Daniel Felice

Selling of FreeBPThemes.com

// November 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress

A few weeks ago I sold Free BuddyPress Themes and the domain names that go with it. After setting up the site about 9 months ago, it turned out to be a fairly good investment for the amount of work that was put into it.

Hits were about 5500 on average each month and the site was pretty well listed in the search engines for keywords based around “BuddyPress Themes”. I had a few ads on the site and was making a small income from them each month.

I offered the site to a fairly well known business involved in the WordPress MU community and I think they’ll do a great job with it. It needed some commitment and dedication and I just didn’t have the time to commit to it.

Integrating WPMU, BuddyPress and bbPress (updated)

// July 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress

Chris at The Easy Button has updated her guide to integrating the latest versions of WordPress MU, BuddyPress and bbPress.

With the recent changes and updates to all three components over the past few weeks, the older guide that was created a few months ago was a little bit out of date and no longer worked.

You can get the guide here. Thanks Chris!

BuddyPress 1.0.3 Released

// July 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress

This new update fixes any compatibility issues with WordPress MU 2.8.1 which was released last week. As a result it will only work with the new version of WPMU so make sure you download and install  2.8.1 before upgrading to BuddyPress 1.0.3.

This update also includes a new widget API which will require you to re-add and configure your BP widgets.

From what I have read in the forums Facebook Connect for BuddyPress does not work anymore, and with no one owning this plugin (Andy made the last modifications to it) it might be a while before it works again. For this reason I’ll be holding off upgrading Explore With Me.

There are a few small bugs related to language translation which Andy is aware of and will have fixed in another update shortly.

WordPress MU 2.8.1 & BuddyPress 1.0.2

// July 11th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Buddypress, Wordpress

WordPress MU 2.8.1 was released the other day, however if you are running the latest version of BuddyPress you should hold off upgrading until we are given the green light from the guys at BuddyPress.

There does not seem to be any major issues currently known and the testing I have done with the two current versions doesn’t seem to break anything, but there are a few little things that will need to be looked at before BP 1.0.2 is WPMU 2.8.1 ready.

If you are running bbPress with deep intergration you will also need to change a few things in the config files in order to ensure it still works. Check out the forums for all the latest updates.

Photo Album Plugin for BuddyPress

// June 4th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Buddypress

Rather than wait for BuddyPress version 2, Manoj Kumar has developed a Photo Album plugin for BuddyPress that is currently receiving high praise on the BuddyPress forums. The offical BuddyPress photo album isn’t scheduled to be ready until late 2009, however for those of you who don’t want to wait this should fill the gap for the next few months.

The plugin is currently in Beta however updates seem to be happening on a regular basis and with your testing it will hopefully be stable soon.

I am yet to test the plugin, however I will be installing it on the new version of Explore With Me in the coming weeks.

How this plugin will react to the official BP plugin that will be released in late 2009, who knows. But BP developer Andy Peatling has mentioned on the forums that there should be any issues. To me that suggests that he might build upon this plugin and implement it as the official BP Album, but we’ll have to wait and see.

You can learn more about BPPicture here.

Vote for the Best BuddyPress Theme

// June 1st, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress, Contests

As of today, all submissions to the BuddyPress Theme Contest have been uploaded to Free BuddyPress Themes and voting as begun.

Voting will be open for the next 2 weeks which after the winners will be annouced.

Thanks for everyone who entered the theme contest – there weren’t as many entries as we had have hoped, which just proved that not everyone can design a BuddyPress Theme!

Get your votes in!

What Do You Want?

// May 29th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress

Checking over my traffic stats for the past few months, I have noticed 95% of you come here looking for BuddyPress. BuddyPress and WordPress MU have been dominating my search engine referrals for a while now so I just want to ask you all, what exactly are you looking for when you come here?

Do you want BuddyPress themes? Plugins? Reviews? News? Thoughts? Comments? Complaints?

Tell me what you want, and I’ll try and give it to you!

News in 30 Seconds

// May 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress, Wordpress

Just a quick post!

• BuddyPress – Help shape the future of BuddyPress and vote on what you would like to see in future versions of the social networking plugin for WordPress MU. It only takes a second and gives you the chance to tell Andy and the BuddyPress gang what features you would like in the future. Vote here
• WordPress – WordPress 2.8 Beta 2 is out and ready for you to test. I have not yet played with the 2.8, however I am hearing very good things about it. Remember – the quicker you test and post feedback the quicker it will be released! Download Beta 2 here

BuddyPress Theme Contest: Final Week

// May 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress, Contests

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the final day that you can submit your BuddyPress Themes to the contest over at Free BuddyPress Themes.

After Saturday the pubic will vote for the best themes with the winners being announced on June 15. The winners will receive 12 months FREE WPMU DEV Premium membership (valued at US$250).

If you have just found out about the contest, you better get started!

BuddyPress Theme Contest

// May 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // Buddypress, Contests

Looking at my search engines stats, you are probably here becuase you searched for “BuddyPress Themes” or something similar, so I am taking this opportunity to remind you about the BuddyPress Theme Contest that is currently running.

Thanks to WPMU DEV Premium, we are offering you the chance win 12 months premium membership valued at US$250. All you have to do is submit your original theme and let our visitors decide which theme deserves this fantastic prize offered by the guys at WPMU DEV Premium.

Karaokefreezone.com have also offered to give 2 free t-shirts to the winner in each category!

Here is how the contest will be run:

• There are 2 categories in which you can submit a theme for; Home theme and Member theme
• Submissions will be open from April 30 – May 30, 2009
• All submitted themes will be uploaded to FreeBPThemes.com on June 1, 2009 for public voting
• Voting will commence June 1 – June 14, 2009
• The winners will be announced June 15, 2009
• 12 months FREE WPMU DEV Premium membership (valued at US$250) will be awarded to the theme with the most votes in each category.

How to Enter:

• Design an original Home or Member BuddyPress theme
• Submit your theme to FreeBPThemes.com using our online form by May 30, 2009

If you are thinking of designing a member theme, then check out the Skeleton Member Theme.

It is as simple as that!