user can select which social networks he wants to integrate with his BuddyPress profile.
Example Twitter integration:
BuddyStream will automatically import recent Twitter posts into the activity stream.
When the Flickr integration is turned on, BuddyStream will automatically import the user’s recent photo uploads:
It’s very simple for a user to add accounts from the frontend. Social networks appear under the “Settings” menu and the user need only enter his username and password for the networks he wants to integrate into his profile.
Each social network has its own admin panel where you can see which users are using the network, view cool statistics, and manage the advanced filtering settings.
Also, the site admin may choose which social network to integrate on the site by turning it “off” or “on”.
How BuddyStream Can Benefit Your Site:
If you’re having difficulty getting your users to post updates on your BuddyPress site and the activity stream looks like a ghost town with only admin posts, then this plugin will help to fill in some content. It imports recent posts so that your users appear to be much more active. Members can interact with each other’s content directly on your site, even though it was originally posted on another social network.
This plugin is just about ready to launch. Check it out the plugin at the BuddyStream homepage and watch for updates by following @buddystream on Twitter. Please also consider donating to help support the plugin’s development, as it will be free for all to use in the WordPress repository.
