What is BuddyPress used for?
BuddyPress is designed to allow schools, companies, sports teams, or any other niche community to start their own social network or communication tool. BuddyPress inherits and extends upon the integral functional elements of the WordPress engine including themes, plugins, and widgets.
Is BuddyPress any good?
BuddyPress is an excellent plugin for developers and website owners looking to create a free social networking site with WordPress. It is available entirely free of cost and has an extensive list of both free and paid extensions that can be used to expand upon its core functionality.
How do I install BuddyPress?
BuddyPress install + setup
- Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins > Add New.
- Search for “buddypress”.
- BuddyPress should be the first result. Click “Install Now”.
- After WordPress finishes downloading the plugin, click “Activate Plugin”.
Which is better PeepSo or BuddyPress?
BuddyPress has a wide amount of documentation and support forums available, but if you are looking to work one-on-one with a support team PeepSo would be a better fit. With BuddyPress, most maintenance and problem resolution would be handled by yourself, based on the documentation found online.